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by Published on December 8th, 2012 21:34- Categories:
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Time says that the Wii U GamePad "has the potential to be a big deal"
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Wii U got plenty of mixed reactions following its launch, and the new Nintendo console certainly didn't enjoy the widespread adoration the mainstream media heaped upon the original Wii, but that didn't stop Time Magazine from naming the Wii U as one of its standout pieces of technology for 2012. In fact, Time honored Wii U with a number two spot on its list, behind Apple's new iPhone 5.
"The Wii U's key innovation is its GamePad, a game controller with a built-in 6.2” touchscreen. It interacts with your TV in different ways in different games, and has the potential to be a big deal if game developers make good use of it," Time wrote in its feature.
The publication also praised Nintendo for the Nintendo TVii feature: "Also potentially huge: TVii, which combines streaming video from sources such as Netflix with your cable lineup and TiVo recordings. It's the first time that the famously game-centric Nintendo has poured its heart and soul into a non-gaming feature."
It's somewhat interesting that Time would highlight TVii, when it's not even available for public use yet. Putting a new console on its top 10 list simply for its "potential" also seems odd.
As for the iPhone 5, Time's number one choice, the publication wrote that it's "one of the most artfully polished gadgets anyone's ever built" and that "Apple still has no peer."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...et-of-the-year
...by Published on December 8th, 2012 21:33- Categories:
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Analyst says NPD showed disappointing tie ratio for Nintendo, Call of Duty sales down 17% year-over-year
The NPD Group's November US retail game sales were glum enough on the surface, but an analyst note this morning provided some deeper insight into the disappointing figures.
In a note to investors, Longbow Research's James Hardiman shed some additional light on the numbers, calling specific attention to the performance of Wii U software sales. While the original Wii saw two games sold for every console in its opening month on shelves in 2006, the Wii U posted a comparatively paltry 1.2 games sold per system. Hardiman chalked that up to either the inclusion of NintendoLand in Wii U Deluxe bundles providing a compelling enough experience that players didn't feel the need for another game, or the higher prices for the Wii U ($299 for the Basic system, $349 for the Deluxe) left consumers without the spare funds for software.
The analyst also noted a significant drop in Activision's flagship shooter series. Call of Duty: Black Ops II sold around 7.4 million copies during November, a decline of 17 percent from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's opening month sales last November. That may sound odd in light of Activision announcing Black Ops II actually reached the $1 billion sales mark a day quicker than its predecessor, but Hardiman noted that Modern Warfare 3 launched earlier in the month than its successor.
"We do not believe that Activision did itself any favors by putting out a press release on Wednesday touting that Black Ops II had crossed $1 billion in just 15 days, faster than the 16 days required for Modern Warfare 3 to reach the $1 billion mark," Hardiman said. "What management did not mention is the fact that with an earlier release date, Modern Warfare 3 was able to reach $1 billion a day before Thanksgiving, whereas Black Ops II was not able to get there until after Cyber Monday."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...es-per-console
...by Published on December 8th, 2012 21:31- Categories:
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The Wii U and Black Friday puts Nintendo over the top
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According to the NPD Group, Nintendo sold more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November. Though it only had seven days of sales due its November 18 release date, the Wii U sold more than 425,000 units in November. The 3DS was Nintendo's hardware leader for the month with 540,000 with units sold. The Wii sold 420,000 units and the Nintendo DS sold more 370,000 units, with the older systems reaching lifetime sales numbers of 40 million units and 53 million units respectively.
“The groundbreaking Wii U, the continued strength of Nintendo 3DS and the enduring appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS drove momentum on Black Friday and through November,” said Nintendo of America executive vice president of Sales & Marketing Scott Moffitt. “Wii U is off to a tremendous start in the United States, is essentially sold out at retail and has cemented its status as the 'must-have' product this holiday season.”
On the software side, New Super Mario Bros U for the Wii U sold more than 243,000 units, with a console attach rate of nearly 60 percent. Mario Kart 7 reached 2 million units in lifetime sales, becoming the second 3DS game to hit that milestone in the US.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ms-in-november
...by Published on December 7th, 2012 23:11- Categories:
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Those looking for a way to criticise the Wii U launch last week had plenty of material at their disposal.
Weariness amongst parts of the specialist media and cynicism from the cutting edge online world has always cast doubt on it.
It was as if some people want Nintendo to fail.
Yes, I’m sure that on terms relative to the other consoles and devices, it was a slower start than some expected. But was it a success on Nintendo’s terms? With its typical long-term focus on momentum, and a Japanese launch only this weekend, we just don’t know yet.
