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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 21 Comments

Update: We’re hearing mixed reports about what Iwata actually said (or at least, the way in which it was phrased). Other potential translations: “Our approach to targeting children has been inadequate”, “Targeting children isn’t enough”. At this point, a consensus on Iwata’s comment hasn’t been reached.

Original: Another small comment coming from Satoru Iwata has emerged from Nintendo’s conference held in Osaka earlier today. It’s short and sweet: “We haven’t been targeting children enough,” he said.

Asahi Digital reported the quote, but it seems Iwata didn’t share anything extra about the kids demographic. However, the site does also include a separate remark in which Iwata said he’s “thinking on how to make the company stand up again”.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 17 Comments

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata commented on a few topics ahead of the company’s investor briefing set to take place later today.

Of Nintendo’s buyback initiative, Iwata said that Hiroshi Yamauchi’s heirs will have to pay inheritance taxes and may need to sell shares. He also remarked:

“That won’t merit shareholders, that’s why we decided on the buyback. But that’s not all the reason. We’ve been rewarding our shareholders mainly through high dividends, but we cannot generate as much profit as we used to make.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. There aren’t a ton of highlights this week, though you can save $10 on the Disney Infinity Starter Pack. Young Justice: Legacy is also still available for $10 on 3DS.

Below is this week’s circular in full:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 – 176,313
2. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 58,015 / 353,291
3. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 35,568 / 1,300,778
4. [PS3] Saints Row IV – 34,486 / NEW
5. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z – 30,192 / NEW
6. [PSV] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z – 22,901 / NEW
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 17,544 / 345,529
8. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 17,282 / 221,249
9. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 16,933 / 3,910,658
10. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 15,095 / 356,494
11. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 10,412 / 266,171
12. [PSP] Kiniro no Corda 3: Another Sky feat. Jinnan – 10,295 / NEW
13. [PS3] Utagumi 575 – 9,701 / NEW
14. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 9,271 / 251,197
15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 8,285 / 3,201,132
16. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 7,667 / 470,687
17. [PS3] GTA V – 7,199 / 689,415
18. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 7,033 / 214,245
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,437 / 3,656,250
20. [360] Saints Row IV – 5,393 / NEW

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

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

3DS LL – 26,484
Vita – 21,498
PS3 – 13,360
3DS – 11,745
Wii U – 8,490
PSP – 3,428
Vita TV – 1,792
Xbox 360 – 260

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

3DS LL – 32,393
Vita – 24,755
3DS – 15,045
PS3 – 13,243
Wii U – 11,443
PSP – 4,024
Vita TV – 2,208
Xbox 360 – 273

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 21 Comments

After slashing its forecasts for Wii U and overall business earlier this month, Nintendo has today reported its full fiscal results for Q3 2014.

Through the end of December, total Wii U hardware sales stand at 5.86 million worldwide, compared to the PlayStation 4’s 4.2 million units and Xbox One’s 3.9 million units. Software sales come in at 29.37 units. In order to meet its yearly Wii U hardware forecast, Nintendo must sell 400,000 units in the following quarter.

Other lifetime hardware sales include the Wii at 100.9 million units, 3DS at 42.74 million, and DS at 153.93 million. On the software side of things, Wii has shifted 829.34 million games, while the 3DS and DS have sold 152.29 million and 942.32 million games respectively.

Between April and December 2013, Nintendo moved a total of 2.41 million Wii U consoles. The 3DS performed fairly well having sold 7.43 million units during the same period – 7.43 million units of the XL mode, and another 2.11 million units of the 2DS release.

Other notable tidbits:

– Pokemon X/Y sales: 11.61 million units (as of December 31, for the full year)
– Tomodachi Collection: New Life sales: 1.82 million units
– Animal Crossing: New Leaf sales: 3.52 million units
– Mario & Luigi: Dream Team sales: 2 million units
– Zelda: A Link Between Worlds sales: 2.18 million units
– Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Wii Party U, and Super Mario 3D World sold over one million units each
– Net sales: 499.1 billion yen
– Overseas sales were 340.0 billion yen or 68.1 percent of the total sales
– Gross profit of 149.2 billion yen
– Due to depreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar and euro, expenses that were initially quoted in foreign currencies grew when converted into yen, with total selling, general and administrative expenses exceeding gross profit, resulting in an operating loss of 1.5 billion yen
– Exchange gains totaling 48.1 billion yen due to depreciation of the yen at the end of this period
compared with the one at the end of the last fiscal year
– Ordinary income was 55.5 billion yen
– Net income was 10.1 billion yen

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

You can find this statue of the Goddess of Light in one of the stages. She’s watching over the arena.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Wii U/PS3/3DS/PSV) – 9/9/9/8
Super Heroine Chronicle (PS3/PSV) – 8/7/7/7
Daisenryaku Perfect: Senjou no Hasha (PS3) – 6/6/5/5

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

NES Remix has been updated to version 1.1.0 in Japan (and presumably other territories).

After applying the patch, players will be able to use the Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, and Classic Controller Pro. The update also addresses a few issues/bugs present in the game.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:

Gran Turismo 6 – 8
Resogun – 8
Bravely Default – 7
Warframe – 5
Blacklight Retribution – 7
Ratchet & Clank: Nexus – 7
Powerstar Golf – 7
Fighter Within – 2
Mario Party: Island Tour – 4
Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced – 7
Velocity Ultra – 8
Wii Fit U – 7
Angry Birds Go! – 5
Stick It To The Man! – 7
Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land – 4
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! – 3

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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