REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is dropping the suggested retail price of its Wii™ system to $149.99 and including a Mario™ game with the Wii hardware. Starting May 15, the newly priced Wii system will come in either black or white with the Mario Kart™ Wii game and a matching colored Wii Wheel™ accessory, replacing the previously included Wii Sports™ and Wii Sports Resort™ games.
Also on May 15, Nintendo launches the new Nintendo® Selects collection of Wii games, a set of popular games that millions of people have already experienced, at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The four must-own games in this collection are The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing™: City Folk, Mario™ Super Sluggers and Wii Sports, which is available for the first time as a separate software purchase. Parents and video game fans can now easily expand their library of fun, family-friendly Wii games.

Nintendo Download (5/6, Europe)

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Plants Vs Zombies (DSiWare: PopCap, 800 Nintendo DSi Points)
Ikibago (DSiWare: Neko Entertainment, 500 Nintendo DSi Points)
Where’s Wally? Fantastic Journey 3 (WiiWare: Ludia, 500 Wii Points)

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Skyward Sword GDC trailer song contains an easter egg when played in reverse

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I’m not exactly sure why, but someone decided to play the trailer music from GDC trailer of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Normally you wouldn’t expect anything to come from doing something like that, but man… in this case, something totally awesome was discovered. Take a listen:

The reversed song – especially the first few moments of the music – will be instantly recognizable to Zelda aficionados. You have to wonder if Nintendo did this intentionally. Even if they did, it’s still a very neat easter egg!

Thanks to Jake for the tip!

Nintendo Power magazine photo shows first look of Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

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Not the best photo out there, but it’s something…

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First look at Nintendo Select boxart, Mario Kart Wii bundle

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Looks like the rumors we posted last night were spot on. The only difference is that the “Wii Select” games are actually being called “Nintendo Select.”

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Nintendo Week (5/2)

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UK software sales (Week ending 4/30)

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Individual formats

1 1 PORTAL 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 2 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
3 3 MORTAL KOMBAT XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2 4 MORTAL KOMBAT PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
4 5 PORTAL 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 6 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 7 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: RED RIVER XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
9 8 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 9 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 10 POKEMON BLACK VERSION DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 11 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 12 POKEMON WHITE VERSION DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 13 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 14 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 15 HOMEFRONT XB360 THQ THQ
21 16 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: RED RIVER PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
25 17 CARNIVAL GAMES: IN ACTION! XB360 2KPLAY TAKE 2
16 18 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS XB360 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
6 19 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 20 CRYSIS 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
38 21 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
19 22 FIFA 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 23 WII PARTY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 24 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27 25 HOMEFRONT PS3 THQ THQ
26 26 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS PS3 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
– 28 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 29 PORTAL 2 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 30 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
36 31 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 32 SOCOM: SPECIAL FORCES PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
39 33 DRAGON AGE II XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 34 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 PC SEGA SEGA
20 35 CRYSIS 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 36 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS DS LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
– 37 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 38 TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 XB360 ATARI NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
– 39 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 40 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT

All formats

1 1 PORTAL 2 VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 MORTAL KOMBAT NETHERREALM STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
4 3 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
6 4 OPERATION FLASHPOINT: RED RIVER CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
3 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 6 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS TRAVELLER’S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
7 7 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 8 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 9 HOMEFRONT KAOS STUDIOS THQ THQ
15 10 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 11 CRYSIS 2 CRYTEK EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 12 POKEMON BLACK VERSION GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 13 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 14 POKEMON WHITE VERSION GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 15 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 16 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 17 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 18 DRAGON AGE II BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 19 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
22 20 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 21 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 22 CARNIVAL GAMES: IN ACTION! CAT DADDY 2KPLAY TAKE 2
– 23 VIRTUA TENNIS 4 SEGA SEGA SEGA
33 24 TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 EDEN STUDIOS ATARI NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
13 25 WWE ALL STARS THQ SAN DIEGO THQ THQ
19 26 SHIFT 2: UNLEASHED SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 27 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
21 28 FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 29 GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 30 WII PARTY ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 31 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 YUKE’S THQ THQ
26 32 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 MEDIA MOLECULE SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 33 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS XBOX 360 CLASSICS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 34 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
30 35 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 36 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS XBOX 360 CLASSICS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 37 HALO: REACH BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
24 38 BULLETSTORM EPIC GAMES/PEOPLE CAN FLY EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 39 SOCOM: SPECIAL FORCES ZIPPER INTERACTIVE SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 40 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI

May – What’s in store

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MDK 2 (WiiWare)
US: May 9
EU: TBA
AU: TBA

It’s not a Virtual Console game, but this is a straight-up port of the weird third person shooter developed by Bioware for the PC, Dreamcast and later the PS2 back in 2000. And boy is it weird, with a cast of heroes that include a robotic, six-legged dog, a mad scientist, and a janitor. At only 1000 Nintendo points, it’s not a bad deal, and who knows — if enough people buy it, maybe we’ll eventually get an MDK 3.

Rumor: Wii Select budget line starting this month, May 15 price cut sounding more likely

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Even though the Wii was released more than four years ago, launch games such as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess still cost $50 at most retailers. Might that be changing soon, though?

According to Kotaku, Nintendo is set to announce a “Wii Select” budget friendly line this month, which is comparable to “Players Choice” used in past video game generations. The lineup of games include Zelda, Mario Super Sluggers, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Wii Sports. These titles will be sold at a $19.99 price point.

Kotaku’s sources say that Wii Sports will become a part of “Wii Select” because Nintendo is planning a new bundle for the console. Mario Kart Wii will take Wii Sports’ role in the packaging, and the sports title will now be sold separately.

Kotaku also reports that a $50 Wii price cut is set May 15. This matches a number of rumors we’ve heard recently, so we may hear something official from Nintendo soon.

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ESRB updates

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (3DS) – T
ExerBeat (Wii) – E
Chrono Trigger (Wii) – E
Dream Trigger 3D (3DS) – E
Junior Island Adventure (DS) – E
Reel Fishing 3D Paradise (3DS) – E
Zimo: Mahjong Fanatic (DSi) – E
Transformers Dark of the Moon AUTOBOTS (3DS) – E10+
Transformers Dark of the Moon DECEPTICONS (3DS) – E10+
Let’s Create! Pottery (DSi) – E