Reggie says Tomodachi Life sales “significantly higher” than expected
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Tomodachi Life appears to be off to a good start from a sales perspective. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently told Kotaku, “The Tomodachi Life numbers were significantly stronger than we had forecasted and planned.” Reggie explained that this is because the 3DS is “a vibrant platform.”
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Miyamoto says “it’s always in those difficult times that we have a tendency to find that next new thing”
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Nintendo isn’t experiencing the same kind of success as it did during the Wii and DS days. But perhaps that’s not entirely a bad thing.
Shigeru Miyamoto told Kotaku that “the numbers have never been as bad as they are now.” But he also added, “what I’ve found is that it’s always in those difficult times that we have a tendency to find that next new thing.”
When Kotaku mentioned that what Nintendo is doing with its games at E3 makes it feel like a bolder company, Miyamoto responded:
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Reggie talks more about Wii U sales, third-parties, won’t just refresh and start over
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Interviews continue to pour out of E3, with the latest one coming from Kotaku. The publication spoke with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime about Wii U sales, third-parties, and Nintendo’s commitment to the console.
Check out Reggie’s comments below and Kotaku’s full piece here.
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Nintendo talks more about third-party Wii U support, Ubisoft and EA weigh in
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Nintendo of America senior director of communications Charlie Scibetta has commented further on the situation surrounding third-parties and Wii U.
Scibetta told Ars Technica:
“We want the same thing that the third parties want, which is to grow the installed base. We’re confident that if we can do that by driving the installed base through first-party software, like Mario Kart 8, like Super Smash Bros., then the third-party developers will follow because then they’ll see there’s a large enough installed base that it’s worth their investment to bring their games to our platform. So it’s our job to grow that installed base to make it more attractive for them to come to our platform.”
“Sure, everybody would like to have games earlier, but the good thing about Nintendo is that product quality is really important to us, so we would never ship it early just to help our bottom line or our financials for the holiday season. It’s much more important for us to protect the brand, the goodwill we’ve built up with fans over the years.”
“The good thing about Nintendo is we’ve been dedicated to gaming for over 30 years now, and it’s not like we do anything else. It’s not like we’re going to go away from what we do and try something different. We’re in for the long haul in gaming.”
A couple of prominent publishers have weighed in regarding their support for Wii U as well.
First up, Ubisoft:
“We think that by releasing good games from fan favorite brands, like Mario Kart, Nintendo is taking steps to increase the Wii U’s adoption. We have games coming out for the Wii U this year, including Just Dance 2015 and Watch Dogs. For any other games we announced at E3, it’s too soon to say.”
An EA spokesperson also said the following:
“So far, we haven’t announced any new titles for the Wii U, but that doesn’t preclude us from doing so in the future.”
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Scott Moffitt says Wii U is at a “tipping point”, not removing GamePad from Wii U, more
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Nintendo of America executive VP of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt recently spoke with GamesIndustry about several topics. Moffitt mentioned that the Wii U is at a “tipping point” and could improve with high-profile releases, stated that there are no plans to keep the GamePad separate from the Wii U hardware bundle, and more.
Head past the break for Moffitt’s responses. You can find GamesIndustry’s full article here.
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Masahiro Sakurai discusses the addition of Miis in the new Smash Bros.
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In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS director Masahiro Sakurai wrote another column and discussed the addition of Miis to the game. You’ll find what he shared inside the magazine below.
Reggie on Amiibo – could drive Wii U sales, why it’s taken so long to introduce, more
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime shared a few more words about Amiibo while speaking with Polygon at E3 2014 last week. Head past the break for his comments.
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Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition hitting Wii U on July 2
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Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition is coming to Wii U (and other platforms) on July 2, DrinkBox Studios has revealed. The game is priced at $14.99 / £11.99 / €13.99.
Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition’s new features include:
- New Features for the Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Include:
- Expanded Story – An expanded version of the game that includes new content and all DLC from the original
- New Game Areas – Players will ride boats through the Canal of Flowers to save a besieged fishing town, and avoid lava as they climb through the fiery Volcano
- New Boss – Face off against the deadly Trio of Death, a three-headed skeleton that lives in the Volcano, who helps the evil Carlos Calaca build his skeleton armies
- New Abilities – Maximize destruction with the powerful new INTENSO combat mode and dish out scrambled pain with powerful Chicken Bombs. Plus, swap dimensions independently in co-op play using the new Shadow Swap ability.
- New Enemies – Lethal new elite-class enemies that want to chokeslam luchadores to sleep
- Support for multiple save slots
- Dual currency system that supports permanent item unlocks
Source: DrinkBox Studios PR
Nintendo Download (6/19/14, North America)
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Virtual Console
- Super Dodge Ball
3DS Virtual Console
- Super Dodge Ball
Wii U Download
- Pushmo World
- Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
- How to Survive
- GEOM
- Color Zen Kids
3DS Download
- Another World – 20th Anniversary
- 2048
- Euro Conqueror 3D
- Color Zen Kids
- Farming Simulator 14 (available June 24)
DSiWare
- Fashion Tycoon
- My Aquarium: Seven Oceans
- Mysterious Stars: Singer
- ATV Fever
- ATV Quad Kings
eShop sales
- Toki Tori 2+ – For a limited time, get Toki Tori 2+ at 60 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on July 3.
- Classic Games Overload – Starting today, Classic Games Overload is only $14.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on July 7.
- Fractured Soul – For a limited time, Fractured Soul is available at the discounted price of $5.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on July 3.
- Parking Star 3D – Starting today until 9 a.m. PT on July 3, Parking Star 3D is 50 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
- Cypronia Games – For a limited time, Cypronia is discounting select games in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS, including Fishdom H20 and Angry Bunnies. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on July 31.
- Shin Megami Tensei IV – For a limited time, the well-received RPG Shin Megami Tensei IV is only $24.99 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on June 23.
Source: Nintendo PR
