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And why do I sense Pokemon news in here?!

Earlier this week Nintendo UK and Nintendo Europe announced that gamers who purchase Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower will be eligible to receive the Club Nintendo RPG Commemorative Coin Collection. We didn’t get a very good look at the actual coins, so thankfully Nintendo Europe has provided us with a closer look at these special edition collectables.

More Wii U Praise! This time from Nicalis!

Speaking about the new system at iDÉAME 2012, Rodriguez told Blogocio that it’s “all too far the most powerful console in the history of Nintendo” (rough translation). He believes it will be competing on the market “for 5 or 10 years.”

Rodriguez was also questioned about the Wii U’s power. Although Nicalis hasn’t fully exploited the console (doing so is unnecessary for the company’s projects), Rodriguez stated that it should meet gamers’ expectations.

Ultimately, though, Rodriguez said the experience will matter the most. He thinks we’ll be comparing the quality of games rather than the visual prowess of consoles.

Some of this shouldn’t come as a surprise – who thought the Wii U wouldn’t be Nintendo’s most powerful console? It’s nonetheless encouraging to see encouraging comments from a studio like Nicalis.

http://nintendoeverything.com/86574/nicalis-says-wii-u-is-nintendos-most-powerful-console-will-be-on-the-market-for-5-10-years-more/

New Mario Wii U at E3?! Miyamoto himself confirms?!

- Nintendo is making new types of games as traditional types are now being released on iPhone/Android
- Miyamoto is readying his staff for his retirement; he’s taking young/bright developers under his direct command
- Miyamoto is working on a few small projects, but is very focused on Pikmin 3 and Luigi’s Mansion 2
- Nintendo will show a new Super Mario game for Wii U at E3; it will combine the TV screen with the new controller
- Miyamoto wants to do more with the Wii Music idea

http://nintendoeverything.com/86628/miyamoto-still-interested-in-wii-music-idea-new-mario-wii-u-game-at-e3/

He's 59 years old. Most people are thinking about retirement at that age. I personally doubt that he'll retire at the usual 65, but he's old enough so that he has to consider his legacy.

Nintendo 2nd highest money making company in Japan during March. Namco Bandai takes first place with 36.8%.

■01. Namco Bandai: 36.8%
■02. Nintendo: 12.5%
■03. Sega: 10.0%
■04. Capcom: 6.9%
■05. Pokemon: 6.3%
■06. Konami
■07. Tecmo Koei Games
■08. Square Enix
■09. Sony Computer Entertainment
■10. Idea Factory

http://andriasang.com/con0of/march_revenue/

Lots of news today it seems... anyway, here's the first screenshots of Art of Balance TOUCH!. The WiiWare to eShop conversion.

http://nintendoeverything.com/86242/first-art-of-balance-touch-screenshots/

Litter Battler eXperience 3DS boxart, pricing, and release date revealed.
http://nintendoeverything.com/85966/little-battler-experience-explosive-boost-boxart/
http://andriasang.com/con0o0/danbol_senki_3ds_date/

@Basil One Piece, sold a hell of a lot in March. And of course the Dynasty Warriors series.

@Basil My mistake.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-16-confirmed-nintendo-will-announce-a-new-super-mario-bros-game-for-the-wii-u-at-e3

Miyamoto talked about it in an interview, and now it's confirmed by Nintendo. It was a safe bet regardless, but interesting it's coming out a couple of months before the full reveal in E3: a new Super Mario Bros. title will be shown for Wii U at E3. Launch title? Bundled software? Related to Super Mario 4?

Either way, that's potentially two first party launch games known before E3 itself: Mario Bros and Pikmin 3.