Television and video analytics firm Ace Metrix surveyed over 500 TV viewers to rate holiday themed ads that aired between September 1 and December 15. Ads were scored on various aspects such as persuasion, likeability, information, attention, change, relevance, desire and watchability.
Nintendo’s Wii U holiday “Dad Loses” commercial came out on top, having scored 23.2 percent above the norm for other ads in its category.
If you haven’t already seen it, you can watch the ad below:
Listings on the eShop confirm some of the new digital titles coming out in North America over the next few weeks. Find a roundup of release dates below.
Wii U Download
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (Dec. 25)
Toon Tanks (Dec. 25)
Spy Chameleon (Dec. 25)
Chariot (Jan. 8)
Maze (Jan. 8)
3DS Download
PuzzleBox Setup (Dec. 25)
Best of Solitaire (Jan. 8)
Painting Workshop (Jan 22)
Source: eShop
Yesterday, Nintendo won a patent case in a federal court in Seattle, as Judge Robert S. Lasnik found that the Wii does not infringe two patents asserted against Nintendo by UltimatePointer, LLC. It was additionally determined that a trial is not needed since numerous claims from UltimatePointer were invalid.
Chief Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas made similar decisions before the case was transferred to Seattle. Judge Davis also held that Nintendo did not infringe certain asserted claims and that others were invalid.
Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s vice president and deputy general counsel, said of today’s news:
“We are very pleased with these decisions, which confirmed Nintendo’s position from the beginning – we do not, nor have we ever, infringed these patents. The result in this case, once again, demonstrates that Nintendo will continue to vigorously defend its innovations against patent lawsuits, even if it must do so in multiple courts and commit significant resources to defend itself. Nintendo continues to support reform efforts to reduce the unnecessary and inefficient burden patent cases like this one place on technology companies in the United States.”
Source: Nintendo PR
It’s truly a Christmas miracle! A few new physical rewards were added to the North American Club Nintendo website today, and you could argue that they’re all quite good. They’re better than the typical posters at least!
For 700 coins, you can order the NES Remix 2 t-shirt. There are also two 3DS Game Card Cases – one based on Zelda (returning), and another featuring Pikmin / Super Mario Bros (new).
You can check out the latest Club Nintendo rewards here.
A bunch of new Virtual Console titles are hitting the North American Wii U and 3DS eShops over the next couple of weeks. Here’s a look at what’s on the horizon, based on listings from Nintendo’s website:
Wii U
Mario Party Advance – Dec. 25
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 – Dec. 25
Duck Hunt – Dec. 25 (previously confirmed)
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire – Jan. 1
3DS
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe – Dec. 25
Bionic Commando: Elite Forces – Jan. 1
There’s certainly plenty of retro goodness on the horizon!
Wobbly Tooth is working on an update for Battleminer, the developer announced via Miiverse.
There are two primary goals with the patch. First, several bugs will be addressed – addressing saving and Creative Mode issues in particular. New features are also on the way like an increase in the world ceiling and something else that Wobbly Tooth is keeping secret.
Here’s the full Miiverse post:
Teyon has brought many, many games to the 3DS eShop. It now looks like the company is finally gearing up for some downloadable Wii U titles as well.
A listing on the USK confirms that Teyon is bringing “Zombie Defense” to Wii U. It seems to be a strategy game of some sort, though no other information is available at this time.
Finding amiibo through online retailers can be rather tough. Figures constantly go in and out of stock, so it can be difficult keeping track of what’s available.
So here’s the latest. Of the wave 2 amiibo, Diddy Kong is currently the only one Amazon 
is selling directly. None of the others are in stock at the moment.
As of this post’s publication, GameStop is selling Luigi, Zelda, and Diddy Kong. Captain Falcon and Little Mac are currently gone. It’s also worth mentioning that Shulk pre-orders are sold out again.
No Little Mac or Diddy Kong over at Toys “R” Us. You can, however, purchase Luigi and Zelda amiibo.
Best Buy is pretty much out of everything. Little Mac, Zelda, Luigi, Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong are all sold out!
Capcom brought along The Great Ace Attorney to Jump Festa 2015 this past weekend. Attendees were able to give the game a go through a new playable demo. For details as to what was included in the play session, read on below.
– Demo is set on a board to England
– Ryuunosuke and his assistant encounter Sherlock Holmes
– Holmes is interrogating a suspicious Russian man
– The collaborative deduction began with Holmes’ assessment of the Russian man (who he is and what crime he has committed)
– Holmes presents his evidence and explains how it supports his conclusions
– Throughout the explanation, something seems amiss
– This leads to the second half with Ryuunosuke breaking down Holmes’ reasoning and unveiling the truth
– There are certain phrases or points of focus that are wrong in Holmes’ argument
– Ex: Holmes says the Russian man is holding a pair of scissors because he intends to cut off his beard; use the touch screen to examine the Russian man from different angles, and focus on any suspicious points on his person
– Use this method to switch out the term “beard” in Holmes’ argument with the real term
– In the demo, the real term was “hair”
– This ultimately leads to the truth
– Find the flaws in Holmes’ explanation to reach the truth about who the Russian man is
– You’ll then be presented with a cliffhanger and a message saying to look forward to the rest of the story in the full game
– Holmes’ character description: “His unparalleled observation and deductive skills see not only the ‘truth’ but sometimes go beyond the truth and become a ‘rampage of logic.'”
