http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/ Worldwide Nintendo Coverage 24-7-365 en-us Copyright 2012, Nintendo World Report http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/img/nintendoWorldReportLogo.png http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:55 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29179 <p>1.4 million unsold units and $80 million in potential sales are collecting dust in THQ's inventory.</p> <p><p>THQ CFO Paul Pucino revealed that the uDraw performed $100 million below expectations in sales during a February 2 investor's Q &amp; A.</p><p>According to the corporate officer, $80 million was lost from the 1.4 million units unsold in THQ's inventory, and the remaining 20 can be blamed on major discounting placed on many of the units that did sell.</p><p>At the investors meeting, the publisher has announced a $55.9 million dollar loss for the quarter. According to Pucino, $30 million of that can be directly attributed to the uDraw.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29179">read more...</a></p> Alex Culafi <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:55 PST news/29179 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:55 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29178 <p>The move is part of a "plan of restructuring".</p> <p><p>THQ is initiating a 'restructuring plan' which will result in up to 240 job losses and a one-year 50% pay cut of company CEO Brian Farrell, as reported in a <a href="http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1odHRwOi8vaXIuaW50Lndlc3RsYXdidXNpbmVzcy5jb20vZG9jdW1lbnQvdjEvMDAwMDg2NTU3MC0xMi0wMDAwMDUvZG9jL1RIUUluY184S18yMDEyMDIwMS5wZGYmdHlwZT0yJmZuPVRIUUluY184S18yMDEyMDIwMS5wZGY=">recent company financial document</a>.</p><p>For the most part, many of the planned cuts will be implemented by March 31, with some being pushed to September, and the aforementioned salary cut (from $718,500 to $359,250) beginning on February 13. THQ expects the restructuring plan to cost as much as 11 million dollars, with $8 million to go into severance costs, $500,000 into contract terminations, and up to $2.5 million into charges related to other fixed assets.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29178">read more...</a></p> Alex Culafi <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:57 PST news/29178 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:57 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29162 <p>Only two games head to relatively new downloadable rewards service this month.</p> <p><p>Mario Party 2 and Art Academy: First Semester are now available to <a href="http://www.clubnintendo.com">Club Nintendo</a> members as downloadable rewards.</p><p>These two new download titles replace last month's rewards. Mario Party 2 can be downloaded to your Wii for 150 coins. Art Academy: First Semester can be downloaded to your Nintendo 3DS for 150 coins, as well.</p><p>Both of these games are only available as rewards until February 29, 2012. If you ever wanted to play these game and have the extra coins, now is your chance.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29162">read more...</a></p> Patrick Barnett <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:38:57 PST news/29162 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:38:57 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/29177 <p>Having trouble loading Nintendo's latest eShop game? We might have a solution.</p> <p><p>So you bought Sakura Samurai despite my lukewarm review and it won't load? That sucks.</p><p>But seriously, I ran into the same issue when I was reviewing the game. I booted the game and it would just start with a black screen with "Loading..." spazzing out in the bottom right-hand corner of the system. It effectively froze my system, as the only way to restart is to hold the power button down and do a hard reset.</p><p>When I asked our Nintendo representatives about this issue, they had no idea. Fortunately, I was running out of SD card space at the same time, so I bought a new SD card, replacing the one that came with the system. After moving the files over to the new bigger SD card, Sakura Samurai worked fine.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/29177">read more...</a></p> Neal Ronaghan <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:40:41 PST blog/29177 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:40:41 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29163 <p>North Americans knew they were getting the game, but didn't know exactly when until now.</p> <p><p>Xenoblade Chronicles will be releasing in North America on April 6, according to the game's North American website.</p><p>Previously given a tentative April release date, North Americans can breathe a sigh of relief that the game's launch is finally almost here.&nbsp;As previously revealed, the game will be available only at Nintendo's online store and GameStop.</p><p>Xenoblade Chronicles was released across Europe in September 2011.&nbsp;</p><p></p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29163">read more...</a></p> Patrick Barnett <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:52:21 PST news/29163 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:52:21 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29121 <p>The service was originally promised for the end of 2011.</p> <p><p>Hulu Plus is still unavailable for 3DS and Wii owners, but Nintendo has re-confirmed the release of the application in a recent video.</p><p>Although no details have surfaced about the application since its announcement, it was featured alongside Netflix during a video posted by Nintendo regarding the benefits of connecting to the eShop. Under the Hulu Plus logo, the words "coming soon" are visible.</p><p>When the service was announced in October, the original promise was to have it released as an application by the end of 2011. However, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime also updated the release date to "coming soon" during the October 21 edition of Nintendo Direct.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29121">read more...</a></p> Alex Culafi <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:47:05 PST news/29121 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:47:05 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29172 <p>No need to take notes, they're all here.