Iwata: “We haven’t been targeting children enough”, “thinking on how to make the company stand up again”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Update: We’re hearing mixed reports about what Iwata actually said (or at least, the way in which it was phrased). Other potential translations: “Our approach to targeting children has been inadequate”, “Targeting children isn’t enough”. At this point, a consensus on Iwata’s comment hasn’t been reached.
Original: Another small comment coming from Satoru Iwata has emerged from Nintendo’s conference held in Osaka earlier today. It’s short and sweet: “We haven’t been targeting children enough,” he said.
Asahi Digital reported the quote, but it seems Iwata didn’t share anything extra about the kids demographic. However, the site does also include a separate remark in which Iwata said he’s “thinking on how to make the company stand up again”.
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Japanese eShop update (1/29/14)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Doite Susunde! Nazo Toki Castle – 500 yen
Dokopon Choice Hiyo Koi Vol. 1 – 1-10-kan Pack – 3,500 yen
Nanami to Issho ni Manabo! English Nichij? Kaiwa – 3,300 yen
Nank?furaku Sangokuden – Gi to ?inaru Sensen – 500 yen
Nank?furaku Sangokuden – Kure to Taiga no Mamorusha – 500 yen
Puchinoberu – Ky?iki no Ichigatsu – 200 yen
Moji Puzzle Kotoda Maru – 500 yen
T?shintoshi (retail title) – 5,600 yen
Nanami to Issho ni Manabo! English Nichij? Kaiwa DEMO – FREE
Magi Aratanaru Sekai DEMO – FREE
Virtual Console
Mighty Final Fight (Famicom) – 500 yen
Wii U
Virtual Console
Wario no Mori (Famicom) – 500 yen
Bubble Bobble (Famicom) – 500 yen
Takahashi Meijin no Shin B?ken Jima (New Adventure Island, PC Engine) – 600 yen
Yume Tairiku Adventure (Penguin Adventure, MSX) – 800 yen
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Mario Bros. (3DS), Ninja Gaiden (Wii U) listed for release on the NA Virtual Console tomorrow
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments
Two new games appear to be heading to the North American Virtual Console this week. Nintendo’s website lists Mario Bros. (3DS) and Ninja Gaiden (Wii U) for release tomorrow. Each is priced at $4.99.
More: Mario Bros., Ninja Gaiden, Virtual Console
Ping 1.5+ dev talks possible level editor support
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Ping 1.5+ may or may not end up receiving a level editor on Wii U.
Developer Christopher Arnold mentioned on Twitter that the functionality could be added into the game in the form of an update. For now, he’s currently exploring what’s feasible.
I've mentioned a level creator before but this may not make it into the release version for the Wii U. Maybe in an update. It is something
— Christopher F Arnold (@Kurisuellegarde) January 29, 2014
I think would greatly extend PING's fun, especially if you can grab level data from Miiverse. I'll have to wait and see what's feasible.
— Christopher F Arnold (@Kurisuellegarde) January 29, 2014
It would also be exclusive to Wii U. Not on OUYA, not on PC, not on mobile, just Wii U. (Level Creator)
— Christopher F Arnold (@Kurisuellegarde) January 29, 2014
In more general news, Arnold says that he’s “thinking now of exclusive Wii U features” to incorporate multiplayer.
This week I've gotten almost a whole new plus world designed up and I'm thinking now of exclusive Wii U features to make it 'multiplayer' 🙂
— Christopher F Arnold (@Kurisuellegarde) January 29, 2014
More: Christopher Arnold, indie, Ping 1.5+
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 3DS Virtual Console trailer
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Detective Conan: Phantom Rhapsody screenshots
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More Pokemon X/Y maintenance taking place next Monday
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Pokemon X/Y will be down for maintenance once again next Monday (Tuesday in Europe). Online play, rankings, and other features will be unavailable between 4 PM PT and 12 AM PT. Here’s hoping these maintenance periods are paving the wave for Pokemon Bank’s launch in the west!
More: maintenance, Pokemon X, Pokemon Y
Ripstone likely bringing Stick it to the Man to Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Ripstone has shown strong support for Wii U thus far having already released Knytt Underground on the eShop, and Pure Chess to follow in the coming months. A third game from the publisher also appears to be on the way: Stick it to the Man.
USK has listed the platformer for release on Wii U. That’s not a concrete confirmation, but the German ratings board has been generally reliable in the past. Developer Zoink Games also recently teased upcoming news for Wii U.
We’ve reached out to Ripstone about Stick it to the Man’s USK listing, and will provide an update if we receive a response.
More: Ripstone, Stick it to the Man, USK, Zoink Games
Detective Conan: Phantom Rhapsody boxart
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Redux: Dark Matters dev planning Wii U and 3DS support
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NG.DEV.TEAM previously confirmed Gunlord for the 3DS eShop, but it sounds like we can expect even more love from one of the game’s developers, René Hellwig, on Nintendo platforms going forward.
Hellwig told Nintendo Life that there are plans to support Wii U as well as 3DS. Redux: Dark Matters is one such game that could make its way on the eShop.
Hellwig’s comments in full:
We have plans for Wii U and 3DS. We think Redux would look amazing with stereoscopic 3D graphics! Since we developed the game on PC with HD graphics it will be easy for us to port the game to Nintendo consoles. Nintendo is more straightforward with Indie devs, and we believe that in the coming years Nintendo consoles will be a great place to publish Indie games.
