Mario and coins essentially go hand in hand. Although one can argue that they aren’t the most crucial element to the series, the games certainly wouldn’t be the same without them. So, could you imagine coins being replaced with fruit?
Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that this was considered for Super Mario Bros. He explained in a recent edition of Iwata Asks that, although he believed fruit would have been a fine choice, players might run away from the fruit as a result of confusion. I suppose this makes sense, as a coin is an object that gamers would be more interested in collecting.
“Thus, when we were thinking about something that anybody would look at and go ‘I definitely want that!’, we thought, ‘Yep, it’s gotta be money.'”
WiiWare
Frobot – 194 blocks
Frobot demo 124 blocks
Inkub – 160 blocks
VC
Mario Party – 266 blocks
DSiWare
Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp – 122 blocks
Cosmo Fighters – 74 blocks
Paul’s Monster Adventure – 51 blocks
Just SING! Christmas Vol. 2 – 41 blocks
This information comes from Nintendo UK marketing manager Dawn Paine…
“We’re really relishing one of those big landmark moments. As you can imagine, we are deep in the planning and it is going to be another once-in-a-cycle launch. The difference is that there are other brands operating in that space – and we’re really excited about the positioning of the product and what it can achieve. It’s the world’s first mass-market, portable, 3D device, without glasses. Buried within that one sentence are some huge factors that will bring about big changes. It’s a great opportunity to explode 3D onto the wider marketplace.”
It’ll be very interesting to see how the 3DS is received compared to the DS. The situation is quite different this time around. Whereas there was much doubt about the DS when it was released to market, everyone is expecting the 3DS to be hugely successful.
RESCUE THE DODO IN DODOGO! CHALLENGE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA ON NINTENDO DSiWare THIS DECEMBER
New action puzzler that offers brand new missions challenges as you rescue the Dodo eggs and guide them to safety
PARIS, FRANCE – December 21st, 2010 – Neko Entertainment a leading independent video game developer and publisher today announced, in co-production with Alien After All the launch of DodoGo! Challenge developed exclusively for the Nintendo DSiWare™ will be available in North America from the Nintendo DSi™ Shop on December 27th. DodoGo! Challenge is a sequel to the 2010 adventure puzzle game hit DodoGo!
“Designed exclusively for the Nintendo DSi™ DodoGo! Challenge is full of surprises where you’re a casual or hardcore player”, said Laurent Lichnewsky, Managing Director of Neko Entertainment, “With over 100 missions DodoGo Challenge will keep you entertained for hours on end”.
01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd – 581,543 / 3,161,801
02. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 – 185,908
03. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: Ogre Edition – 175,604
04. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns – 152,990 / 316,300
05. [NDS] Pokemon: Black/White – 115,438 / 4,744,211
06. [PSP] Shining Hearts – 106,733
07. [WII] Wii Party – 92,949 / 1,411,824
08. [WII] Mario Sports Mix – 87,114 / 299,534
09. [NDS] Ninokuni: The Other World – 74,329 / 244,877
10. [NDS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-land Mayhem – 54,628 / 163,929
11. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn – 46,392 / 304,600
12. [NDS] Fossil Fighters 2 – 41,103 / 161,748
13. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana – 38,140 / 175,195
14. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus – 37,239 / 123,348
15. [WII] Super Mario Collection Special Pack – 29,872 / 742,861
16. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 27,543 / 4,106,019
17. [PS3] Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – 27,155 / NEW
18. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Minna de Party * 3-Yome! – 26,970 / 77,509
19. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Dubbed Edition) – 23,253 / NEW
20. [WII] Mario Kart Wii – 22,579 / 3,044,425
PSP 162,558
Wii 99,681
DSi LL 72,146
DSi 71,804
PS3 49,515
DS Lite 4,227
Xbox 360 3,726
PS2 2,188
PSP go 1,949
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
PSP – 158,029
Wii – 79,424
DSi LL – 59,709
DSi – 55,993
PS3 – 41,882
Xbox 360 – 3,695
DS Lite – 3,309
PS2 – 2,054
PSP go – 1,904