&nbsp;</p> <p><p>There have been a number of complicated terminologies in the Resident Evil canon, so many that it may be hard to keep up with them all. Here's a list of some of the most commonly used words, names, and acronyms.</p><p><b><u>Umbrella Corporation</u></b></p><p>The evil pharmaceutical corporation that started the whole Biohazard mess. Umbrella was founded by three college friends in the 1960s and became world famous under the guise of a pharmaceutical and technological research conglomerate. They had multiple company branches and research facilities all over the world, secretly engaged in grotesque viral experiments on human test subjects, creating undead monstrosities for the purpose of chemical and biological warfare on the black market, including super soldiers. They were eventually exposed and shut down by Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29172">read more...</a></p> Andrew Brown <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:18:08 PST feature/29172 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:18:08 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29126 <p>A guide to the RE terminology.</p> <p><p>New to Resident Evil? Returning veteran in need of a refresher? Simply want to get some facts straight before you dive into Capcom's next plot convolution? Well, look no further, NWR has you covered.</p><p>We present to you a handy index covering many of the terms you may come across in RE Revelations, to bring you up to speed so you can worry less about where you heard that name before and more about not becoming mutant snacks.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29126">read more...</a></p> Andrew Brown <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:17:57 PST feature/29126 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:17:57 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29127 <p>The biological troublemakers.</p> <p><p>Here's a list of all the nasty infections the series has spread across humanity like so much rancid Vegemite of death. We'll go into the kind of abominations each one is capable of producing as well.</p><p><b><u>Progenitor Virus</u></b></p><p>This was the virus that started it all. Borne from a rare species of flower found only in Africa, this was discovered by the founding fathers of the Umbrella Corporation, who used it as a base for all of their evil genetic research. Its most successful animal implementation was the humble leech which--under the influence of the Progenitor Virus--banded together to form large, horrifying creatures.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29127">read more...</a></p> Andrew Brown <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:17:47 PST feature/29127 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:17:47 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/recommendations/28837 <p>3DS Ambassadors got 10 free GBA games from Nintendo, but are they all worth recommending?</p> <p><p>When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS by $80, the company also announced that gamers who had already bought and registered the hardware would get twenty free downloadable virtual console games by way of amends. Nintendo World Report already looked over the ten NES virtual console games 3DS Ambassadors got, and in December Nintendo finished off the set by releasing the ten promised GBA titles for download.</p><p>But before we see whether these games hold up enough to earn our recommendations, a gaming public service announcement:</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/recommendations/28837">read more...</a></p> Carmine "Cai" M. Red <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:59:50 PST recommendations/28837 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:59:50 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29154 <p>A demo for the 999 sequel, a Theatrhythm demo, and Punch-Out!! all arrive on the same day.</p> <p><p>It’s been an action-packed week for the Nintendo eShop in Japan. A few more demos arrived, and the third Famicom title hit the eShop. Here’s a complete list of what all showed up this week:</p><p><b>3DS Downloadable Titles</b></p><p>Kyokugen Dasshutsu Adv: Zennin Shibō Desu Demo (999 Sequel) – FREE<br>Theatrythm Final Fantasy Demo 2 – FREE<br>Denpai Ningen no RPG Demo – FREE<br>One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special Demo – FREE</p><p><b>Virtual Console</b></p><p>Punch-Out!! (Famicom) – 500 yen</p><p><b>Video Content</b></p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29154">read more...</a></p> Danny Bivens <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:49:14 PST feature/29154 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:49:14 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/29158 <p>Why do you strive to be very best?</p> <p><p>I recently found my SoulSilver version and decided it was time for me to set out on yet another adventure to become the best trainer. As I booted up the game, erased what data was on there (shedding a tear for some of my old friends) my roommate asked me something.</p><p>“Why do you even play Pokémon? I don’t see the appeal of it.”</p><p>I stopped for a moment. I didn’t quite know how to answer that.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s not about the story,” my friend answered, “it’s about something else. It’s about the world.”</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/29158">read more...</a></p> Josh Max <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:36:44 PST blog/29158 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:36:44 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29135 <p>This Harry Potter isn't a stud in LEGO Hogwarts.</p> <p><p>Though LEGO video games have gained a lot of favour over the past few years, the Harry Potter versions have been up and down. Could this be the game to finally translate these beloved movies to an enjoyable video game? Possibly.</p><p>Having never played a LEGO or current-gen Harry Potter game, I was excited to finally experience one of my favorite movie franchises in video game form.</p><p>I like the idea of tying several movies altogether into one cohesive, continuous story. The simple, non-voiced cut scenes condense explain (some of) the plot, making it palatable to anyone, regardless of age or language. This is quite a feat, considering how complex the stories become in the final few books. Of course, all the nuance and deep explanation is lost, but that’d be no fun at all.