Bound Round – Episode 23: Part 3 – E3 Preview
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Japanese software sales thus far (Famitsu)
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– Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo): 2,998,097 copies sold
Release: 12/2/06
– Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo): 3,103,810 copies sold
Release: 12/8/05
– New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo): 5,203,488 copies sold
Release: 5/25/06
– Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS, Nintendo): 4,675,540 copies sold
Release: 11/23/05
Weekly savings
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Best Buy
Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii) – $29.99
Carnival Games (Wii) – Free T-Shirt in pack
Circuit City
Wonder World Amusement Park (Wii) – Free T-Shirt
*Note: Circuit City has Wii units in stock online
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii:
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Namco)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Resident Evil Zero: Wii Edition (Capcom)
5. Family Trainer (Namco Bandai)
Europe:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
3. Big Beach Sports (THQ)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Nintendo DS:
North America:
1. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
2. Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain)
3. The Game With No Name (Square Enix)
4. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo)
5. Hiiro no Kakera DS — Special Edition (Idea Factory)
Europe:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. My Health Coach (Ubisoft)
3. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Scrabble 2007: New Edition (Ubisoft)
5. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
Japanese VC releases this upcoming week
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Famicom
– Chack’n Pop (Taito)
Super Famicom
– Kiki KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Manto (Taito)
Neo Geo
– Big Tournament Golf (D4)
Mushroom Men takes a page out of Mario
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The Mario franchise has arguably been the most influential series of games of all time. When creating a game, developers sometimes “study” the numerous titles that have been released, as the series has one of the most important qualities of video games – each of the games are fun. Mushroom Men will be releasing later this year in North America, although you may not have known that the mushrooms in Mushroom Men are indeed a nod to Mario. In an interview, Chad Barron explained, “Dan and Kris wanted to do a game set in an oversized world. So while they wanted to pay homage to Lorne Lanning and his Oddworld series, Dan brought up the idea of having mushrooms be the focal point as a homage to the Mario games.”
Microsoft employee – Wii a stepping stone, people will move on to the 360
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“I think the guys at Nintendo with Wii have done a truly amazing job and they’ve grown the market, which is fantastic news for everyone. It’s clear that if you innovate, you create new gaming experiences. I know from Iwata-san and Miyamoto-san, having worked with them, that innovation is what drives them and they’re hugely successful at it.For many people that’s the first step on the gaming ladder. People will want to gradate to a basic entry point into a console that will deliver a more rounded gaming experience. That’s the opportunity for Xbox.” – David Gosen, VP of strategic marketing, interactive entertainment division, Microsoft EMEA
Believe it or not, Mr. Gosen previously worked for Nintendo. I can see where he’s coming from in that for those who want to go for a more a more hardcore experience, those people will buy/spend more time with their Xbox 360. However, I’m not too sure that the average mother will begin to play Halo 3 after a few Wii Sports sessions. Also, I don’t necessarily think people will abandon the Wii, but rather, the Xbox 360 can supplement a different type of gaming experience.
Wii Fit: 64% of Japanese gamers already giving up
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Rather than a game, Wii Fit is more comparable to an exercise program. More specifically, it’s something that most people would consider playing in short bursts each day. A recent poll, however, shows that close to two-thirds of Japanese gamers are already giving up on the product. ITMedia in Japan took poll data from 1000 gamers and a staggering 64% of the participants said they stopped using Wii Fit after purchase.
Do you use Wii Fit faithfully everyday?
– 22% – I record my progress faithfully everyday
– 6% – Maybe once every two or three days
– 6% – Once a week
– 64% – Stopped using after purchase
Mega Man 1 and 2 launching on the Japanese VC this summer
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The most recent issue of Famitsu included a bit of release date news for Mega Man 9 in Japan. The game is scheduled to release in September – perhaps surprisingly – and the Japanese website will open on July 15th. However, that’s not all for Mega Man. In Japan, both Mega Man 1 and Mega Man 2 will launch in July and August respectively on the Japanese Virtual Console, most likely in honor of Mega Man 9. This begs a question though: Will Capcom do something similar for the launch of Mega Man 9 in other territories?
