Iwata and Reggie on skepticism, boosting sales with many games, Wii U killer app
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IGN’s new interview with Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime boils down to a few topics: constant skepticism surrounding the company, boosting hardware sales with the right (and various) games, and the Wii U’sl lack of a killer app.
You can find all of Iwata and Reggie’s thoughts below.
Media Create software sales (6/10 – 6/16)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
02./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
03./00. [3DS] Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Albatross no Tsubasa
04./03. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
05./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./04. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations
07./06. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV #
08./07. [PS3] Terraria
09./02. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War #
10./09. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
11./10. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
12./13. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
13./12. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./08. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3
16./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
17./23. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best Reprint)
18./21. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
19./19. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
20./20. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
Media Create hardware sales (6/10 – 6/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 29,533
3DS – 17,602
PS3 – 10,872
Vita – 10,664
Wii U – 5,983
PSP – 5,651
Wii – 1,461
Xbox 360 – 397
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 27,172
3DS – 12,700
PS3 – 10,394
Vita – 9,733
Wii U – 6,330
PSP – 5,076
Wii – 1,060
Xbox 360 – 432
Pandora’s Tower down to $30 on Amazon
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Pandora’s Tower has dropped down in price slightly on Amazon. You can pick up the game now for $30 as opposed to $40. It’s $10 in savings – not huge, but not insignificant either.
If interested, you can place an order for Pandora’s Tower here
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Suda51 remains interested in making another No More Heroes
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments
Suda51 created two No More Heroes games for Wii. There hasn’t been many developments in the series since No More Heroes 2 came out a few years ago, but he’s still interested in the series.
When asked about the possibility of No More Heroes 3, Suda51 said:
“Travis [Touchdown] is one of the characters I’m really fond of, that means a lot to me. So if there was the opportunity to create another sequel then yeah, I’m always up to the idea.”
Come on, Suda… you basically promised another No More Heroes for Nintendo’s new console (which we now know is the Wii U) way back in 2009. The fans demand it!
Aonuma: Twilight Princess was the Zelda project most impacted by fan opinion
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Nintendo usually does its own thing when it comes to creating games – especially with Zelda. No one asked for a cel-shaded Zelda after Ocarina of Time, but that’s exactly what was delivered.
However, there are some instances in which Nintendo has taken fans’ opinions into consideration. For Zelda, Twilight Princess was the project most impacted and influenced by fan opinion.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma told Zelda Universe:
Hmm… I think the project that reflects our reaction to fan opinion is probably Twilight Princess. The incentive for us to create that different version of the Zelda universe was certainly as a result of The Wind Waker criticism that we received. Fans were saying that it wasn’t what they were looking for, it wasn’t what they were hoping for, so that’s why we went with this different graphic presentation. So I think that’s probably the one, the biggest change that we made.
I still remember eight years ago at E3 when we ran that first video of Twilight Princess. It was received very well; there was a standing ovation! So I still remember that moment very well.
Epic Mickey 2, Power of Illusion dated for Japan
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Did you know that the latest Epic Mickey games still haven’t hit Japan? Well, in any case, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two for Wii U and Wii will be out on September 26. So will Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, the spinoff 3DS game.
Miyamoto says is was challenging to move Pikmin 3 from Wii to Wii U, making Pikmin accessible, difficulties with portable Pikmin
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Nintendo confirmed Pikmin 3 way back in 2008. The game is finally coming out in a few weeks, several months following the Wii U’s launch.
Shigeru Miyamoto told Polygon recently that he had hoped to bring Pikmin 3 out sooner, but doing so wouldn’t have been so easy. It’s true that the title started off on Wii, but moving it to the Wii U was more difficult than people assume.
“I did want to release it sooner. One of the big challenges was that I think that a lot of people, they hear the name Wii U, and because it shares the Wii name, the assumption is, ‘Oh, it would be very easy to take whatever was on Wii and just move it to Wii U.’ But in fact, the jump in a hardware standpoint, both from the development structure and the chipset within the system, it was such a dramatic change from what we had with Wii that development of the game, we had to recreate it to move it over to Wii U. So that was one of the challenges.”
Reggie: Nintendo will be in a good position with Wii U by the end of the holiday, Wii comparisons, price, more
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It’s no secret that Nintendo and the Wii U will have a ton of competition this holiday. Two new consoles will be making their debuts: the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Yet, despite this, Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime believes that the narrative of Microsoft vs. Sony with Nintendo being left out on the side is “inaccurate”.
“It’s a very inaccurate narrative. In fact, that was the narrative in 2006. That was exactly the narrative. I think by the end of this holiday… we’re going to be in a very good position.”
May 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of May. The results can be found below.
1. Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, NWU)**
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, NWU)**
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (3DS, WII)
4. Dead Island: Riptide (360, PS3, PC)**
5. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
6. Metro: Last Light (360, PS3, PC)
7. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, WII, NWU, PSP, PC)**
8. Bioshock Infinite (360, PS3, PC)**
9. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)**
10. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360, WII, NDS, PS3, 3DS, NWU, PSV, PC)
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
