The Canadian-exclusive Wii Mini console will not contain an SD card slot. This may not seem like too big of a deal, but its disappearance means that you won’t be able to transfer save data. You can’t move saves from a standard Wii to the Wii Mini, and vice versa.

In related news, Nintendo of Canada’s Matt Ryan commented on the difference between the Wii Mini and Wii U markets:

“… they are two very different products for a different type of player. It really depends on the experience that players want and their preferred investment in their gaming console. If a player just wants to play Wii games, Wii mini is a great choice at a great price. If the player wants more from their system, Wii U is the latest innovation of fun from Nintendo.”

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Media Create software sales (11/19 – 11/25) – Top 50

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01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 213.414 / 1.106.758 (-26%)
02./00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2012.11.22} (¥7.980) – 197.350 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon (Pokemon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 121.480 / NEW
04./00. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.11.22} (¥4.980) – 100.862 / NEW
05./03. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 34.971 / 1.420.184 (-16%)
06./00. [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2012.11.22} (¥7.980) – 22.177 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] E.X. Troopers (Capcom) {2012.11.22} (¥5.990) – 17.402 / NEW
08./02. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥7.770) – 16.379 / 88.883 (-77%)
09./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 11.369 / 24.604 (-14%)
10./00. [3DS] Dangerous Ji-San to 1000-nin no Otomodachi Yokoshima (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.22} (¥5.040) – 10.452 / NEW
11./00. [PS3] E.X. Troopers (Capcom) {2012.11.22} (¥6.990) – 8.717 / NEW
12./00. [3DS] Ouchi Mainichi Tamagotchi (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.22} (¥5.040) – 8.643 / NEW
13./00. [PSP] Wand of Fortune 2 FD: Kimi ni Sasageru Epilogue # (Idea Factory) {2012.11.22} (¥6.090) – 8.023 / NEW
14./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 7.627 / 244.363 (+7%)
15./07. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires (Koei Tecmo) {2012.11.08} (¥6.090) – 7.462 / 92.474 (-50%)
16./04. [PSP] Summon Night 4 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥3.990) – 7.405 / 47.516 (-82%)
17./18. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 7.364 / 180.476 (+10%)
18./00. [PSP] Kokoro Connect: Yochi Random # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.22} (¥6.280) – 7.163 / NEW
19./13. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 7.017 / 264.901 (-19%)
20./15. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) – 6.967 / 362.952 (-7%)

Official Nintendo Magazine review scores – Christmas 2012

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This month’s ONM review scores are as follows:

Nintendo Land – 90%
ZombiU – 92%
FIFA 13 – 80%
New Super Mario Bros. U – 86%
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition – 88%
Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 83%
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – 60%
Virtue’s Last Reward – 88%
Hana Samurai Art of The Sword – 80%
Liberation Maiden – 75%
New Style Boutique – 68%
Mole Mania – 70%
Mad Dog McCree – 15%
Samurai G – 38%
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D – 51%
Epic Mickey The Power of 2 – 80%
WWE ’13 – 78%
Skylanders Giants – 63%
Jewel Master Cradle of Egypt 2 – 55%
18th Gate – 40%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

Homebrew Channel teased on Wii U

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At the moment, most users have been unable to get the Homebrew Channel running on Wii U. While it’s possible to run homebrew itself, there hasn’t been a way to access the dedicated channel. That could be changing in the future, however.

Take a look at this blurb from hacker Marcan:

Keep in mind that this is purely a demonstration at this stage. Depending on how things progress and what direction development takes, we may or may not release something like this in this form. Please don’t ask for release dates. We’d rather spend time investigating the new system than putting together a release that may or may not end up being the Right Way to do things in the future ;).
Please ignore the blue blinks. The monitor kind of sucks at syncing to component video sometimes. I would’ve used HDMI, but the Wii U cannot output analog audio simultaneously with HDMI (at least not for the Wii U menu part), and I cannot capture HDMI audio.

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Rock Band Music Store update (12/4/12)

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on December 4:

The Black Crowes – “She Talks to Angels” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support
The Black Crowes – “Remedy” – keyboard support
The Black Crowes – “Sometimes Salvation”

Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

No Wii Mini for the UK, according to Nintendo of Europe

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“[It’s] specifically for Canada only”, said Nintendo of Europe’s James Honeywell, “We have no plans to launch it in the UK. Our focus here is all about Wii U.”

I still find it REALLY weird that they would put out a Wii Mini at all, much less one only in Canada. But that’s Nintendo for you, I guess…

Via CVG

Peter Molyneux says Wii U is good, but not great

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Peter Molyneux has all of the respect in the world for Nintendo, but he isn’t sold on the company’s newest console. Speaking with GamesIndustry, the Fable creator said Wii U is “good, but it’s not great.”

Molyneux feels that the two screen approach is “slightly confusing as a consumer.” He also seemed a bit down on the technology powering the system.

“I think the Wii U is good, but I don’t feel it’s great. I’ve played the experience, I’ve played Nintendo Land, I’ve played ZombiU, and they’re good. I find holding the device in my hand–looking up at the screen and looking down at the device–slightly confusing as a consumer. It’s good, but it’s not great. And we really need these new pieces of hardware to be great in today’s world, because the competition is not just consoles anymore. The competition is everything, all the technology. When you’re holding a Kindle Fire or an iPad in your hand, it’s just amazing technology. It really is. It’s expensive, but it’s amazing technology. And people like Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft need to match that. They need to match that in my mind, and exceed it. And I’m not sure the Wii U really did that.”

Molyneux may have his doubts when it comes to Wii U, but again, he has high praise for Nintendo in general.

“I’ve got unvelievable respect for Nintendo. They created our industry in a very real sense. I can remember everybody in the industry laughing and giggling about how stupid the Wii was, what a stupid name it was, and who would want motion control. And then it went on to sell what, 60, 70 million copies? It got people who never considered computer games to play them.”

Molyneux did make sure to point out his interest in Wii U’s asymmetric gameplay and attraction of its indie games. Because of the Wii’s huge success, Molyneux thinks it’s possible that his expectations could have been set too high. And in the end, Molyneux has “enduring faith” in Nintendo.

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Nintendo Download (11/29/12, North America)

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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo eShop
AERO PORTER™ – LEVEL-5 and Yoot Saito team up to bring you AERO PORTER, an airport simulation and puzzle game that will have you sorting luggage, expanding your airport’s operations and avoiding security mishaps. It’s your job to put your airport on the map and help it grow from a sleepy regional terminal to a bustling international hub. (For Nintendo 3DS™)
PAC-MAN® – Control iconic character Pac-Man as you navigate through mazes, eating Pac-Dots and simultaneously avoiding devious ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using tunnels, or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the ghosts vulnerable. Earn extra points to achieve the high score and see how far you can get before losing all your lives. (For Nintendo 3DS)