Last week, Satoru Iwata shared some interesting information about Zelda, 3DS system updates, and more at the company’s latest investor briefing. That wasn’t all the Nintendo president had to discusssed, though. Here’s what else he had to say:

– Nintendo believes the pack-in software for the 3DS is the equivalent of Wii Sports
– Nintendo is only releasing nintendogs + cats at launch to make way for third-parties
– Other software was finished before nintendogs + cats, but expect these titles to be released later
– Additional software hasn’t been announced, will be released this year
– Not as easy to get third-party support in the West because handhelds are downplayed
– Iwata feels that this importance will rise
– Nintendo will be looking to see how the West responds to 3DS and NGP

Thanks to Harry for the tip!

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Animales de la Muerte still in the works, may not hit WiiWare

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I’m sure many of you guys remember Animales de la Muerte. In case you forgot though, it was one of the first titles High Voltage announced for WiiWare. The game went into a hibernation of sorts until now. Eric Nofsinger has confirmed that the project is still in the works… but it may not end up on WiiWare.

“It could very well be for WiiWare, as well. We did some WiiWare stuff ( Gyrostarr, High Voltage Hot Rod Show) and it did okay. We didn’t lose money on any of that. But I would say it wasn’t encouraging enough that we would be doing a ton of stuff [on WiiWare].”

At the moment, Animales de la Muerte has only been confirmed for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Steam. We’ll have to wait and see what happens with the WiiWare version – if anything.

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Nintendo Week (1/31)

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Updates to the Nintendo Channel

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Videos

Nintendo Week 1/31
Mario Sports Mix Trailer #2
Mario Sports Mix TV Spot #2
Conduit 2 Trailer
Tiger Woods Green Jacket Interview with Jim Nantz
Tiger Woods Green Jacket Info Video
Magic Destiny Info Video
Mahjong Info Video
myDiary Info Video
101 Dolphin Pets Info Video

Bit.Trip Flux trailer

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Thanks to Chauncey for the tip!

UK software sales (Week ending 1/29)

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Individual formats

– 1 DEAD SPACE 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 3 DEAD SPACE 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 4 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 6 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 7 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 8 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 9 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 10 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 11 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
6 12 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
8 13 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11 14 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 15 MASS EFFECT 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 16 FIFA 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 17 WII PARTY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 18 DANCE CENTRAL XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 19 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 20 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 21 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 22 MY FITNESS COACH: DANCE WORKOUT WII GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
19 23 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 24 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 PC SEGA SEGA
22 25 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 26 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 27 YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
24 28 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 29 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31 30 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
29 31 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 32 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 33 FIFA 11 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 34 FABLE III XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 35 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: ULTIMATE COLLECTION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 36 DEAD SPACE 2 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 37 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 38 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 39 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 PS3 THQ THQ
40 40 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2

All formats

– 1 DEAD SPACE 2 VISCERAL GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 MEDIA MOLECULE SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4 3 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 4 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 6 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 7 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 8 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 9 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 10 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 11 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 12 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 13 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO / EDGE OF REALITY EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 14 GRAN TURISMO 5 POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16 15 WII PARTY ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 16 DANCE CENTRAL HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 17 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 YUKE’S THQ THQ
17 18 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
25 19 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 20 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 21 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
23 22 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS RETRO STUDIOS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 23 MY FITNESS COACH: DANCE WORKOUT LAND HO! GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
21 24 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 25 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 26 MEDAL OF HONOR DANGER CLOSE/DICE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 27 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24 28 YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 29 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
39 30 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS XBOX 360 CLASSICS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
40 31 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS PLATINUM SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31 32 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29 33 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 34 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 35 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 36 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 37 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 38 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE XBOX 360 CLASSICS SEGA
36 39 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
34 40 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT

ESRB updates

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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters (Wii) – E
Castle Conquerer – Revolution (DSi) – E
The Lost Town – The Dust – (DSi) – T