Mass Effect writer confirms he’s writing for the new game in the series, says most folks probably didn’t mind the ending to ME3
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
– Mass Effect series writer Mac Walters
Walters also shared that he believed most players did not have a problem with the ending to Mass Effect 3, but rather a smaller group of very loud individuals took to the internet and caused something of a ruckus about it. I think some folks might disagree with that, but who knows… maybe those folks are part of the minority he’s talking about!?
Nintendo issues another statement about E3, will have smaller event at Nokia Theater
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments
While Nintendo won’t be having its typical media briefing at E3 2013, the company is still very much involved with the expo. Attendees will be able to play a number of titles – including some for the first time such as Mario’s new Wii U outing and Mario Kart.
It also appears that Nintendo will be hosting a small event at Nokia Theater – the same venue where the Big N has held its E3 presentations.
A statement from Nintendo of America reads:
Era’s Adventure now features a slightly less-looking Yoshi
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Remember “Era’s Adventures”? It’s the Android release that took Yoshi from the Nintendo-produced games and throws the character into a random 3D action game.
Nintendo has since got in touch with developer Botond Kopacz, who has confirmed that a new version of Era’s Adventure has been put out. The title now makes use of a character looking slightly less like Yoshi.
“Yes, and they did with rightly since the original Era was Yoshi’s character. The new Era is also similar to Yoshi but we are cooperating with Nintendo about the changes required by them but till that time the only thing that we could do is to re-color it, remove the carapace and some other parts and make some changes in “Eras” head shape.”
Is it just me, or does the character still resemble Yoshi quite a bit?
You can’t make new posts through Miiverse’s web interface, can grab screenshots
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Miiverse launched for the PC (and some mobile devices) today. It does offer a number of functions made available through Wii U, but there are some drawbacks.
You can make posts through Miiverse’s newly-launched browser interface. The thing is, you can’t actually create new ones. It’s only possible to make comments by replying to others.
On the bright side, Miiverse now allows you to view and grab screenshots posted in communities and save them to your PC – a convenient function.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said during a financial results briefing today that Miiverse is in beta for PC and mobile devices. Over time, we’ll likely see additional features added to the interface.
Nintendo financial results briefing – April 2013 – full transcript
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
I’m not going to flood the site with extra content from Nintendo’s financial results briefing that you probably won’t care about, but you can find the full presentation here. The more-important points are scattered about on the homepage. You can also find a pretty good summary of points here.
Nintendo to focus on Wii U’s 2013 games at E3
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Update: To clarify – Nintendo isn’t ditching E3 as a whole. It sounds like there won’t be a traditional conference, but they’ll still have a presence at the trade show. The media and analysts will be given a chance to try out upcoming games, for example.
A good portion of Nintendo’s Wii U titles confirmed for E3 are already known to the public. Mario’s 3D debut, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros. are among the games to be featured in some fashion.
Satoru Iwata commented briefly on Nintendo’s E3 plans during an investors meeting earlier today. Along with statements suggesting that a traditional press conference won’t be held, Iwata told attendees that the expo will be used as an opportunity to reveal details about Wii U games coming this year. Additionally, he cryptically said that Nintendo “will attempt to use this year’s E3 to make announcements in a new way that we have not tried before.”
“At this years E3 we will not be announcing a new hardware system, so E3’s primary mission will be to have [press, analysts] experience our software. Many people would like to know more about the titles for Wii U that will be announced. We will use the timing of E3 to focus on providing details about our Wii U titles for release this year, and intend to create opportunities for guests to the conference to experience them immediately. We will attempt to use this year’s E3 to make announcements in a new way that we have not tried before.”
OFLC rates Summer Carnival ’92 Recca
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Summer Carnival ’92 Recca originally launched for the Famicom over two decades ago. And late last year, the game hit the Japanese 3DS eShop. Could Summer Carnival ’92 Recca now be coming to the North American and European eShops, too?
The OFLC has added in an entry for Summer Carnival ’92 Recca. These kinds of ratings usually imply future western VC releases, which may be the case here.
Visit Miiverse through your browser right now
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Miiverse has officially launched on the PC. You can access all of the platform’s communities directly through your browser by visiting this link.
You’ll need a Nintendo Network ID in order to participate in Miiverse. For the time being, accounts can only be created on a Wii U console.
Signing in lets you access almost all functionality available on the Wii U including community posting. You can also check up on your latest notifications and keep track of your activity feed.
Details from Nintendo’s latest investor results meeting – Miiverse out today for PC, this year for 3DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
As is typical for the company, Nintendo is holding a meeting with investors following the release of their fiscal results yesterday.
We’ll be keeping this post updated with all of the tidbits from the latest event. In one way, I guess you can say this is a live-blog! Keep checking back for updates, which come from analyst David Gibson.
– Nintendo claims that it has increasing market share globally in markets that are in decline
– Says they need to rebuild momentum for Wii U
– One of Nintendo’s biggest priorities is to improve the 3DS in international markets with major software titles
– Nintendo claims that the press’ tone has been more positive, citing Kotaku and USA Today comments that 3DS has the best games
– Nintendo says Wii U sales will improve from July onwards with first-party titles
– Miiverse can be accessed from PC today
– Miiverse coming to 3DS this year
– 87% connection rate for 3DS
– 80% connection rate for Wii U
– 25% of Animal Crossing’s sales in Japan were digital; 2/3 purchased at retail
– Wii U will get Sucia (trains) card compatibility in Japan in the near future to make payments easier
– Nintendo open to new business models on its platforms such as FTP or cheap price
– Cloud-based games not suited for their platforms and no plans to take advantage of the tech
– Iwata is taking over direct report of overseas business so there will be more alignment and product potential will be enhanced
– Iwata is giving up some of his roles in Japan
– Nintendo sees driver of this year profit improvement from hardware cost reduction and rise in first-party mix
– Nintendo said that with US purchases larger than sales that currency benefit was limited but should increase as sales rise
– Nintendo says that Wii U momentum is already lost and now wants to release software continuously
– Also important that consumers are satisfied with the software
– Nintendo said advertising expense doesn’t rise much this year because of efficiency of using Nintendo Direct, social media, and eShop
– Last year’s advertising included brand building for Wii U, which won’t be needed this year
– Regarding software delays, this was because people had to work on hardware more than planned and min expectations rising
– Nintendo on share buyback: said it’s only benefit is to those who exit their shares into it, only short term benefit
Looks like the next Call of Duty is “Call of Duty: Ghosts”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Podcast Stories, Rumors | 0 comments
The next Call of Duty won’t be another Modern Warfare or Black Ops, it seems. Retailer leaks have apparently revealed a completely new title called “Call of Duty: Ghosts”.
First, UK retailer Tesco Direct has posted boxarts of the supposed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions:
There’s also a Target ad that mentions Call of Duty: Ghosts:
Activision may very well be planning a Call of Duty reveal for the near future. The company will likely have something to show on television during the NBA Playoffs.
One caveat is that there has been no mention of Ghosts for Wii U as of yet. But surely Activision will have no excuse not to bring the game to the console… unless they were extremely disappointed with Black Ops II’s sales.
