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Bird Mania 3D will be available in North America on May 3 for $1.99. The game is also hitting Europe later this month.

Source: Teyon PR

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Following last month’s unveiling of the Special Games mode in Mario Tennis Open, Nintendo has revealed even more details about the upcoming game, which launches for the portable Nintendo 3DS system on May 20. In addition to the variety of fun tennis games with a Mario twist in Special Games mode, fans will be able to connect with friends for online matches, enjoy new StreetPass features and unlock bonus game characters through game play and special QR Codes.

Newly revealed game elements include the following:

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

Nintendo achieved its goal with the Wii by bringing gaming to the masses. There were, however, some consumers who felt left out – specifically hardcore gamers.

This is something that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted to during the company’s latest financial results briefing Q&A. Iwata also pointed out how they were unable to convince casual players to experience titles “frequently or for long, consistent periods”, leading to a poor level of profit.

With the 3DS and Wii U, Nintendo would like to promote both hardcore and casual experiences (described by Iwata as “deeper” and “wider”, something he mentioned at last year’s E3). According to Iwata, the “depth” component “was not satisfactory for some consumers”, and so they are working on this first.

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There is some concern out there that publishers and developers will lose interest in making projects for dedicated gaming devices due to the rise of social games. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata believes this is true in some ways, but also feels “not all the internal developers have lost their passion to create consumer game software.” He explained that the company’s “new hardware offers new proposals and potentially new play experiences so that developers will be interested in this hardware and be motivated to make attractive software.”

Last week, Iwata told investors at Nintendo’s financial results briefing Q&A that third-parties are preparing to show software at E3 which will show support for dedicated gaming hardware. Moreover, he teased overseas 3DS announcements for the expo. Western studios haven’t provided a ton of support for the handheld.

Read on for Iwata’s full rundown of quotes. It includes an explanation as to why U.S./European publishers haven’t revealed as much 3DS content compared to Japanese companies.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo has a lot on its plate right now. The company is gearing up for the launch of the Wii U. Nintendo is making software for the new console. And let’s not forget the 3DS, which also needs its own fair of support.

Because Nintendo’s resources are limited, president Satoru Iwata isn’t able to promise “overwhelmingly rich” launch titles for the Wii U. But during the company’s latest financial results briefing Q&A, he told investors that Nintendo is “making efforts so that we will be able to make several proposals even from the launch period that can eventually become evergreen titles for the Wii U.”

Iwata said:

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Satoru Iwata has been lambasted as a result of Nintendo’s current financial state. The 3DS got off to a rough start last year and the company reported some disappointing results from its latest earnings report.

Even though an investor stood by Iwata during Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, the company’s president was more than accepting of the recent criticism. He’s currently “making efforts so that the situation can change as soon as possible.”

Iwata said:

“First of all, thank you for your encouragement. However, with the financial results that we have announced, it is natural that I am being criticized. I do not feel that I have been experiencing something unreasonable. I am making efforts so that the situation can change as soon as possible.”

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

One point made by an attendee at Nintendo’s financial results briefing last week is that downloading retail games digitally could take a long time. After all, these games consist of several gigabytes.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata responded by noting how consumers could download these titles at “convenient times”, like “when they are sleeping at night.” He also mentioned that it’s beneficial to give consumers an option to download these games since they find it more convenient to have their software accessible on the console itself without having to swap out storage media.

The investor had also asked about social aspects for Wii U, but Nintendo was not able to discuss these elements during their meeting.

Iwata’s full response:

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

During the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s financial results briefing last week, one investor asked president Satoru Iwata if the 3DS and Wii U are improved versions of the DS and Wii. While this person believes the situation surrounding the 3DS will improve thanks to strong sales in Japan, he wondered if the system will “evolve to become something revolutionary and completely different from the Nintendo DS”. He asked a similar question about Wii U.

Iwata responded by saying that Nintendo can’t just throw away what they’ve done with their previous systems and start from scratch. He understood where the investor was coming from, but said “the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U so that each of them is able to realize what has been impossible with the existing systems”. Moreover, he stated that these systems have been made “so that they can realize what has been impossible.”

You can find Iwata’s entire, lengthy response below.

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

Spanish video game site Blogocio was recently given an opportunity to speak with Jose M. Iñiguez, Akaoni Studio’s director. The company is currently working on Zombie Panic in Wonderland for the 3DS eShop and have started a new project.

The folks over at Blogocio provided Nintendo Everything with a short summary of their interview. Iñiguez discussed Zombie Panic in Wonderland 3DS, their new project, and Wii U.

The translation is slightly wonky, but it makes sense… for the most part!

Zombie Panic in Wonderland 3DS
– The port of Zombie Panic in Wonderland is going well.
– Nintendo Europe has been encouraging.
– They are very excited.
– Focusing on the project 100% now.
– Possibly arriving at Christmas.

New Project
– Now beginning a new project.
– They want it to be very striking visually.
– Platform not yet announced.
– It’s for PC at the conceptual level, but the developer is interested in the 3DS as a possible platform.

Wii U
– Don’t have a development kit.
– All Japanese developers who have spoken with them say it is full of surprises that will surprise people much more than what at first seems.

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