Nintendo, along with Fuji Television and Nippon Television, are bringing an eShop application titled “Itsu no Ma ni Terebi” (roughly translated to “Spot TV”) to the 3DS. It’ll be available in Japan starting today.
The service will automatically download new, completely original video content to the system through SpotPass. Although the videos are free, advertisements do appear.
Here’s a schedule rundown provided by Nintendo, provided by Andriasang:
Nittele Doubutsu de Calendar
An animal program showing animals in 3D. Delivered daily.
Tetsu View 3D
A train program designed for train buffs, complete with introductions to trains and train stations. Delivered daily.
Magic Class 3D
This program shows magic tricks from famous magicians. Delivered daily.
Idoling Sumo 3DS
A popular girls group takes on a variety of challenges, all apparently in the form of battle (like sumo wrestling). Delivered daily.
Nikkan Topics
An information program. Delivered daily.
3D Choukoku no Mori
A look at sculptures from an outdoor sculpture museum in Hakone. Delivered every weekday.
Enjoy Sport
A sports program from Fuji TV. Delivered on Saturday an Sunday.
This information comes from Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, who was asked if Street Fighter x Tekken will be brought to iPads, iPhones, or even the Wii U…
“Well, we’ve already gotten started with PlayStation Vita version, of course, but we’re anxious to take on all sorts of other platforms if the opportunity arises. It could be an iPhone thing, it could be an Android thing. It’s still too early to say, but we’ll take any chance we have to get this game in as many hands as possible. We know the hardcore users are the center of it all, but we think there’s a layer of psuedo-casual fighting game as well. We really want to push the idea that you can play anywhere with any kind of skill level, that it’s everyone’s game. One way to do that is to expand into platforms that cater a little more towards the average person.”
Street Fighter IV was originally released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Eventually, it ended up being a launch title for the 3DS. Might we see a similar situation with Street Fighter x Tekken and the Wii U?
This information comes from Strauss Zelnick is chief executive officer of Take-Two Interactive Software…
“We’ll see. We are looking at it seriously and at the relationship with Nintendo. We have supported the Wii and it has worked for us. We have done Carnival Games for the Wii. They support the platform and they were pretty excited about what they have seen. It will not be driven by me pounding the table saying do it, it will be driven by economic opportunity and creative opportunity.”
Oh God, he mentioned Carnival Games. I don’t think that’s the type of support most of us want to see. How about Grand Theft Auto instead…?
If you want a free Zelda, soundtrack, you’re going to have to register a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D by 12:01 AM PDT. Be sure to register the code that comes with the game on your account. I believe the reward should appear automatically, without any sort of popup or further action on your part.
I wouldn’t follow this list completely, as there are some questionable entries. However, it’s very, very interesting to see The Last Story scheduled for 2012. It’d be amazing if that were true. It’d also be depressing if Europe ended up receiving Xenoblade and The Last Story while North America missed out on both titles…
August
26 – Xenoblade Chronicles
September
09 – StarFox 64 3D
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
October
Kirby Mass Attack
Mario Kart 3DS
Professor Layton
November
Kirby Wii
Zelda Skyword Sword
Super Fossil Fighters
December
Super Mario 3DS
2012
Mario Party 9
Paper Mario 3DS
Luigi’s Mansion 2
Animal Crossing 3DS
Kid Icarus
Lego City Stories
The Last Story
Updates on Nintendo Everything have been somewhat slow today not only because E3 is over and news is therefore light, but also as a result of the work I’ve been doing on the site’s design.
I’ve started to think more and more about NE’s design as of late. I especially thought some sort of change was necessary when I couldn’t even fit a standard-sized YouTube video into a typical post. That’s one reason why I’ve made a number of modifications to NE, though most of them are size related.
First off, there’s much more room for actual content. This means that YouTube videos will be larger and there’s just more room to work with overall.
The sidebar has also been widened. We’ve moved an ad space from the index page’s second post (that was kind of a random spot) to the top right corner. Also, we’ve added a Facebook widget so you can follow Austin’s updates more easily and now you can join our page with just one simple click. I’ll be looking for additional items to add/change over the next few days. It was important to get the foundation in place today.
Nothing is final and things are still being updated. So if you have any criticisms (I’m sure you have many… uh oh…), comments, or concerns, sound off in the comments section or contact us through email. Just keep in mind I’m not a professional site designer – far from it, actually!
Oh, and one last thing – make sure your browser cache has been emptied, otherwise a few items might seem out of place.
Until the 3DS starts selling, no one, particularly critics, is going to stop talking about the system’s performance. The 3DS has a whole lot to live up to thanks to the stellar sales of its older brother, the DS.
Three months into the 3DS’ lifecycle, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime believes the company has rectified two issues holding the handheld back: the lack of an outstanding Nintendo franchise and the absence of numerous online functions.
Fils-Aime told Kotaku:
“When we launched, we had a fantastic day one and a very strong week one. We talked to consumers. Consumers were highly satisfied with the device. They loved the built-in applications. They loved the game experiences. We had high levels of awareness. We had high levels of intent-to-purchase. But when we started talking to consumers who were aware or interested, but hadn’t yet bought, they told us two things: first, I need a big Nintendo franchise for our purchase. The second thing was I need the network to be up. I need the connected experiences to be there. I know those were the two factors, based on the consumer information. So now we jump to where we are. We’re going to be launching Ocarina. We’re going to follow with a steady drumbeat of Star Fox and Kid Icarus and two Mario titles and the Luigi title. I think we’ve got that issue not only identified but addressed. We’ve just done the first network update. We’ve got the eShop up and running. We’ve got the 3D movie service still on track for the summer. We’ve got Netflix still on track for the summer. So I think we’re well underway to having that addressed as well. My expectation is that with the adjustments we’ve made, we’re going to be back with strong momentum on the 3DS. The system did not launch earlier than planned. We thought there would have been a tighter gap between launch and the first network update.”
And how about that video service that Nintendo promised awhile back? It’s on the way! Fils-Aime reconfirmed that Nintendo Video and Netflix are coming this summer.
“There will be music videos. There will be 3D movie trailers. There will be Nintendo-curated content, things we believe are interesting that, candidly, we’ve helped finance. I am actively involved in all of that content identification. … It’s going to be fun.”
Looks like North American Club Nintendo members weren’t the only ones having issues ordering their free soundtrack. Nintendo of Europe has sent out the following release…
We would like to update our Club Nintendo members who have attempted to register their The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D title with Club Nintendo over the weekend in order to take part in the bonus soundtrack CD promotion.
Unfortunately, we encountered a technical issue with our Club Nintendo website and this resulted in an error for some customers when trying to claim the promotional soundtrack CD from Friday afternoon until today, Monday, June 20th. This issue is now solved, but we would like to extend our sincere apologies to all Club Nintendo members who encountered this problem.
Our The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D CD Soundtrack promotion continues to run until June 30th, 2011. All European Club Nintendo members may register for and receive a bonus soundtrack CD until that date. We will be in contact soon with Club Nintendo members who registered their software, but were not able to enter their details for the soundtrack CD, with information on how to proceed in order to receive the CD.
