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Forums - Nintendo - Iwata Meeting: New Pokemon next spring?, Wii U final version next E3

alfredofroylan on 27 October 2011

Event in progress

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gibbogame David Gibson
At nintendo results meeting, materials confirm kid icarus will be released in japan in jan-mar, new pokenon spring, both not listed intl
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gibbogame David Gibson
Iwata- said will have strong momentum for year end 3ds sales, admitted software lineup in 1H was not strong
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In first 10months in japan have 8 of top 20 are nintendo tiles versus 13 last yr

 

 

Want to accelerate digital offering- system update in nov, next update will have eshop access from pc and handset

WiiU - commented that final version will be shown at e3 next year and don't want to fumble, implies launch later than june 2012

We assume wiiu launch in sept in japan and nov international- so inline

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/111028/index.html



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alfredofroylan on 27 October 2011

Well .... they learned the lesson:

We would like to solve this issue by making the Nintendo eShop accessible via PCs and smartphones as well. At the beginning, you will not be able to directly purchase software from your PC or smartphone. Instead, you will need to take a photo of a QR code at the Nintendo eShop by using the camera of your Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendo 3DS will then open that specific page of the Nintendo eShop. That function is already included in the upcoming system update for the Nintendo 3DS. In the future, we will make it so that you will be able to purchase software by using your PC or smartphone

We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launh.



Blacksaber on 27 October 2011

Seems the loses are making Nintendo see how foolish they've been acting as of late..



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Christian973 on 27 October 2011

Desperate Nintendo is the BEST Nintendo :)



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alfredofroylan on 27 October 2011

Release list and numbers, NA gets nothing as usual



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HappySqurriel on 27 October 2011

I wonder how much Nintendo will change the Wii U from what we’ve already seen and what will be the final version. From the little we understand, developers had access to early Wii U development kits (probably best described as pre-alpha development kits) months before the last E3. While their feedback couldn’t change the core components or the core concept, the opinions of internal and external developers could force the design to evolve substantially from the time it was displayed and next E3.



Mr Khan on 27 October 2011

So it's going to end up being a holiday 2012 thing then. Damn it all. Right after i graduate college and when i'll least be able to afford any sort of new console, probably in all my life

:/



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alfredofroylan on 27 October 2011

Event is over. No new pokemon but the eShop is ready:

DLC

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Several new functions will be added to the Nintendo eShop.
For one thing, after a software title is launched, content can be added to it via the Nintendo eShop. This is a feature a number of software creators have been looking forward to. With the Nintendo 3DS system update this time, we can create that desired circumstance, so we should see an increase in the number of applicable software titles that will be launched from now on.


Demo downloads

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Another addition is the ability for the software publishers to provide the owners of Nintendo 3DS systems with demo versions of their software, for which they can put a limit on the number of trials. As you may know by now, the player reviews available at the Nintendo eShop have high credibility since only those who have played the subject software for one hour or more are eligible to cast a vote. More than one million reviews have been contributed to date worldwide. By combining this existing review mechanism with the demo versions, we would like to continue our endeavors to expand the number of opportunities for consumers to be able to notice the potential and appeal of new software titles.


Sleep mode download

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In terms of its usability, we know that there still are several issues with the Nintendo eShop. We have made several improvements for this time. For example, software downloads can be done when Nintendo 3DS is in sleep mode, which will lessen the need for the users to patiently wait by while downloading several software titles at once or while downloading software with a large memory capacity.


eShop Access

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Although this next feature is not going to be available with the next system update, we are now preparing for the Nintendo eShop to be available on the Web so that you can access it via PCs or smartphones too. As of now, the information available on our Nintendo eShop, including the reviews that I mentioned just now, is only available at the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and it does not have a great affinity with the social media which are currently being used as a means to spread information. In other words, even if a software title receives an incredible review, majority of people will not know about it unless they access the Nintendo eShop with their Nintendo 3DS system.

We would like to solve this issue by making the Nintendo eShop accessible via PCs and smartphones as well. At the beginning, you will not be able to directly purchase software from your PC or smartphone. Instead, you will need to take a photo of a QR code at the Nintendo eShop by using the camera of your Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendo 3DS will then open that specific page of the Nintendo eShop. That function is already included in the upcoming system update for the Nintendo 3DS. In the future, we will make it so that you will be able to purchase software by using your PC or smartphone,



Hulu Plus

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Also in the U.S., Hulu Plus, which is a paid video distribution service operated by Hulu that was established primarily by a major TV network, is going to start on both the Wii and the Nintendo 3DS in the near future.





NightDragon83 on 27 October 2011
Mr Khan said:
So it's going to end up being a holiday 2012 thing then. Damn it all. Right after i graduate college and when i'll least be able to afford any sort of new console, probably in all my life

:/

If they went ahead and stuck to their tentative "June 2012" release date, it would have hardly any games, and be about $50-$100 more expensive... so if you don't think you'll be able to afford one during the holidays, what makes you think you'd be able to afford one roughly 6 months sooner?



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

Soma on 27 October 2011

I'm glad, I'm still not very interested in the WiiU but now I have another year to think about it =)



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