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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 2 Comments

Nintendo has been trying to capture the casual audience with the DS, though now the company is essentially attempting to do the opposite with their next handheld. Satoru Iwata, in an interview with Nikkei, hinted that the DS primarily attracts consumers who don’t play games often. However, Iwata is hoping that the 3DS’ graphical capabilities and gameplay will appeal more to the core demographic.

Iwata also explained that third-party support is of huge importance for Nintendo. The 3DS was created with requests from external developers in mind and Nintendo is looking to work with third-parties in order to “expand into elaborate games targeting serious gamers.”

Lastly, Iwata briefly mentioned 3D gaming for the Wii’s successor again, noting that “a full-scale entry into this field will take some time because 3D televisions will not catch on right away.”

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1. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 53,000 / 572,000
2. [DS] Ghost Trick – 24,000 / NEW
3. [DS] Egokoro Kyoushitsu DS – 21,000 / NEW
4. [Wii] Xenoblade – 21,000 / 104,000
5. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City – 21,000 / 85,000
6. [DS] Tamagotchi no Pichi Pichi Omisecchi – 17,000 / NEW
7. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 16,000 / 122,000
8. [DS] Tomodachi Collection – 14,000 / 3,277,000
9. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 13,000 / 69,000
10. [PS3] Hakuoki: Junsouroku – 13,000 / NEW
11. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
12. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Portable Guild
13. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus
14. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
15. [DS] Let’s Make a Pro Soccer Club! DS World Challenge 2010
16. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
17. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii
18. [DS] Medarot DS: Kabuto / Kuwagata
19. [Wii] Trauma Team
20. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Blue Samurai Challenge
21. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best)
22. [PS3] Just Cause 2
23. [DS] Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo: Machiteba Tengoku! Makereba Jigoku! Ryoutsuryuu Ikkakusenkin Daisakusen!
24. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort
25. [PS3] Lost Planet 2
26. [DS] Mega Man Zero Collection
27. [DS] New Super Mario Bros.
28. [Wii] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Blue Samurai Challenge
29. [DS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver
30. [PSP] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 1: CR Neon Genesis Evangelion – Tamashii no Kiseki

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Sakamoto on how Other M started…

“I should probably start by saying that I’ve come this far by mostly making 2D Metroids – I hadn’t had any real experience making a 3D action game like we’re trying to do this time. I quickly realised that to accomplish that, we’d need the expertise of a partner.

When I started thinking about who could handle the kind of control scheme we wanted with Metroid: Other M, I immediately thought about Team Ninja and their work on Ninja Gaiden. When I played Ninja Gaiden, it actually changed my thinking in terms of 3D action games and how complex they would have to be. It seemed they were an obvious partner from that perspective.

And when you say that Team Ninja and Metroid isn’t an obvious pairing, I think that’s kind of fun. You might assume Nintendo and Team Ninja are very different based on image alone, but once we started to discuss the project, I realised that we had very similar shared goals and very similar ideas about how to achieve them.”

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 2 Comments

– No MotionPlus, doesn’t fit in with the gameplay
– Red Fly Studios chosen due to business decisions (time frame/dev cycle more flexible, Krome was busy)
– Bigger support from LucasArts
– No 3DS version, but Star Wars will end up on the platform in the future
– Wii game has the same content as the HD versions
– Exclusive 4-player fighting mode for Wii
– Unconfirmed: MotionPlus Star Wars project in the works

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Thanks to Robert for the tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

Iwata on Wii sales this year…

“I cannot say that the recession has no effect on the sales of video games. My belief is we should not blame the bad economy for the cause of slow sales of video games. The slow sales must be due to the lack of great software that everyone wants to buy. We have not shown off the great attractions of whatever we are selling. This is not the problem of Nintendo alone, but the entire video game industry. After all, something that is really fresh can make our industry grow. The important thing we have to tackle is making attractive games and marketing them well toward the end of this year. I think the whole industry should be more cautious about how we act and how the general public perceives us. In the past, the formula was to make the computer graphics more gorgeous. It used to fit the taste of the majority of the gaming audience, but it doesn’t work so well in this day and age. It’s more difficult for us to come up with something new and different and show people how different we are. The whole industry has to recognize that. Looking at the product line-ups this year, these titles might have been big hits three years ago. But now this year, they are not selling that much. In other words, people get tired of games more quickly than they did before. When you look at our 3D games concept, we recognize it will not be eternally appealing. However, it’s not a shallow concept that can be forgotten as a momentary fad.”

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1. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. [DS] Ghost Trick
3. [DS] Egokoro Kyoushitsu DS
4. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
5. [Wii] Xenoblade
6. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
7. [DS] Tamagotchi no Pichi Pichi Omisecchi
8. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
9. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
10. [PS3] Hakuoki: Junsouroku