Tipping Stars will be a cross-buy title, meaning that players who buy either version will also receive the other. Each one will cost $19.99.
Showing posts with label Wii U. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wii U. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars is the final title of the new Mario vs. Donkey Kong game, and it will be released March 5 on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced today during a Nintendo Direct presentation.
Tipping Stars will be a cross-buy title, meaning that players who buy either version will also receive the other. Each one will cost $19.99.
Tipping Stars will be a cross-buy title, meaning that players who buy either version will also receive the other. Each one will cost $19.99.
Splatoon launching in May on Wii U
Splatoon, the colorful ink-based third-person shooter from Nintendo, will be released this May on Wii U in North America, the company announced today during its first Nintendo Direct presentation of 2015.
During today's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen showed off some new elements of Splatoon. The game offers a hub world in which players can interact with other people's "inklings," or avatars. A tower in the hub world allows players to start playing online multiplayer matches, which provide in-game currency that players can use to purchase weapons and apparel. In addition to providing visual customization, those items bear buffs that affect inklings' abilities in battle. Trinen confirmed that Splatoonwill be available at retail and on the Wii U eShop.
Nintendo revealed Splatoon at E3 2014, and said last November that the game would be released during the second quarter of 2015. The four-on-four shooter gives each player an "inkgun," which is used to spray the environment with ink and take down opponents. In addition, players can swim through the paint that's coating the world — as long as it's of the same color as their team
During today's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen showed off some new elements of Splatoon. The game offers a hub world in which players can interact with other people's "inklings," or avatars. A tower in the hub world allows players to start playing online multiplayer matches, which provide in-game currency that players can use to purchase weapons and apparel. In addition to providing visual customization, those items bear buffs that affect inklings' abilities in battle. Trinen confirmed that Splatoonwill be available at retail and on the Wii U eShop.
Nintendo revealed Splatoon at E3 2014, and said last November that the game would be released during the second quarter of 2015. The four-on-four shooter gives each player an "inkgun," which is used to spray the environment with ink and take down opponents. In addition, players can swim through the paint that's coating the world — as long as it's of the same color as their team
Tekken director is making a new game exclusively for the Wii U..
Buried in the middle of today's absolutely packed Nintendo Direct was a tease for an upcoming game from Bandai Namco's Katsuhiro Harada.
Tentatively titled "Project Treasure" we don't really know much beyond what Harada had to say today about the game.
"We've started a new project that is exclusive to the Wii U," said Harada, who is the game director for fighting series Tekken. "It's an action game where four players work together to complete varied stages. The basic aim is to clear traps, route enemies and seize treasures.
"The game itself is free to download from Nintendo eShop and start playing. Any Nintendo Network user can play, as long as their Wii U is connected to the internet. I can't announce the game's name or launch date yet, but its tentative name is 'Project Treasure,' and we're working very hard on it.
"I hope you'll look forward to it."
The segment ended with the words "coming soon," further updates are expected from Bandai Namco.
Tentatively titled "Project Treasure" we don't really know much beyond what Harada had to say today about the game.
"We've started a new project that is exclusive to the Wii U," said Harada, who is the game director for fighting series Tekken. "It's an action game where four players work together to complete varied stages. The basic aim is to clear traps, route enemies and seize treasures.
"The game itself is free to download from Nintendo eShop and start playing. Any Nintendo Network user can play, as long as their Wii U is connected to the internet. I can't announce the game's name or launch date yet, but its tentative name is 'Project Treasure,' and we're working very hard on it.
"I hope you'll look forward to it."
The segment ended with the words "coming soon," further updates are expected from Bandai Namco.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Nintendo's president hints at an end to region-locking
Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS are the last of the current platforms to be region-locked, causing plenty of frustration for Western fans of titles that haven't or won't see release in their markets. In a Q&A with investors, according to a translation, company president Satoru Iwata indicated a willingness to rethinking the policy.
To be sure, according to the translation (via Zelda Informer), Iwata lays some of the decision to region-lock at the feet of publishers. He noted that "region-locking has existed due to circumstances on the sellers' side rather than for the sake of the customers." This is because of issues of licensing, localization and marketing, all of which involve money.
"As for what should be done going forward, if unlocked for the benefit of the customers, there may also be a benefit for us. Conversely, unlocking would require various problems to be solved, so while I can't say today whether or not we intend to unlock, we realize that it is one thing that we must consider looking to the future."
Of course, region-locking also meant that Western customers couldn't import Super Smash Bros. on 3DS and play it before their localized release three weeks later. In any event, any action on region locking is probably a long ways off, and would at least require some new hardware release. The New Nintendo 3DS just launched in Japan and should arrive in North America and Europe in 2015.
To be sure, according to the translation (via Zelda Informer), Iwata lays some of the decision to region-lock at the feet of publishers. He noted that "region-locking has existed due to circumstances on the sellers' side rather than for the sake of the customers." This is because of issues of licensing, localization and marketing, all of which involve money.
"As for what should be done going forward, if unlocked for the benefit of the customers, there may also be a benefit for us. Conversely, unlocking would require various problems to be solved, so while I can't say today whether or not we intend to unlock, we realize that it is one thing that we must consider looking to the future."
Of course, region-locking also meant that Western customers couldn't import Super Smash Bros. on 3DS and play it before their localized release three weeks later. In any event, any action on region locking is probably a long ways off, and would at least require some new hardware release. The New Nintendo 3DS just launched in Japan and should arrive in North America and Europe in 2015.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Guacamelee! super Turbo Championship Edition!
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition will hit PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U on July 2! The game will be $14.99us and will come with all the DLC. No word on a PS3 version yet.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
The bad times are getting worse at Nintendo
The company posted a $228 million net loss for its fiscal 2014 year (which ended on March 31). That reverses 2013's profit of $71 million.
Hardware sales were to blame, and the Wii U was a major contributor to the problems. The company's flagship console sold just 2.72 million units last year and has life-to-date sales of just 6.17 million. To put things in comparison, the PS4, which was released one full year after the Wii U, has already topped 7 million units sold.
Software sales also fell slightly short of their reduced target, coming in at 18.86 million.
"The Wii U business as a whole showed slow growth," the company said in perhaps the most blindingly obvious statement to ever grace an earnings report.
The 3DS, which has been a savior for Nintendo in recent years, disappointed as well, selling 12.24 million versus a projected 13.5 million units.
3DS software also fell a bit short, but there were some standouts in that category. Pokémon X and Y sold 12.26 million units, Animal Crossing: New Leaf sold 3.8 million copies last year, bringing its life-to-date sales to 7.66 million units, and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds all saw sales top 2 million.
Nintendo is vowing to return to profitability next year and is setting more reasonable targets. The company said it expects to post revenues of $5.81 billion and profits of just under $197 million.
It's still upbeat on the Wii U as well, saying it expects to sell 3.6 million more Wii U systems by March 31, 2015, largely on the strength of long-awaited upcoming games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros.
Source Yahoo Games
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