Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (11/15)
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Nintendo Download: Need for Speed: Nitro-X Brings High-Octane Thrills to Nintendo DSiWare (still no demos)
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This week’s additions to the WiiWare™ and Nintendo DSiWare™ downloadable game services offer fast cars, talented canines and classic casino kicks. Get behind the wheel of a world-class speedster in Need for Speed™: Nitro-X, or enjoy short- and long-distance running challenges with Triple Running Sports. If it’s pet-oriented fun you’re after, Derby Dogs lets Wii™ owners raise their own talented pups and train them for competition, while Go Fetch! gives Nintendo DSi™ users a way to give their virtual pooches an active workout. For a taste of Las Vegas anywhere you go, 21: Blackjack puts a high-stakes card table in the palm of your hand.
Media Create software sales (11/1 – 11/7) – Top 50
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01. / 01. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (Bandai Namco) – 61.834 / 324.984 (-77%)
02. / 03. [WII] Super Mario Collection: Special Pack (Nintendo) – 56.848 / 484.088 (-52%)
03. / 04. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) – 56.719 / 4.368.717 (-17%)
04. / 02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 55.809 / 271.066 (-74%)
05. / 00. [PS3] Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) – 37.249 / NEW
06. / 00. [NDS] Radiant Historia (Atlus Co.) – 32.807 / NEW
07. / 00. [360] Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) – 24.146 / NEW
08. / 06. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) – 20.712 / 173.882 (-18%)
09. / 10. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 17.788 / 1.173.753 (+3%)
Okamiden interview
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My experience with Okami is a somewhat odd story. Of course, I was aware of the title’s existence when Capcom was readying the game for the PlayStation 2. I knew it played like Zelda, and I knew that it had a unique art style. That was pretty much it, though. For one reason or another, I just wasn’t keeping much of an eye on it.
Fast forward about a year later, and we heard that Ready at Dawn was porting the game to Wii. I started to become a bit more interested in the title due to the the fan excitement surrounding the controls, but I still wasn’t completely sold. Following the game’s release on Wii, I decided I might as well take the plunge. After all, it would be just like Zelda, right?
And boy, was I floored. Immediately I was captured by the game’s incredible graphics and story. I felt that the characters were fascinating, the musical pieces were melodious, and the gameplay was indeed similar to Zelda, which I absolutely love. Sure, the two franchises aren’t exactly the same, but there are a number of gameplay similarities. I remember being quite disappointed when I finished Okami – I thought there’d be no possible way we would ever see a sequel. After all, Clover was gone, and the sales for both the PS2 and Wii versions were underwhelming.
Well, I was in for a shock once more when Famitsu finally unveiled Okamiden last year. My jaw almost hit the floor when I saw the first screenshots of the DS title – it looked remarkably comparable to Okami on the PS2/Wii. It feels odd that the title is already out in Japan – I almost can’t believe it’s real. Unfortunately, fans in North America and Europe will be forced to wait until March 2011 to get their hands on the game. It’s going to be long wait, but hopefully our interview we recently conducted with Capcom Product Marketing Manager Eric Monacelli will hold you over until then!
Complete Famitsu review scores
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Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3/360) – 10/10/9/10
Sonic Colors (Wii) – 8/8/8/10
Winning Eleven 2011 (Wii) – 9/8/8/8
DanceEvolution (360) – 9/9/8/7
Sonic Colors (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Sonic Free Riders (360) – 8/8/8/8
Fossil Fighters 2 (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Super Kaseki Horider (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Winning Eleven 2011 (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Ishin no Arashi: Shippuu Ryuumeden (DS) – 8/8/8/7
Winning Eleven 2011 (PS2) – 8/7/7/8
FlingSmash (Wii) – 8/7/8/7
Motto! Stitch! DS Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen (DS) – 8/7/7/8
EA Sports MMA (PS3/360) – 8/7/8/8
The Sims 3 (PS3/360) – 8/8/8/7
Kinect Adventures (360) – 7/7/7/9
Criminal Girls (PSP) – 8/7/6/7
Crossboard 7 (360) – 7/8/7/7
Kinect Sports (360) – 7/7/7/8
Nikudan (PS3) – 7/7/6/8
Move de Party (PS3) – 7/7/6/7
999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors launch trailer
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Sonic Colors launch trailer
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Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Multiplatform
North America:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, X360)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, PS3)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
5. Dance Central (MTV Games, X360).
Japan:
1. Tactics Ogre: Unmei no Wa (Square Enix, PSP)
2. Tactics Ogre: Unmei no Wa – Limited Edition (Square Enix, PSP)
3. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Nintendo, Wii)
4. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana (Konami, DS)
5. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo, DS)
UK:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, X360)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, PS3)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo, DS)
5. Football Manager 2011 (Sega, PC).
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Party (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).
Japan:
1. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Nintendo)
2. Wii Party (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort – Wii Remote Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
4. Keito no Kirby (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
3. Wii Party (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Super Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.)
5. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Radiant Historia (Atlus)
5. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Square Enix)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo)
2. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Art Academy (Nintendo)
5. Lego Battles (Warner Bros.)
Miyamoto talks all about Mario, feels a lot of people at Nintendo get Mario, still wants to be around in 25 years, much more
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Miyamoto on whether he thinks about his legacy and the things he’s done before when making new games…
“I don’t really think of things in terms of legacy or where I stand in the history of Nintendo or anything like that. The important thing for us is to make sure that we’re having fun in our job.
So I really try to focus on, again, not only myself enjoying what I’m doing, but looking at my staff, and making sure that they’re having fun in their jobs as well.
Especially when you’re working on a series, there are times when you’re doing some repetitions, some work that maybe you’ve done before. You really want to make sure that the people working on it are approaching the project in a way that they’re not getting bored or frustrated, and that they’re thinking of new things and new twists and new appeals. That’s something we look at as well.”