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29135">read more...</a></p> James Charlton <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:37:25 PST review/29135 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:37:25 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29156 <p>Upcoming eShop RPG gets demo today in Japan.</p> <p><p>Denpa Ningen no RPG marks the first eShop downloadable title to receive a demo on the Nintendo 3DS. While the Wii saw demos for downloadable titles, up to this point Nintendo has only released demos for retail titles on their 3DS online shop.</p><p>The title, which releases next week on February 8 in Japan and retails for 800 yen, is an RPG where you must search for, catch, and proceed on an adventure with humans who are trapped floating around on radio waves. Currently, there is no scheduled release date for Denpa Ningen no RPG outside of Japan.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29156">read more...</a></p> Danny Bivens <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:36:52 PST news/29156 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:36:52 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29155 <p>The hopeful March release will see release in April.</p> <p><p>Dynasty Warriors VS. has been delayed in Japan, Famitsu recently confirmed.</p><p>Originally, the game was going to be released on March 15. Its new date will be April 26. The reason as to why Tecmo Koei has delayed the title remains unknown. Dynasty Warriors VS. was one of the first games to sport the Nintendo Network, which has since been confirmed as part of Nintendo's initiatives towards an improved online infrastructure.</p><p>No release date for North America or Europe has been given.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29155">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:51:00 PST news/29155 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:51:00 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29150 <p>Nintendo will be losing significantly more money than expected.</p> <p><p>Nintendo predicts a net loss of 65 billion yen during the fiscal year ending in March 2012, according to their recent financial briefing.</p><p>Originally Nintendo had only anticipated a loss of 20 billion yen. However, in the first nine months of this fiscal year, Nintendo has already experienced a loss of 48.4 billion yen; this increase led to the drastic raising of their net losses.</p><p>Net sales for the company were down 31.2% in the last nine months. Nintendo attributed this decline in sales to the decrease of Nintendo DS and Wii hardware being sold. The Nintendo 3DS's price cut also affected sales numbers.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29150">read more...</a></p> Patrick Barnett <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:55:48 PST news/29150 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:55:48 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29148 <p>The color swapping game for the 3DS will also see a release in Japan.</p> <p><p>Shifting World, based on the flash game of the same name, will also see a release in Japan thanks to Arc System Works.</p><p>The game (which will be known in Japan as Shifting World: The Black and White Labyrinth) has players swapping colors in order to change what the character is standing on. The 3DS version will have new graphics as well as 3D puzzles.</p><p>Shift will be released in Japan on April 26. North America will receive the game by Aksys on April 24.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29148">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:35:55 PST news/29148 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:35:55 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29152 <p>Nintendo releases the sequel to the NES classic in Japan for the first time.</p> <p><p>Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters is coming to the Japanese eShop on February 8. The Game Boy sequel to the NES classic was one of the few Nintendo published games to never see release in Japan; instead, it saw release in both North America and Europe in 1991 and 1992 respectively. </p><p>As it was never released in the Japan, the Japanese eShop release will feature English text, rather than Japanese. The game will cost 400 yen.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29152">read more...</a></p> James Dawson <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:34:35 PST news/29152 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:34:35 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29151 <p>The Sega titles have been officially rated by the ESRB.&nbsp;</p> <p><p>Shinobi and Sonic Triple Trouble have been rated by the ESRB for release on 3DS as Sega Game Gear Virtual Console titles.</p><p>The release marks the first instance of Game Gear titles releasing for the service, a feature announced by Nintendo at the 2011 Game Developers Conference along with TurboGrafx 16 titles. Triple Trouble is, outside of PC and GameCube re-releases, the only exclusive Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog game. Likewise, this iteration of Shinobi (sometimes referred to as The G.G. Shinobi) is known as the first game in the series specifically developed for a handheld.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29151">read more...</a></p> Alex Culafi <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:24:11 PST news/29151 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:24:11 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29146 <p>The film will be localized with official names according to region.</p> <p><p>The Ace Attorney movie will be released in other regions besides Japan, director Miike Takahashi confirmed in a Q&amp;A session at the film's premiere in the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands.</p><p>The director explained that each region will be dubbed and subbed accordingly, meaning that the characters' official names in that region will be used. For example, in North America, “Ryuuichi Naruhodou” is known as "Phoenix Wright".</p><p>The film will be released in Japan on February 11. It follows the events seen in the first game of the series and features major characters from the series such as Miles Edgeworth and Maya Fey.