Wii U eShop

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 13 Comments

Now, I would like to explain the progress in our digital business, which will play a very important role in our efforts to expand our business.

These graphs show the download sales transitions in the recent three financial years.
Our download sales as of the end of the second quarter of this fiscal year were a bit lower than those in the previous fiscal year. Yet, the most recent nine-month download sales showed a year-on-year increase of 17 percent to reach 21.1 billion yen.

These are the regional download sales breakdowns for the nine months of this fiscal year and the previous one.
You can see the decrease of the ratio of the Japanese market, where there were some hit titles including “StreetPass Mii Plaza” and “Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball” in the last fiscal year. In contrast, the Americas dramatically increased its proportion, followed by Europe.

In the U.S., purchases of digital products in general have been widely accepted by consumers. As a result, the ratio of people who purchase and download digital game software is high. As you can see, when we focus on the Americas and create a chart of the download sales percentage of the total software sales, the ratio of the download sales has been increasing largely in the most recent three fiscal years.
Of course, there are some gift-giving opportunities such as holidays and birthdays when packaged software is preferred over the digital version. Yet, as we have been continuing our various efforts in this field, I hope you can see that Nintendo’s digital business is making steady progress. Specifically, not to mention the increased purchasing at Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, our efforts to increase digital purchasing opportunities, such as via online e-commerce sites that we mentioned during the previous Corporate Management Policy Briefing, have been showing results.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates, Wii U eShop | 50 Comments

Winners are in! For North America: Ben and peter. Our European winners are Fran Mora and David Rebulà Sánchez. Codes will be sent off tomorrow. Thanks for participating, and thanks to Max Criden for working with us on the giveaway!

It’s time for another giveaway! We have a total of four Cosmophony codes to hand out to you guys – two for North America, and two for Europe.

You can enter in the comments section below by telling us about your favorite rhythm or rail shooter game, or a combination of both. Just make sure to specify which region you’re entering for. We may give more consideration to entries that put effort into their submissions.

Check back on Sunday night for an update on the winners!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Rumors, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Since the early days of Anima: Gate of Memories’ existence, we’ve heard that the game would be released on Wii U. That’s why it was particularly strange that speculation started surfacing today that this might no longer be the case.

The rumors seem to have arisen from a couple of tweets published by BadLand Games, a Spanish distributor. BadLand essentially stated that there are no plans for a Wii U version at the moment. I’m not sure why this was said, but I can confirm that Anima: Gate of Memories is still on for Wii U. Creator Carlos García confirmed to us that the team is still planning a Wii U version.

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Last week, Mobot Studios shared first screenshots from its next Wii U title. We now have a name for the project plus first details.

Blocky Bot is a game that offers a “high score-driven” mini-game experience. It features a combination of various 2D/3D styles, tight controls, level variety, and plenty of characters to unlock. Mobot has also teased “a guest appearance from another well-known eShop character, and a couple of old school contra-type codes for unlockable items”.

Look forward to more information about Blocky Bot soon.

Source: Mobot Studios PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U

Kirby’s Adventure Wii – €19.99/£17.99
Puzzle Monkeys – €2.99/£2.99

Wii U VC
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29
Super Ghouls’N Ghosts (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29

Citizens of Earth (Demo) – Free

Wii U Special offers
Angry Birds Star Wars – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
Angry Birds Trilogy – €19.99/£14.99 (Ends March 5)
Batman Arkham City: Armoured Edition – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Batman: Arkham Origins – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition – €14.99/£10.99 (Ends March 4)
GAME PARTY CHAMPIONS – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Injustice: Gods Among Us – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO BATMAN 2: DC Super Heroes – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Batman 3: BEYOND GOTHAM – €44.99/£34.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO The Hobbit – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge – €24.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition – €24.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The LEGO Movie Videogame – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
TRANSFORMERS PRIME The Game – €24.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)

3DS

Citizens of Earth Demo – Free
Flap Flap – €7.99/£7.19
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland – €24.90/£19.90
Chat-A-Lot – €3.99/£3.59
Best of Arcade Games – Bubble Buster – €9.99/£8.99
Best of Board Games – Solitaire – €9.99/£8.99

DLC
Swivel BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Kainé / Salvation FMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Echoes of the SpiralFMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Frog’s Theme BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Misgestalt BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Vamo’ alla flamenco BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Song of the Ancients/Devola FMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Megalomania BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
The Ultimate Confrontation BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
The Conflict BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Nemesis BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
The Dawn Warriors BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89

3DS Special offers
Angry Birds Star Wars – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Angry Birds Trilogy – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Batman 3: BEYOND GOTHAM – €34.99/£24.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Legends of CHIMA: Laval’s Journey – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO The Hobbit – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park – €19.99/£12.99 (Ends March 5)
Shin Megami Tensei IV – €12.99/£11.69 (Ends February 26)
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – €14.99/£13.49 (Ends February 26)
Snow Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends February 26)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge (Activision) – €25.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The LEGO55 Movie Videogame – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
TOYS VS MONSTERS – €2.99/£2.99 (Ends March 12)
TRANSFORMERS PRIME The Game – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)

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Just a few days ago, we heard about FarSight Studios’ plan to bring The Pinball Arcade to New 3DS. But there is another Nintendo version that has long been in development – that is, the Wii U edition.

Some recent comments made by The Pinball Arcade lead designer Bobby King suggested that the Wii U version could still be on the way… but perhaps not. Check out this statement from The Pinball Arcade support team:

Right now we have no concrete plans to bring our game to the Wii U. It’s still in the cards but no definite groundwork has yet been laid out.

That doesn’t sound too encouraging, sadly!

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