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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments

Nintendo has provided information from its latest financial results. There’s a whole lot of sales mumbo jumbo and random statistics, so we’ll just post a summary of the information below.

– Net loss of 43,204 million yen on sales of 647,652 million yen
– Last year: net gain of 77,621 million yen on sales of 1,014,345 million yen
– Nintendo cited price reductions for the 3DS and Wii, stronger yen
– Operation loss was 37.3 billion yet
– Exchange loss of 27.7 billion yen brought Nintendo’s ordinary loss to 60.8 billion and net loss to the 43.2 billion noted above
– Sales of 820 billion yen and net profit of 20 billion yen expected for the current fiscal year ending March 2013
– Major releases for Nintendo this current fiscal year: New Super Mario Bros. 2, Animal Crossing
– New Brain Age hitting Japan this summer
– Wii U release still the same: on track for end of the calender year launch
– Hardware/software forecasts for the current year (previous year in parenthesis); Wii U included in Wii figures
DS: Hardware 2.5 million (5.1 million), Software 37 million (60.82 million)
3DS: Hardware 18.5 million (13.53 million ), Software 73 million (36 million)
Wii: Hardware 10.5 million (9.84 million) , Software 70 million (102.37 million)

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Ubisoft has registered two domains for “Rayman Legends”. Both “RaymanLegends.com” and “Rayman-Legends.com” were acquired by the company yesterday.

Perhaps this will be the name of Ubisoft’s rumored Rayman Origins sequel. Then again, it could be a brand new Rayman unrelated to Origins. Or this could be nothing at all!

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Adam Sessler has been a part of G4 TV family for nearly fifteen years. He joined ZDTV in 1998, and stayed with the company as it transitioned into the network you see today.

Unfortunately, will be Sessler will be leaving G4 TV immediately. He’ll be hosting his final episode of X-Play tonight. As for the reasoning behind his departure, Kotaku reports that a contract dispute was involved and the two sides did not split on good terms.

Sessler’s representative issued the following statement:

“Television personality Adam Sessler and TV network G4 are parting ways, with Adam’s last episode as host of G4’s ‘X-Play’ airing on the network today, Wednesday, April 25. Adam has been hosting the show since it first aired as ZDTV’s ‘Gamespot TV’ in July 1998 and he also served as Editor In Chief of games content at G4. His current projects include starring as himself in the Summer 2012 movie ‘noobz’ and consulting with a film production company on theatrical feature adaptations of video games. Adam intends to stay in front of the camera and continue as a key voice within the games industry. He also sings and is available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.”

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A new report from Reuters indicates that Nintendo will announce its first ever operating loss tomorrow. This comes “after estimating a 45 billion yen deficit for the business year just ended.”

David Gibson, an analyst for Macquarie in Tokyo, offered some commentary as to why Nintendo has encountered struggles with the market:

“They have been beaten by smartphones and tablets, in particular, for consumers spending and, more importantly, time.”

Nanako Imazu, an analyst for CLSA in Tokyo, estimates that Nintendo will only be able to break even with the Wii U by selling it for roughly $350.

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A unique reward has been added to the North American Club Nintendo website today.

Six different “Surprise Me Box” items are now available. Each prize costs 300 coins, but are worth a minimum of 500 coins. There are “at least two surprises” in the package.

Members can choose from Mario, Goomba, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Yoshi boxes. The Mario and Yoshi boxes are currently sold out, however.

More information about the reward can be found here.

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Activision is releasing a number of teasers leading up to the reveal of the next Call of Duty. Today’s video features a YouTube clip titled “Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun!”.

The futuristic flying quadrotor RC drone weapon could be added into the new Call of Duty title. It’s controlled remotely and can hit enemies through a mounted machine gun. Users manipulate the device with a tablet that is capable of showing a bird’s eye view of the area.

As mentioned in the video:

“Looks like the future’s going to be fun. But if you can’t wait another 15 years, my friends are telling me that this baby might just be in the next Call of Duty game, which would be the s**t.”

Activision will unveil the next Call of Duty (almost certainly Black Ops 2) during the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs on May 1.

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Compete against the highly trained Kid Icarus: Uprising Battle Squad in-store for a chance to take away exclusive prizes

24 April 2012 – Nintendo has today announced a series of Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer events taking place in HMV stores around the UK, giving fans the chance to battle it out against the expert Kid Icarus: Uprising Battle Squad. The first event takes place from 12.00-16.00 this Saturday 28th April at HMV in Oxford Circus.

Fans need to take along their Nintendo 3DS console, competitive spirit and choose their favourite weapon, ready to join the battle. The Squad is made up of different skill levels to allow for fair competition and includes a pro gamer to challenge even the most experienced Kid Icarus: Uprising players.

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Is this the boxart for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2? Perhaps. Twitter user “MW3Updates” shared the image above last night.

There are points that seem to imply that the boxart is real. As Kotaku notes, it uses higher-resolution art from the official series site (and GameStop page), and the text matches the font of the new Call of Duty. Then again, there are signs – such as the use of lens flare – that the box could be fake.

As far as what’s written in Italian on the box: “Prenota Subito” means “Reserve Now” and the box says “Only for Display” in the corner.

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The latest issue of Nintendo Power contains a very intriguing teaser. The magazine says they’ll have “a cover story for the generations” for the upcoming June 2012 edition.

The teaser is as follows:

“As summer approaches, Nintendo Power will start to heat up with some exciting new revelations in the June issue, including a cover story for the generations. Don’t miss it or you’ll rue your fate, comrade.”

If I had to guess, I would say this is related to a 3DS title. I don’t think we’d be receiving any Wii U announcements at this point, but you never know! In any case, Nintendo Power definitely has our attention…

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Rayman Origins failed to light the sales charts on fire, but it did manage to turn a profit for Ubisoft. Perhaps this is why the company seems to be giving the game a second shot at success.

Kotaku has acquired images from an marketing survey that implies Rayman Origins 2 is on the way. It mentions “brand new settings: legendary worlds filled with castles, vampires, Ghosts, Greek Gods, or dragons”. The sequel would contain another “long and intense campaign”, along with the ability to play alone or with up to three friends in co-op.

The survey comes from Arkenford, a company that is a regular client for Ubisoft. Although a sequel appears likely at this point, we can’t be sure this is the real deal until we receive an official confirmation from Ubisoft,

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