Iwata: Nintendo not planning more 3DS price drops, robust Wii lineup next year, no smartphone games, more
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This information comes from Satoru Iwata, who was interview with Nikkei…
– Iwata says that the 3DS will get an unending steam of major titles from November through the first half of next year
– Iwata described that the initial price was a “hurdle”
– Iwata believes they were able to clear this hurdle through the price drop
– He thinks that the install base will expand significantly during the year end sales season
– No doubts about dropping the 3DS price in the sense that they decided to drop the price after considering all possibilities
– Iwata not sure if dropping the price was the best decision
– He said that it was a move that was realized after consulting and receiving a favorable response from the other management staff
– Nintendo intends for there to be no more price drops
– Iwata believe the business model used until now will suddenly go away due to mobile software
– Nintendo intends to show for the holidays that packaged software is still healthy
– Iwata is not saying that looking long range the package game software business will retain its current share endlessly
– On smartphone development: “This is absolutely not under consideration. If we did this, Nintendo would cease to be Nintendo. Having a hardware development team in-house is a major strength. It’s the duty of management to make use of those strengths. It’s probably the correct decision in the sense that the moment we started to release games on smartphones we’d make profits. However, I believe my responsibility is not to short term profits, but to Nintendo’s mid and long term competitive strength.”
– Wii saw software lineup holes this year beca
– Wii software lineup had holes in earlier this year due to development delays associated with preparations for launching the 3DS
– Wii lineup to be more robust next year
Kid Icarus: Uprising anime details
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Production I.G anime
– Pit is the main character
– Orthodox 3D action title
– Mixes human artillery, Medusa’s lackeys, and Thanatos, God of Death
– Three episodes
Shaft anime
– Comical mini-series
– Palutena, Goddess of Light, is the main character
– Cheerful and amusing episodes
– Two episodes
Studio 4? anime
– Focuses on Medusa
– Visually portraying her actions from the past up until her comeback
– One episode
You’ll be able to obtain all of the episodes described above for free on Nintendo Video.
Style Savvy 3DS screenshots
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Hot Blooded Tough Guy Kunio-Kun Special 3DS trailer
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Updated Capcom 2011 TGS lineup
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Asura’s Wrath
DmC – Devil May Cry
Dragon’s Dogma
Dead Rising 2 Off The Record
Monster Hunter Diary G
Monster Hunter Tri G
Resident Evil Revelations
Sengoku Basara 3 Utage
Steel Battalion Heavy Armor
Street Fighter X Tekken
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
North American Zelda: Skyward Sword website open
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The North American website for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is open. It’s mostly in a teaser state at the moment, however. You can view a couple of trailers and screenshots, but that’s about it!
Cosmos X2 Soars to Europe
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Saturnine Games is bringing Cosmos X2 to Europe on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service on September 15, 2011. In Cosmos X2, players journey through space fending off an alien invasion in classic 16-bit inspired shoot ‘em up action.
Take control of the Cosmos X2 spacecraft as it travels through the solar system in search of the alien home world. Equip your ship with your choice of two alignments, each featuring a unique attack style and defensive shield. Arm yourself with the Repulsion Alignment for a spread attack with a wide range of fire and reflective shielding. The Attraction Alignment provides homing attacks and a shield that can regenerate energy by absorbing enemy attacks. The Power Alignment provides maximum strength weapons and a devastating explosive shield that damages nearby enemies. Switch between alignments at any time during battle, but use them wisely as each has its own health meter.
Cosmos X2 will be available in the Nintendo DSi™ Shop (available on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL™ systems) for 200 Nintendo DSi Points™ as well as in the Nintendo eShop (available on the Nintendo 3DS™ system) for €2.00.
Source: Saturnine Games PR
3DS Circle Pad accessory apparently comes with a wrist strap
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3DS Circle Pad accessory “was a great move”, says Activision
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This information comes from Activision Publishing boss Eric Hirshberg…
“It does make the hardware more relevant and compatible to the style of games we make. I don’t have anything to announce in relation to that, but I think it was a great move and it opens up that platform to more styles of games.”
If anything, perhaps Activision will be more open to bringing certain types of titles to the 3DS once the Circle Pad accessory becomes available. I could definitely see the add-on benefiting a Call of Duty title, if n-Space or another studio were to make such a project for the handheld.
