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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Baird Equity Research is concerned about the Wii U. Analyst Colin Sebastian, in an investor’s note, expressed concern about the console’s mainstream appeal. The company is currently worried that only seasoned Nintendo fans will take interest in the Wii U.

Going forward, Sebastian stated that Nintendo needs “major first-party releases” like Zelda, as well as strong third-party support. Sebastian states that if all goes sour, Nintendo will be forced to lower the Wii U’s price point, and, unrealistically, “consideration will be given to extending first party franchises to other platforms.”

“We remain concerned that Nintendo’s innovative Wii-U console will lack broad appeal beyond the core Nintendo fan base. Following a somewhat lackluster launch and holiday selling season, Nintendo will need to bring to market major first-party releases (Zelda) and retain the support of key third-party developers to reduce market share losses. In a negative scenario, Nintendo will be forced to prematurely lower the Wii-U price, and over the course of this cycle, we expect consideration will be given to extending first party franchises to other platforms.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Zen Studios VP of marketing & public relations Mel Kirk is high on the company’s experience in making Zen Pinball 2 for the Wii U eShop.

Kirk praised Nintendo for its support, noting “we really could not have asked for more support from them.” On the whole, the entire experience has been “extremely positive”, and Kirk believes “the doors are wide open for other small studios to bring games to the Wii U.”

Kirk’s comments in full:

“We have experienced the same challenges that are presented on any new platform or device. Nintendo’s support has been excellent, we really could not have asked for more support from them. Overall, it has been an extremely positive experience and I think the doors are wide open for other small studios to bring games to the Wii U. This is an amazing development for Nintendo; huge, positive changes have been made since the days of WiiWare.”

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NetherRealm Studios’ Ed Boon recently posted an image on Twitter that appears to hint at certain content for Injustice: Gods Among Us.

The photo was actually a seemingly random tweet that has nothing to do with the game. But, perhaps unintentionally, it gives a look at Boon’s computer desktop and a few folders. Three folders can be clearly made out: Penguin, Martian Manhunter and DLC.

Downloadable content in Injustice wouldn’t come as a surprise, though that has not been confirmed. Penguin and Martian Manhunter haven’t been announced as playable characters either. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this plays out…

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
2		1			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
1		2			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		4			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		5			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3		6			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9		7			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		8			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14		9			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
8		10			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10		12			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
12		13			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11		14			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		15			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		16			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		17			WWE ’13	XB360	THQ	THQ
17		18			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		19			DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		20			ANARCHY REIGNS	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
20		21			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21		22			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
22		23			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23		24			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24		25			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26		26			SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
25		27			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
32		28			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30		29			WWE ’13	PS3	THQ	THQ
–		30			ZUMBA FITNESS 2	WII	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
27		31			BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
29		32			RESIDENT EVIL 6	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
34		33			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		34			ANARCHY REIGNS	PS3	SEGA	SEGA
38		35			POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2	DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35		36			RESIDENT EVIL 6	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–		37			DOOM 3: BFG EDITION	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
31		38			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
37		39			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		40			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Update: More quotes added.

About a week ago, Japanese publication Nikkei published an interview with Satoru Iwata. The Nintendo president had lots to say about Animal Crossing: New Leaf and other titles in the series.

Nikkei is back with another round of quotes from Iwata. Below you’ll find translated comments regarding Wii U sales, the GamePad’s origins, his desire to continue expanding the gaming population, and tons more that couldn’t possibly fit within this post’s title.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Random, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

YouTube user “Paul LastLevelTech” was able to successfully connected his Wii U to a SEGA Game Gear. Paul says he took on the project “to show off the handheld LCD differences in technology from the 90’s and now.”

Yes, this is completely random. But hey, it works.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

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In a fact sheet sent out during E3 2012, Nintendo listed LEGO City: Undercover as a game that can be experienced by up to two people. Thus far the company hasn’t shared any sort of information regarding multiplayer elements.

Based on Traveler’s Tales’ past work in the LEGO genre, one would expect Undercover to deliver a co-op experience. We’ll have to continue speculating for now though, as both Nintendo and Warner Bros. are keeping quiet about the possibility. When Game Informer asked co-op, the two provided the uninformative comment: “Nothing has been announced.”

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 133.134 / 2.103.089 (-17%)
02./03. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 90.264 / 1.834.055 (+38%)
03./04. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 68.262 / 470.394 (+16%)
04./07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 51.519 / 365.536 (+1%)
05./06. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 50.319 / 419.710 (-12%)
06./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 42.291 / 159.361 (-64%)
07./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 41.426 / 250.473 (-6%)
08./05. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 40.137 / 264.739 (-30%)
09./12. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 38.986 / 119.735 (+33%)
10./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 35.624 / 373.096 (+72%)
11./11. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 35.190 / 408.889 (+10%)
12./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 34.529 / 375.062
13./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 32.007 / 155.601 (+25%)
14./20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 30.291 / 1.939.257 (+63%)
15./23. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney (Level 5) {2012.11.29} (¥5.980) – 30.235 / 249.689
16./08. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 29.180 / 194.157 (-40%)
17./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 28.001 / 349.960 (+6%)
18./10. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 26.631 / 544.855 (-31%)
19./25. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 23.172 / 282.642
20./24. [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) – 21.110 / 226.888 (+26%)

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