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Two brand new consoles arrived last month, and are off to phenomenal starts. Yet in spite of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launches, Nintendo’s own business “is doing just fine”.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime shared some terse but clear words when asked about Wii U and state of the company’s business.

He told The New York Times:

“Our business is doing just fine, thank you very much, despite the competitive launches.”

Reggie’s comment came about as part of a larger article regarding strong sales of the new consoles. However, the piece also covers the Wii U’s struggles.

DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole shared the following statement about Wii U:

“It has been really amazing how disappointing it has been. They clearly need to take a real hard look at themselves and what they did.”

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None of Level-5’s Inazuma Eleven games have launched in North America. But that may be changing in the future, if a new trademark is any indication.

Level-5 registered a trademark for Inazuma Eleven in the US way back in January 2010. That filing has since expired, but a new trademark has popped up recently. The latest trademark is similar to the previous one, but with an additional provision for use with animated entertainment and online distribution.

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Through its Facebook page, Warner Bros. has teased a “special announcement” pertaining to Batman. A note left on the official Batman Arkham Facebook page confirms some sort of reveal set to take place next Tuesday.

The message states:

Visit this page on December 31st for a special announcement…more details to come next week!

Not quite sure what Warner Bros. is up to here. It seems too early for a new Batman game announcement…

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“Vacoze” has put together the neat Zelda piano medley above. It’s quite good, so be sure to check it out!

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Nintendo’s vice president of corporate affairs, Cindy Gordon, has told Fox News that the company is “feeling really good about our ability to compete” with Wii U. Gordon believes Nintendo is offering the highest variety and value, and its console is the top choice for families this year.

Gordon’s comments in full:

“We’re feeling really good about our ability to compete. We’re standing apart offering variety and value. There’s no question that we are the best offering for families this year and that Nintendo is the best choice for family gaming.”

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What’d Japanese gamers think about the latest Nintendo Direct presentation? NicoNico shared some stats following the presentation earlier this week.

An overwhelming majority of viewers enjoyed yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, with 86% responding positively. 67% said it was very good, 19.3% said it was good, 6.8% said it was OK, 2.5% said it wasn’t so good, and 4.4% said it wasn’t good.

Now it’s your turn: how’d you feel about this week’s Nintendo Direct?

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Update: Added it in below.

Nintendo has put together a short animation to wish their fans a happy holiday. You can check it out right here.