Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition has made its début in the Japanese gaming charts at number one selling an incredible 307,755 copies during its first three days on sale.
During Nintendo’s quarterly financial report the company revealed the first wave of first party Nintendo 3DS games that will be arriving in the Japanese marketplace during 2011 and beyond.
Spring 2011
- The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D
- Nintendogs + Cats
- PilotWings Resort
- Steel Diver
TBA
- Kid Icarus
- Animal Crossing
- Mario Kart
- Paper Mario
- Star Fox 64 3D
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told the Associated Press that consumers shouldn’t expect a price cut for the Nintendo Wii during the holiday season.
“Of course, we cannot say [a Wii price cut] will never happen, but we are not thinking of it for the near future.”
- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata
Nintendo has confirmed that its eagerly awaited Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition will be coming to the United States on December 12th.
The package includes Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, and Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, and also comes bundled with a soundtrack CD, and 32-page history book.
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has confidently predicted that the Nintendo Wii will win over consumers at Christmas due to its continuing widespread appeal and its fantastic fall line-up.
“I don’t think that Nintendo’s holiday season is in trouble at all. The Wii has dropped from first to third, but the new models for Xbox 360 and the launch of PS3 Move had something to do with that, and it’s likely only temporary.
“I think that Mr. Iwata is right when he says that the Wii is more of a holiday purchase, as the core audience has long been satisfied, and the more casual audience comprises the much larger portion of the addressable market.”
“With effective marketing, a slew of great games, and some likely support at retail, I expect the Wii to once again become the best selling console in November and December.”
- Michael Patcher
The lavish visuals that adorn Kirby’s Epic Yarn could well make their way into the Mario series according to Takashi Ikegami, a composer for HAL Laboratory.
“When I first saw them, I thought they were perfect for Kirby. I think there’s a lot of potential for expanding this style to other series, like making a game called Mario’s Epic Yarn. That’s how well I thought the foundation had been laid, so I was really happy that from among all the characters available it was Kirby who was chosen.”
- Takashi Ikegami, Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Nintendo have revealed that they have sold over 65.3 million Wii remotes in the United States alone.
Wii remotes that have been bundled with the Wii hardware amount to 30.41 million. 12.92 million Wii remotes were sold with Wii Play, and for specific colour variations 18.56 million of the white version have been sold separately, with 2.44 million black remotes, 467,500 pink remotes, and 465,200 blue remotes.
The Pokémon Company have revealed that Osaka in Japan will be the home to the largest Pokémon Centre in the world.
The Pokémon Centre will feature almost 9,000 square feet of Pokémon related items including games, toys and other Pokémon related merchandising. The Pokémon Centre will also feature a “union room” for fans to battle one another in trading-card tournaments. The store opens November 26th 2010.
Nintendo have confirmed that the recently announced Wii Remote Plus will be come as standard with all newly purchased Wii consoles from October 28th.
