|
Recently released hardware sales for June/July show the Wii sitting discontentedly in 3rd place.
Heading the console charts is Sony’s PSP console (56,439) which is closely followed by the Nintendo DS (47,455) and in belated third, the Wii (44,525).
Source
Filed under: Ds, Nintendo, Wii, sony | Tagged: charts, hardware, japan, nintendo ds, nintendo wii | No Comments »
Going against the grain, a Japanese school encourages students to embrace Nintendo Ds consoles.
Motoko Okubo, a Japanese junior high school teacher thoroughly encourages her students to bring their DS consoles with them to school for unique weekly sessions consisting of vocabulary, penmanship and audio comprehension teaching.
Source
Filed under: Ds, Nintendo | Tagged: education, japan, nintendo ds, schools | 1 Comment »
Club Nintendo Japan are exclusively giving away super-shiny DS Lites.
Each of these sexy units are limited to 1000 customers each with three striking colours for consumers to choose from. To win these exclusive prizes all you’ll need to do is register two Nintendo DS or Wii games during July 1 and August 31.
Source
Filed under: Ds, Nintendo | Tagged: club nintendo, japan, nintendo ds, shiny | 1 Comment »
Super Mario RPG has been officially dated for a June 24th release in Japan.
Whilst the world awaits confirmations of when other territories can expect to receive this undeniably classic title, Japan are set to re-experience its adorably quirky charm June 24th.
Source
Filed under: Nintendo, Wii | Tagged: japan, june 24th, nintendo wii, super mario rpg, virtual console | 2 Comments »
Capcom have unveiled the official Resident Evil Zero box-art to the general public ahead of its ever-nearing Japanese release date.
Source
Filed under: Wii | Tagged: box art, capcom, japan, Nintendo, resident evil zero, Wii | 2 Comments »
Wii Sports sales in Japan have hit an unprecedented high with an estimated 3 million copies sold.
Unlike the rest of the world Japanese Wii’s do not come pre-bundled with Wii Sports, therefore it’s an amazing achievement for this particularly entertaining game to sell to one in two Wii owners in Japan.
Source
Filed under: Nintendo | Tagged: japan, nintendo wii, triple platinum, wii sports | 1 Comment »
The promising Disaster: Day of Crisis has been indefinitely delayed in Japan, sparking rumours that the title was pushed back due to the recent humanitarian disasters that have taken place in Asia over the past few days.
Source
Filed under: Nintendo, Wii | Tagged: delay, disaster day of crisis, japan, nintendo wii | 3 Comments »
A Japanese gaming magazine has brazenly revealed that it’s set to showcase unseen Street Fighter IV Wii footage in its upcoming DVD of the legendary 2D fighter.
Source
Filed under: Nintendo, Wii | Tagged: nintendo wii, japan, rumour, street fighter iv, dvd | 4 Comments »
Images of the limited edition Wii Super Famicom Classic Controller have been unleashed upon the Internets, causing fans boys to salivate and the rest of us to endure uncontrollable bouts of malicious envy.
Source
Filed under: Nintendo, Wii | Tagged: japan, limited edition, nintendo wii, super famicom classic controller | 1 Comment »
Mario Kart Wii has struck a special place in Famitsu reviewers hearts as the popular Japanese publication awards Mario and company’s latest endeavour an astonishing and slightly controversial 37/40.
Source
Filed under: Nintendo, Wii | Tagged: famitsu, japan, mario kart wii, nintendo wii, review | No Comments »
