Nintendo experimented with Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword in HD
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 8 Comments
Ever since the reveal of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, it’s been known that the remake came about while Nintendo was experimenting with different art styles for the series’ next original entry on Wii U. As it turns out, Wind Waker wasn’t the only title the company tinkered around with. Eiji Aonuma confirmed to Polygon that Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword were also tested in HD.
So what does this mean for the possibility of these two games also receiving Wii U remakes? Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma isn’t ruling anything out, but having just wrapped up Wind Waker HD and now fully turning his attention to Zelda Wii U, there likely won’t be any additional HD releases in the near future. Aonuma wouldn’t necessarily rule anything out for the future though, telling Polygon:
“I can’t say that the possibility is zero that those will be made into HD, but right now I need to work on the next installation in the series so I don’t have the bandwidth to do that right now. But maybe it will happen if someone else does it.”
Here’s a question: would you like to see Twilight Princess and/or Skyward Sword in HD? If you had to choose one or the other, which would you pick?
Media Create hardware sales (9/2 – 9/8)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 60,077
3DS – 19,114
PS3 – 13,790
Vita – 7,314
Wii U – 5,702
PSP – 5,493
Wii – 978
Xbox 360 – 201
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 49,149
PS3 – 20,090
3DS – 17,873
Vita – 8,405
Wii U – 6,741
PSP – 6,218
Wii – 1,141
Xbox 360 – 177
Dragon Quest X expansion given official name
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
We still don’t know much about Dragon Quest X’s next major expansion, but we do have a name. The new content will officially be titled “Dragon Quest X: The Slumbering Hero and Sworn Guiding All”. Details about the expansion will be revealed at the Tokyo Game Show this month.
Platinum’s original Nintendo all-stars idea for The Wonderful 101 was considered for Wii
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The Wonderful 101 went through a series of drastic changes between the creation of the original concept and release of the final product. Originally, Platinum thought about making it as a all-star title with Nintendo characters.
In an interview with USGamer, director Hideki Kamiya revealed that the initial plan was to make the project for Wii. However, the idea wasn’t meant to be, and the project was shelved – until it eventually resurfaced once again as an original superhero game.
He said:
“Initially, it was based on the idea of using these Nintendo characters. At the time Wii U hadn’t been announced yet and there was no knowledge of it. I can’t say with certainty, but I believe this was something that we think of potentially for Wii. And so it was put on hold. Then, one year later, when we came back with the idea of creating this as a superhero game… At that time it wasn’t necessarily based on any specific platform. But when we took it to Nintendo, the discussions went from there, and we decided to put it on Wii.”
Aonuma on keeping Wind Waker’s art style a secret from Miyamoto, visuals’ origins, GameCube Island, more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
The interviews with Eiji Aonuma continue to pour in. MTV Multiplayer has also just put up a piece with Aonuma covering Zelda: Wind Waker HD and plenty of other topics. Among the items discussed include keeping Wind Waker’s art style a secret from Miyamoto, origins of the cel-shaded visuals, concept design for GameCube Island, Tingle Tuner, and Link’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
You can find a number of interview excerpts below. For even more talk, check out MTV Multiplayer’s full piece.
August 2013 NPD: Analyst estimates software sales for numerous titles including Pikmin 3
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With the next NPD report releasing on Thursday, analysts are starting to share their own estimates about the results.
Cowen & Co. has provided its own predictions regarding software sales for a number of titles. Among them include Disney Infinity at 225,000 units, Splinter Cell: Blacklist at 209,000 units, and Pikmin 3 at 185,000 units.
Console and handheld software, according to Cowen & Co., will see an increase of 21 percent year-over year. Total packaged goods sales is estimated to have risen by 18 percent. This would be the first time in two years that the US console and handheld games market would record year-on-year double-digit growth in August.