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29146">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:40:22 PST news/29146 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:40:22 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29147 <p>The microscopic shooting adventure will makes its Japanese debut in April.</p> <p><p>Shin'en Multimedia's 3DS shooter Nano Assault has been given a Japanese release date.</p><p>Set to make its debut on April 19, 2012, Nano Assault is a shooter in which players must defeat dangerous viruses using a special ship called the Nanite. In addition to destroying the virus, players can also analyze them. Multiple weapons can be obtained and harnessed within 32 stages.</p><p>Nano Assault is available now in North America. You can read our review of the game <a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/28817">here. </a></p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29147">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:34:20 PST news/29147 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:34:20 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29142 <p>Players that have been successfully accepted may receive notices soon.</p> <p><p>Square Enix has sent out notifications regarding their upcoming beta test for Dragon Quest X to potential players in Japan.</p><p>Those who have registered to participate in the beta may receive a message confirming their acceptance for the testing, and that the developers are still working on the final preparations so testing can properly begin.&nbsp;Those who have registered but have not been accepted may become part of a future round of testing, as Square Enix reconfirmed that players will be continuously added throughout the course of the beta. Finalized dates and what the test will contain will also be announced at a later date.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29142">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:31:54 PST news/29142 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:31:54 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29144 <p>The downloadable RPG allows you to create parties by pointing the 3DS at people.</p> <p><p>Genius Sonority, the development team behind the Pokemon Colosseum games, has announced a new RPG for the 3DS eShop called Denpa Ningen.</p><p>Denpa Ningen (which translates to Radio Wave People RPG), is a game in which the 3DS's augmented reality features are used to generate different RPG party members. When the player points the 3DS at their surroundings, they will be able to generate small people called the Radio Wave, who will then be available for capture and later used to explore dungeons.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29144">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:18:47 PST news/29144 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:18:47 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29140 <p>Unfortunately, the game might be region locked.</p> <p><p>The crossover game Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition will have DSi-enhanced features.</p><p>Pidgi.net recently discovered the product code of the title, which confirms that the final release of the game will feature DSi enhancement. The product code is TSA-TWL-VPYJ-JPN. Each set of letters represents a specific feature in the game (for instance, JPN indicates the Japanese release). Specifically, TWL confirms that the game will use DSi features, though they could simply be limited to smoother gameplay with the handheld's faster processor. </p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29140">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:07:46 PST news/29140 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:07:46 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29141 <p>The musical Final Fantasy adventure gets a second demo before release.</p> <p><p>Square Enix's Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy is getting a second downloadable demo on February 1.</p><p>The demo will contain two songs from the 3DS title: "The Man with the Machine Gun" from Final Fantasy VIII and "The Sunleth Waterscape," the field theme from Final Fantasy XIII. Tetsuya Nomura, director and designer of multiple Square Enix titles, confirmed the demo in&nbsp;several interviews.</p><p>Theatrhythm will be released in Japan on February 16. No release details for other regions have been announced.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29141">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:17:03 PST news/29141 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:17:03 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29137 <p>The collaboration hopes to expand upon the communication features on Nintendo systems.</p> <p><p>Japanese communications company NTT is working with Nintendo on developing speech recognition software, NHK recently reported.</p><p>NTT developed software for the DS that can convert voices into text. The hope is that it would help children with disabled students do better in school.&nbsp;</p><p>Nintendo&nbsp;supplied&nbsp;the DS units. The teacher's voice is converted by NTT's software into words that will be displayed on the device's screen.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29137">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:31 PST news/29137 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:31 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29139 <p>Cherry blossoms are really pretty, but their inclusion doesn't make Sakura Samurai a great game.</p> <p><p>Sakura Samurai is a bit of a peculiar portable game, especially considering it is a download title for the 3DS. It's slow-paced in almost every way, ranging from how the character moves to the way combat unfolds. Saving can only be done in specific areas, making it almost useless if you’ve only got a few minutes to play it. Still, despite the fact that this is a decidedly anti-portable portable game, Sakura Samurai is fun, albeit a little listless.</p><p>The gameplay could be succinctly summed up as samurai Punch-Out, as it is predicated on dodging enemy attacks and then quickly striking while there is an opening. There are differences, chiefly the fact that you travel through beautiful feudal Japan lands fighting foes instead of sparring in a boxing ring, but even with the period piece trappings, the game boils down to one-on-one fights with a little outside fluff adding some variety.