Information Update // Noticias Nuevas - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Japanese newspaper Sankei News has blamed the “curse of Mario” for Nintendo posting huge financial losses. The publication states that Nintendo’s mascot Mario has hindered the company from creating original IP’s and catering to today’s consumers tastes.

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“The curse of Mario has hindered Nintendo’s progress into a new market of DLC and smaller indie games.”


“As the game market evolves, Nintendo seems unable to move beyond creating games that rely on the image of Mario.”




Nintendo UK has announced that it has partnered with the revered Aardman Animations, who’re the critically acclaimed creators behind Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit, to deliver brand new 3D SpotPass content for the Nintendo 3DS. Starting from March 7th Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to watch 15 exclusive 3D clips of Shaun The Sheep.

“We are proud to be working with Aardman Animations to launch Shaun the Sheep’s first 3D adventures via SpotPass on Nintendo 3DS. Make sure you keep checking Nintendo Video on your Nintendo 3DS for regularly updated content for you to enjoy.”

- Laurent Fischer, Managing Director, Marketing and PR, Nintendo of Europe

2.- Nintendo has uploaded a new North American trailer for the fantastic Xenoblade Chronicles. The game came out in April last year in Europe but it’s finally making its way to North America on April 6th. 

The game is available for purchase through GameStop or direct from Nintendo themselves. Make sure you pre-order!


Eurogamer has discovered that the popular UK video game retailer GAME won’t be stocking Tekken 3D Prime Edition. The source told the publication that Tekken was delayed because Nintendo had not sent the stock to GAME’s warehouse in time for launch. However, we already know that the retailer is currently suffering from financial troubles and wasn’t able to stock new titles a few weeks ago.

Scans which have surfaced from the latest Disney animated movie Wreck-It Ralph show that Bowser, Dr. Eggman and Zangief will make a special appearance in the film. The film is apparently about a video game villain who unleashes a powerful enemy from a first-person shooter. Who else would you like to see animated and featured in the film?

Online gaming publication Kotaku has uncovered a patent filing from Nintendo which shows that the company was originally flirting with the idea of a 3D HD touch screen for Wii U. Nintendo’s patent filing states that the Wii U controller “might” feature a 3D display and an HD display. We already know that we won’t see the final controller until E3, so Nintendo may have some surprises in store for us.

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Mister Gaga