Iwata on StreetPass Mii Plaza DLC, downloads of new games surpass 200,000
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
A series of new games hit the StreetPass Mii Plaza – in Europe and Japan – as downloadable content last month. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently said that these new mini-games came out because the company felt 3DS users would be itching for new content inside the app.
Iwata also drew comparisons to Wii Play: Motion. Much like that title, the StreetPass Mii Plaza games were created by individual developers. Also, had the model been in place and digital distribution saw a rise in popularity, Wii Play: Motion could have been considered as a DLC-type package.
Iwata additionally confirmed a fairly impressive stat: sales of the new StreetPass Mii Plaza games have already exceeded 200,000 digital copies.
Miyamoto on introducing new control schemes
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
During the last hardware generation, Nintendo was known for its unique control schemes. The Wii introduced motion controls. The DS provided dual-screen gameplay.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata spoke about the company’s approach to new control types at a recent investor briefing Q&A. His comments came in response to one attendee who expressed disappointment in how these new schemes contributed to the creation of fresh experiences.
Iwata said:
Survey says the average age of a gamer in UK is 35, and they’re generally married
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 1 Comment
This data comes from a survey done by gaming social network “Pixwoo”. 2000 people who identified themselves as “gamers” were questioned, and they’re all from the UK:
– Average gamer in the UK is married
– They play, on average, for about 2.5 hours a day, five days a week
– Average age is 35
– They stay up until (on average) 10:58PM playing games
– The data stays relatively consistent from male the female gamers
– Average gamer owns two consoles, 18 games
– Takes around a month to complete each game
– Most of them argue more than twice a week with their partner about gaming (not sure if this means about games themselves or gaming habits)
– About 5% say gaming is a “constant cause” of arguments
– 15% have broken up with someone due to their love of gaming
– Average gamer has about 5 online friends
– 29% say they’ve met at least one of their online friends face-to-face
– 33% play multiplayer games locally
– 25% play online
– 20% play with their online friends consistently
– 44% will purchase an Xbox One, PS4, or gaming PC in the next 12 months
– Most popular console was Wii, followed by PS3, then Xbox 360
Disney Infinity – Toy Box trailer: Captain Jack Sparrow meets Tonto
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“The Atlus brand and consumer business will continue” amidst parent company bankruptcy, according to official statements
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, DS, General Gaming, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
– Official Statement from Atlus
As a big fan of Atlus’ work myself, this is great news. What will happen to the parent company (and where Atlus may end up after their rough patch) is still up in the air, but with any luck things will maintain their current scheduling at the developer themselves.
GameStop ad (7/3 – 7/9)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
GameStop’s weekly ad has gone live. It’s another very slow week for the retailer, but perhaps something will pique your interest.
Media Create software sales (6/24 – 6/30)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Gundam Breaker
02./00. [PSV] Toukiden #
03./00. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl
04./00. [PSP] Toukiden
05./00. [PS3] Atelier Escha & Logy: The Alchemist of Empty Twilight #
06./00. [3DS] Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode
07./03. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
08./01. [PS3] The Last of Us
09./02. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
10./00. [PS3] Date A Live: Rine Utopia #
11./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
12./00. [PSP] Urakata Hakuoki #
13./07. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
14./00. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition
15./00. [PS3] Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
16./00. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd Kai HD Edition
17./00. [PSP] Starry Sky: After Autumn Portable #
18./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
19./00. [PSP] Onigokko! Portable #
20./05. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo
Media Create hardware sales (6/24 – 6/30)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 33,272
Vita – 31,271
3DS – 17,440
PS3 – 12,554
Wii U – 7,060
PSP – 6,492
Wii – 1,338
Xbox 360 – 330
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 28,281
3DS – 14,988
Vita – 13,422
PS3 – 9,816
Wii U – 5,329
PSP – 5,091
Wii – 1,234
Xbox 360 – 282
Beenox talks Skylanders on Wii, says it’ll be “very, very close” to the other versions
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 0 comments
– Vicarious Visions CEO Guha Bala
It’s weird to hear people still talking about the Wii, even though the Wii U has only been out for about half a year. For some reason it feels so much older once you’ve jumped to the Wii U!
July 2013 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments
Visit this page to order a downloadable game.