Here in the UK, the Wii U arrival last week was good in ways some have missed or simply not acknowledged yet.
For a start, there technically was a Wii U game at No.1 in the form of the Black Ops II SKU. A tenuous link, but no less emblematic: Wii U has put Nintendo, finally – if belatedly – on an even footing with the other HD consoles.
It’s created more opportunities for third party current gen triple-A projects before the costs ramp up for next-gen ones.
Elsewhere, original Wii software sales were up £1m week-on-week, no doubt driven by the new console’s legacy playback functions.
Other Wii titles – associated with Just Dance and Disney – had risen in the rankings, too. You can’t deny the overall additive effect on the market that it contributes to.
Over £14m was spent on Wii U hardware and software last week.
If Nintendo can build the buzz and maintain the stock flow, that can grow as we get closer to Christmas.
And I think that’s what anyone sane really wants for Nintendo.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opini...s-is-u/0107784 ...by Published on December 6th, 2012 11:08- Categories:
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Buried amongst Nintendo America's amusing (and often silly) Direct presentation from today comes news of the next iteration of its popular lifestyle experience: Wii Fit U. Outside of a few brief screens and a very vague first half of 2013 release window, not much is known about the updated title save for one bit -- an included pedometer dubbed the Fit Meter. Functioning much like the Fitbit, this additional peripheral will, presumably, be clipped to users' clothing, gathering movement data that will eventually be transferred to the Wii U console for use in over 77 game-based activities. Health-tracking is fast becoming a crowded space, so it's no surprise the Big N would want to extend that plastic scale's functionality with some real-world info. We'll keep you updated on any further news as it's released. In th
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/05/nintendo-wii-fit-u/ ...by Published on December 6th, 2012 09:29- Categories:
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Nintendo has announced a variety of items as part of today's Nintendo Direct presentations, including launch targets for several first and third party titles.
Wii Fit U will launch in the first half of 2013, and as announced at this year's E3 will come with the Fit Meter electronic pedometer.
Pikmin 3 has suffered an unexplained delay to the second quarter of 2013. The game was one of the titles originally scheduled to fall within the Wii U's launch window, which ends in March of next year.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon received two release targets. The 3DS effort is set for a spring 2013 arrival in North America, and a more specific March 2013 launch for Europe. The game had previously suffered a delay from a 2012 holiday release to the first half of 2013.
3DS title Animal Crossing: New Leaf will land in the UK, and supposedly other parts of Europe, in the second quarter of 2013 following its recent release in Japan.
One item of particular note is the news that 3DS eShop game Rhythm Hunter HarmoKnight by Pokemon developer Game Freak is getting a North American release.
Beyond the Pokemon franchise, a Game Freak developed title making it outside of Japan is rare. The game, which will be shortened to HarmoKnight, launched in Japan back in September. No word on if it will arrive in any other regions.
North American Wii U launch title Scribblenauts Unlimited will hit Europe on February 8th (cool, an actual release date instead of just a target). The game's launch window in Europe before today's announcement was 2013, so that's a bit less vague.
Wii U party game Game & Wario is slated for Q1 2013. The title, revealed back in June, is a spinoff of the WarioWare series that allows up to five players at the same time to take part in over a dozen minigames.
Caught your breath? Alright, back to it.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate on 3DS will launch in Europe during March 2013, 3DS title Fire Emblem: Awakening will launch in North America on February 4th, 2013, and the 3DS remake of PSOne title Dragon Quest/Warrior 7 is scheduled for release in Japan next Feburary as well.
The US localization of 3DS game Brain Age: Concentration Training has been pushed back to February 10th, 2013. It suffers over a two month delay from its original release date of December 3rd, 2012.
Finally, the apps.
The Google Street View app is heading to Wii U in Japan and North America, scheduled to make its debut on the eShop in Q1 2013. The app will apparently be free between the end of Jaunary and March of next year, and then will come at a cost from that point on.
Then there's the Panorama View app, which allows players to look around videos in 3D space. The app, which was originally shown as a tech demo at E3 2011, will arrive on the Wii U eShop next spring as a paid download.
No price points were revealed for either application, but a free demo will be released alongside the full version of the Panorama View app when it arrives.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ninte...ded-up/0107598 ...by Published on December 3rd, 2012 23:11- Categories:
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Games industry analysts have weighed in with US sales predictions for the month of November, ahead of the NPD Group's release of official market data this Thursday.