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29139">read more...</a></p> Neal Ronaghan <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:26:18 PST review/29139 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:26:18 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29138 <p>The highly successful toy-driven game is flying off the shelves.</p> <p><p>Activision is having problems keeping Skylanders in stock, but are doing their best to keep up with demand, Activision VP of Marketing John Coyne told Kotaku.</p><p>Skylanders has become a massive holiday hit for Activision, with demand for starter kits and more figures going up since its release last fall. The Kotaku article mentions that several stores, which include GameStop, Walmart, and Target, have quickly run out of the game and toys as soon as they receive them and put them on shelves.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29138">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:54 PST news/29138 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:54 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29120 <p>Your mileage may vary.</p> <p><p>My enjoyment for this game may be entirely due to the fact that, aside from casually watching the random F1 race with friends, I know absolutely nothing about the sport aside from its distinct vehicles and lengthy tracks. This game is the opposite of Mario Kart, which I appreciate, but it also takes a certain amount of patience to learn and actual skill to win. There won't be Blue Shells clobbering the dude in first place, here. You've gotta win by actually driving well.</p><p>If, like me, you know nothing about driving an F1 car, fear not—the game includes so many player assist tools that, at a certain point, the car almost drives itself. Auto braking, arrow signals, tire wear, a blue line down the road—these toggles (and more) are optional and readily available for idiots like me. And I really love that, since you essentially customize the difficulty settings, which carry over to each of the many game types. </p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29120">read more...</a></p> Zachary Miller <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:17:24 PST review/29120 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:17:24 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29124 <p>February and March will be kind to Aussie gamers.</p> <p><p>Nintendo Australia has announced that Tekken 3D Prime Edition will be available on February 23, 2012.</p><p>March will also see the release of two more games, the first being Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, which will be launching on March 8. The other is Kid Icarus: Uprising, which has no exact date as of yet.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29124">read more...</a></p> Nicholas Bray <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:26:45 PST news/29124 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:26:45 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29131 <p>Like January, three titles will be revived, two for Neo Geo.</p> <p><p>February's Japanese Wii Virtual Console releases have been announced, and next month looks a lot like this month. Wii gamers in Japan can expect two more Neo Geo fighters and a Kunio-kun dodge ball game.</p><p>D4 seems intent in making their entire SNK line-up available on Virtual Console. Just this month, they published Real Bout Fatal Fury on Wii, and next month, they have Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (Real Bout Garou Densetsu) slated. The fighter, which originally debuted in 1997, is the followup to Real Bout Fatal Fury and features new characters and graphics. Like most Neo Geo games, it will cost 900 Wii Points.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29131">read more...</a></p> Aaron Kaluszka <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:35:06 PST news/29131 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:35:06 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29130 <p>He plans to find a balance between flexibility and security.</p> <p><p>Nintendo President Satoru Iwata explained how Nintendo will use micro-transactions during a recent Q&amp;A with investors at the recent financial briefing.</p><p>Iwata stated that Nintendo plans to keep an appropriate level of flexibility in its handling of micro-payments (transactions involving a very small sum of money for things like downloadable content or game enhancements, which are already seen in many social games), but also remarks that Nintendo must keep a similar level of strictness to account for its younger audience.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29130">read more...</a></p> Alex Culafi <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:22:56 PST news/29130 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:22:56 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29129 <p>The key to all of this might be in Nintendo Direct, as Iwata aims to "construct a seamless flow" that guides viewers through videos and demos.</p> <p><p>Nintendo President Satoru Iwata wants to eschew the idea that Nintendo is "cautious, conservative, or even negative about business on a network," as he responded to investors at the recent Financial Briefing Q&amp;A.</p><p>"Our answer [to that notion] is, in short, that we will make a bold attempt when the time is ripe," Iwata said. "Unless the timing is right, we will lose the consumers who do not have an Internet connection. We have not gone so far yet because our developers have a belief that our products should be available to as many people as possible."</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29129">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:31 PST news/29129 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:31 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29128 <p>Nintendo's developers are also "taking into consideration [the system's] network-related capabilities."</p> <p><p>The Wii U controller's realization of the original concept of the Wii Remote is one of the main ways the system is unique, according to Nintendo's Genyo Takeda, senior managing director and general manager of the IRD division, who said as much during the Q&amp;A portion of Nintendo's recent Financial Reports Briefing.