Wii U

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Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing (and guy-who-sort-of-sounds-like-a-nursery-rhyme-character) Scott Moffitt said that the response to the Wii U deluxe set has been extremely positive, and he thinks it means Nintendo priced it properly:

“All I can say is that the response has been phenomenal and we’re getting, especially in the higher priced deluxe set, that one’s selling out incredibly quickly. That seems to indicate that the pricing’s in a good spot and the proof is in the consumer response.”

He also went on to reiterate that while initial demand seems to be higher than it was for Wii, Nintendo will also have “more systems on hand for the Wii U than we did for the launch of Wii” and that “replenishments will be more frequent this holiday time than during the Wii launch.”

All in all, we can expect some shortages, but nothing on the level of Wii. At least not yet!

Via GamesIndustry

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This week’s Japanese 3DS eShop update is as follows:

3DS Download Software

@SIMPLE DL Series Vol. 6 THE Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu – Asobi no Tengoku Kumadonarub?ru hen – 500 yen
Kaih? Sh?j? (Liberation Maiden) – 800 yen
Maido Hanafuda – 500 yen
Naruto SD Powerful Shippuden DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console

Star Soldier (Famicom) – 500 yen
Rockman 5 Blues no Wana (Mega Man 5, Famicom) – 500 yen
Sonic Drift 2 (Game Gear) – 300 yen

Video Content

Nintendo Direct presentation
New Super Mario Bros. U commercials
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U commercials
Wii U commercial
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U preview video

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Practically every Japanese Wii U launch game will be made available as a download. There are only two exceptions: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Mass Effect 3: Special Edition.

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Polygon has gone live with an interview featuring Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada.

We’ve picked out a few of the quotes below – the full discussion is here. There’s talk about how Nintendo wanted Namco Bandai to keep the Tekken experience hardcore on Wii U, what it was like for the Tekken team working with Nintendo (not much contact with Miyamoto), how Harada now sees Smash Bros. as a core fighter, and more.

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Visitors can get Hands-On Time with the New Wii U and the Best Nintendo 3DS Games for the Holidays

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo and fun have always gone together, but never more than this year. Just a day after its launch, the new Wii U home console and its groundbreaking touch-screen GamePad controller will be on display at 26 malls from coast to coast. Starting Nov. 19, consumers will get a chance to learn how Wii U will not only revolutionize how people play video games, but also how people will enjoy video entertainment and connect with family and friends. What’s more, holiday shoppers will also get to play the hottest, must-have games for the portable Nintendo 3DS this holiday season and experience them on the 90 percent larger screens of the new Nintendo 3DS XL hand-held system. The fun continues at select locations with weekend visits from a host of Nintendo characters, game competitions, free giveaways (while supplies last) and a special chance to video chat with Mario.

“Nintendo has something for everyone on your holiday shopping list,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Whether you want to test drive Wii U with the revolutionary Wii U GamePad controller, check out some great games for Nintendo 3DS or just take a fun break from a busy shopping day, the Nintendo Mall Experience is your oasis from the shopping mall melee.”

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Today’s out-of-the-blue Nintendo Direct was light on footage and heavy on information. I imagine most of you don’t speak Japanese, but the folks on NeoGAF have fortunately come through with a translation.

Read on below for details on Wii U’s handling of USB devices (2TB max, formatting the drive, two drives in the future with an update), backwards compatibility (future update to allow Wii U VC games to be playable on the GamePad), and more.

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Nintendo is just pushing these out without any warnings now!