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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has offered his opinion on a few important topics. He recently discussed on Nintendo’s lack of interest surrounding the next-gen console race, its plans to return to profitability, and the need to make Wii U’s pricing right. Iwata even took a few moments to comment on those who tend to have doubts about Nintendo’s products.

Read on below to check out his remarks.

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During an earnings call today, Ubisoft says that five out of its seven games initially planned for Wii U are ports.

ZombiU and Rayman Legends are completely original. Assassin’s Creed III, Sports Connection, Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, Your Shape, Just Dance 4, and Rabbids Land are also coming to the system.

Ubisoft additionally stated that it isn’t expecting a huge investment in Wii U.

When asked about Ubisoft’s R&D budget and cost of making games for the console, Ubisoft said:

“Out of 7 games we are planning to launch, 5 games are ports, so those are games for which there is a quite small reinvestment to do. The two games that are original are ZombiU of course and Rayman, so those ones of course are more expensive but we are not talking about games today, like we were spending on Ghost Recon or Assassin’s Creed. So they are much smaller of cost. Because as we’ve always said when there is such an innovation the need is not to have big production value but to concentrate on the innovation. This is what we are trying on Rayman and ZombiU. And for the other five games, you are talking about small budget, I’d say of less than a million euro to make some of the ports, I’d estimate. So together I don’t think we have a huge investment on the Wii U.”

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Activision could be bringing its upcoming James Bond game to Wii U. Amazon France lists the shooter for Nintendo’s upcoming console.

Even though E3 2012 has passed, Activision’s plans for Wii U are mostly unclear. Although Skylanders Giants has been confirmed for the system, the company has been quiet about additional titles.

007 Legends could be a nice addition to the Wii U’s lineup – assuming Amazon’s listing can be trusted. The last James Bond game for a Nintendo console – GoldenEye 007 on Wii – was well-received and performed fairly well at retail.

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Square Enix has released yet another batch of screenshots and details for Dragon Quest X. The latest content concerns game exploration and interacting with other players.

New information and images have been posted below.

– Can see the mini map at all times on the lower left of the screen
– Full map shows connections to the next area
– There are also signposts around the world, showing what lies ahead
– You’ll see other players engaged in combat while adventuring
– Can give out calls of support
– This raises the other players’ tensions
– If you see an orange name, that person is near death
– Can give medicine to help out the player
– World contains lots of treasure
– Some treasure takes the form of treasure boxes
– Some can be identified as shiny spots on the ground
– Some parts of the world will be closed off by fences and signs indicating that those who attempt to venture further will find powerful monsters awaiting
– Use the “investigate” command from the menu to see if you’re ready to battle
– Game may warn you that it’s probably not a good idea to attack in your current state

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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For the most part, the Wii U edition of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will feature most of the same content as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. But Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada has teased that there will be “Nintendo-like” modes on Wii U.

Harada wouldn’t say too much about this. He pointed to one example that was previously shown – making characters larger through the Mario Mega Mushroom. You can see this in action briefly here.

As for what else the team has in store, Harada wouldn’t say.

“Well, because of the controller, obviously there are going to be a few features that are more convenient because you can control them directly from the interface. But it’s not like the overall game mechanics are going to change that drastically. There are going to be some modes that will be interesting, because they are very Nintendo like. Some of this was shown at E3, where a mushroom drops down and Heihachi eats it and gets bigger. You know Nintendo fans hearing and seeing that just exploded with excitement. The things that we can do because it is Nintendo are things people will be very excited about, but we can’t go into it any further. That being said though, a lot of the online modes and customisation on the 360 and PS3 will be geared towards the core audience a little bit more.”

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Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter says that his recent comments regarding Activision motivating Nintendo to make the Wii U Pro controller centered around nothing more than an “educated guess”.

Pachter said today:

“I am putting two and two together to conclude that Activision put pressure on them. I do not know this either first-hand or third-hand; nobody told me. I am merely deducing it from what we know, and it’s an educated guess.”

I actually thought this was understood based on the way Pachter’s comments were worded. He did say that Activision never told him anything, and he didn’t make it seem as though he received any inside information. Anyway, Pachter has now made it clear that he was just voicing his feelings, so hopefully we can put those quotes behind us.

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Believe it or not, there are still a couple of character reveals on the way to Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Katsuhiro Harada has given a few hints about the unknown roster inclusions.

Harada shared the following:

Hint #1

“One is a character a lot of people have been asking for his return. So, maybe they won’t be surprised, but a lot of people will be happy to hear about this.”

Hint #2

“Maybe, it’s not quite a new character, but it’s one people will be very surprised at. This character is one that they wouldn’t have discovered.”

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