alistdaily has a new interview up with Scott Moffitt, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America. You can find the full discussion here, though there are a couple of noteworthy excerpts that we’ve highlighted below.
On the topic of how eSports has played in the success of Super Smash Bros., Moffitt said:
There does seem to be a ton of pent-up demand for this franchise. ESports has helped to rekindle gamers’ love for this franchise and really prepare the environment for a fantastic launch. I do believe that the record sales are due to a lot of the pre-awareness activity that has gone on, including eSports. The 3DS game also helped satisfy gamers’ demand temporarily before the Wii U game. ESports is one of the things that has helped drive the pre-launch excitement for this game to a fever pitch.
Moffitt also said the following on how the Nintendo gaming audience differs from that of Sony and Microsoft:
Niconico went live today with its Nintendo partnership for the “Creator Encouragement Program”. This allows fans to register and earn incentive pay depending on the popularity of their work and contribution.
Over 250 Nintendo games are eligible for the program across all of the company’s systems – titles on Wii U, the NES, and plenty more are included. Users on Niconico can use these games for creative activity and support.
Plenty of Fishies is set to launch on the North American Wii U eShop next week. The game received a final date of December 11.
Nitrolic Games shared the news on Twitter last week, as well as a new trailer:
Plenty of Fishies launches December 11th, 2014!! : https://t.co/wrDsZ9fAyg
— Nitrolic Games (@NitrolicGames) November 27, 2014
Hacker “Elmassivo” has managed to get the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U working with Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs through the well-known emulator Dolphin.
First, download this file. You’ll next need to follow the steps below that are outlined by GamesBeat:
- The very first thing you need to do is reboot your Windows 8 PC into a special mode that will enable you to install drivers that are not signed by Microsoft. Here is the step-by-step guide to doing that.
- Plug the black USB cord from the adapter into your PC.
- Wait for the USB install to fail.
- Now, run the install file that you downloaded as an administrator.
- Agree to installing the unsigned driver (at your own risk).
- Install the bundled vJoy program, which lets the GameCube controller speak to the PC.
- The GC adapter program will boot up, and you will need to click the “Start” button to enable it to work.
- Calibrate the analog sticks on your controllers by clicking on the Windows Gamepad Info button from the GCN adapter program and selecting the properties.
- If you want to use the controller with Dolphin, download these configuration files.
- Copy the files into the Dolphin folder (found at documents\dolphin\emulator\config\profiles\GCPad\).
- Boot up the Dolphin emulator, select GCPad, and load the profile.
Follow these steps and you should be golden!
The latest Wii U indie game comes from Super Icon LTD, who is planning Life of Pixel for the eShop. This 2D platformer features over 80 levels, power-ups, unlockables, and more. View a trailer for the title above.
Can't wait to be on WiiU #Nindie #Nindies – Life of Pixel http://t.co/BY4hY6RnDL pic.twitter.com/Z56rbcUNmx
— Super Icon Ltd (@SuperIconLtd) November 26, 2014
Starting today and leading up to Christmas, the Nintendo UK online store is hosting a bunch of different discounts. This includes accessories, shirts, and more. You can find the full lineup here.
For #CyberMonday and the next 24 days, the #NintendoUKStore has 24 special offers available! See all: http://t.co/qaay9Qpn7v
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) December 1, 2014
The eBay auction for the defective Samus amiibo has finally come to an end.
We reported a few days ago that bids had topped $1,000. Since the auction’s end, which happened today, the final bid reached $2,500.
This Samus amiibo was a hot item for one reason in particular: the two dual canons. Samus only has once, which made the figure a defect.
Yet another update hit the Splatoon Twitter account earlier today. Check out a new piece of art above, and a translation of the latest message below.
We received a sketch from one of our researchers. This is a female Inkling with the Charge Shot Gun equipped. This knit cap, with its large decorative badges, makes her look cute…wait, what am I saying? She’s a squid!
Mighty No. 9 shouldn’t be in development for too much longer. In a website update, Comcept noted that the game is now in a “pre-final” beta stage.
Comcept still needs to fill certain things in, though the current build features all story stages, Online Race Battles, a Challenge Mode, and more. The main work left to be done is to finish Mighty No. 9’s ending, perform adjustments, debugging, visual tweaks, and other things of that nature.
