Latest Japanese New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC trailer
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More New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC shown on Nintendo Direct
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New Super Mario Bros. 2’s next round of downloadable content was revealed during today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct. Two packs were introduced: “Collect Golden Mushrooms!” and “Challenge the Record! B.”
Both can be purchased in Japan today for 200 yen each.
Jam with the Band announced for 3DS
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Jam with the Band is coming to the 3DS. The game, which was announced during today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, is expected for release next year.
Nintendo Direct live-stream (10/25/12, Japan)
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Should begin in around 5 minutes.
Japanese Animal Crossing 3DS pack met with strong demand
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The Animal Crossing: Jump Out 3DS bundle, announced for Japan several weeks ago, has seen high consumer demand thus far. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors today that retailers have already halted pre-orders. Fortunately, the company is readying more stock, which may mean that pre-orders may open once again in the near future.
“This is a special set containing the Nintendo 3DS XL hardware featuring the download version of “Animal Crossing” (temp.) inside the device. We have had so many pre-orders that some retailers have already stopped accepting them. We are currently arranging for additional production. By making consumers who do not know much about download versions understand their advantages in this way, we will aim to increase the awareness and popularity of them.”
Nintendo confirms Wii U will be sold at a loss, Iwata comments on profits and more
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Nintendo almost never sells its hardware at a loss. With the Wii U though, the company doesn’t have much of a choice.
Speaking during an investor’s meeting in Japan a short while ago, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata officially confirmed the Wii U will be sold at a loss.
Iwata spoke about this topic, overall profits, and more:
During the second quarter of this fiscal term, we have successfully eliminated the situation that we sell the Nintendo 3DS hardware below cost, which was the main reason our corporate profits fell in the last term. However, as we are in the phase of concentrating our development resources on software for the Nintendo 3DS system, which is still in an earlier stage of penetration than that of Nintendo DS, and as we have not yet launched the Wii U system, it is difficult to increase the total sales of software, which is generally profitable. In addition to the yen’s continuous appreciation, the Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo’s profits early after the launch because rather than determining a price based on its manufacturing cost, we selected one that consumers would consider to be reasonable. In this first half of the term before the launch of the Wii U, we were not able to make a profit on software for the system while we had to book a loss on the hardware, which is currently in production and will be sold below cost. Our loss has therefore widened during the second quarter in spite of bringing the Nintendo 3DS hardware back to profitability. Although we expect our financial performance to be revitalized, under these circumstances, unfortunately we cannot say that we will achieve ‘Nintendo-like’ profits within this fiscal year.
We will make best efforts to retrieve “Nintendo-like” profits by:
- boosting sales of the Nintendo 3DS system as a sound successor to Nintendo DS both in Japan and overseas during the year-end sales season,
- launching the Wii U system successfully in each part of the world in the year-end and maintaining the sales momentum next year, and,
- transforming our business structure in line with the times, including the expansion of our digital business to increase our business efficiency and profitability.
New entries on Nintendo’s million-sellers chart
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Three new Nintendo games have entered the company’s million-seller chart. Pokemon Black/White 2, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and Mario Party 9 have all reached the sales goal.
A specific breakdown of the sales is posted below.
Pokemon Black/White 2 (DS)
– 4.26 million global sales
– 2.84 million sales in Japan
– 1.42 million sales overseas
– Life-to-date sales are 4.26 million
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
– 3.25 million global sales
– 1.31 million sales in Japan
– 1.95 million sales overseas
– Life-to-date sales are 3.25 million
Mario Party 9 (Wii)
– 1.25 million global sales
– .59 million sales in Japan
– .66 million sales overseas
– Life-to-date sales are 2.24 million
Nintendo release schedule – Brain Age 3DS due next year in US/EU, Wii U games listed
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Nintendo has provided an updated release schedule as part of its financial materials.
There aren’t a whole lot of interesting listings, but it looks like Brain Age: Concentration Training has been pushed back in North America to an unspecified time frame between January and March 2013. It’s been given a vague 2013 “date” in Europe.
Wii U games are also listed for the first time. Bayonetta 2, Smash Bros., and Monolith Soft’s next game are all “TBA”, though it’s nice seeing them on there in any case!
