This information comes from Nintendo UK marketing manager Rob Lowe…
“There are great new pieces of software launching this year such as Wii Play: Motion in June and Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword later on in 2011. Plus, there are plenty more surprises in store for 2012 from us – Wii has got a great future ahead of it. We just wanted to make sure that the appeal of Wii is as broad as possible, and the new Mario Kart bundle is designed to be a great value proposition to anyone who is interested in getting a Wii. With this specific campaign, we are targeting families with young kids looking to buy their first games console. This is a very large potential audience, and the new Mario Kart bundle will be the perfect proposition for them.”
Project Cafe won’t be out until April 2012 at the earliest, so Nintendo has one year year to fill with Wii software. And, personally, I think the console will arrive later in the year rather than earlier. There are only so many games Nintendo will localize (and let’s not forget about Japan who has had these titles for some time now), so Nintendo really should have at least a surprise or two in store for the Wii.
Cambridge, Mass. – May 13, 2011 – Harmonix today announced that a four pack of songs from Pantera and a legendary single from Peter Frampton will be available beginning May 19 in theRock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 900 artists and more than 2,700* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.
Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii
Tecmo Koei came right out of the gate with a launch title for the 3DS. According to CEO Yoichi Erikawa, the company would like to follow the same path with Project Cafe. Erikawa explained that hardware manufacturers rely on Tecmo Koei for launch titles, so the company hopes to have numerous games ready by the time Project Cafe releases.
The acclaimed, epic Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles is coming to the UK later this year with an alternative cover on the inside of the regular cover – and fans get to choose which artwork will be used. Vote for your favourite by spreading the word!
Voting starts today and closes on 25 May 2011. In order to vote you simply click on your favourite cover art and use the Facebook and Twitter links underneath to share a link to this cover art on your social network of choice. Feel free to spread the word and vote as often as you like!
The first review of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is in, thanks to the German edition of GamePro. The magazine enjoyed the game quite a bit, awarding it a 93% and a platinum award. GamePro’s wrapup – which can be read below – was filled with positive comments. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D hits store shelves on June 19 in North America and June 17 in Europe.
The latest Ocarina of Time 3D screenshots.
Graphics
+ impressive 3d effect
+ pretty light effects
+ loveable characters (complete with funny facial expressions?)
