Nintendo will be holding a second “Nintendo Direct” presentation to close out 2011. Some Japanese fans have spotted the company’s updated UStream page, which states that the event will be held on Tuesday. Similar to the presentation back in October, the latest Nintendo Direct is scheduled for Tuesday at 12 PM in Japan, which is Monday at 10 PM EDT / 7 PM EDT.
It’s unclear if the new presentation will be filled with announcements, though Nintendo did share some pretty substantial news in October. Lost Heroes, 3D Classics: Kid Icarus, and other titles for the handheld were revealed throughout the event.
You can keep track of Nintendo’s UStream page here.
AllThingsD has published a new interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie-Fils Aime. Fils-Aime was quizzed on Black Friday sales and how the Wii continues to break records, social gaming, his thoughts on the free-to-play model, and more.
Interestingly, he said that Nintendo will experiment with other forms of monetization, though he wouldn’t really elaborate about what the company may have in store. Reggie also slipped in some quick talk about the Wii U, in which he said that “it will speak to a different consumer than the one that is buying the Wii today during the holidays.”
Head past the break for all of Reggie’s remarks.
Nintendo UK recommends the following downloadable games this Christmas..
It’s no secret that Nintendo of America had plans to localize ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, Mistwalker’s first DS title. It was widely reported that a listing for the title was found on the ESRB. In fact, you can still find the rating here.
Siliconera has discovered that Nintendo even hired voice actors for the project. Eric Newsome, the voice actor for Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Bowser in Super Paper Mario, would have voiced ASH’s Bamygarant. Khanh Doan stepped into the role of lead character Maritie.
It’s still unknown as to why Nintendo of America ultimately decided against bringing Archaic Sealed Heat to North America. The company’s localization efforts did appear to be fairly far along.
Update: Game Night is now over.
Hop into the chat for some Mario Kart 7 action (registration not required).
WiiWare
101-in-1 Explosive Megamix – Grumble Grumble
Anima: Ark of Sinners – Hmmm…
Horizon Riders – Hmmm…
Fish Tank – Hmmm…
DSiWare
Castle Conqueror – Revolution – Hmmm…
Furry Legends – Hmmm…
1001 Blockbusters – Grumble Grumble
3DS VC
Catrap – Recommended
Double Dragon – Hmmm…
Burger Time Deluxe – Recommended
Side Pocket – Grumble Grumble
3DS Download
Pyramids – Recommended
The bug fix for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword can be located on the North America Wii Shop Channel. The download is intended for players who need to fix their save data so that they can proceed in the game.
Keep in mind that your save data will be removed if you delete your Wii Shop Channel account. I have no idea why the two would be connected, but just be careful.
Reminder: It’s tonight!
Game Night is once again scheduled for Friday night. The time or game selection hasn’t changed. We’ll take another crack at Mario Kart 7 multiplayer, and possibly another title if there’s enough interest.
I think we all have a better understanding of how communities work and most of us exchanged friend codes last week, so things should be much, much smoother.
Join us at 7:30 PM EDT. An IRC chat post will be added to the site at that time.