&nbsp;</p><p>Takeda, who worked on the design of the Wii and also directed Nintendo classics such as Punch-Out and StarTropics, followed up the point by saying: "We now have the new controller which revolves around the original concept of the Wii Remote, and the developers can take advantage of multiple screens, which enable them to leverage upon the unique combination of a big TV screen and a smaller screen in player’s hands."</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29128">read more...</a></p> Neal Ronaghan <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:04 PST news/29128 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:04 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressions/29032 <p>Wubbadubbadubba'sattrue? Yes, Rhythm Heaven Fever continues the series' excellence.</p> <p><p>Rhythm Heaven, perhaps Nintendo's greatest overlooked series, is finally coming to Wii in North America. Last week, I had the chance to check it out at Nintendo. If you're a Rhythm Heaven veteran, you'll find the affair very familiar. If not, you're long overdue for the experience.</p><p> The presentation features a distinctive Flash-like 2D art style, and most importantly, extremely catchy tunes. Coming from the WarioWare team, the game's style and quirky humor is very similar, but rather than focus quick-fire mini-games, Rhythm Heaven Fever tests players rhythm sense. The game is both endearing and absolutely zany. Seriously, you will wonder what possessed the creators to combine the elements in the way they did. It may be nonsensical, but it's musical genius. If music is a drug, Rhythm Heaven Fever is amphetamine.<br></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressions/29032">read more...</a></p> Aaron Kaluszka <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:15:57 PST impressions/29032 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:15:57 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/29125 <p>Here's a look at some of the awesome posters available.</p> <p><p>Back before the poster sets on Club Nintendo jumped up in point price, I ordered myself three of the sets - the Mario, Zelda and Zelda 25th Anniversary collections. It wasn't too long before I found myself with nine brand new posters - three featuring Mario and six featuring scenes from several Zelda games. "These are too good to gunk up with blu-tack or skewer with drawing pins", I thought. Framing was the only option. <br><br>All of the posters are extremely nice, and had I the funding and the available wall-estate I would have had every single one of them framed. Instead, I had to choose between my three favorites. Surprisingly, the same style of gold frame seemed to match the artwork for all three that I chose. I apologize in advance for the angled photography, but with the windows and light source positioning it was the best I could do without direct camera-flash flare on the glass frames. </p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/29125">read more...</a></p> Andrew Brown <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:52:31 PST blog/29125 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:52:31 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/connectivity/29119 <p>Somebody is really good at video game trivia.</p> <p><p>Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin... this week's Connectivity show notes. We've got the usual news segment starting things off this week, featuring Patrick, Scott and Zach. I'm sure you'll find it quite newsy indeed.</p><p>But the biggie this week is the return of Connectivity Jeopardy (Connectopardy?) It's pretty awesome this week, let me tell you. I don't want to spoil it, but somebody is seriously good at this trivia game about video games.</p><p>At the end of the show, Andy and Zach wax poetic on the Playstation 2 duo of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. The only way to finish this segment it to climb to the top of it, jam your sword into its weak spot, and then feel really bad about the beautiful creature you just murdered for your own selfish desires.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/connectivity/29119">read more...</a></p> Jonathan Metts Pedro Hernandez Andy Goergen Zachary Miller Mike Sklens Scott Thompson Patrick Barnett <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:23:57 PST connectivity/29119 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:23:57 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/29111 <p>We confess the games we've never played in our Video Game Bucket Lists.</p> <p><p>New Business is fairly short this week, but a monstrous featuring segment makes up for it. Greg hasn't played much this week in the absence of Resident Evil, but he does address Nintendo's recent financial news. Jon begins to catch up with one of our favorite games last year, Radiant Historia. Jonny has a pair of platformers with Trine 2 for PC and a conjugal visit with Super Mario Galaxy 2. James surprises us with his short review of a tiny DSiWare game called WarioWare: Snapped!</p><p>The show really kicks off in part two as we churn through our extensive Bucket Lists -- games we've always wanted to play and hope to experience before we flee this mortal coil. Despite the grim premise, it's a fun-filled discussion as we march through each generation of video games, naming those titles that eluded us in the past and still call out to our senses of curiosity. It's a nostalgic, surprising set of games, and we had a blast with the discussion. Hope you enjoy it too! Be sure to let us know what's on your list with a <a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/mail/rfn">quick email to the show</a>.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/29111">read more...</a></p> Jonathan Metts Jon Lindemann James Jones Greg Leahy <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:02:21 PST rfn/29111 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:02:21 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29110 <p>A run through the RE lore.</p> <p><p><i>Note: Because it’s currently unclear exactly how the plot of RE: Revelations ties into the larger RE mythos (aside from taking place before RE5), this narrative focuses on the adventures of Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, who founded the BSAA and are the main characters in RE: Revelations.