Just as the new year begins, Nintendo is making plans for the very end of it. The Wii U will launch in the US, Japan, Europe, and Australia at the end of 2012 according to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. The Wii U is Nintendo’s next-generation gaming console, which now (finally!) offers HD graphics and a controller that doubles as a secondary and primary screen for the system when your TV set is in use. Via: Reuters
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Nintendo: The Wii U Will Launch Worldwide By The End Of 2012
Flame Red Nintendo 3DS Landing September 9th For $169.99
So even though it was used in promos ad looks pretty good, the flame red Nintendo 3DS was never launched at the same time that the black and blue versions were. That will all change September 9th, when it goes on sale for $169, the new price for a Nintendo 3DS portable console. “With major upcoming releases in the Star Fox, Pokémon and Mario series, in addition to downloadable offerings from Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Video and Netflix, the system offers new and fun experiences to owners on a daily basis,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said. Nintendo still seems rather optimistic about the 3DS, and has sold 830,000 3DS units in the U.S. since its launch on March 27th. Press release after the jump.
Nintendo Posts Earnings, Brings 3DS Down To $169 Instead Of $249
So if you’ve been waiting to get your hands on a 3DS but didn’t have the cash to do it (or just thought it wasn’t worth it, like I did), then you have another reason to buy it: it will cost $169 –
starting on August 12th. Also, for gamers who already got a 3DS, Nintendo is giving you a little gift: 10 free NES virtual console games on September 1st, plus 10 more Game Boy Advance virtual console games — the latter of which will be available later this year. Via: Nintendo Q1 Earnings
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Nintendo Announces Their Next-Gen Console: Wii U!
It’s an amazing game console. Fully capable of playing the latest Nintendo titles in full 1080p HD, the Wii U uses a controller with a 6.2-inch screen, two analog sticks, front-facing camera, full set of custom controllers for Wii U, and a full gamepad. The controller allows you to play Wii U on your TV, but can also be played on the Wii U controller. Some games can even use the controller”s screen to add more interactive elements to the game/overall, it’s perhaps the most amazing game console of the decade, right along the original innovation that the original Wii created when it was announced. The Wii U is planned to be releaed next year in 2012.
Publishers also are very keen on developing for Wii U, as the DIRT franchise, Electronic Arts (including EA Sports and Battlefield), Super Smash Bros., Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s: Ghost Recon, Tekken, and more will all come to Wii U in 2012. Press release after the invisible line.
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Nintendo Confirms That The Next Wii Is Coming In 2012, WIll Be Demoed At E3
While sales of the current Nintendo Wii are slumping big time, the big N will be showcasing a successor to the current Wii due for release in 2012, which will be a “playable model” at the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles coming up on June 7th-9th, 2011. Bring on E3, Nintendo! Press release after the break.
Via: Nintendo (a PDF)
Nintendo 3DS Sells 400,000 Units — In Japan, Mind You
Of course. Everything Japanese sells in Japan! Some reports had it at 2,000 people in line for the new 3D system, priced in Japan at ¥25,000 and is $249 for the U.S. when it launches March 27th. And as per all DS series systems, the 3DS is backwards-compatible with all DS and DSi games; a nice touch.
Oh Fudge: North American Nintendo 3DS Launch Titles Exclude Zelda 3D
Grumble. Nintendo was thoughtful enough to mention that launch titles for the 3DS would come at the “initial launch window”, but not that Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D wouldn’t be a launch title, neither will Mario Kart (who plays that?!), Star Fox, or Kid Icarus. I was really looking forward to Zelda in 3D. All those franchises will make their way to the 3DS later this year. And here’s the launch titles, in one big blockquote. Via: Kotaku
Nintendo launch titles:
- Pilotwings Resort
- Steel Diver
- Nintendogs + Cats
Third-Party launch titles:
- Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
- The Sims 3
- Madden NFL Football
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Ridge Racer 3D
- Super Monkey Ball 3D
- Bust-A-Move Universe
- Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
- Asphalt 3D
- Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
- Rayman 3D
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Nintendo 3DS Disappointment, 1st Edition: No Online Game Store At Launch
An essential feature of the Nintendo 3DS will not come at launch, says Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata at a recent investor conference. The feature will come as an OTA update – in May. And interestingly enough, said feature that will be missing is none other than the digital game store.
A web-connected next-gen 3D gaming device with no built-in game store. Disappointment, indeed.
Keep in mind, the 3DS launches on March 27th for $249. That’s a long ways away for two essential features on an already threated (in some ways) device due to the NGP/PSP2 launching at the end of the year. Via: Electronista
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