Following Nintendo’s Q1 2011 financial results, Nintendo and Satoru Iwata have just wrapped up an earnings briefing in Tokyo. Iwata spoke to investors about a number of topics, ranging from Wii U to salary cuts for the Nintendo president himself and other executives.
As you would expect, the 3DS was also discussed in great detail. Iwata touched on the the system’s new price point and one of the reasons behind the decision is actually quite interesting. Iwata explained that Nintendo felt that they missed out on an opportunity with the GameCube and didn’t want to make the same mistake with 3DS. That’s just one of a few explanations that were provided.
For more on the 3DS price drop and the briefing in general, read on below.
Nintendo has officially translated the name of the new Fatal Frame game as “Zero Shinsaku”. Based on what we’ve seen of it so far, it’s a remake of Fatal Frame 2.
In other news, Mario Kart 7 is also scheduled for a December release in Japan while Super Mario 3D Land launches in November as well.
Check out the full release “schedule” above.
Videos
Nintendo Week – 7/28
Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con 2011
Capt America Wii Launch Trailer
Capt America DS Launch Trailer
Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimensions Gameplay
Let’s Golf! 3D Cinematic Trailer
Burn The Rope Trailer Info
Portable Shrine Wars Info
Oscar’s World Tour Trailer
On this week’s episode: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, AR Shop Games, Nintendo Video, UFC Personal Trainer and Club Nintendo Rewards.
Following in the footsteps of ATV Wild Ride for the DS is ATV Wild Ride 3D. Renegade Kid has revealed the game today along with the first round of details. The title currently doesn’t have a publisher, but I imagine that won’t last too long!
Renegade Kid published the following information:
Introduction:
The debut of Renegade Kid’s original arcade ATV racing title for the Nintendo DS, ATV Wild Ride, was met with high praise from the gaming press – making it hands-down the best ATV racing title available for the platform.Evolution:
The next exciting installment of this off-road thrill ride, ATV Wild Ride 3D, turns the dial up to 11 with more insane airborne tricks, dramatic panoramic vistas, exhilarating audio, and a brand new “Wild Ride” power-up; enabling players to reach new intense speeds – bringing the excitement of extreme ATV racing alive.
Nintendo has provided some slight clarifications about questions you may have regarding the 3DS Ambassador program.
First off, here’s what a representative said regarding the possibility of the NES games being 3D Classics…
“These will be 2D games. They are not 3D Classics. When the NES games become available to the general public later this year, they will include additional features such as multiplayer simultaneous play. Ambassadors will then be able to download those updated version at no cost.”
Next, you might be wondering if this program means that we’ll be seeing NES and GBA titles regularly on the eShop. Naturally, Nintendo wouldn’t say…
“Beyond this offer, we have nothing more to announce at this time, although the press release does indicate that the NES games will eventually be available for sale to the public.”
Here’s one last point: Nintendo is not dropping the price of any of their DS model. That means the DS Lite will still cost $99.99, the DSi will still cost $149.99, and the DSi XL will cost $169.99.
Personally, with this price drop, I see absolutely no reason why anyone would purchase a DS over the 3DS. The 3DS can do so much more, can play practically every DS game, and will be supported for years to come (hopefully) whereas DS support is winding down.
This is so incredibly random that I had to share it with you folks. You’ll either be memorized or disturbed once you’ve finished watching. Either way, enjoy!
Gotta love how Ganondorf, Dark/Shadow Link, and Zant are in the background nodding their heads to the beat…
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
Pokémon Black/White director Junichi Masuda recently posted about his experiences at E3. Based on what he wrote, he wasn’t too happy… well, about one thing in particular.
He did discuss how he was excited about a sit-in Lamborghini racing game controller he saw along with other content he saw, though he also took some time to discuss how he was saddened by the emphasis on killing and first-person shooters at the show.
Masuda wrote on his blog:
“This tank is for game’s advertisement. Just wow… This year, FPS war games were trend!! A lot of splatter scenes!! Blood spread everywhere. Shooting a lot, killing a lot. The game developer seems get used to ‘kill’ the target. Therefore, I felt ‘how to kill’ became a focus of developing game. For that reason, target become zombie and alien… These targets’ savage attack and human counterattacks… It became savage contents and you never know. Mmm… It is the player who choose the game to play. As a game creator, it is little sad! Majority of the games look like a same game. There were little of original games. I felt a sense of crisis with above part.”
