The images are rather small, but it’s better than nothing. We should be seeing more of this game very soon, as its going to be available in Japan next month.
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
This information comes from EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich…
“Most video game companies withhold their biggest announcements until E3 and if Nintendo chooses to announce a Wii price drop before their E3 press conference, they must have something much bigger to announce. There are very few announcements that would eclipse a hardware price cut.”
This information comes from M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon…
“Wii is certainly due for a price cut, which would be good for Nintendo and for retailers. A Q2 price cut announcement would typically be an E3 event, so scheduling a cut before E3 would clear the boards for another, bigger announcement. A new console would be pretty exciting, but it’s a lot riskier for a vendor with a large active installed base to launch next generation and keep last generation’s base active while the other vendors are still building out. Next generation timing and strategy is going to be interesting.”
Let’s not get too excited, though. Remember, any sort of price cut has not been confirmed in the slightest. In fact, Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities believes that the rumor is fake:
“There is no way that anyone outside of Nintendo Japan would know about this until print ads have to be submitted for retailers, probably at most three weeks prior to the cut. I don’t believe that the source is right. With that said, I think a cut in September is likely, unless Microsoft cuts earlier. Nintendo will not lead price cutting, Wii is still selling pretty well (close to 1 million a month), so why cut profits until sales drop below 500,000 a month? I don’t see it.”
For the first time Resident Evil®: The Mercenaries 3D delivers the intense Mercenaries gameplay experience on a handheld console.
Featuring re-mastered stages from Resident Evil® 4 and Resident Evil® 5, it’s a race against time as players try to defeat as many enemies as possible before the countdown reaches zero. The fast-paced, combat intensive action of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is available both as a solo experience or gamers across the world can team up and enjoy two-player co-op via network play.
Gamers will have the opportunity to tackle the game’s missions with legendary Resident Evil® characters from past and present and face off against some of the most terrifying enemies, such as the Executioner and Popo Karimu. Playable characters include Chris Redfi eld, Krauser, Hunk, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker and, making her debut in a Mercenaries game, Claire Redfield.
1. [PSP] Earth Defense Force 2 Portable
2. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
3. [PSP] Amagami (EBKore+)
4. [PSP] Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection
5. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6
6. [3DS] nintendogs + cats
7. [DS] Kimi ni Todoke: Tsutaeru Kimochi
8. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
9. [PSP] Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy
10. [PSP] Are you Alice?
Update: You can also view direct-feed screenshots below or here.
This week’s Famitsu has a complete preview of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. The article features new screenshots of different areas and cut-scenes. Remember, the images above will look much better in person (or in direct-feed images for that matter) due to the quality of scans.
Nintendo has opened the official Japanese websites for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Star Fox 64 3D. Star Fox 64 3D will be released in Japan on July 14.
Apologies about the poor video quality below. Unfortunately, the footage on the size is extremely small, so the quality took an obvious dip when the dimensions were increased.
Nintendo’s North American and European subsidies announced the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D earlier today. What about Japan, though?
As was the case for the 3DS itself, the updated port will arrive in Japan before North America and Europe. The title is officially set for June 16 with a price point of 4,800 yen.
Famitsu has returned with a plethora of reviews following a two week hiatus. I can confirm that the scores below are the real deal… unlike last week! Some of the reviews are a bit old, but that is to be expected since the magazine took a couple of weeks off.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – Professional (DS) – 9/10/9/9
PilotWings Resort (3DS) – 8/7/7/9
Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Homefront (PS3/360) – 8/8/8/7
Bullet Soul (360) – 7/8/7/7
Top Spin 4 (PS3/360) – 8/7/7/6
Earth Defense Force 2 Portable (PSP) – 8/7/6/6
WRC: FIA World Rally Championship (PS3/360) – 7/7/7/7
Original Story from Fairy Tail: Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou (DS) – 7/6/6/7
Cosmetic * Paradise: Princess Life (DS) – 7/6/6/6
The Wii will be seeing a price reduction sooner rather than later, if Engadget is to be believed. The website reports, via a “trusted source”, that the console will only cost $150 starting May 15. This would make sense considering the system’s sluggish sales recently, not to mention that analysts have been calling for a price cut left and right. With no high-profile titles on the way (unless you want to count Wii Play: Motion), Nintendo isn’t left with a whole lot of options.
