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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News | 9 Comments

Nintendo posted a Japanese transcript of its latest financial results briefing Q&A today. There isn’t anything too earth-shattering, but some interesting tidbits were shared.

Here’s a brief summary:

– Some talk about amiibo in Japan selling differently to the US, since the toys-to-life category isn’t really a thing in Japan yet (Skylanders and Infinity are both niche)
– Some talk of them doing experiments with amiibo that aren’t plastic figures or cards in the future
– Iwata says there is a lot Nintendo has to change
– This includes making better use of smart devices and character IP to drive their core hardware/software business
– QOL department is separate from others
– QOL department is comprised of staff from the hardware division, both software divisions, and the systems department
– QOL, using smartphones, and character IP licensing will be the big focus at the next meeting
– Nintendo’s ability to produce New 3DS units last year was low
– Nintendo couldn’t guarantee high shipments for all regions during the holidays so made a decision to focus on Japan (and a low-population region AU)
– There’s a question on marketing and Iwata’s answer makes it clear he knows it’s no longer an age where you can just do a ton of TV ads and guarantee something will sell

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 11 Comments

Speculation about Rosalina, Donkey Kong and Wario getting their own Super Mario amiibo first surfaced last week when Nintendo updated the Japanese Mario Party 10 website with a few images (see above). Now Nintendo España is adding fuel to the fire and may have essentially confirmed the rumors.

Take a look at this roughly translated section from a Nintendo España / Spain press release:

From the collection of Super Smash Bros., now on sale, you can play with amiibo Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Luigi and Bowser. What have not you done with them and not find them anywhere? The March 20 comes a new collection of ad hoc amiibo made for Mario Party 10: Super Mario Collection, which includes new amiibo Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, Estela, Donkey Kong and Wario.

That’s still not a complete and total confirmation, since there’s a small possibility that the press release text is an error. We’ll let you know if we hear anything out of Nintendo of America/UK!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (available Friday)

Wii U Virtual Console

Axelay

Wii U Demo

Citizens of Earth

3DS Download

Pokemon Shuffle
Adventure Bar Story
Excave
Flap Flap

3DS DLC

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL – New DLC – New add-on tracks are now available for North American fans of THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL. The update includes music from a variety of Square Enix games, including tracks from CHRONO TRIGGER and NIER. Click here to view a trailer for the game.

3DS Demo

Citizens of Earth

3DS Themes

NES: Ice Climbers

DSiWare

Fishdom
4Elements

eShop Sales

Ice Cream Surfer is 70 percent off (reduced from $5 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 5.
99Moves, Abyss and more titles from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 12.
Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 26.
Chat-A-Lot is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to 3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 5.
TOYS VS MONSTERS is 25 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 12.
2 Fast 4 Gnomz is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 12.

Activities

Pokémon Art Academy Competition – Put your Pokémon creativity on display in an online competition featuring art made in Pokémon Art Academy! Create your masterpiece using the Pokémon Art Academy game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, and then post your work to the Pokémon Art Academy Miiverse community. The winning artists will receive a 100-card pack of custom-designed Pokémon Trading Card Game cards displaying their artwork.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Famitsu published its full interview with the developers behind Splatoon on its website today. Producer Hisashi Nogami, director Yusuke Amano, and co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi participated in the discussion.

Siliconera translated some excerpts from the interview. You can find a summary of what was shared below.

“Many staff members that have worked on Wii U launch titles are working on this game, so now that we have a grasp of the Wii U’s functions, it started out with discussions about wanting to make something new with what we already know. There were many plans, but the one that stayed until the end was Splatoon.”

– Nogami says that it was just around the time Sakaguchi finished working on Nintendo Land, and Amano with New Super Mario Bros. 2, that Splatoon’s plans began
– Wasn’t always about squid characters
– Originally had tofu-like square characters
– Eventually chose to make it a competitive 4-on-4 game that required spraying the environment with ink

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 21 Comments

A New 3DS cover plate based on Xenoblade is coming to Japan. The one pictured above will be available on April 2, with pricing set at 2,000 yen. We’ll let you know if Nintendo makes a similar announcement for Europe.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 25 Comments

While speaking with Kotaku, The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma discussed the character’s origins. View his comments below.

“I guess the heart of the character there is a little bit of a gag kind of feeling to it. The way the design of the character started is that we needed to think about how the character—the player—would get access to maps in this game. Of course, you could go with a situation where, as soon as he sees an area, you just open up your map and it fills in for you, but we wanted to do something a little bit different.

“So, we thought, what if you had to buy maps? Then suddenly we needed a character that you would be buying maps from. We ultimately ended up with a character here that had a little bit of humor to him that [came from] thinking of…’What sort of person would sell a map?’ And, well, we decided it would be the kind of person who makes a map. And the way that he makes a map is by floating through the air so that he can see the contours of the land and draw them.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Today, Atlus announced a final North American release date for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker. Fans in North America will be able to purchase the title starting on May 5.

Those who pre-order Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker or pick it up near launch can receive a bonus soundtrack.

View a new trailer for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 25 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 41,821
PS4 – 21,381
Vita – 10,901
New 3DS – 9,584
Wii U – 7,007
PS3 – 6,683
3DS LL – 4,126
3DS – 3,214
Vita TV – 588
Xbox One – 191

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 21,650
PS4 – 18,758
Vita – 10,013
New 3DS – 7,916
Wii U – 6,517
PS3 – 6,426
3DS LL – 3,084
3DS – 2,642
Vita TV – 560
Xbox One – 238

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 230,065 / NEW
2. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II – 44,574 / NEW
3. [3DS] The Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sins – 33,270 / NEW
4. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 23,844 / 2,479,724
5. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4-II – 23,519 / NEW
6. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 4-II – 22,468 / NEW
7. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 16,406 / 60,627
8. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 12,922 / 2,513,921
9. [PS4] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 12,513 / 47,203
10. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 9,532 / 2,149,794
11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 9,234 / 2,470,154
12. [PSV] Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai: Library Party – 8,950 / NEW
13. [PS3] Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin – 6,883 / 14,652
14. [PSV] Ukiyo no Roushi – 6,699 / NEW
15. [PS4] Far Cry 4 – 6,551 / 52,580
16. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 6,258 / 58,267
17. [PSV] Hyakka Yakou – 6,235 / NEW
18. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 6,118 / 587,913
19. [PS3] Far Cry 4 – 5,280 / 32,159
20. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2 – 5,226 / 3,103,815

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 26 Comments

Well, this is certainly a huge deal. We now have confirmation that Nintendo is bringing the gold Mario to retail, and it will be a Walmart exclusive. That’s based on some promotional material found from the retailer.

News about a gold Mario amiibo first leaked out earlier this month. The same leak suggested that a silver Mario amiibo will be available at some point as well.

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