“When we considered what to do with the graphics capability of the Wii, we put more attention and focus on the ability to create new experiences rather than the quality of the graphics. For popular genres in the Western world such as the shooter games, the picture quality is actually very important. And as a result, we have not been able to provide hardcore video game players with the option they really want with the Wii. That sort of picture-processing issue is going to be solved this time around.

More Wii U online talk from Reggie, cross-platform play with 3DS likely different that competitors, no 3D in near future, more

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Reggie on how Nintendo can explain Wii U to those who haven’t played it…

“What we are doing with Wii U is creating an ability for games to leverage two different screens; the big screen in your room, and the smaller handheld screen in front of you. By doing so it opens up all of these different experiences. The experience I use to describe it to someone is to imagine a first person shooter, where instead of constantly having to look at the screen, now I’ve got things happening all around me.

“It’s a great experience. I don’t think it’s going to be a hard sell. I think that communicating to consumers through the magic of the second window, you can have a totally unique experience, with another player still in the room… I don’t think it’s a difficult sell.”

Koizumi thought of Zelda: Majora’s Mask moon story while daydreaming

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We all get inspiration from different places. Some of us get our ideas while driving or while taking a shower. As for Yoshiaki Koizumi… he came up with the moon element for Zelda: Majora’s Mask through a simple daydream! The Nintendo developer recently told the Official Nintendo Magazine:

“Occasionally I also take images from dreams. Perhaps I am a little bit different from Mr Miyamoto in that sense. So if I could just give an example of one of those idle daydreams that turns into an idea for a game, I would look up at the moon and think about what would happen if the moon started to fall towards Earth. From that idea we moved onto the world in Majora’s Mask which is threatened by being destroyed by the moon.”

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Nintendo Week (7/4)

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On this week’s show: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Super Mario Land, Pokedex 3D, Favorite Beach Levels and eShop Ratings.

Best Buy “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” deal kicks off next Sunday

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Best Buy will be holding a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale starting next Sunday, for one week only. The deal affects all platforms and games. Coupons cannot be used for the offer.

One other note: if you can’t make it to Best Buy, another opportunity may also be available. Amazon has traditionally matched Best Buy’s deal so it’s possible that part of this deal will be hosted on the online retailer’s site next well as well.

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