Nintendo of America have finally announced that the Mario 25th Anniversary edition Nintendo Wii is making its way to the United States on November 7th.
The special edition bundle will retail for $199.99 and comes bundled with a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii and Wii Sports along with the recently announced Wii Remote Plus controller. Unlike its European counterpart the console won’t come with the original version of Donkey Kong.
Level 5 and Capcom have announced that they’re teaming up to bring together the Professor Layton franchise and the Ace Attorney series for the Nintendo 3DS. The games title translated is roughly ”Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney.”
The game’s story has Professor Hershel Layton and Phoenix Wright (Ryuichi Naruhodo in the Japanese version) finding themselves in a different world. They come to the medieval city of Labyrinth City, where reality and illusions are intertwined. This strange town is also home to witches, who hide in the shadows, and is a place where magic is real. It has also been home to a number of impossible occurrences of late.
The city is controlled by a villain named Story Teller. The story he writes with his pen becomes reality as the future of the world.
Layton will find himself faced with all new puzzles. As for Phoenix Wright, the person who seeks his help this time has been accused of witch craft.
US gaming emporium Walmart has advertised the special Mario 25th Anniversary Red Nintendo DSi XL ahead of any official confirmation from Nintendo of America. The store has since removed the product from its search listings.
Nintendo DSi XL, Red with Mario Kart DS & 2 Value Games Bundle Includes
Red Nintendo DSi XL System
Mark Kart DS Game Pack, rated “E” w/Comic Mischief
Nintendo DSi AC adapter
Rechargeable battery
Nintendo DSi XL Stylus (2)
Easy Start Guide
Manuals (Basic & Controls) and Support Booklet
Nintendo have announced that Wii owners can now download the Netflix channel which will enable subscribers to the service to stream Netflix content without the need for a disc.
A recent patent submitted by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi shows that the system could help users with their shopping activities
The patent suggests that when a Nintendo DS users brings their device into a store they could enable it to connect to a dedicated wireless network which in turn would run a program on the device to help the shopper navigate isles, find specific items and could help with alternative shopping suggestions etc.
This months NPD figures have shown that sales for the Nintendo Wii are down 45 percent from this time last year.
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has blamed the sales on ”gamer fatigure and a lack of high-profile releases.”
Nintendo Europe have announced today that they’re bring out four Wii Remote Plus colours to the European market. The colours available to purchase are white, black, pink and blue and will be available for purchase November 5th.
Two recent surveys conducted in Japan show that the vast majority of Japanese consumers are unaware of the Nintendo 3DS and that the participants who are aware of the device believe the pricing to be too expensive.
Nikkei Shimbun and online research firm Macromill conducted the first survey which shows that out of a sample of 1,000 people the majority of 55.9 percent said that they did not know about the existence of the Nintendo 3DS.
A similar number also said that they are not interested in the handheld console while 36.9% said they had a little information about it with a minority of 7.2 percent saying that they “knew all about it”.
Another survey, from Getnews.jp, has found that close to 80 percent of those questioned considered the announced price for the system “a little expensive”, “expensive” and “exceedingly expensive”.
Only 16.4% of the respondents have said that the 25,000 Yen price, which translates to about 300 dollars, is reasonable.
Lego have created the most customizable Wii Remote yet, allowing users to customise the appearance of the standard Wii Remote using colourful Lego bits and pieces.
Use your own official LEGO pieces (not included) to build a custom display stand using the Buildable Battery Cover. The remote features internal accelerometers, an internal speaker, rumble effects and larger buttons for enhanced control during game play. Works with most Wii chargers and attachments (using included Standard Battery Cover). Includes Remote, Wrist Strap, 2 Battery Covers, and 31 Mini LEGO tiles with LEGO Tile Separator. Compatible with Wii MotionPlus.
Takashi Iizuka, the producer behind the forthcoming Sonic Colors has informed online gaming publication IGN that Sega’s recent efforts have been created to appeal to Mario and Nintendo fans.
“From a general game design perspective, in recent years we’ve been able to introduce Sonic to new fans – a lot of the Nintendo/Mario fans – and because of that, we’ve made changes to the design.”
“We’ve designed things in Sonic Colours that we think will really appeal to people who are unfamiliar with the Sonic brand and the Sonic gameplay. So from that perspective we hope that fans of Mario will really be able to enjoy playing as Sonic in Sonic Colours.”
- Takashi Iizuka
