Japanese Wii VC release next week
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
One new Virtual Console game for Wii is on its way to Japan next Tuesday…
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The Super Spy – 900 points
Media Create software sales (4/23 – 4/29)
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01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
02./00. [WII] Mario Party 9
03./01. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening
04./00. [PSV] Ciel Nosurge: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta #
05./00. [PSP] Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child!
06./00. [PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling #
07./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster: Gravure For You! Vol.7
08./00. [360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
09./03. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
10./00. [3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs.
11./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
12./00. [PSP] Even in a Game, Listen to Me Girls. I Am Your Father! #
13./00. [PSP] Ao no Exorcist: Genkoku no Labyrinth #
14./08. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./07. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising
16./06. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- #
17./04. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen
18./12. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
19./11. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
20./15. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus #
Media Create hardware sales (4/23 – 4/29)
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3DS – 74,282
PSP – 22,457
PS3 – 21,114
Vita – 12,299
Wii – 9,200
PS2 – 1,395
Xbox 360 – 1,327
DSi LL – 895
DSi – 717
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS – 84,760
PS3 – 16,390
PSP – 11,779
Vita – 8,206
Wii – 7,025
Xbox 360 – 1,282
PS2 – 1,172
DSi LL – 760
DSi – 516
Let the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wii speculation begin
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments
For several years, Nintendo fans have been wondering if the next Call of Duty game will be released on the Wii. Activision is quick to confirm PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions, but since 2007 or so, it’s taken them until mid-late summer to confirm a Wii edition.
We’re in a unique situation this year. By the time Call of Duty: Black Ops II launches, the Wii U will probably be just about ready to hit store shelves. So will Black Ops II come to Nintendo’s new home console? Just the Wii? Both? Neither?
Most of those questions will be left unanswered until E3 (or later), but there is one sign that Black Ops II is in the works for Wii.
A sub-board for Black Ops II Wii has opened on the official Call of Duty forums. This doesn’t confirm anything completely, but you’d have to wonder why there would be such a category if the game wasn’t coming to Nintendo’s console.
This also makes us consider the possibility of Black Ops II for Wii U. Again, Activision probably won’t confirm/deny a version for Nintendo’s upcoming console until E3 or later.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Famitsu software sales (4/23 – 4/29)
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01. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
02. [WII] Mario Party 9
03. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening
04. [PSV] Ciel No Surge
05. [PSP] Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Unde Kure!!
06. [PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling
07. [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G
08. [3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs.
09. [PSP] Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai!
10. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
Spector believes Epic Mickey is the best-looking Wii game, Epic Mickey 2 talk
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Warren Spector believes that the Epic Mickey team created “the best looking Wii game ever”. He won’t try to push his opinion on anyone – that’s just the way he feels!
“As obnoxious as it sounds, I still think the first Mickey game was the best looking Wii game ever that anyone’s ever made so sue me. I love the way the game looks. I’m not saying anyone else has to agree, it’s just my opinion.”
That’s not all. Spector also thinks Epic Mickey “sounds better than any Wii game ever”. With Epic Mickey 2, Junction Point will be looking to push things even further.
According to Spector:
“I also think it sounds better than any Wii game ever [laughing] but you can always do better. We’re going to. When people see the 2D levels, the 2D side-scrolling levels in the new game I think they’re going to see that the team has taken those to a whole new level.”
Since the basics of Epic Mickey 2 have already been set in stone, his team will not be able to maintain a deeper focus on gameplay:
“We’ve already talked about camera and voice – of course we’re going to do better this time around – we built a studio and team, a world, a code base, a game engine, we established our relationships with everyone at Nintendo and Disney with the first game.
“This time around we know what the world is, we know who the characters are, we know what the gameplay is. What are paint and thinner for? We didn’t even know that when we started the first game. So I would hope that everything will be better this time around.”
Beamdog founder surprised by reaction to comments, may consider Wii U development
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Beamdog founder Trent Oster is surprised by the reaction to his comments regarding the company’s experience with Nintendo and the WiiWare service.
Oster noted how his beliefs are apparently widespread across the development community. Additionally, his initial message on Twitter wasn’t in-depth due to the site’s character limit. Even though “feedback has mostly been agreement and support about how Nintendo can improve”, Oster has received some backlash.
“I was surprised by the reaction to my comments. What I stated has been said a great deal within the industry, I guess I didn’t get the memo about not posting it publicly. Given the 140 character limit of Twitter and my cranky 3am mindset, my comment was also a pretty choppy sound bite. The feedback has mostly been agreement and support about how Nintendo can improve. But, I now have a few people who randomly appear on the various social networks and troll me.”
Iwata says some people felt Wii wasn’t for them, games with “depth” before “width”
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Nintendo achieved its goal with the Wii by bringing gaming to the masses. There were, however, some consumers who felt left out – specifically hardcore gamers.
This is something that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted to during the company’s latest financial results briefing Q&A. Iwata also pointed out how they were unable to convince casual players to experience titles “frequently or for long, consistent periods”, leading to a poor level of profit.
With the 3DS and Wii U, Nintendo would like to promote both hardcore and casual experiences (described by Iwata as “deeper” and “wider”, something he mentioned at last year’s E3). According to Iwata, the “depth” component “was not satisfactory for some consumers”, and so they are working on this first.
Iwata: 3DS/Wii U realize what DS/Wii can’t, starting from scratch would be wrong
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During the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s financial results briefing last week, one investor asked president Satoru Iwata if the 3DS and Wii U are improved versions of the DS and Wii. While this person believes the situation surrounding the 3DS will improve thanks to strong sales in Japan, he wondered if the system will “evolve to become something revolutionary and completely different from the Nintendo DS”. He asked a similar question about Wii U.
Iwata responded by saying that Nintendo can’t just throw away what they’ve done with their previous systems and start from scratch. He understood where the investor was coming from, but said “the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U so that each of them is able to realize what has been impossible with the existing systems”. Moreover, he stated that these systems have been made “so that they can realize what has been impossible.”
You can find Iwata’s entire, lengthy response below.
Dragon Quest X screenshots
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