Multiplatform
North America:
1. Child of Eden (Ubisoft, X360)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
3. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft, X360)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, X360)
Japan:
1. Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten, PSP)
2. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
3. ToHeart 2: Dungeon Travelers (Aqua Plus, PSP)
4. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo, Wii)
5. Meruru no Atelier (Gust, PS3)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo, Wii)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
5. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo)
2. Billy’s Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Party (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
5. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
Nintendo 3DS
North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
3. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (Ubisoft)
4. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
5. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai)
2. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
3. Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
4. One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai)
5. Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions (Namco Bandai)
UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
3. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
4. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
5. Rabbids 3D (Ubisoft).
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
5. Cars 2 (Disney)
Japan:
1. Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
5. Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
3. Art Academy (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
Iconic Role-Playing Series Launches on Nintendo 3DSTM on the 10th of November 2011 across EMEA and Australasia
PARIS, FRANCE – 30 June 2011 – At the Japan Expo event today, NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announced that acclaimed role-playing series launches for the first time on Nintendo 3DS with Tales of the Abyss™ on the 10th of November 2011.
Tales of the Abyss™ for Nintendo 3DS™ is based on the critically-acclaimed PlayStation®2 role playing game of the same name. Delivering full 3D support and use of the dual screens, Tales of the Abyss offers a new gameplay experience and brings players closer to the action.
Some of the world’s most dedicated Nintendo fans now have the opportunity to receive special gifts from Nintendo of America. Starting today, members of the Club Nintendo™ customer loyalty program who reached Gold or Platinum status in the most recent program year (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) can visit http://club.nintendo.com and log into their accounts to claim an exclusive gift free of charge.
Platinum-level Club Nintendo members are eligible to receive an eye-popping set of 25 commemorative pins that pay tribute to the Mario™ franchise. Featuring classic characters and power-ups from the Mushroom Kingdom, the pins come packaged in unique puzzle-like boxes that can be arranged to form an image of Mario, a Goomba or a Mushroom. Gold-level members, meanwhile, are eligible to receive a special 2012 desk calendar illustrated with colorful artwork from a variety of beloved Nintendo franchises and games.
Club Nintendo offers special promotions and awards Coins to consumers who register and provide feedback about eligible Nintendo products. Coins can then be redeemed for exclusive Nintendo merchandise. Members who earn 300 Coins within each program year are awarded Gold status. Members who earn 600 Coins within each program year are awarded Platinum status. For more information about how to join Club Nintendo and earn rewards, visit http://club.nintendo.com.
Source: Nintendo PR
This information comes from Saturnine Games’ Edward Di Geronimo…
“Was just informed that all the Antipole DSi/3DS shop assets were approved. Should have a confirmed release date in the next few days.”
I assume that Antipole is being made specifically for DSiWare. Of course, since eShop accepts all DSiWare games, you’ll also be able to download it from that service as well.
Games featured in the gallery: Pikmin 1/2, Mario Sports Mix, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers, Baten Kaitos, Super Mario Galaxy, SoulCalibur 2, Wii Play: Motion, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Earth Seeker (first images in HD), James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
It’s pretty interesting to see what some of these games look like in HD – GameCube games especially. I personally always wanted to see Baten Kaitos in HD while playing it on GameCube. The art in that game is particularly gorgeous.
Thanks to TJ for the tip!
Last year, Solatorobo appeared at the Japan Expo in France. We later learned that Nintendo of Europe was localizing the game for numerous territories. A new rumor claims that Pandora’s Tower will be seeing similar treatment. However, we won’t be able to confirm the speculation until the event is over.
The conversation below is indeed real! It’s somewhat unexpected and quite different from what we generally see at these shareholders meetings. Yeah, it’s strange. Without further ado…
Investor: “I’m concerned about the falling stock price. I own stock, but I don’t own a single Nintendo product. I believe games are a waste of time. By the way, the reason I own Nintendo stock is because the name is nice, it’s in Kyoto and it was listed in the year of my birth.”
Iwata: “There are people in this world who don’t feel that games are a waste of time, so Nintendo continues to exist. We’d like to eliminate the thinking that playing games by yourself is negative, or when there’s a crime you immediately tie it into games. We’d like to raise the social importance of games. We’re working to expand the gaming population, yourself included.”
Investor: “During the Tohoku earthquake disaster, I believe people in the evacuation centers were lacking in exercise. Why didn’t you bring Wii Fit to them? Why didn’t you show off to the media that you’re doing more for the victims?”
