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Although Satoru Iwata was the main speaker at Nintendo’s financial results briefing today, Shigeru Miyamoto took some time to comment about his non-retirement and the Wii U.

Miyamoto stressed that the company’s upcoming console won’t just be about improved visuals. However, he did seem to say that there will be some titles in which visuals will be important – including Zelda.

We don’t have the official comment from Miyamoto, though an David Gibson was kind enough to provide a translation.

You can find more details from Nintendo’s investors meeting here.

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Remember how Nintendo teamed up with Team Ninja for Metroid: Other M? It sounds like we can expect similar partnerships to be announced in the near future.

David Gibson has been live-tweeting from Nintendo’s financial briefing, and president Satoru Iwata said that the company will share news on “several alliances/partnerships with external parties”.

Might some of these partnerships/projects end up on Wii U?

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Nintendo Network isn’t just a simple rewording of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection after all. There’s a little bit more to it than that.

President Satoru Iwata finally detailed the Nintendo Network at a financial results briefing today. It encompasses DLC, the account system for Wii U, and more. Iwata even said that the company is considering distributing packaged software through digital means and first-party DLC.

A full rundown of the Nintendo Network can be found below.

– Nintendo Network is the new network platform which will be used for Wii U and 3DS
– “aiming to establish a platform where various services available through the network for our consumers shall be connected via Nintendo Network service so that the company can make comprehensive proposals to consumers.”
– Competitions and communication among users included
– Sales of digital content will also be covered within the Nintendo Network
– Nintendo will be pushing to make software work with the Nintendo Network
– Tobidasu Pricla Kiradeco Revolution is the first Japanese game in which users can purchase DLC
– “We will make available the downloadable add-on content for this Nintendo first-party digital download title in the near future.”
– DLC once again confirmed for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
– “Nintendo, as a software maker, does not plan to deploy businesses where our consumers cannot know in advance which item will appear as the result of their payment and they have to repeat the payments and, before they know it, they end up spending a huge amount of money in order to obtain the items they originally wanted to purchase.”
– Nintendo considering the future possibility of distributing packaged software digitally
– The concept above was built into the 3DS and the necessary infrastructure is in place for this
– Same infrastructure will be built into Wii U
– “The decision must be made by taking into consideration such factors as the relationship with the wholesalers and retailers, and the best way to be embraced by consumers, as well as the environment surrounding the market and consumers, such as the required memory capacity on consumers’ SD memory cards.”
– Personal account system for Wii U will be compatible with the Nintendo Network
– It’ll make things easy for hardware that is used by multiple family members

Source

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During Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Satoru Iwata announced that a brand new side-scrolling Mario game is in the works for the 3DS. It will be released during the next fiscal year.

This will be the first 2D Mario title for the system.

Iwata said:

“Although there is no logo here, we are planning to release a totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS in the next fiscal year.”

Nintendo’s last 2D Mario for a portable system was New Super Mario Bros. The game has sold almost 29 million units worldwide.

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Nintendo has updated its million sellers chart. New entries include The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Mario 3D Land, and Mario Kart 7.

The full listing is as follows (worldwide numbers):

Wii

Mario Kart Wii – 31.91 million
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 25.47 million
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – 3.42 milion
Wii Sports – 79.16 million
Wii Sports Resort – 29.87 million
Wii Party – 7.68 million
Wii Fit Plus – 20.24 million
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land – 1.21 million
Wii Play: Motion – 1.12 million
Super Mario Galaxy – 10.40 million

DS

Pokemon Black/White – 14.42 million
New Super Mario Bros. 28.74 million
Mario Kart DS – 22.30 million
Professor Layton and the Last Specter – 1.19 million
Kirby Mass Attack – 1.01 million

3DS

Super Mario 3D Land – 5.03 million
Mario Kart 7 – 4.54 million
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 2.49 million

For a full region breakdown, view the image above.

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Interesting notes from the list:

– Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir coming to Europe this year
– Luigi’s Mansion 2, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario and Mario Tennis are all expected to arrive this year
– Culdcept/Calciobit 3DS hitting Japan this year
– Fire Emblem 3DS not listed for North America/Europe
– Third-party lineup for Wii looks dreadful (though that was to be expected)

Take a look at the images in the gallery for more listings.