</i></p><p>When we first meet Jill and Chris, they are running the hell away from zombie dogs outside of the Arklay Mansion. They get inside and bar the doors shut along with S.T.A.R.S. colleagues Barry Burton and Albert Wesker, before all four go about trying to find the missing members of Bravo Team in the enormous building, hidden in the Midwestern woods outside Raccoon City. Jill and Chris eventually discover a basement laboratory and a vast cover-up involving pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corp. and the development of a dangerous viral strain called the T-Virus, which mutates animals and plants into dangerous bioweapons. Among these test subjects are zombies, reptilian Hunters, giant man-eating plants, and the pinnacle of Umbrella’s experiments, the Tyrant. The two also uncover Albert Wesker’s involvement in Umbrella: he had lured the S.T.A.R.S. team to the mansion to gather battle data on Umbrella’s creations! After revealing his nefarious plan, Wesker is seemingly killed by the Tyrant, which itself is subsequently killed (via rocket launcher—very subtle) by Chris and Jill, who fly off into the sunset.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29110">read more...</a></p> Zachary Miller <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:30:33 PST feature/29110 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:30:33 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29115 <p>The game was announced at a 10th anniversary event for the series.</p> <p><p>A fifth installment of the Ace Attorney games was announced yesterday as part of a 10th anniversary event for the series. No platform was given for the game, nor a release date. No further details about the game were revealed, and it is currently unknown whether there will be a release outside Japan.</p><p>There was also an announcement for Gyakuten Saiban 123 HD, a compilation of the first three games with updated graphics to be released for iOS/iPhone.</p><p></p><p>The first game in the series, Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney), was released on October 11, 2001 for Game Boy Advance in Japan.&nbsp; </p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29115">read more...</a></p> Karlie Yeung <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:21:32 PST news/29115 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:21:32 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29112 <p>We are on the cruise, but does it sink or swim?</p> <p><p>Before we begin, I'll point out that I am a gigantic fan of One Piece. I've read the manga and watched the series since long before an English <del>castration</del> translation was even heard of, and I have an absurdly excessive collection of figurines and other merchandise. Thus, it's fair to say that I'll review this game from a fan's perspective—the target demographic for the game. If you're not up to speed with recent events in the story, there may be spoilers. You've been warned.</p><p>The story goes that Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates are invited to participate in the Pirate Grand Prix, a kind of battle tournament spanning across several major islands, to get to the mythical goal of Last Resort and claim the championship title. The premise is paper-thin but serves as an excuse to feature many, many characters and locations from around the Sabaody Archipelago, right up to a mid-war Marineford stronghold (as well as a few old favorite locations), and that's all that counts.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29112">read more...</a></p> Andrew Brown <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:24:39 PST review/29112 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:24:39 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29109 <p>Capcom has&nbsp;acknowledged&nbsp;and will be fixing the mistake.</p> <p><p>Box art of the North American version of Resident Evil: Revelations has a typo, publisher Capcom acknowledged.</p><p>Images circulating the internet via <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/bitmobshoe/status/162607704488157184/photo/1">Twitter</a>, revealed that the typo is not just an isolated incident. The side of game's box reads "Revelaitons" instead of "Revelations."</p><p>Capcom's Christian Svensson responded to the issue, "We're aware that this has affected a portion of the production run. There's likely to be some news to follow closer to launch on this topic." A Capcom representative followed up, "It has come to our attention that there was a misspelling on the Resident Evil: Revelations packaging, We apologise for the mistake, which will be corrected for subsequent productions of the game. We are working on a solution to provide affected customers with the correct packaging. Please visit Capcom-Unity for updates."</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29109">read more...</a></p> Patrick Barnett <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:41:34 PST news/29109 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:41:34 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29106 <p>The premium-priced Resident Evil title for 3DS is now 10 dollars cheaper.</p> <p><p>Resident Evil: Revelations will now be priced at $39.99, Capcom announced through its community blog.</p><p>Originally, Revelations was priced at $49.99 due to the game being on a more expensive 4GB cartridge, making it one of the few 3DS titles to be sold at that price. While Capcom maintained that the value of the content justified the original price, after "weeks of effort," the company was able to lower the game's price. </p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29106">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:07:39 PST news/29106 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:07:39 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/29107 <p>The developer of the hit Batman Arkham games could be behind a TMNT title for Wii U.</p> <p><p>Rocksteady Studios is working on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the Wii U, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, according to rumor posted by Paul Gale Network.</p><p>According to the source, the title of the game will be TMNT: Manhattan Crisis. The title is set to have all four turtles as playable characters, and will include several classic TMNT characters like Rocksteady and Bebop, Doctor Baxter Stockman, Shredder and Krang. In flashback stages, players will take on the role of Master Splinter.