Mighty No. 9, Keiji Inafune’s new project seeking funding on Kickstarter, has already hit its target. In less than two full days, the $900,000 goal has been reached.

Mighty No. 9 still has a ways to go before development is guaranteed for consoles. At present, PC is the only confirmed platform. Console versions will be made a reality if $2.5 million is raised.

You can find the official Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter here.

UK software sales (Week ending 8/31) – Rayman Legends sells the most on Wii U

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments

First week sales for Rayman Legends are in. The game isn’t lightning the charts on fire, but it did outsell origins by around 20%. Legends also sold the most on Wii U – 45% of total sales came from Nintendo’s console.

Below are the full charts for the week ending August 31:

Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1	1	SAINTS ROW IV	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
2	2	SAINTS ROW IV	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
3	3	TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	4	FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5	5	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
4	6	TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	7	FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	PC	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6	8	DISNEY INFINITY	XB360	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
–	9	PAYDAY 2	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
7	10	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8	11	THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10	12	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11	13	DISNEY INFINITY	WII	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
–	14	RAYMAN LEGENDS	WII U	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9	15	DISNEY INFINITY	PS3	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
–	16	MADDEN NFL 25	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	17	MADDEN NFL 25	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	18	RAYMAN LEGENDS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12	19	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	20	RAYMAN LEGENDS	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
23	21	MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
16	22	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18	23	MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
34	24	TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
26	25	MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
17	26	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
25	27	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
19	28	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22	29	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
36	30	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
32	31	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
35	32	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15	33	THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
21	34	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
28	35	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
33	36	BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30	37	MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	38	LOST PLANET 3	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–	39	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
29	40	FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1	1	SAINTS ROW IV	VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
2	2	TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	UBISOFT (TORONTO)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	3	FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3	4	DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
4	5	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	6	RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	7	MADDEN NFL 25	EA TIBURON	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	8	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18	9	PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
6	10	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7	11	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8	12	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9	13	THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12	14	MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
13	15	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15	16	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16	17	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11	18	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
17	19	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
21	20	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19	21	THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14	22	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10	23	THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED	2K MARIN	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
20	24	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
23	25	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–	26	LOST PLANET 3	SPARK UNLIMITED	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
24	27	BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	28	KILLER IS DEAD	GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
27	29	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
30	30	MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26	31	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
25	32	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29	33	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
31	34	THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
34	35	MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
33	36	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
35	37	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37	38	PLANES	BEHAVIOUR INTERACTIVE	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
32	39	GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
–	40	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA

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Mega Man creator launches new Kickstarter for brand new project, “Mighty No. 9” – could come to Wii U

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 11 Comments

Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune has just launched a new Kickstarter for “Mighty No. 9” after announcing the project at PAX Prime 2013 just moments ago.

Mighty No. 9 is described as “an all-new Japanese side-scrolling action game that takes the best aspects of the 8- and 16-bit era classics you know and love”. Players take on the role of Beck, “the 9th in a line of powerful robots, and the only one not infected by a mysterious computer virus that has caused mechanized creatures the world over to go berserk.”

Players will be running, jumping, blasting, and transforming in six different stages. More levels may be added depending on stretch goals. You’ll be able to tackle the stages in any order of your choosing. Similar to Mega Man, you can use weapons and abilities taken from enemies.

Mighty No. 9 is currently planned for PC. The Kickstarter page mentions that other platforms such as Wii U “are a high priority,” but will only be made a reality if a $2.5 million stretch goal is met.

Mighty No. 9 is tentatively scheduled for launch in spring 2015. Donations will need to reach $900,000 by October 1 in order to secure funding.

You can find the official Kickstarter page with a ton of additional details here.

Reggie officially confirms no Ambassador program for Wii U

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 12 Comments

We have additional confirmation that an Ambassador program won’t be coming to Wii U.

Although a Nintendo customer service representative recently said that there aren’t any plans, that was hardly an official confirmation. However, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime shared a few comments with Kotaku explaining why there isn’t anything in the works.

