Various Nintendo executives have acknowledged that the company made some mistakes with the launch of the 3DS. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was once again asked to share the lessons that the Big N has been learned when the system made its debut.
Fils-Aime told Brazilian gaming site “UOL Jogos”:
“The launch of the 3DS was very interesting: the portable earned great impressions at E3 2010, had excellent pre-order sales, and sold more than any portable system in its first week. So, we had many successes with the 3DS.
“But in terms of lessons learned, we need to ensure that we have a strong lineup of games when we release hardware – especially titles from Nintendo. And, looking back, we may not have offered the best lineup of games that we could have brought to the 3DS. It is also important that the digital resources of the hardware are available right away. With 3DS, this came later.
“And that’s why sales weren’t so great, which forced us to make some drastic decisions and reduce the price. Since we did this, and with the release of ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D’ and the digital resources, our sales have been very good. And we have very high expectations for the 3DS this Christmas.”
Looking towards Wii U, the console’s launch should be much improved. After all, Satoru Iwata has said that Nintendo “learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS”. Hopefully we’ll see a few top-notch first/third-party titles, along with the digital download elements on day one.
Thanks to Tim for the tip/translation!
Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Mario Party 9
3. Rhythm Heaven
4. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
5. Fortune Street
DS
1. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
2. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
3. Bejeweled 3
4. Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal
5. Beyblade Metal Masters
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7
2. Paper Mario
3. Luigi’s Mansion
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
5. Sonic Generations
Thanks to Matt for the tip!
Eiji Aonuma has opened up on the future of the Zelda franchise. While discussing items that didn’t make it into the final version of Skyward Sword, he did hint at possibly bringing some of the team’s ideas to the Wii U title. Aonuma also discussed Zelda Wii U and Zelda 3DS in general.
You can find Aonuma’s responses below.
01./00. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
02./00. [PS3] Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception #
03./00. [PS3] Battlefield 3
04./01. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0
05./02. [WII] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
06./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012
07./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3
08./00. [360] Battlefield 3
09./04. [WII] Just Dance Wii
10./05. [WII] Go Vacation
11./00. [WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012
12./14. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus
13./03. [PS3] The Idolmaster 2 #
14./12. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012
15./00. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012
16./13. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol in Guam… #
17./16. [WII] Rhythm Heaven: Fever
18./08. [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa – Hybrid Pack #
19./15. [PSP] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Impact
20./00. [3DS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model Oshare Audition 2
21./20. [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack
22./11. [PS3] Dead Island
23./23. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
24./22. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best)
25./07. [PSP] Ro-Kyu-Bu! #
26./27. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends
27./24. [WII] Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary: Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I-II-III
28./28. [WII] Family Fishing #
29./30. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White
30./17. [PS3] FIFA 12
