Club Nintendo Europe adds Mario Kart 7 trophies
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A brand new reward is available on the European Club Nintendo site. For 5,000 stars, members can order a new Mario Kart 7 trophy.
There are three choices available. Users can choose from the Leaf (12 x 10cm), Shell (12 x 9cm), and Special (12 x 10cm) trophies. More details can be found here.
Epic doesn’t plan on bringing Unreal Engine 4 to Wii U, but ports are possible
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Epic Games has finally clarified its stance with Unreal Engine 4 on Wii U once and for all.
According to vice-president Mark Rein, the technology isn’t intended for the console. But Rein said that it “is going to be supremely scalable”, making third-party ports possible.
He concluded by noting how “Unreal Engine 3 is a really good fit for that platform.”
Rein said:
“We have Unreal Engine 3 running on Wii U. You saw games at the Nintendo press conference again this year – a fantastic demo by our friends at Warner Bros. showing Arkham City running on Wii U. And Aliens: Colonial Marines is coming on Wii U, that’s also Unreal. There’s, I’m sure, several others. Mass Effect was announced for it as well. So we’re certainly playing a role there with Unreal Engine 3. I’ll state that I don’t think it’s our intention to bring Unreal Engine 4 to Wii U, but Unreal Engine 4 is going to be supremely scalable. We’ll run on mobile phones and on a wide variety of things, so if a customer decides they want to port an Unreal Engine 4 game to Wii U, they could. But Unreal Engine 3 is a really good fit for that platform.”
Epic Games’ senior PR manager Dana Cowley added, “beyond the PC, we haven’t confirmed any other platforms for Unreal Engine 4.”
Nintendo considered second Circle Pad for 3DS XL
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that the company considered adding in a second Circle Pad for the 3DS XL.
Even though it was possible, Iwata believes that this wasn’t a realistic option. If another Circle Pad was built-in, it would have resulted in a larger piece of hardware. Nintendo wanted to increase the screen sizes and improve the battery life while maintaining a unit that is relatively small.
Iwata acknowledged that some consumers may be disappointed with the decision. It was nonetheless “a call we had to make”, and he is ultimately “quite happy with the product we’re able to offer.?”
“When we looked at the design of the 3DS XL we had to look at various factors, one was battery life, one was the overall size of the unit, and we had to make some trade-offs. The choice, if we were going to include the second analogue stick, was to reduce the size of the batters or make the unit much bigger.
“What we wanted to do was have a bigger screen in comparison with the overall size of the system, so had various discussions and had to make trade-offs and this is the outcome.
“Attaching a second analogue stick is possible but it would have made the system even bigger and, though it perhaps puts a burden on people that really want that second stick, it’s a call we had to make and these people will have to live with it.
“This [the lack of a second stick] isn’t my main focus when I look at the 3DS XL, it’s one point we had to cover, but for me personally I’m quite happy with the product we’re able to offer.?”
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition screenshots
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 “Item Move” trailer
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Arc System Works teasing 3DS eShop game
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Arc System Works’ teaser site that opened this week is related to a 3DS eShop game. The Japanese page has been updated with a notice that the mystery title is “Nintendo 3DS Download Software.”
That’s all we know for now. We should be getting more information soon.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 trailer
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Nintendo Download (7/12, North America)
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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
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Johnny Kung Fu™ – The evil Mr. Wang Gang has kidnapped Johnny’s girlfriend. Become a kung fu expert and fight to rescue her in this old-school action game that mixes the old with the new. (For Nintendo 3DS™)Kirby’s Pinball Land™ – The Nintendo eShop “8-bit Summer” series continues with this classic Kirby™ game from 1993. It’s a pinball race to check out surprise enemies and pitfalls in a number of fast-paced, uncharted worlds. (For Nintendo 3DS)
Iwata talks Wii success, 3D will be minor element of future consoles, third-party Wii U announcements this fall, lots more
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The Indepdent recently chatted with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. The publication asked Iwata a bunch questions, and he was more than willing to provide a few juicy tidbits.
Iwata commented on the company’s first-ever operating loss, the surprising success of Wii, Wii U’s asymmetric gameplay, specs and third-parties, the future of 3D, and a whole lot more.
In the process of responding to these topics, there are a few points we’ll mention right off the bat. Iwata said that more third-party Wii U games will be announced this fall, the same time that the console’s price and release date are revealed. He also commented about the future of 3D, noting that it will likely play a minor role in Nintendo’s future systems.
Head past the break for all of Iwata’s comments. Believe me, you won’t want to miss this Q&A roundup.
