Wii U

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Nintendo TVii launches tomorrow in North America, but it will be missing a few features.

Today’s press release confirmed that Netflix and TiVo support isn’t set to arrive until early 2013. The app won’t be able to access content from a DVR either.

Nintendo of America’s director of network business, Zach Fountain, told the New York Times that it would like to see this realized, but it first needs to reach deals with companies such as Comcast and/or DirecTV.

“We’d love to have DVR integration but we can’t do that without assistance. We’re in discussions to cover that time-shifting portion.”

Fountain also commented on how Nintendo wishes to deliver “a persistent, consistent experience.”

“We don’t believe you should have to change your app when you change the program. TV shows have apps, networks have apps, sports leagues have apps… We want to create a persistent, consistent experience.”

Reggie adds that Nintendo wants the GamePad to become “the super aggregator and super remote.”

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 206,973
Wii U – 126,916
3DS – 112,052
PS3 – 42,976
PSP – 33,002
Vita – 14,446
Wii – 10,346
Xbox 360 – 1,760
PS2 – 1,102
DSi – 320
DSi LL – 221

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Wii U – 308,142
3DS LL – 136,373
3DS – 75,126
PS3 – 36,994
PSP – 19,637
Vita – 11,039
Wii – 6,714
Xbox 360 – 1,216
PS2 – 904
DSi – 245
DSi LL – 179

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During the start of tonight’s Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata briefly spoke a bit about issues concerning the Wii U. Even with the latest firmware update, users have still been complaining about system update and program start loading times. Good news: both of these issues will be addressed, Iwata said.

The Nintendo president also talked about Wii U stock availability in Japan. Iwata apologized for shortages surrounding the Wii U Premium Set, but it sounds like consumers will simply need to deal with the situation for now and wait for additional units to arrive.

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Update: Some details below.

Looks like a big update is coming to Dragon Quest X. A mini, game-specific DQX Nintendo Direct was just posted showing off version 1.2. There’s also a brief look at the new 3DS download. We’ll bring you translated details as soon as possible.

– Wii U beta starts in February
– Use the voucher from the Premium/Monster Hunter Set
– Registration details to be announced
– Update 1.2 coming in December
– Magic Labyrinth to be added
– Layout changes each time your party enters the labyrinth.
– Party auto-matching = quick starts
– Rare treasure from boss
– New jobs: magic warrior, superstar
– Level limit upped to 60
– Newly-reincarnated monsters
– Mystery item drawings, dress-up
– Carpentry, sewing, item crafting, furniture production introduced
– New home items
– Friend invite campaign through 1/15
– 3DS “Battle While Out” app releasing for 600 yen
– Can earn items for the online game
– Dragon Quest X Wii players can upgrade to the Wii U game at half-price
– Details regarding this will be on the homepage

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A group of thieves stole 7,000 Wii U consoles at a warehouse near Seattle’s SeaTac airport. Given that the average price of the system comes in at $300, the robbers made off with roughly $2.1 million in hardware.

Check out the above ABC report for additional details.

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance producer Yuji Korekado confirmed last week that a Wii U version isn’t planned. When asked by Eurogamer about the possibility once more, Korekado reiterated: “We aren’t currently thinking about that.”

Here’s Korekado’s explanation:

“We aren’t currently thinking about that. One of the strongest appeals of the Wii U is the GamePad. However, we’ve constructed Metal Gear Rising so you can fully enjoy the game on the controllers whether it’s on the PS3 or the Xbox. So, currently we aren’t thinking about Metal Gear Rising on the Wii U.”

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The results are in for EDGE magazine’s 2012 awards. Categories include “Publisher of the Year” and a whole slew of alternative awards.

Nintendo-related awards can be found below. The full list is here.

Publisher of the Year

1. Ubisoft
2. Wargaming
3. Sony

Alternative Awards

Saddest Dog Murder – Hotline Miami
Most Rewritten History – 007 Legends
Most Unorthodox Darwinism – Tokyo Jungle
Most Persistent Hero – Bryce Boltzman – NeverDead
Emptiest Promises – Peter Molyneux
Most Inspired Casting – Nolan North – Spec Ops: The Line
Sharpest Pitchforks – Mass Effect 3 fans
Most Delayed Gratification – Assassins Creed 3
Best Credit Sequence – Thirty Flights of Loving
Most Awkward Title – Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Most Hastily Gathered Talent – 343 Industries
Most Undeserved F2P Cataclysm – Punch Quest

2011 awards | 2010 awards

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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Trine 2: Director’s Cut could be just the start of Frozenbyte’s Wii U support. Sales and marketing manager Mikael Haveri has said that the studio is “very interested” in working on the console once more.

“We are very interested in working on it again. Who knows, but if everything goes well maybe even sooner than many might suspect.”

Haveri also commented on sales of Trine 2: Director’s Cut thus far. Haversi said the title is selling “fairly well according to our calculations”.

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