Retirement is a topic that often comes up during interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto these days. One day, Miyamoto is going to have to step away from Nintendo.
That day hasn’t arrived just yet. While Miyamoto is prepping Nintendo for the day that he does retire, the “volume” of his work hasn’t changed one bit.
Below are Miyamoto’s thoughts about retirement in full:
“This year I’m past 60; I’m going to be turning 61 this year. So for me to not be thinking about retirement would be strange. But in fact, the number of projects I’m involved in–and the volume of my work–hasn’t changed at all.”
Challenger will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on March 13 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Azito 3D Osaka – 500 yen
@Simple DL Series Vol. 8 The Uwaki Kareshi – Uwaki no Daish? – 300 yen
Arc Style: Happy Ocean – 500 yen
Mansion Percussion – 500 yen
Pretty Rhythm – My Deco-Rainbow Wedding Demo – FREE
Doraemon Nobita no Himitsu D?ga Hakubutsukan (retail title) – 4,700 yen (from 03/07)
Virtual Console
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri D?ch? (Famicom) – 500 yen
Nekketsu K?k? Dodgeball-bu (Super Dodge Ball, Famicom) – 500 yen
Wii U
NA
Video Content
Wii Karaoke U promo
10-minute Super Robot Wars UX video
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies preview video
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon commercials
Gameplay footage for Nano Assault Neo, Mansion Percussion, Simple DL Series Vol. 8, Azito 3D Osaka, and Arc Style: Happy Ocean
New Super Mario Bros. U Super Play videos
ChronoBlade developer Corecell says that its game is still in development. It has undergone a name change, however. ChronoBlade is now known as “AeternoBlade”.
Corecell is currently involved with AeternoBlade’s final testing and localization. Once that’s done, maybe the title will be ready for primetime.
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 #
02./00. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Civilization A
03./00. [PSV] Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Otome Shoujotachi no Shoumei #
04./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
05./03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./00. [PS3] Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe #
07./00. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2: Special Package
08./01. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance #
09./00. [PSP] Shining Ark
10./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden
11./00. [3DS] Touch Detective: Nameko Shigeru
12./00. [PSP] D.C.III Plus #
13./07. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
14./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
15./06. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
16./39. [PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
17./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
18./04. [3DS] Magi: The Labyrinth of Beginning
19./12. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
20./09. [3DS] Fantasy Life
Let’s face it: sales of the Wii U simply aren’t up to snuff. There are likely two reasons for that – a lack of games and a high price point.
Ubisoft’s executive director for EMEA territories Alain Corre told EDGE that while the company is “optimistic” about the console, it “always” likes to see systems at a low price point – perhaps hinting that Ubisoft would be interested in seeing Nintendo make a move in this area.
“Always. We always want the hardware to be at a low price because we want as many fans as possible to afford to buy our games, so that’s for sure. We think that Wii U will find its public at some point. Some were expecting sales to be quicker but we are optimistic. I think Nintendo has said that the Wii U sales in general were below expectations originally and the software tie-in ratio is also stable, so I think that when less machines sell, less games sell.”
According to Corre, Ubisoft saw a “productive” Wii U launch. He spoke about how the publisher tends to throw a lot of support towards new consoles when they first hit the market:
“It’s part of the Ubsoft DNA to be first on new technology and to innovate – and also release some games that have created some good momentum that we can use for the future. If we globalise all that we did and consider all of that then what we did on Wii U for launch was productive.”
