Mario Party 2 (Nintendo, Nintendo 64, 1,000 WiiPoints) – November 2
Bishojo Janshi Suchie-Pai (Jaleco, Super Famicom, 800WP)
Chougenjin / Super Bonk (Hudson, Super Famicom, 800WP)
Makaimura / Ghosts ‘n Goblins (Capcom, Arcade, 800WP)
– Can see avatars of other 3DS owners that have communicated with your system
– See the person’s screen name (unclear if this is a system-wide name that will be used)
– Last game the person has played also available
– Look at the last time communication occurred between the both of you
– See how many times the two systems have communicated in total
– Turn on/off features based on privacy the 3DS owner wants
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Nintendo of America, Isabella R., 12, of Los Angeles and Amara E., 10 of Woodland Hills enjoy playing DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies at a Halloween slumber party in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. The slumber party gave girls a chance to play the Nintendo DS game, which has attracted players of all ages and backgrounds since it launched in July 2010. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Nintendo of America)
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Nintendo of America, Jocelyn G., age 11, of Los Angeles, seen front, and friends enjoy a special Halloween slumber party in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. The party gave girls a chance to play DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies for the Nintendo DS family of systems, which has attracted fans of all ages and backgrounds since it launched in July 2010. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for Nintendo of America)
“We haven’t given any projections beyond this holiday, but this will be the largest launch we’ve ever had as a business. We’ll definitely sell more sensors than the Wii sold when it launched or the Xbox 360 sold when it launched.” – Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg
I honestly cannot see Kinect selling as much as the 360 at launch, much less besting the Wii’s launch numbers. There hasn’t been nearly as much advertising for Kinect as there was for Wii, the install base of the 360 is smaller than the Wii’s, and I don’t think the casual market will latch onto Kinect as quickly as Microsoft thinks they will. Ah well.. I hope it does well for them, but I don’t think it’ll top what they think it will.
Action game of the year: Assassin’s Creed II
Game On Shooter of the year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Racing game of the year: Forza Motorsport 3
RPG of the year: Mass Effect 2
Puzzle game of the year: World of Goo
Fighting game of the year: Super Street Fighter 4
Sports game of the year: FIFA 10
Strategy game of the year: Plants vs. Zombies
Music game of the year: Guitar Hero 5
Online game of the year: League of Legends
Downloadable game of the year: Plants vs. Zombies
Portable game of the year: Pokemon Heart Gold/ Soul Silver
Soundtrack of the year: Final Fantasy XIII
One to watch: Call of Duty: Black Ops
UK Developer of the year: Jagex
Ultimate game of the year: Mass Effect 2
I doubt that many of you will be able to understand what Iwata is saying, but at least you can watch the small snippet of nintendogs + cats footage!
This information comes from Satoru Iwata…
“Of course, we cannot say it will never happen, but we are not thinking of it for the near future. Those who really wanted it would have already bought it so now we need to reach those who considered it but never got around to buying it.”
“Hopes are high for the 3DS as the first device that can show 3-D movies to reach a mass market.”
Wii sales haven’t been too bad in the United States, but they’ve clearly fallen off in Japan. It’s possible that the Super Mario Bros. console will sustain sales a bit, but I’m not too sure how effective that will be in the long run. Unlike last year, Nintendo doesn’t have a huge title for the holidays – As much as I think Donkey Kong Country Returns will be a great product, I’m not expecting its sales to come anywhere close to New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
