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The Guardian has published a mammoth, two-part interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. In the discussion Miyamoto touches on a few personal things, such as his daily routine, why he plays games, hiring new employees at Nintendo, and more. Interestingly, an the end of the interview, Miyamoto more or less said that he wouldn’t be playing games if he didn’t make them due to a lack of time and the difficulty in finding the right title to experience.

Miyamoto also commented on new Nintendo characters. He told the publication, “there’s a strong possibility we will introduce some new characters to the scene soon.”

Read on below for the full Q&A.

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Square Enix will offer new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy songs through downloadable content next week.

As usual, four songs will be available. Final Fantasy XII’s Shokanjusen (battle stage) and Royal Capital Rabanastre (field stage), Final Fantasy II’s Battle 2 (battle stage), and Final Fantasy III’s Crystal no Aru Doukutsu (field stage) are the new selections.

Each piece of music launches on May 2 for 150 yen each. You can find samples for all of the songs above.

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Fire Emblem: Awakening is the first Nintendo-made title to incorporate downloadable content. The second game could be Animal Crossing 3DS.

Speaking at Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Satoru Iwata said that “the next Animal Crossing might be a game which relies upon add-on content sales.”

You can find even more quotes from Iwata here. Between our summary post from the event and indivual quotes scattered on the front page, I believe we’ve covered all significant information. I’d prefer not to overload you guys with superfluous quotes and posts that we’ve covered in summary format, so visit that link for some extra words from Nintendo’s president.

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Nintendo is preparing a triple threat of downloadable content for Fire Emblem: Awakening next week. “The Magic of Remembrance #3”, “Gold and Silver”, and “King Vs. King: The Holy War Chapter” will all be available on Wednesday.

Players will be able to add Micaiah from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn to their party in “The Magic of Remembrance #3”. Ike will appear in this chapter as well. “King Vs. King: The Holy War Chapter” provides access to Alm from Fire Emblem Gaiden.

“Gold and Silver” is a bit different. It features a new map and a boss that will reward you with 7,000G after its defeat.

“The Magic of Remembrance #3” and “King Vs. King: The Holy War Chapter” will cost 300 yen. “Gold and Silver” is priced at 400 yen.

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Update: If you’re having issues reading the hardware sales graphs, you can find an exact listing of the figures in the final gallery image (via).

Nintendo provided a variety of year-to-date hardware and software sales during its financial results briefing today.

Hardware sales (via NPD, Media Create) are available for the United States, Japan and Europe – all of these figures can be found in the gallery above. Software sales in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, and Spain are also included.

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We have additional details about how consumers will purchase packaged games for the eShop at retailers.

It works like this: you can head out to a retailer, check out the retailer’s website, and purchase the title immediately. The retailer will provide a 16-digit code that can be entered on the Nintendo eShop.

Iwata’s explanation is as follows:

“Our consumers can visit retail outlets or the retailers’ online shopping sites, look for products of interest, make a purchase decision and actually pay for the product there. The retailers then can issue the 16-digit software exchange code. As you can see on the screen now, consumers can enter the 16-digit code at the Nintendo eShop to download the software.

“Some may wonder why we are adding this kind of process, as it may seem more complicated. However, for the majority of our consumers, this is a familiar process as they are already accustomed to making payments at the retail outlets, and it can lower their psychological barrier to making online purchases. Some consumers are hesitant in purchasing digital download software because they are concerned about inputting their credit card numbers. Also, payments by credit cards or cell phones are unavailable to some people under a certain age. Accordingly, offering a familiar payment method should lower the hurdle for our consumers to purchase digital download software.”

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New Super Mario Bros. 2 won’t be the only upcoming Nintendo title to be sold through retailers and on the eShop. The next Brain Age game, known as “Onitore” in Japan, will follow the same path.

We also have a confirmation that the title will be released overseas.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors during the company’s latest financial results briefing:

“Additionally, we are developing “Onitore” (temp.), the software to train your concentration and working memories, with Prof. Kawashima at Tohoku University. We will release it in summer in Japan, and overseas afterwards.”

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