Regginator: I’ll tell you about Wii 2 when the U.S. has sold 45 million Wiis
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“As we sit here today we’re saying the Wii has many, many more units to sell. After we’ve reached an installed base of 45 million here in the U.S., we can have a conversation about the next generation. ” – Regginator
What are we at now, like 35 million? Quick you guys, let’s all but a second Wii so the Wii 2 will come out sooner! Or we could just buy 3DSes… Those little doohickeys are looking pretty darn cool.
Anyhow, I was just thinking: I really hope they don’t call the next Nintendo system the “Wii 2”. Nintendo always has cool names for their consoles, so I’d hate to see them go against originality and just add a 2 to the end of the current one.
Reggie: The holiday season is very important to Nintendo
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“The holidays are more important to Nintendo than to other manufacturers. We have a distinct edge when it comes to gift-giving, and it’s no doubt because of the familiarity and recognition of both our brand and key franchises. The disparity on the software side is even greater. For Nintendo platforms, 44 percent of all game sales came during November and December. For the rest of the industry, that number was only 33 percent.” – The Regginator (Nintendo of America Boss)
I’d say that if there’s one thing I think of when the holidays roll around, it’s sitting around with friends drinking cocoa and playing some Nintendo games.
Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true, but I’d be lying if I said Nintendo products are very prominent in my holidays, and apparently they’re very important to Nintendo as well! I dunno, Nintendo games always give me that warm and fuzzy feeling that is associated with the holidays that all the gritty games made by other developers can’t match.
Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary version video
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Spector believes Epic Mickey is the best looking Wii game
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This information comes from Warren Spector…
“I’m really proud of the team because they embraced the challenge of backing away from their own creativity, and have embraced that of both Disney and the player. This does not play or feel like any other game, but the gamer can make it feel like a Mario game, or a Zelda game. They determine the pace of play. I also think this is the best-looking Wii game ever. I think graphically it hits a bar that the best Disney stuff has to hit. I think that will appeal to people. At the end of the day, Disney fans and non-Disney fans alike will come away with a greater appreciation of Disney’s creative heritage.”
Epic Mickey has quite a bit of competition. The Metroid Prime titles looked fantastic, Kirby is artistically beautiful, and then there are the Galaxy games. I’m not ready to crown Epic Mickey the best looking Wii title just yet, but it does look very nice.
First VGA 2010 details coming next week
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
It’s almost the middle of November, but we still don’t really know too much about this year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards. We should begin to find out some information soon, however. Geoff Keighley recently posted on his Twitter account that the first details will be announced next week.
Although the show has received a great deal of criticism over the past several years, perhaps the event will be worth watching this time around. After all, Keighley seems quite confident in the reveals lineup. Last week, he hyped up the show by saying that it will feature “the best VGA lineup” ever.
Sonic Colors launch trailer
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Donkey Kong: Original Edition footage
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Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Multiplatform
North America:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, X360)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, PS3)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
5. Dance Central (MTV Games, X360).
Japan:
1. Tactics Ogre: Unmei no Wa (Square Enix, PSP)
2. Tactics Ogre: Unmei no Wa – Limited Edition (Square Enix, PSP)
3. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Nintendo, Wii)
4. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana (Konami, DS)
5. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo, DS)
UK:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, X360)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, PS3)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo, DS)
5. Football Manager 2011 (Sega, PC).
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Party (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).
Japan:
1. Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Nintendo)
2. Wii Party (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort – Wii Remote Plus Bundle (Nintendo)
4. Keito no Kirby (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
3. Wii Party (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Super Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.)
5. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Radiant Historia (Atlus)
5. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Square Enix)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo)
2. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Art Academy (Nintendo)
5. Lego Battles (Warner Bros.)
Introducing the limited edition Mario Kart Wii Pack (Europe)
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12th November 2010 – After 25 fun-filled and action-packed years, Super Mario is still speeding into the future! A limited edition black Wii bundle including Mario Kart Wii and all the accessories needed to celebrate Mario’s 25th anniversary in speed and style will be available across Europe from 26th November 2010.
As well as a black Wii console and the game Mario Kart Wii, the Mario Kart Wii Pack contains a black Nunchuk, black Wii Remote Plus, black Wii Wheel and the game Wii Sports. On top of all that, the bundle will also include Donkey Kong Original Edition pre-installed on the Wii console, in homage to Mario’s first ever appearance.
