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Michael Pachter had some not-so-nice things to say about Nintendo recently. The Wedbush analyst was speaking at the Ayzenberg A-List Summit 2012 event to discuss the impact of social landscape on gaming.

At the end of his presentation, Pachter fielded some questions about Nintendo.

First, Pachter spoke about Nintendo being “in disarray” and commented on how he feels that the company has “completely blown Wii U by not telling people what the price is going to be.”

“I think Nintendo is in disarray. I think they’ve completely blown the Wii U by not telling people what the price is going to be. It’s going to launch at $249 because it has to. I think they’re dead anyway because Xbox with Kinect will be priced below that by the time they launch. …[the] Wii was a bubble and that the Wii bubble has burst.”

Pachter then went on to say that Wii owners have moved on to social titles like FarmVille and that these games, along with tablet/smartphone software, have killed the console. He feels these games will lead to the death of Nintendo handhelds as well.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom, though. Pachter complimented Nintendo for their success with Wii through their use of the Blue Ocean strategy which has made gaming a more mainstream activity today.

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New The Amazing Spider-Man screenshots/art

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Masuda continues to hype up Pokemon Sunday

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Game Freak director Junichi Masuda strongly hinted at a Pokemon game announcement a few days ago. He told fans that they should watch Pokemon Sunday when asked about a third title to accompany Black/White.

While we still can’t say for sure that Masuda will come on tomorrow’s show to reveal a new game, it’s really starting to sound likely. And if he doesn’t share something about a new game, we can at least expect something big.

Masuda posted the following to his blog today:

IMPORTANT NEWS!!
On this coming Sunday, Februrary 26, 2012, from 7:30 A.M,
I, Masuda, will be appearing on TV TOKYO’s Show, “Pokémon Smash!”
Not only that.
And there…
I will be making a VERY important announcement,

Mario and Luigi pouches added to Club Nintendo Japan

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Japanese Club Nintendo members can choose from a couple of new rewards. The site has added in Mario and Luigi pouches that can hold a 3DS, DSi, DS Lite or original DS. Each pouch costs 250 points.

You can find a few photos of the pouches above.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip!

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New Mario Tennis Open screenshots

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Off-screen Theatrhythm Final Fantasy footage

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Mario Tennis Open details

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I thought it’d be worthwhile to compile a roundup of Mario Tennis Open details from the latest Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo of America localization producer Erik Peterson shared the following information about the game:

– Focus on fast-pace, intense rallies
– Controls have a surprising amount of depth
– Can use the touch screen to tap certain shots rather than using buttons
– Gyro sensor support
– Tilt the 3DS to look around the court
– View for tilting is as if you were down on the court itself
– Local wireless with up to four people
– Can play online
– 2-4 friends
– Single or doubles matches can be played online
– There is also an “open match” online option to play against others of similar skill
– Earn victory medals by defeating other players
– Monthly leaderboards
– Player rating