Nintendo published a new promo video today for Wii Karaoke U. The video incorporates music from Neon Genesis Evangelion – specifically the theme “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis.” Yashiro Aki, known for her singing and jazz talents, is also featured in the promo.

Update: Ubisoft now tells Joystiq that Rayman Legends is hitting North America on September 3.

Rayman Legends will be available slightly earlier than expected. Ubisoft announced today that its platformer will be hitting North America on August 27 followed by Europe on August 30. Rayman Legends was previously expected in September.

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Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl contains a number of changes and additions from the original DS title. This week’s Famitsu reveals another new element: Madhouse-made cut-scenes.

You may know of Madhouse as the team that produced intros for Solatorobo and Persona 4 Golden. The company has also worked on Trigun, Chobits, Marvel Anime and Cardcaptor Sakura.

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When Satoru Shibata apologized for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate shortages in Europe, he promised that more copies would be hitting store shelves soon.

The Wii U version was replenished at retail last week. This week, it’s the 3DS’ turn.

Nintendo UK confirmed on Twitter yesterday that Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the 3DS should now be more widely available in Europe:

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Miiverse launched for the PC (and some mobile devices) today. It does offer a number of functions made available through Wii U, but there are some drawbacks.

You can make posts through Miiverse’s newly-launched browser interface. The thing is, you can’t actually create new ones. It’s only possible to make comments by replying to others.

On the bright side, Miiverse now allows you to view and grab screenshots posted in communities and save them to your PC – a convenient function.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said during a financial results briefing today that Miiverse is in beta for PC and mobile devices. Over time, we’ll likely see additional features added to the interface.

I’m not going to flood the site with extra content from Nintendo’s financial results briefing that you probably won’t care about, but you can find the full presentation here. The more-important points are scattered about on the homepage. You can also find a pretty good summary of points here.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re an avid Nintendo fan – or a gaming fan, at the very least. That likely means you try watching the Nintendo Direct presentations live. Or perhaps you view them on YouTube a few hours later.

Not everyone operates this way. In fact, Satoru Iwata revealed during today’s investors meeting that more and more consumers are viewing the Nintendo Direct broadcasts through the eShop.

Iwata noted, “It is no exaggeration to say that the most preferred viewing option has now become the Nintendo eShop, and it is not uncommon to find that approximately 60 to 70 percent of total views come from the Nintendo eShop.” Iwata additionally stated that with recent shows, “it became common to see total views for a single video reach five hundred to six hundred thousand in a matter of about 10 days on the Nintendo eShop while they did not show apparent growth on YouTube”.

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The Wii U has not been able to maintain any momentum. This is most apparent in the marketplace, where the console has struggled to sell worldwide.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed the Wii U’s lack of momentum during the company’s investors meeting earlier today. Iwata pointed to a few key issues like extended development of important first-party titles, consumer confusion, and slow release pace of games.

Iwata’s comments in full:

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Nintendo has a solid lineup of 3DS games planned through the rest of 2013. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is out in May, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is due in June, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario Golf: World Tour are both launching this summer, and others are on the way such as Zelda, Pokemon X/Y, and Mario Party.

The one downside of the 3DS’ lineup concerns third-parties. Western developers haven’t been throwing a ton of support the system’s way, but Satoru Iwata told investors today that “the release of several key titles has already been announced, and I have also heard there are more unannounced titles to come.” Which kind of overseas games could Iwata be referring to?

Iwata additionally commented on the status of Japanese 3DS games in the west once again, noting that “we plan to more actively support the Japanese software developers in distributing their key titles overseas.”

Iwata closed by saying that he is aware “that our third parties are planning to launch other software titles that they have not announced yet.”

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