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Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- As Charles Martinet was signing autographs during San Diego Comic-Con, a fanrevealed that his favorite Mario game is Nintendo GameCube’s Super Mario Sunshine. Martinet responded by saying he “loves that game” and is ready for F.L.U.D.D., Mario’s main item throughout the game, to make a comeback. If Nintendo were to make a sequel to Super Mario Sunshine, would you want it on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS?

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Last week, Sega said that the Wii U version of Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed will be released in November but claimed that it was a mistake. During a recentinterview, Sega’s Derrek Peel stated that Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will be released on November 20th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.


Earlier this year, Pokémon Colosseum developer Genius Sonority released Denpa Ningen no RPG in Japan. The game was directed by a programmer for the Dragon Quest series, Manabu Yamana. In Denpa Ningen no RPG, players need to add party members by scanning their surroundings using the Nintendo 3DS’saugmented reality function. The game will be released on the Nintendo eShop in the West and, prior to the game’s release, a demo will be available as a free download.

Out of the 10 best-selling retail games of June in the U.S., five titles are on Nintendo platforms. Pokémon Conquest, which was released in North America on June 18th, and Diablo III are the only games on the list – shown above – that are exclusive to one platform. Although Pokémon Conquest was released during the second half of June, it was the seventh best-selling video game (in the U.S.) of the month.

Bing Gorden, a former veteran at EA and a board member of several large companies including Amazon and Zynga, believes that Nintendo is well on its way to becominga software only company. While Gorden admits that Nintendo make exceptionally good games, he still foresees them going the software only route.


What do you think of the Wii U’s chances this Christmas and beyond, especially facing tablets like the Nexus 7 for $199 that are pretty good game devices? Is that going to make it tough for the Wii U?

I think Nintendo’s already on track to become primarily a software company. We saw that with Sega back in the day; Sega made some missteps and became primarily a software company. Nintendo hasn’t really made missteps, Nintendo probably has better creative talent and better leadership now than Sega did. It’s got the most robust business model, the best creative talent; Miyamoto’s still the best in the business. Apple’s most directly competitive with Nintendo. So far, when Miyamoto makes a perfect game, in his career he makes games worth $200 – it’s worth buying a system for. I think the handheld is going to be under a lot of pressure. I can imagine a day when Nintendo wonders – and maybe it’s generational change – when Nintendo wonders if they ought to take some of their best games and make them apps.

That will be an interesting evolution to watch.

That will be stunning. Neither Apple or Nintendo – both those companies like control – is likely to want a partnership, but a partnership would be stunningly cool. I think if you’re Nintendo, as long as Miyamoto’s coming to work, you can sustain a proprietary platform. He’s that good.

Nintendo will confirm the Wii U’s release date and price this autumn but according to a GameStop release sheet, the upcoming console will be released by November. The release sheet suggests that the Wii U versions of Rise of the Guardians and Ben 10 Omniverse will be released on November 14th and each of the two games will be priced at $39.99.

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Mister Gaga