CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
So are Nintendo going to publish some third party stuff in the West? That's what it sounds like when they mention Layton.
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The potential is there. The Lego games have been a massive success on Nintendo devices.
Would help is they would release a 3DS XL in the United States that doesn't look like a Fisher Price toy.
How hard is it to release this here?
Absolutely agree.
Between this, and the lack of a white 3DS, heads need to roll at NOA. Enough is enough.
Can't we bring Arakawa-San back out of retirement?
dragonflys545
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Doubt it lol.
That new Zelda 3DS game has to be coming this year? Right!? Also I expect a Kirby or Donkey Kong.
Don't Lego games generally sell well?
Nothing1016
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"wiiu want to do more collaboration with 3rd party developers and not just licensing, wiiu connectivity is 74% and want to enhance pad usage"
Only way to get them 3rd party exclusives
Only way to get them 3rd party exclusives
pieatorium
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74% connected online is pretty good but probably expected to be high with early adopters
Father_Brain
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Am I confused, or is Iwata blaming Vita for underwhelming 3DS sales in the West?
Mihael Mello Keehl
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I bet W101 or pikmin will come out April
grimshawish
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Iwata: WE'RE RELEASING EVERYTHING!
Console environment in general. I hope Reggie isn't feeding him bullshit like that. Its the 3DS vs DS situation thats causing harm there in November.
Plus Reggie never bundled or promoted; unlike NoE who were fucking aggressive about it.
I feel Reggie thought the DS would sell better with Pokemon and the WiiU would be a hit. He should not be making strategy decisions like this.
chertipros
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But yeah you have a point stillyeah i think that will be their holiday titles, which is why animal crossing is coming in q2 in america
Zero-Crescent
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Streetview delayed for Japan
Well, I guess you could read it that way actually:
usa sales were -27% versus japan while previously 2.5x, also blaming competitors were aggressively bundling titles in usa and eu
The Vita was bundled aggressively...
Aaron Strife
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Did he say anything about Mother 2 on US eShop?
I mean, I like the idea, but yeah at some point Nintendo needs real 3rd party support.
Nintendo already does that. Nintendo publishes all of the Layton games outside of Japan.
damn, you beat me to it.
outunderthestars
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At some point Iwata is going to have to look at how poorly Reggie and NOA have handled both the 3DS and the Wii U and make some changes.
pieatorium
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Probably not just Vita but PS3 also had crazy bundles, 3 free games and free ps+ and all that
Most likely the former. I can't imagine them releasing 10 unannounced titles all before midyear.
metalslimer
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The funny thing is even if every single sale went to 3DS it would still be down YoY
MisterHero
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Yeah but most (if not all) LEGO games are attached to big licenses.
I think it'll be a fun game, but it's not a sure bet.
I'm guessing the 10 games span throughout the whole year.
fabricated backlash
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That's not funny, that's fucking depressing.
outunderthestars
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So if they think they are losing sales due to competitor bundling, why don't they bundle a game with the 3DS, XL, and both skus of the of Wii U?
Nothing1016
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Exactly. They can only make so many collaborations without diluting their brands. Plus how many games can they even make with these collaborations?
pieatorium
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They also sell well because they generally hit every single platform
Yeah, that would be already 2 eShop games a month at the very least, which is a bit crazy.
Vita, 360, and PS3 all had crazy bundles during the holidays.
Yeah blaming all of them would make more sense to me.
Well I think it was more a case of like Vita giving away like 5 free premium games. As horrible as the potential of the platform might be seeing 5-6 free games included is a hard proposition to counter
grimshawish
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3DS was bundled in Japan and Europe (especially Europe where you got a free game!); NoA obviously weren't relaying information well enough or were not properly focusing on 3DS.
Yup. If he doesn't have a good 2013 (relative to NoJ and NoE; not just 'Iwata you'll never guess! Pokemon sold!'); there should certainly be a transition.
I feel they need to incentivise localisation from a development stage and push for worldwide releases. With the worldwide internet and Miiverse its surely so much more efficient to go same day - or as close as possible. Europe will probably be behind but at least it'd be closer.
Yet they sell best on Nintendo platforms, that's the point.
Zero-Crescent
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Some R&D structure info
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Nothing1016
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"r&d for handheld and console together now, plan is that software can work across each other with potentional for mid-long term"
Well gaf was right again..
Well gaf was right again..
They bundled SM3DLand with OG red 3DS and MK7 with blue 3DS XL.
outunderthestars
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I mean going forward. The Mario 3D Land bundle sold out incredibly quickly in my neck of the woods. They clearly need to increase the value proposition in for the 3DS and Wii U in the US.
If it's anything like Compass Mode on Android, it'll be a nice novelty for a little bit. It's pretty cool looking though
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