Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 72 Comments

Speaking with Polygon, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime discussed the Wii U’s slow launch. It all came down to one notable issue: the system lacked big games.

Reggie explained:

“This industry is all about content. I can map out why the Wii took off at launch, it had two killer pieces at launch: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports. Look at our DS business. Our DS business was OK, but it was the launch of DS Lite, the launch of Nintendogs, the launch of the first New Super Mario Bros. where that system sort of dramatically took off.”

“So what happened with Wii U? Once the software came that showcased the capabilities of the system, guess what happened? The hardware took off.”

“I think it began holiday of 2013 as we prepped those launches that gave us some momentum. Then Mario Kart 8 hit, then it was Smash. I think it really was holiday of ’13, when we started to get the momentum.”

Reggie also pointed out that something similar happened with the 3DS. When Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Mario Kart 7 launched, the system’s sales began to pick up.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Natsume had a short demo for Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories running at its E3 2015 booth last week. PC Gamer saw it in action, and has shared some details about what was shown. Read on below for a quick summary.

– E3 demo was running on the iPad
– 1 month into development
– Out this winter
– Demo was a small town square with a few NPCs to talk to and houses that can’t yet be entered
– Farming, dating, getting married, having a kid will be in the full game
– Terraforming won’t be back
– E3 demo had one other screen available to walk in, with a farm to the east (not built yet) and a mountain to the north (not built yet)
– 2D graphics
– The team wants to go back to the classic 16-bit style of the older Harvest Moon games
– 3D models flattened into 2D objects
– All versions will look the same
– Natsume is planning to add features to Seeds of Memories for the Wii U/PC releases over mobile
– Wii U and PC versions will cost more than the iPad one
– Devs are still discussing what features will be

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

A number of new titles are scheduled to hit the European eShop this coming Thursday. You’ll find screenshots of the various games below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 19 Comments

Last year, Nintendo teamed up with the folks behind Robot Chicken for its Digital Event. This year was different, as the company partnered with The Jim Henson Company for unique puppets based on Satoru Iwata, Reggie Fils-Aime, and Shigeru Miyamoto.

Apparently those puppets won’t be a one-time thing. We’re hearing that they’ll be used in future video projects beyond E3. When might they pop up next?!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Europe has a new game confirmed for release on the 3DS eShop next week. Yakari: The Mystery of Four Seasons, which is also coming to retail, is due out on July 2 for €29.99. Based on information posted by various retailers, the game seems to be an action-platformer based on the comic.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 3 Comments

While Yoshi’s Woolly World isn’t officially launching until Friday in Europe, some stores are already stocking the game. Take a look at some photos from the amiibo bundle below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

SEGA prepared a new trailer for the recent release of 3D Gunstar Heroes in Japan. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 1 Comment

Amazon Japan has posted the boxarts for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 and Nobunaga’s Ambition 2. Check them out above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! With the latest chart, Fire Emblem If maintains its spot at the top.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 4 and June 10.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

In a recent issue of Famitsu, BoyBoy! director Yasuhiro Mukae, executive producer Satoshi Mitsuhara, and design lead Haruka Ito spoke about the 3DS game. There were some very interesting comments shared by the three developers, so we went ahead and translated a good portion of the interview.

Topics include:

– Different visual styles they experimented with
– Why Kirby wasn’t chosen as the main character
– An initial idea to have the obtainable crowns required to beat the game
– Development difficulties
– The story

Head past the break for our full translation!

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