Earlier today, analyst Daniel Gibson at Macquarie Capital Securities Limited tweeted that a fire broke out at a Wii U assembly factory in Japan. Gibson mentioned that Nintendo would revise its shipping forecast as a result.

Nintendo has now officially responded to the situation, and it looks like the fire won’t have a major effect on production. The company said, “As of now, we see no impacts on our Wii U console production scheme”.

CVG reports that supply constraints have been an issue for the Big N thus far. Due to strong demand, many retailers already sold out of allocated stock.

Fortunately, it seems as though this latest development won’t negatively impact the Wii U production line.

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Nintendo’s NYCC 2012 lineup

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Nintendo will be on hand for this year’s New York Comic Com 2012 expo with lots of content for its two main systems.

The Wii U will be playable, and there will be a bunch of games to try out. New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, and ZombiU are just a few of the titles expected at the show.

On the 3DS, attendees can get their hands on software such as Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Adventure Time, and Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion. The upcoming eShop game Crashmo will also be playable.

Head past the break for Nintendo’s full lineup and information about activities.

Reggie talks a bunch about Nintendo TVii and a few other things

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The Seattle Times recently sat down with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime for a lengthy chat.

For this particular interview, the main point of discussion centered around Nintendo TVii. Reggie fielded questions regarding the possibility of bringing the service to the 3DS, monetization, working with other companies, and more.

Read the full Q&A below.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops II – First Nuketown 2025 image

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Lots of Skylanders Giants footage

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Transformers Prime Wii U screenshots

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Off-screen Injustice: Gods Among Us footage

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – Wii U details

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New details about Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Wii U are as follows:

– By default, the Gamepad displays a map
– Touch a racer’s icon to get a real-time stream of that racer’s perspective
– Lift the gamepad in line with the television to display a rear-view mirror
– Five-player split screen confirmed
– Multiple asymmetric gameplay modes added
– One of these modes has Wiimote players collecting bananas in an arena and the Gamepad player trying to squash them as Monkey Ball’s “Ai Ai”
– Another one has the Gamepad player playing as Shinobi, chasing the other players around to tag them and turn them into Shinobi as well
– Two versions of the Wii U version: One is regular, one has Metal Sonic as a playable character and a bonus racetrack based on “OutRun”

Via NintendoWorld Report