Perhaps most interestingly, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and fellow analyst firm EEDAR both expect Wii U to have sold 450,000 units last month, a figure impacted more by a slower-than-expected production schedule than by disappointing demand, according to the former. In comparison, the pair forecast Xbox 360 sales of at least 1,350,000.Pachter also predicted a Wii U software attach rate of three games per console, suggesting that 1.3 million software units were sold in November, generating sales likely approaching $80 million.
Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz was less optimistic, forecasting that Wii U games generated roughly $50 million in retail software sales, which would be slightly above first month sales for the original Wii.
Elsewhere, analysts expect November software sales to be led by new releases including Black Ops 2, Halo 4 and Assassin's Creed 3.
Pachter forecast 8.5 million Black Ops 2 sales, "slightly below" last November's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, while Creutz expects the game to have shifted 7.9 million, down 11 per cent year-on-year.
However, Creutz points out that Modern Warfare 3 was on sale for an extra week during last November's NPD reporting period. "Call of Duty sales will not be comparable on an apples/apples basis," he said. "We think that getting a real read on the y/y performance of CoD will not be possible until December NPD data comes out.
Creutz also predicted Halo 4 sales of 2.9 million units, Assassin's Creed 3 sales of 2.6 million, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted sales of 469,000 units.
Wedbush / EEDAR November hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):
- 360 - 1,400,000 (-17%) / 1,350,000 (-20%)
- PS3 - 700,000 (-22%) / 850,000 (-5%)
- Wii U 450,000 (n/a) / 450,000 (n/a)
- 3DS - 440,000 (-45%) / 800,000 (0%)
- Wii - 435,000 (-50%) / 170,000 (-80%)
- DS - 375,000 (7%) / 260,000 (-26%)
- Vita 190,000 (n/a) / 190,000 (n/a)
- PSP - 9,500 (-96%) / 8,000 (-92%)
- PS2 - 500 (-98%) / (n/a)
- Total - 4,000,000 (-18%) / 4,088,000 (-16%)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...-85m-analysts/ ...by Published on December 3rd, 2012 22:43- Categories:
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Nintendo’s high-end Premium Wii U SKU was by far the most attractive to UK buyers over the console’s launch weekend.
That’s according to data from GfK Chart-Track, which says that the £300 bundle won around a 60 per cent share of the console’s launch weekend sales.
The ZombiU bundle accounted for 30 per cent, leaving Nintendo’s entry-level 8GB Basic pack grabbing just 10 per cent.
The machine was helped by a 24-strong launch software line-up what Chart-Track describes as “more than any other home console ever launched in the UK”. Wii launched with just 14 games, for instance.
The highest Wii U entry in the software charts was bundled game Nintendo Land, although it failed to break into the Top Ten, debuting at No.11. Fellow first party release New Super Mario Bros U entered the listings in 13th with Ubisoft claiming the highest charting third party title – ZombiU in 17th.
No other Wii U exclusives charted.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/premi...-sales/0107412 ...by Published on December 3rd, 2012 22:32- Categories:
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Nintendo’s Wii U console sold around 40,000 units in its first 48 hours on sale in the UK, MCV understands.
Retail sources suggest that effectively amounts to a complete sellout on the UK High Street. Stock is continuing to filter through to retail at a trickle but abundant supplies are not expected until the New Year.
Undoubtedly sales could have been considerably higher had stocks have been more plentiful.
Furthermore, MCV understands that the console has enjoyed a software attach rate in excess of 2:1.
The figures were arrived at through a combination of feedback from retailers and software sales data passed on by trade sources. Using this MCV was able to extrapolate estimated sales based on the previously confirmed Wii U bundle market shares.
UPDATE: These numbers exclude digital software sales from Nintendo's eShop.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/wii-u...eekend/0107419 ...by Published on December 3rd, 2012 22:25- Categories:
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Retailer Amazon has apologised to customers who found that their copies of Nintendo land were missing from their Premium Wii U bundles.
Videogamer reports that Amazon has blamed “supplier error” for the gaffe and that only a “small number” of customers were affected.
It won’t, however, be replacing the game directly – instead it has mailed out download codes for Nintendo Land to all customers who purchased the SKU, regardless of whether or not the game was missing.
"It's been brought to our attention that a small number of orders for this item may have been delivered without the advertised game, Nintendo Land, due to supplier error," an email to customers confirmed.
"In the event that your order was one of the small number missing the game, please use the following code and instructions below, to download the game."
The move may yet leave some customers dissatisfied, though, as downloading the game will take up a chunk of the console’s 29GB available storage space and expedite the need for consumers to add to the machine’s storage through external memory.
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