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/29107">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:02:44 PST rumor/29107 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:02:44 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29105 <p>Mutant Mudds has arrived, along with other games and a new demo.</p> <p><p>Four new downloadable games were added to Nintendo's downloadable services, along with another demo on the eShop.</p><p>One of the biggest releases of the week was Mutant Mudds. This highly acclaimed 2D platformer sets the hero, Max, on a quest to eliminate the Mutant Mudds. You can read our review of the game <a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/29036">here</a>. The game can be downloaded now for $8.99.&nbsp;</p><p>Other titles available for download on both the eShop and DSiWare services include Lola's Alphabet Train and Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish. Lola's Alphabet Train is aimed at a younger demographic and is intended to assist in teaching them the alphabet. It is available for $1.99.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29105">read more...</a></p> Patrick Barnett <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:10:26 PST news/29105 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:10:26 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29103 <p>Professor Layton 5, Mario Tennis, and Luigi's Mansion 2 all listed as 2012 releases as well.</p> <p><p>Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, the sort-of spin-off to Fatal Frame from Tecmo Koei and Nintendo, is coming to Europe according to Nintendo's Financial Reports Briefing.</p><p>The game recently came out in Japan, and was announced for an April 13 release date in North America. Currently, the European release has no set date other than 2012.</p><p>Additionally, the briefing reconfirmed that Luigi's Mansion 2, Professor Layton 5, and Mario Tennis are coming out in 2012. Professor Layton 5, like the previous games, is being licensed by Nintendo to sell overseas.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29103">read more...</a></p> Neal Ronaghan <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:57:32 PST news/29103 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:57:32 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29100 <p>Also, Mario Tennis and Luigi's Mansion 2 are totally game for 2012.</p> <p><p>Lego City, which was revealed for Wii U and 3DS at E3 2011 under the name Lego City Stories, is coming to 3DS in 2012, according to Nintendo's recent Financial Results Briefing.</p><p>Developed by Lego stalwarts Travellers Tales, Lego City is also being licensed by Nintendo "to be sold as a Nintendo product overseas."</p><p>The briefing also listed Mario Tennis and Luigi's Mansion 2 as 2012 releases, while Animal Crossing and Paper Mario were listed as "TBD." All of these games were listed with the same time frames <a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26638">last summer.</a></p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29100">read more...</a></p> Neal Ronaghan <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:42:43 PST news/29100 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:42:43 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29096 <p>Just what can we expect out of Nintendo in Japan in terms of 3DS games?</p> <p><p>Nintendo showed off a list of games that they expect to release up until April of this year, as well as beyond,&nbsp;during their Corporate Management Policy Briefing/Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing today.</p><p>Some of the titles listed are Japanese-only releases, but the majority of them will be coming to other regions later in the year. The first list refers to the games coming out before the end of the current fiscal year (March 31, 2012):</p><ul><li>Tekken 3D Prime Edition</li><li>Mario and Sonic at the London Olympic Games</li><li>Kid Icarus: Uprising</li><li>Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance</li><li>Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D</li><li>Theatrhythm Final Fantasy</li><li>Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai</li><li>New Love Plus</li><li>Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin<br></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29096">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:58:28 PST news/29096 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:58:28 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29098 <p>The man behind modern Street Fighter states that the image of the Wii U at E3 2011 "is not a reflection of what the system has to offer."</p> <p><p>Yoshinori Ono, producer of recent Street Fighter games, made some statements about the Wii U's real power and what it will offer to gamers.</p><p>While visiting Madrid, Spain promoting Capcom's Street Fighter X Tekken, he was asked about upcoming video game releases, which included the Wii U and PS Vita. When he was asked about Nintendo's new system, Ono mentioned that the system "offers so many big and unique possibilities that it is going to be hard to sell them on the box it will be sold on."</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29098">read more...</a></p> Pedro Hernandez <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:29:02 PST news/29098 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:29:02 PST http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29097 <p>Netflix is no longer going to offer video game rentals, but they may begin 3D streaming.</p> <p><p>Netflix has dropped their plans to offer video game rentals. This comes just months after they revealed that they would not be splitting their DVD and streaming services. The video game rental service was to be part of the new company, Qwikster; however, with it no longer planned, it seems that Netflix has decided to cancel any plans for game distribution in the immediate future. </p><p>Additionally, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that the company is looking into 3D streaming to supplement their 3D Blu-ray rentals, though he did not specifically mention if there would be 3DS compatibility.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29097">read more...</a></p> James Dawson <nospam@nintendoworldreport.com> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:10:06 PST news/29097 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:10:06 PST