UK software sales (Week ending 9/7)
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Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| – |  | 1 | ROME: TOTAL WAR II | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 1 |  | 2 | SAINTS ROW IV | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| – | | 3 | DIABLO III | XB360 | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| – | | 4 | DIABLO III | PS3 | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 2 | | 5 | SAINTS ROW IV | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 5 | | 6 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 3 | | 7 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| – | | 8 | KILLZONE: MERCENARY | VITA | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 9 |  | 9 | PAYDAY 2 | XB360 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 6 | | 10 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 8 | | 11 | DISNEY INFINITY | XB360 | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| – | | 12 | FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | XB360 | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 10 | | 13 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 13 | | 14 | DISNEY INFINITY | WII | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 11 | | 15 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 4 | | 16 | FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 15 | | 17 | DISNEY INFINITY | PS3 | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 18 | | 18 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 30 |  | 19 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 14 | | 20 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | WII U | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 12 | | 21 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 7 | | 22 | FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN | PC | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| – | | 23 | FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | PS3 | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 20 | | 24 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 25 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 16 | | 26 | MADDEN NFL 25 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 31 | | 27 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 29 | | 28 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 26 | | 29 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 23 | | 30 | MAX PAYNE 3 | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 21 | | 31 | MAX PAYNE 3 | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 40 | | 32 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 27 | | 33 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 24 | | 34 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 28 | | 35 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| – | | 36 | PAYDAY 2 | PS3 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 17 | | 37 | MADDEN NFL 25 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 34 | | 38 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 39 | NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 22 | | 40 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | | 1 | SAINTS ROW IV | VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| – | | 2 | ROME: TOTAL WAR II | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| – | | 3 | DIABLO III | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 2 | | 4 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | UBISOFT (TORONTO) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 5 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 5 | | 6 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 9 | | 7 | PAYDAY 2 | OVERKILL SOFTWARE | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| – | | 8 | KILLZONE: MERCENARY | GUERRILLA CAMBRIDGE | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 6 | | 9 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| – | | 10 | FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | GIANTS SOFTWARE | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 3 | | 11 | FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 15 | | 12 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 12 | | 13 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 10 | | 14 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 8 | | 15 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 11 | | 16 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 14 | | 17 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 13 | | 18 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 7 | | 19 | MADDEN NFL 25 | EA TIBURON | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 16 | | 20 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 18 | | 21 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 22 | | 22 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 23 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 20 | | 24 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 21 | | 25 | THE SMURFS 2 | UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 25 | | 26 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 24 | | 27 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 29 | | 28 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 27 | | 29 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 17 | | 30 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 31 | | 31 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 36 | | 32 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 32 | | 33 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 33 | | 34 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | NEXT LEVEL GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 35 | DEAD OR ALIVE 5 ULTIMATE | TEAM NINJA | TECMO | TECMO KOEI EUROPE | ||
| – | | 36 | NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH | LEVEL 5 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 30 | | 37 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | | 38 | LOST PLANET 3 | SPARK UNLIMITED | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 40 | | 39 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 39 | | 40 | GRID 2 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS |
Get Xenoblade for $65 with GameStop coupon
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 3 Comments
Xenoblade Chronicles is currently $80 on GameStop. If you use the coupon “SEPT15” at checkout, you can get the game for $65. Considering GameStop’s recent restock of Xenoblade for $90, buying it for $65 isn’t as terrible.
Media Create software sales (8/26 – 9/1) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle #
02./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn #
03./00. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
04./00. [PS3] Lost Planet 3
05./02. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
06./03. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
07./06. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
08./00. [PSP] Saki: Achiga-Hen Episode of Side-A Portable #
09./10. [3DS] Youkai Watch
10./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
11./01. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III – Pride of Justice
12./09. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
13./05. [PSV] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu
14./13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./17. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
16./12. [WIU] Pikmin 3
17./11. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake
18./20. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
19./18. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link!
20./22. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Sports Resort get official price drops
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 2 Comments
Nintendo has officially reduced the price of three of its own Wii titles. Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Wii Sports Resort will not carry an official $29.99 price starting today.
Nintendo has also confirmed lifetime sales of all three titles. Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold over 2.7 million copies in the US, while New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold more than 9.4 million. Wii Sports Resort’s sales come in at close to 7 million.
