Iwata says software, not price, is Wii U’s issue
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Much has been made of the Wii U’s price. Some have said that the console is simply too expensive, especially when compared to other upcoming systems such as the PlayStation 4.
But Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, speaking with CVG, said that the Wii U’s price is not the problem. Rather, the dearth of exciting titles is the root of the problem, “and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”
Iwata said:
“If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U. The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.”
“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”
[Feature] Preview/Demo-Review – The Wonderful 101
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I decided to take some footage of the The Wonderful 101 demo and edit it together to help some of you make sense of what the game really is! Within the footage is both explanation and review, so you’ll know what things work and what things don’t about the game prior to ever having to try it yourself!
Low-quality Sonic Lost World trailer shows new underwater level
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The video above comes from the Sonic Boom event yesterday. It’s low-quality, but it’s all we have at the moment!
The Wonderful 101 – blog post 12 now live
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Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with a twelfth post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers the various stages in the game.
Toy Story Play Set announced for Disney Infinity, new characters, Toy Box version of Disneyland available at launch
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Disney Infinity will receive a Play Set based on the Toy Story franchise, it has been confirmed. The news was revealed during a presentation at the D23 Expo just a short while ago.
The three characters included with the Play Set are Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Jessie.
Joining them will be Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey, Skellington, Rapunzel, Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope, Phineas, Ferb, Agent P, Elsa, and Anna – also new characters announced today. Mickey’s figure will launch in January.
Last but not least, an update about the Toy Box – Disneyland will be available through this mode at launch.
Sakurai talks Smash Bros. visual design, says images of 3DS version “look fine” but don’t do the game justice
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
The new Smash Bros. games are particularly noteworthy for a couple of reasons. On Wii U, this marks the first time that the series will be shown in HD. And on 3DS, Smash Bros. will be making its debut appearance on a handheld, complete with a unique style thanks to character outlines given to the playable characters.
Director Masahiro Sakurai spoke about the visual design of both versions while speaking with GamesTM this month. Regarding Wii U, Sakurai said fans can expect “more details, and bigger stages”. He also shared an interesting comment about the 3DS version, noting that screenshots “look fine” but don’t do the game justice compared to actually seeing it running in person.
Sakurai told the magazine:
“And the same thing with the Wii U screen – since we’re an HD-compatible console, we’re able to do more details, and bigger stages as seen on previous home consoles. Now of course, I want to point out that everything on 3DS is designed for that screen, and that’s where they look the best. It’s unfortunate we can’t show everyone what it looks like on 3DS, rather than screenshots, while they do look fine, do not do that justice once you see it on the system. Too bad we can’t show everybody what it looks like on the system.”
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Rayman Legends – Kung Foot video
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Media Create software sales (7/29 – 8/4) – Top 50
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01./00. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
02./01. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
03./05. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
04./06. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
05./00. [PS3] Killer Is Dead
06./04. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights #
07./00. [PSV] Mind/Zero
08./07. [3DS] Youkai Watch
09./03. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown
10./02. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown
11./08. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link!
12./10. [WIU] Pikmin 3
13./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
14./14. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
15./09. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover
16./18. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
17./11. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025
18./12. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom
19./00. [PSP] Shiratsuyu no Kai #
20./16. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!!
Video: “Why Zelda Fans want The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD “
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Details from Iwata Asks: The Wonderful 101
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Nintendo has published the official Iwata Asks interview dedicated to The Wonderful 101. Director Hideki Kamiya joined Nintendo president Satoru Iwata to discuss the new Wii U game.
It’s not up in English just yet, but various tidbits from the talk have been translated. You can find those below.
– Kamiya played games (Intellivision and the like) mainly at the game corners of department stores because his family couldn’t afford to buy any
– He sometimes went to an upper-classmans house to play their cassette-vision, but was often teased by them
-His first game console he owned was a Famicon/NES, which he bought in middle school. He bought it with the money he got at new years
– He had trouble finding one, but found a store that was going to get 10 of them in stock. He woke up at 4AM to go to the store to buy the Famicon, but 10 people were already lined up.
– A friend of his cousins offered to sell him their Famicon with 15 games for 30000 yen.
– The first game he bought from a store was “Nuts and Milk”
– He feels his time with the Famicon was the funnest period of his life
– While he really enjoyed playing games, he never really thought about the people that created them.
– He first learned about what a game designer was after reading an talk between Miyamoto and Zebius creator Masanobu Endou in the Famicon Magazine.
– It was then, during middle school, that he decided he wanted to be a game designer.
– He didn’t know what to do to become a game designer, and doesn’t feel he put any real effort into achieving it.
– He bought a PC88 intending to learn how to program, but ended up just playing games on it.
– He attempted BASIC, but felt it was impossible for him and gave up quickly
– Iwata didn’t have a PC in high school, but he made games on a program calculator, which were played by someone else in his year
– One of Kamiya’s friends was a Sega fan, and owned a Mark 3; they would constantly discuss which was better between the Famicon and Mark 3
– They also argued over PC’s, with Kamiya owning a PC88, and his friend owning an MSX
– Kamiya’s other friend owned an X1, but was able to buy an X68000 due to his part time jobs
– Kamiya would buy his own X68000 games and play them on this friends PC
– Due to playing games and noy studying, Kamiya failed the exams for the school he was aiming for, and ended up going to his spare choice.
– This school was near the train station, and right near the game center, which he ended up going to every day on the way home from school
