August 12, 2009 • 6:31 pm
Capcom have announced that they’re teaming up with Nintendo to promote the immensely popular Monster Hunter 3 overseas.
According to Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun financial newspaper Capcom will be doubling its strength by teaming up with Nintendo to promote Monster Hunter 3. The developer, which sold over 500,000 units of the game in its first two days, will be making use of Nintendo’s expertise in promoting the Pokemon franchise to help further increase sales.
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The Official Nintendo Magazine has compiled a list of what it believes to be the greatest array of Nintendo related accessories available for gamers the world over. Take a look at the top five:
- Famicom Disc System (1986, Japan)
Like the Mega CD, except genuinely ace, the Japan-only Famicom Disk System plugged into the Famicom (known as the NES in the UK, of course) and used discs for the very first time on a Nintendo console. They boasted greater storage space and were re-writable too, meaning that you could save your game in titles including The Legend Of Zelda and Metroid. Awesome.
- Konami Laserscape (1990)
This was found under the post-apocalyptic rubble that is Chris’ desk, and is excitingly billed on the box as a “voice command optical targeting headset”. In English, that means it’s a novelty take on the classic NES Zapper. Instead of aiming your gun, you line-up a target through the lens dangling down in front of your eye and shout ‘fire’ to, erm, fire. It also sports a fairly impressive laser thing.
- R.O.B. (1985, Japan and US)
was released for use with NES games Gyromite and Stack-Up. The games were pretty rubbish, but the main attraction in each was a ‘Direct’ mode which let you command R.O.B.’s arms. Since then, R.O.B has become famed for cameos in loads of Nintendo games, including Mario Kart DS and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Power Glove (1989, Japan and US)
Playing games while wearing this, listening to Michael Jackson’s Bad album and sporting a bum bag all at the same time sums up ’80s cool perfectly. The Power Glove senses motion and the flexing of your fingers to control the on-screen action, and is perhaps most notable for the awe it inspires in Nintendo-themed movie classic The Wizard
- Game Boy Printer (1988)
This Game Boy add-on arrived in 1998 and gave users the chance to print out images and stickers (if you’ve got the right kit) from compatible games like Link’s Awakening, Pokémon and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. But its main use was with the Game Boy camera, meaning that you could create and print out photos with the use of special filters and stamps – a lot like the stuff you can do on the DSi. Class.
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There were some surprising revelations at Nintendo’s E3 press conference today with some new key titles revealed.
Whilst speculation was rife regarding what the ultra-secretive Nintendo would announce I can now confirm that New Super Mario Brothers Wii and Wii Fit Plus were revealed, though to a thoroughly non-responsive crowd.
The overall atmosphere thankfully changed for the better as Nintendo causally left the best for last by announcing the sublime Super Mario Galaxy 2 and the frankly awesome looking Super Metroid: Other M. Both of these fresh, exclusive Wii titles took the audience by storm creating a buzz that reverberated throughout the entire conference hall.
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Nintendo’s prodigal game designer/developer Shigeru Miyamoto won’t be making a centre stage appearance at this years Nintendo press conference at E3.
Online gaming publication, Eurogamer, have stated that Mr Miyamoto won’t be making an appearance at Nintendo’s E3 press conference next month. Instead we will be graced by the presence of Satoru Iwata, Reggie Fils-Aime and Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of sales and marketing for NoA, who participated in the conference last year.
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In a recent Nintendo corporate interview Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo are working on several closely guarded first party titles this year.
Whilst he couldn’t comment on the wealth of top secret third party games due this year, he did however mention that Nintendo are working hard on several big titles that are due for release later in the year.
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During April 2009 the recently released Nintendo DSi outsold its predecessor by an incredible four to one.
Nintendo has issued a press release informing everyone that the Nintendo DSi and DS Lite’s sales combined amounted to 1.04 million sales during April 2009. The figures that were spouted also clearly show that the DSi’s predecessor, the DS Lite, was outsold by a ratio of four to one by its fresher and newer brethren.
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Consumers rate Nintendo as one of the worlds most reputable company’s according to the Global Reputation Pulse 2009 survey.
Nintendo has been awarded sixth place in the Global Reputation Pulse 2009 survey which was conducted throughout January and February 2009. The survey which was conducted by consumers saw Nintendo pole vault above esteemed tour de forces such as Sony, Microsoft, and even Walt Disney.
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Nintendo’s eagerly anticipated E3 press conference date and time has been announced with plenty of surprises in store.
The company’s conference is set to take place on June 2nd, a day after the actual trade show starts, and will take place at 9:00 AM PST. Satoru Iwata, Cammie Dunaway and Reggie Fils-Aime will all take centre stage to announce a plethora of exciting announcements.
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Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, has started the E3 hype train rolling by promising sneak peaks at ‘key titles’ at this years event in Los Angeles.
E3 brings a wide variety of key audiences into contact with products from many companies, including Nintendo. It’s the place where creativity is on display, and as a ‘sneak peak’ for our entire industry it helps generate excitement for gamers around the world.
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Despite receiving rave reviews from a variety of gaming publications Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ultimately flopped at retail. Nintendo however have stepped forward to take a look at why this has been the case, acknowledging that large franchises on the Nintendo DS tend to sell well over an extended period of time, rather than just a short one month period.
Remember that many games for Nintendo DS have a non-traditional sales pattern. The trend is toward ‘evergreen’ games that sell well over an extended period of time instead of in a one-month spike. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Nintendo DS is a good example. In its first month (November 2007), it sold only 36,000. To date, it has sold through nearly 500,000. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a great game that has received tremendous reviews. We expect that with continued backing, it will follow the same long-tail/evergreen sales route that other top sellers have taken.
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