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Did you know that European 3DS owners are still waiting for E3 game trailers? That’s disappointing, as North American and Japanese fans have had access to the videos since the first day of Nintendo’s conference. But, fear not! The trailers are on the way.
A European customer service rep provided the following information:
“The downloadable and promotional content available on Nintendo eShop and its scheduling vary on a regional basis. However, we can confirm that The Green Lantern 3D trailer from Warner Bros is now available in the UK and is coming to additional European markets soon. The E3 special movies will also be coming to consumers in Europe soon.”
This information comes from Sega Europe MD of development Gary Dunn…
“It’s still a little early. There’s another generation of prototype hardware coming out in June or July that’s going to give us more information.”
Dunn also noted that he “better not say” how old SEGA’s current Wii U hardware is. What does the company think of the console right now? SEGA’s “very early doors” reaction to Wii U is that “we’re finding it to be quite powerful”. However, Dunn isn’t sure how Wii U compares to the PS3/360, explaining that “It’s too early to call. It’s different.” But it is encouraging that Dunn said that the Wii U will be “a good platform to develop for”.
Dunn on developing for Wii U:
“We’ve certainly found it easier to get prototypes up and running on next-gen definition visuals, so we’re quite pleased with it. Given the fact that one of our graphics engineers ported something across very quickly I would say the answer to [having easily understandable architecture] has got to be yes.”
Dunn repeated that bringing Aliens: Colonial Marines to Wii U is the company’s “intent”, so it sounds like it’s not 100% confirmed that we’ll eventually see the title on Nintendo’s console. It is very likely, however.
Dunn on bringing PS3/360 games to Wii U as well…
“We would certainly consider Wii U in the mix, but every single game is green lit on an individual platform by platform consideration. No, no we wouldn’t [do that] (release a standard, basic port). Clearly the new control mechanic allows some asymmetrical gameplay which we’re quite excited about – to leverage that when we’re looking to put any game on that system.”
Multiplatform
North America:
1. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
2. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
3. Halo: Reach (Microsoft, X360)
4. Zumba Fitness (Majesco, Wii)
5. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii).
Japan:
1. Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling (5pb, X360)
2. Danbouru Senki (Level 5, PSP)
3. Steins;Gate Double Pack (5pb, X360)
4. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
5. Ryu ga Gotoku: Of the End – Limited Edition (Sega, PS3).
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo, 3DS)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo, Wii)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
2. Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus (Nintendo)
3. Billy’s Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
4. Wii Party (Nintendo)
5. Fitness Party (Namco Bandai)
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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
North America: (Data not available.)
Japan:
1. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
2. Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
3. One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai)
4. Dead or Alive Dimensions (Tecmo)
5. Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen (Nintendo).
UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Japan:
1. Battle & Get: Pokemon Typing DS (Nintendo)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
5. Zelda no Densetsu: Daichi no Kiteki (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Art Academy (Nintendo)
2. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
We are pleased to announce that the European Nintendo website is now fully operational and you can now safely log back into your Club Nintendo account. Following the recent investigation into a possible phishing threat to users of the European Nintendo website, we took the precaution of immediately shutting down some parts of this website. We have now done a comprehensive scan of the whole website and introduced additional security measures to ensure the ongoing safety of our customers.
We would like to reassure customers that their protection is our utmost priority and we take security very seriously. We maintain constant monitoring of our systems in order to identify intrusion attempts and block them.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We would like to apologise again for any inconvenience this has caused. We would recommend that you change your Club Nintendo password and if you notice any suspicious activity on your account then please get in contact with your local Nintendo Customer Services.
Last year, Nintendo released Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition in honor of Mario’s 25th anniversary. Zelda’s turning 25 this year as well, but Nintendo has no plans to introduce any sort of compilation.
Despite Nintendo of America’s interest to release another collection disc, both Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto denied the proposal. Apparently they didn’t want to copy their plans from last year. Instead, Nintendo of Japan was interested in doing something more unique.
Nintendo is celebrating Zelda is a rather big way. Four Swords is heading to DSiWare later this year and both Ocarina of Time 3D and Skyward Sword will be out before the end of 2011. Additionally, concerts will be held in North America, Europe, and Japan. Two CD soundtracks will be made available – one for the concerts and one for Ocarina of Time 3D – and Nintendo is also preparing a special, golden Wii Remote Plus for the upcoming release of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Not too shabby, if you ask me!
1 Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) – 6,277,172
2 FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts) – 5,451,456
3 Wii Fit Plus + Board (Nintendo) – 2,151,697
4 Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar) – 2,436,098
5 Gran Turismo 5 (Sony) – 2,007,907
6 Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) – 1,904,946
7 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) – 1,999,337
8 New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo) – 2,158,993
9 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts) – 1,757,628
10 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Konami) – 1,607,839
11 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts) – 1,452,738
12 Wii Party (Nintendo) – 1,612,228
13 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo) – 1,481,350
14 FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts) – 1,985,798
15 Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 1,116,361
16 Halo: Reach (Microsoft) – 1,176,531
17 Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 1,442,392
18 The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts) – 1,325,483
19 F1 2010 (Codemasters) – 1,111,331
20 Medal of Honor (Electronic Arts) – 1,206,900
