Nintendo Prevails in ITC Case
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Nintendo has prevailed in a case initiated by Creative Kingdoms, Nintendo has announced.
Creative Kingdoms originally filed its International Trade Commission complaint in 2011. The company declared that Nintendo infringed on its MagiQuest wands technology through the Wii remote controller.
However, the commission has ruled in favor of Nintendo, determining that the Wii – as well as the Wii U – do not violate any patents. The commission also found that Creative Kingdoms’ patents are invalid.
Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel, said of the ruling:
“We are pleased with the commission’s determination. Nintendo’s track record demonstrates that we vigorously defend patent lawsuits when we believe we have not infringed another party’s patent. Nintendo continues to develop unique and innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others.”
Source: Nintendo PR
August 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August. The results can be found below.
Boxarts for the new European Nintendo Selects
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GameStop ad (9/11 – 9/17)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. There are two main highlights for Nintendo fans this week: $10 off Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Crash City Mayhem for $10.
You can find all of this week’s offers in the ad below.
Media Create software sales (9/2 – 9/8)
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The latest Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2 #
02./00. [PS3] Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
03./01. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle #
04./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate #
05./02. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn #
06./07. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
07./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
08./00. [PSV] Killzone: Mercenary
09./05. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
10./09. [3DS] Youkai Watch
11./03. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
12./00. [PS3] Puppeteer
13./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
14./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
15./04. [PS3] Lost Planet 3
16./00. [PSP] Kiyoka no Ori: Hiiro no Kakera 4 – Shiki no Shi #
17./00. [360] Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
18./00. [360] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate #
19./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
20./18. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
Scans roundup – Puyo Puyo Tetris, Dragon Quest X version 2.0, Monster Hunter 4
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Note: the Monster Hunter 4 scans show another collaboration. Capcom will be featuring the manga series Baki the Grappler in the game.
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)
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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
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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.”
