Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
A new stage, Mario Galaxy!! The pull of gravity emanates from the center of the planet, so this will require using brand-new tactics.
The 3DS version of Miiverse will seemingly be missing two prominent elements included in its Wii U counterpart. An email response provided by one Nintendo of America customer service representative says users will be unable to exchange messages with friends, and there will be no feature in place which allows friend requests to be sent. It’s a bit of a shame to hear the news, though perhaps these two elements could be added in the future.
The Pokemon Company has finally released official artwork for the various Mega Evolutions in Pokemon X/Y. You can find the gallery below.
Believe it or not, Kirby Triple Deluxe is just a couple of months away from launching – in Japan, that is. A newly opened teaser site for the game confirms a January 11 release date for the territory. Pricing is set at 4,800 yen.
Spike TV will once again be hosting its annual video game awards show. This year, though, it’ll come with a new name: VGX.
Geoff Keighley says the show will come with “an expanded digital footprint plus TV coverage on Spike.”
You’ll be able to watch VGX on December 7. The time is set for 6 PM ET, as announced during Spike’s PS4 All Access event a short while ago.
VGAS coming on 12/7/13 with a new name, VGX, and an expanded digital footprint plus TV coverage on Spike. More details soon….
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 15, 2013
Nintendo has purchased a stake in Dwango Co., Businessweek reports. The web company primarily provides content through mobile phones.
According to Nintendo spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa, the Big N won’t be distributing games through Dwango’s video delivery system Niconico. Nintendo bought the shares at the request of Dwango Chairman Nobuo Kawakami for his personal funding needs.
NPD never hands out hardware data these days, meaning we usually have to rely on leaks and estimates in order to find out how well systems perform each month. Thankfully, NeoGAF user “creamsugar” has come through with a decent overview of October’s sales in the US.
Here’s a general estimate provided by creamsugar’s leak:
PSV < 30k < Wii < 40k < 50k < Wii U < 60k < 100k < PS3 < 120k This figure suggests that the Wii U managed to outsell the Wii, which the console has had a tough time doing most of the year. Wii U apparently sold between 50,000 and 60,000 units while the Wii moved between 30,000 and 40,000 consoles. Source