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Note: The event is now over and the full round of details can be found below.

Nintendo is holding their typical investors meeting following their quarterly earnings report that the company posted last night. Our usual source for information, David Gibson, is attending the event and has been sending out live tweets.

We’re posting details from the meeting below. Keep checking back, as this post will be continuously updated until it’s finished.

– Spirit Camera hasn’t sold well in Japan thus far
– Iwata and Miyamoto are at the meeting
– Iwata feels responsible for revising down Nintendo’s financial forecast 3 quarters in a row
– 3DS sales are still strong in the U.S. after Christmas
– The fact that the Wii is declining isn’t unique to Nintendo; The PS3/360 are down year-over-year in Japan as well
– This will be the worst year financially, Nintendo thinks they’ll be able to break even on the 3DS hardware
– 200 titles coming to 3DS
– 60% of 3DS users have connected to the Internet
– Nintendo wants to expand digital offerings, but its in an infant stage currently
– Wii U will arrive before Christmas
– Nintendo are preparing appropriate titles for Wii U’s launch
– Wii U will have near field communication (NFC)
– NFC will be planned internationally
– DLC still planned
– Nintendo needs more time to do more feasibility studies on market/needs for DLC
– Wii U to have an individual account system rather than previous per hardware
– More Internet/digital news in the future
– Nintendo has built a “pillar” for digital content and can now takes risks
– Nintendo’s digital plans include user-to-user communication and sharing
– Nintendo will be looking to improve 3DS and focus on software to improve profits
– Super Mario titles will drive a lot of profitability
– Digital: If a Super Mario player gets tired, they can sell extra content digitally and will drive extra revenue (not entirely clear)
– Higher communication among users and satisfaction could improve hardware sales and install base could rise
– Digital aspect isn’t an enemy; digital content won’t be priced so it cannibalizes packaged content
– Shouldn’t decline third-parties if they want to offer item billing
– 3DS doing well in Japan
– In the U.S. and Europe, consumers were more cautious and title delays from Nintendo/third-parties had an impact
– Nintendo has learned that there shouldn’t be stagnant periods between software launches
– Digital software can extend the life of a title
– Kokuniki (3DS) enables sharing of dairy; popular title for females
– Third year of 3DS is crucial to determine ultimate software/hardware potential
– Miyamoto not retiring, but is allocating time to “chat” to the young developers
– Miyamoto is trying to teach those who haven’t been involved with development before and hopes there will be new ideas
– Iwata is critical of Wired’s report about Miyamoto retiring; message should have been Miyamoto is always considering retirement
– Miyamoto isn’t hands-on with the juniors; they watch him
– Miyamoto’s basic work is to make a big hit
– Iwata says the priority is to satisfy current 3DS users and prepare titles that will expand the user base combined with network
– Miyamoto: Wii U’s network has to have a new concept to be different
– Digital sales will be improved drastically but not dramatic for sales/profits next year
– Nintendo is a fan of the Amazon recommendation system, wants to improve/allow access by others

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Capcom has commented on the boxart situation surrounding Resident Evil: Revelations. The company has acknowledged the mistake and implied that only some copies contain the error.

Capcom’s Corporate Officer/Senior Vice-President Christian Svensson said that the typo “has affected a portion of the product run.”

An editor over at Bitmob received a review copy of the title earlier today, and noticed that “Revelations” was spelled incorrectly. The spine of the box has the subtitle written as “Revelaitons”.

This is Capcom’s second boxart blunder on a Nintendo system in recent years. Following the release of Okami on Wii, fans spotted an IGN watermark on the packfront.

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Nintendo Show 3D: January 26, 2012
Flipper 2 – Flush the Goldfish Video
Lola’s Alphabet Train Video
Rhythm Heaven Fever Teaser Trailer
Rhythm Heaven Fever Video #1

You can watch each of these videos in the “Recent Arrivals” section of the eShop.

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