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Title: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 27, 2010, 08:39:36 AM
These titles are possible candidates for the "Everyone's Recommendation" series in Japan.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20839

 As announced last week, Nintendo will begin a new initiative called "Everyone's Recommendation Selection" in Japan. Nintendo will choose the highest ranking Wii titles according to the votes found on the Nintendo Channel's best games list.  Website SiliconEra compiled a list of games fitting this description.    


The first seven games include Marvelous and Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade, SEGA/Platinum's 428, and Marvelous' Arc Rise Fantasia. Namco Bandai is the company with the most titles in the selection with four, including One Piece Unlimited Cruise Episode 1, Family Ski: World Ski and Snowboard, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.    


The following titles are likely candidates to receive budget reprint treatment according to the ratings given by players on the Nintendo Channel. The titles have been ranked in Gold, Silver and Bronze rankings:    


Gold:  

    Silver:       Bronze:  

Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: Stratos on January 27, 2010, 12:03:23 PM
I need to go check the Nintendo Channel and see what the potential titles would be for the States.
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 27, 2010, 12:16:15 PM
Pap, I really like that you linked to the forums in the last story, but I also really like that you referenced the last story in this story. NWR news stories need more of that. Keep up the good work.

Also I couldn't help bit think I had seen this somewhere, then I checked the forum thread (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=30426.msg580250#msg580250) and realized that Maxi had posted an incomplete version of this list leaving out the titles that were already posted.
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: Caliban on January 27, 2010, 12:39:42 PM
I've been waiting for "One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2" to come out here in NA...
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 27, 2010, 06:34:54 PM
This list is fascinating because you can see how the Japanese rate certain Nintendo titles. For example, Super Mario Galaxy is rated as a silver title as well as Twilight Princess. Both titles are rated as Gold in the US, so you can clearly see what Miyamoto means when he says that certain titles are received better in the US and Europe than in Japan.

Very shocking is that Metroid Prime 3 is a Bronze title in Japan when Metroid Prime Trilogy is Platinum in the US.
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 27, 2010, 07:13:34 PM
Growing up, everyone thought Japan was some technological fantasy land where even the youngest kids had all the coolest toys and tech (and they were all smarter than the Amerikan school kids).

Looking at how their TEREBEE-GAYMOO industry has shaped over the past decade, it's a lame place.  Nintendo has worked hard in some areas, and not hard enough in others, to fight the country's ailing gaming culture.
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: TJ Spyke on January 27, 2010, 09:09:27 PM
Quote from: NWR_pap64 on January 27, 2010, 06:34:54 PM
Very shocking is that Metroid Prime 3 is a Bronze title in Japan when Metroid Prime Trilogy is Platinum in the US.

I am not to be honest. The Metroid Prime games have never been that popular in Japan, I am disappointed with that TBH since they are great games.
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: Mop it up on January 27, 2010, 11:34:07 PM
I would be absolutely surprised if any Nintendo-published title ended up as one of these discounted games. They probably aren't a part of the "eligible" ones.
Title: Re: Possible Candidates for Nintendo's New Wii Budget Line Revealed
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 28, 2010, 12:09:06 AM
Nintendo has proven that they would rather discontinue a game than drop its price.