Nintendo’s Wii U Price Headache
Posted by IGN on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Satoru Iwata has a headache and it’s a triple-Tylenol zinger. Wii U will almost certainly be priced as Nintendo’s most expensive product launch ever. Although the price has not been announced, most commentators – including IGN – believe it will come in at a minimum of $299, possibly even more.
The last time Nintendo launched a games machine, it opted for a too-high price, and was forced into a $70 price cut just six months after launch. The 3DS debacle was an extremely painful...
Nintendo Preparing for Third Party Digital Downloads
Posted by IGN on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Nintendo has confirmed to IGN that it plans to support both third and first party content for its new digital initiative. Late last week the publisher revealed that, starting this August with New Super Mario Bros. 2, all self-published games will be available on launch day in digital and packaged forms. This plan applies to both the 3DS and Wii U.
“We are currently preparing a program for third parties but have nothing specific to announce at this time,” a Nintendo representative told...
Nintendo’s Future: Digital vs. Retail
Posted by IGN on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. What you’ll find below is our weekly blogging feature. Here we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games and ask you to blog your thoughts. The best responses will be featured later in the week, and may even win a cool prize. Read on for all the information on this week’s blogging challenge!
Did you miss us, Koopalings? I hope so, because it’s time for another IGN Nintendo...
Nintendo DS Game News: Dragon’s Lair Kinect Release Date Announced
Posted by G4TV on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Dragon’s Lair will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on May 18th, 2012. The classic game, originally released in 1983, once caused me to punch an arcade cabinet in frustration. The cabinet was not harmed. I was. (True story.) Digital Leisure’s latest release of Dragon’s Lair will have Kinect support.
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UPDATE: Nintendo Confirms Midnight Purple 3DS
Posted by IGN on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
UPDATE: Nintendo has officially confirmed that the 3DS family will be welcoming a new color in just a handful of weeks. On May 20, the new Midnight Purple 3DS will go on sale in the States, joining the ranks of the Aqua Blue, Cosmo Black, Flame Red and Pearl Pink models.
This new 3DS will sale for $169.99, the same price as the other models. It will be available for purchase the same day as the 3DS title Mario Tennis Open.
ORIGINAL STORY: Technically we’ve known Nintendo has had its eyes on...
Retailer Lists ’Midnight Purple’ 3DS
Posted by IGN on Apr 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Technically we’ve known Nintendo has had its eyes on a purple 3DS for almost two years now. When the publisher unveiled the portable back at E3 2010, it displayed a number of conceptual color variations, including red, teal, orange and purple. (Two of those have now made it to stores.) According to a recent retailer listing unearthed by GoNintendo, the purple edition might be on its way.
Called ’Midnight Purple’, the 3DS has no release date or affiliated bundle. Also note that the...
Wii U and 3DS: A Question of Storage
Posted by IGN on Apr 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Last night Nintendo strongly signaled its intent to push both its portable and home console efforts into the modern era. Starting this August with New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS, and beginning with the launch of Wii U, the company intends to make all of its self-published retail titles available in both a packaged and digital format, able to be downloaded through Nintendo’s eShop as well as purchased as a code in a retail store.
Though this move allows the 3DS to operate on more...
Hottest 3DS Downloads of April
Posted by IGN on Apr 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Welcome, dear readers, to IGN Nintendo’s first monthly round-up of all the hottest 3DS eShop games. Although things were slow on the Virtual Console side of things (Read: we didn’t get any retro goodies at all), there were several 3DS originals certainly worth talking about. What’s more, a couple of days ago download fans were treated to the new eShop interface, thanks to the recent global firmware update. The eShop is much more organized and easier to navigate, so take a look at...
Resident Evil Zero Revisited
Posted by IGN on Apr 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
It’s a rare event when a game in development actually has its release date moved up the calendar, but Capcom’s now positioned Resident Evil 6 to debut in less than six months. That gives us only half a year to accomplish a little project we’ve dreamed up — replaying all the past RE games. First up, Resident Evil Zero.
Unmet ExpectationsLet’s pull no punches right from the start here — in hindsight RE0 is clunky. It used the same stiff, dated control scheme of tank-like...
New Wii U Tech Shown By Leaked Rayman Legends Trailer
Posted by IGN on Apr 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Update 4:33pm (BST):
Ubisoft has released the following statement:
“An internal video showing images of Rayman Origins’ sequel has leaked over the Internet. This video was intended as a purely internal demonstrative video, and in NO way represents the final game, the final console or their features. This video was destined for internal production teams who often create game prototypes with work in progress development kits. Ubisoft confirms the development of Rayman Legends handled...
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