Here’s the full conversation between the two:

Reggie Fils-Aime: The focus on making sure that this holiday, [the Wii U’s] second holiday, is really strong is actually quite consistent with the way that we always thought about our hardware launches. Look at Nintendo 3DS. We lined up Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land to make sure that its second holiday was as strong as possible.
Kotaku: Right, but with that one, the precedent set there was that you guys dropped the price by a third, I think under the recognition that the machine wasn’t moving. And then, once that happened, that seemed to really propel it along. But, I mean, the Ambassador program and all that certainly sent a signal to me that Nintendo had miscalculated the appeal of the system at its initial price point. Lowering it seemed to solve it, right? Lowering it dramatically and doing those types of things [worked]. Are you guys doing any sort of Ambassador program for Wii U owners to thank them for coming in early and withstanding some of the [software] drought?
Reggie Fils-Aime: So, we have nothing to announce in terms of an Ambassador Program. And what I would do is reinforce what you just said. The situations are very different not only in terms of the timing, not only in terms of the level of the reduction… it’s a very different situation.

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Reggie talks importance of online gaming and digital downloads, small Wii U hard drive

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 6 Comments

IGN has posted another round of quotes from Reggie Fils-Aime. This time around, the Nintendo of America comments all about online gaming and digital downloads. You can find his full comments below.

WayForward to launch “major” Kickstarter next week

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 1 Comment

Update: No details after all, but WayForward’s blog officially confirms that the Kickstarter will launch next Wednesday.

WayForward, developer of the Shantae and Mighty Switch Force! games, is teasing a “major” Kickstarter campaign which will be going live next week.

It’s currently unclear what the studio has planned, but a countdown on WayForward’s website indicates that the crowdfunding effort will launch in a little less than five days. Details will apparently be shared later today.

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Reggie not worried about PS4 and Xbox One – says being new isn’t enough, “pretty pictures by themselves aren’t selling propositions”

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

How does Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime feel about the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? He already gave a “Meh” in response to their launch lineups.

Even with two new consoles on the way that the Wii U will be forced to compete with,

“I don’t think consumers buy hardware just because it’s sexy and new. I think consumers buy hardware because of the experiences they can have on them. That’s why, for us, having a strong holiday line-up is so critically important.”
“You know, to a certain extent, how they perform is going to come down to the clarity of their proposition, their execution. There are a lot of variables out there, and that’s for my friends over at Microsoft and Sony to go figure out. My job is to drive Nintendo products and make sure we have a great holiday.”

There’s no denying that the PS4 and Xbox One have a leg up on Wii U when it comes to specs and visuals. However, Reggie pointed out that graphics alone “aren’t selling propositions”.

“Systems that generate pretty pictures by themselves aren’t selling propositions, and all you need to do is look at the last generation to see the evidence. And that’s true whether you look at the home console space or the handheld space. It’s not about the graphics by itself. It’s about the entire experience.”

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Kamiya on Wonderful 101 control criticisms, working with Nintendo, still wants to make a Star Fox game, more

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 8 Comments

Eurogamer has gone live with a new interview featuring Hideki Kamiya, the director behind The Wonderful 101 and supervisor of Bayonetta 2. Topics include some of the control criticisms people have had with The Wonderful 101, working with Nintendo, and his continued interest is working on Star Fox.

You can find some excerpts below. You can find even more over at Eurogamer.

No Ambassador program for Wii U, Nintendo customer service says

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 5 Comments

The Wii U is in a similar position as the 3DS. Both systems received price drops less than a year after their release.

When the 3DS reduction was announced, Nintendo revealed an Ambassador program for the handheld. A total of 20 games were made available for free – 10 NES games and 10 exclusive GBA titles.

Apparently, the Wii U won’t be seeing anything similar based on recent comments from a Nintendo customer service representative. Nintendo of America’s Helena Toledo said:

Thank you for taking the time to write with your questions regarding a Wii U Ambassador program. The Ambassador program is only available to any Nintendo 3DS owner who purchased their system before August 12, 2011 and there are no plans for a similar program for Wii U.
I know that this isn’t what you were hoping for, but we appreciate your support of our products now and in the future. I also want to assure you that your comments will be added to our records and made available for other departments at the company to use as they see fit.

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