Lots of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate footage
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Miyamoto on the future of the games industry, Wii U/3DS connectivity, more
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1UP has gone live with a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. The legendary Nintendo designer commented on the future of the games industry, plans for Wii U/3DS connectivity, and more.
As usual, we’ve rounded up the questions and answers for you below.
Off-screen Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon footage
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Yes, the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, is playing Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon in the video above!
Reggie on Wii U third-party support and price, competition, more
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The first of many interviews to come from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime…
Friend Codes exist in some form on Wii U… or not?
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Update: Just noticed another tweet coming from GameTrailers editor-in-chief Shane Satterfield. Yesterday, he wrote on Twitter “that friend codes are gone for Wii U.” So, which is it? The only thing I can gather is that the Friend Codes usage will be very different for Wii U if they’re there at all. Let the confusion commence!
Some slightly disappointing news has made it out of a Nintendo analyst meeting at E3 2012 today.
The company briefly touched on the Wii U’s online functionality in addition to other topics. Nintendo previously announced an account system for the system, but hadn’t ruled out Friend Codes.
Today, Nintendo has confirmed that Friend Codes haven’t been completely eliminated and will be returning in some form. Details about its implementation haven’t been discussed, though making friends will apparently be easier.
Other tidbits from the event include:
– 3DS software units have outsold the equivalent of DS software in the same period
– 3DS has reached 70% Internet connection rate
– An average of 5 items have been purchased by online 3DS users
– Wii U home screen includes a recommendation engine built-in, showing users which titles they might be interested in
– Wii U: can access store and communications on smartphones so that you can buy and download content to the console by the time you get home
– “Current share price cannot be sustained, by delivering and communicating hope to rectify, no consideration to go private”
– Nintendo not actively looking into free-to-play games
– No plans for Mario free-to-play game
– Nintendo believes in selling product for value created
– Nintendo won’t compete with Microsoft or others for exclusive franchise support; they want to take advantage of the 190 million Wiimote/45 million Balance Board install base
– No built-in hard drive for Wii U, but USB connections let users use variety of external options like a cheap hard drive
– Nintendo open to pre-installed software for Wii U in some markets
– On Xbox SmartGlass: what they offer is a small facet of what Wii U can do; they clearly see value to follow only 1 year after Wii U
– Nintendo has placed particular focus on Wii U’s latency to ensure a seamless experience; Nintendo thinks Sony/Microsoft will still have an issue (possibly with similar products)
– “This cycle can improve profits driven by digital, miiverse is designed to improve tie ratio, wiiu think will have higher active use rate”
– When asked about Apple TV, Nintendo said that they believe what Wii U offers is the only one of its kind with a second screen integrated seamlessly to the television
Lost Heroes screenshots/art
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Lost Heroes dated for Japan
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Namco Bandai shared a release date for Lost Heroes with Famitsu. The game is scheduled for release on September 9.
Previously announced as a 3DS exclusive, it will now be heading to the PSP, too. The 3DS version will offer Famicom’s SD Hero Soukessen as download content.
Media Create software sales (5/28 – 6/3)
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01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D (Square Enix) – 513,183 / NEW
02./01. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom) – 82,985 / 385,025 (-73%)
03./02. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo) – 41,479 / 143,124 (-59%)
04./05. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) – 19,627 / 400,390 (-6%)
05./00. [3DS] Guild01 (Level 5) – 14,790 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken F – Legend of the End of the Century Savior (SEGA) – 13,758 / NEW
07./10. [3DS] Super Mario Land 3D (Nintendo) – 10,018 / 1,605,114 (+2%)
08./00. [PSP] Soukoku no Kusabi: Hiiro no Kakera 3 – Ashita e no Tobira (Scarlet Fragments 3 – Doors to Tomorrow) (Idea Factory) – 10,008 / NEW
09./07. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo) – 9,654 / 400,999 (-34%)
10./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) – 7,771 / 1,728,338 (+2%)
11./00. [PSP] Abunai: Koi no Sousa Shitsu (Danger! Love Investigation Room) (QuinRose) – 7,349 / NEW
12./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 G (Capcom) – 7,001 / 1,465,659 (-11%)
13./03. [PSP] Uta no * Prince-Sama: Debut (Ah! My Prince’s Song: Debut) (Broccoli) – 5,445 / 66,821 (-91%)
14./23. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) – 4,374 / 176,356 (-6%)
15./04. [360] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom) – 4,372 / 33,397 (-85%)
16./22. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Wii Remote+) (Nintendo) – 4,201 / 953,286 (-11%)
17./00. [PSP] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works) – 3,982 / NEW
18./21. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) – 3,974 / 284,552 (-18%)
19./00. [PSP] Tsuyo Kiss 3 Gakki Portable (Revolution) – 3,376 / NEW
20./15. [PSP] My Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable Can’t Possibly Continue (Namco Bandai) – 3,216 / 63,144 (-52%)
