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September 19th, 2012, 00:26 Posted By: wraggster
The following applications have been added/updated:
16 September 2012
- Digger Remastered v0.2
- GCMM v1.0 -> v1.3
- Lolicopocalypse v1.0
- Offline Network Enabler v0.1
- PainTown v3.5.1
- PiipePaniic v1.0
- RetroArch GX v0.9.7.2
- SaveGame Manager GX r125 -> r126
- ScummVM v1.2.0 -> 1.5.0
- TailTale v1.0
- WiiTweet v0.3 -> v0.3.2
http://www.codemii.com/2012/09/16/hb...%93-week-37-2/
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September 19th, 2012, 00:09 Posted By: wraggster
Finally,after 2 cancelled SMW hacks and after a year of work,I finally release Super Mario World The Lost Adventure Episode 1.Its a complete Super Mario World that features,80 stages(more than the original game),Custom musics,Custom Boss battles,Custom graphics,Custom palette,New Power Ups,Increased difficulty,Redesign overworld map,And more…
Have Fun!!!
RHDN Project Page
Relevant Link: (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/974/)
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September 18th, 2012, 23:12 Posted By: wraggster
Replacing damaged GamePads is set to cost Wii U owners "a fee," Nintendo revealed today. Last week the company disclosed that Wii U is launching in North America without additional GamePads available at retail, and that damaged GamePads can be replaced via Nintendo's customer service. Today, however, Nintendo told Polygon this replacement service isn't free.
Nintendo didn't disclose any further details, nor did the company elaborate on the future price of additional GamePads when those become available. In Japan, an additional GamePad is retail priced at ¥13,440 ($173). The Wii Ulaunches in North America on November 18, priced at $300 for the 8GB Basic set and $350 for the 32GB Premium set.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/ni...onna-cost-you/
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September 18th, 2012, 22:39 Posted By: wraggster
But Wii U not as revolutionary as the Wii Remote, admits creative director Peter Shea
Developers and consumers should never underestimate Nintendo despite the mixed reaction the Wii U has received, says the creative director of Firebrand Games.
Speaking to The Guardian, the Glasgow developer’s Peter Shea, whose studio is working on an unannounced title for Wii U, said Nintendo had been written off many times before when it launched systems such as the DS and Wii, which went on to be huge successes for the company.
He also highlighted the fact that Nintendo was one of the best games developers in the world, meaning its exclusives were still a big pull for consumers to buy their consoles.
Shea said too many people in the media had focused on the Wii U’s graphical capabilities rather than its tablet-style gamepad, although he admitted there was still confusion surrounding just how developers could harness the controller.
“There is still a degree of uncertainty about exactly what you can, should and must do with the Wii U, almost as if Nintendo is still working this out for itself, or not quite ready to show all its cards,” said Shea.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...says-Firebrand
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September 18th, 2012, 22:32 Posted By: wraggster
GameMill Entertainment, announced today Hotel Transylvania available exclusively on Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo 3DS™ handheld systems has shipped to retailers everywhere. Hotel Transylvania is a side-scrolling action-adventure video game based on Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated comedy Hotel Transylvania set to hit theaters September 28, 2012.
Count Dracula’s five-stake resort welcomes you! Hotel Transylvania, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters that they are with no humans around to bother them. Dracula’s beloved daughter Mavis is turning 118 and Dracula has invited a few of his closest friends: Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, and the Werewolf family to Hotel Transylvania to celebrate her special day. Catering to these monsters is a delight for Dracula, but everything could change for the overprotective father when one ordinary guy stumbles through the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.
Game features include: a wide variety of locations, puzzles and lots of boss battles. The game offers an imaginative and fun way to interact with the movie characters.
Developed by WayForward Technologies, Hotel Transylvania for Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS is rated “E10+” for Everyone 10 and over by the ESRB. For additional information about GameMill’s line of products please visit:www.game-mill.com.
Hotel Transylvania is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, produced by Michelle Murdocca, and the screenplay was written by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel. The story is by Todd Durham, Daniel Hageman and Kevin Hageman.
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September 18th, 2012, 22:31 Posted By: wraggster
Majesco an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced today Harley Pasternak’s Hollywood Workout is available now on Kinect™ for Xbox 360® and the Wii™ system. Harley Pasternak’s Hollywood Workout gives players direct access to the workout program that Hollywood celebrities including Lady Gaga, Jessica Simpson, Katy Perry, and Rob Pattinson use to get in shape. Harley Pasternak himself will be there every step of the way helping people of all fitness levels reach their goals with his signature 5-Factor program.
“My proven 5-Factor program is a quick and easy-to-follow fitness and diet regimen that has helped my celebrity clients transform their bodies,” said Harley Pasternak. “Now, red carpet results are attainable right in your own living room.”
Developed by Heavy Iron Studios, Inc., Harley Pasternak’s Hollywood Workout integrates Harley’s renowned 5-Factor Fitness program which requires just 25 minutes a day, five days a week. Train with Harley in posh environments including a beach front condo, downtown Los Angeles loft, and a swanky Hollywood Hills home. Follow your progress with the Fitness Tracker, a detailed calendar that tracks workouts, points earned per day, estimated calories burned, and time left in the program.
Harley Pasternak’s Hollywood Workout is rated “E” for Everyone, and is available now on Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii™ system for the suggested retail price of $29.99. To watch the official trailer and find out more, please visit www.harleypasternakgame.com
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September 18th, 2012, 14:41 Posted By: wraggster
Gcmm is a project started by dsbomb and justb, which is based on Askot's modification to add SD support to the mcbackup libogc example.
I (suloku) have updated the code to newest libraries to port it to the Wii system, and what I find more important: restoring savegames now works properly.
[What's New 1.3 - september 14, 2012 - By suloku]
* Shows card/image serial number in Raw Restore Mode
* F-zero and Phantasy Star Online Ep I&II and Phantasy Star Online III savegames
are patched uppon restoring so they will work on target card (by Ralf)
http://code.google.com/p/gcmm/
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September 18th, 2012, 14:06 Posted By: wraggster
(Full price) Week ending 15 September 2012
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NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 |
NINTENDO |
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5 |
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SUPER MARIO 3D LAND |
NINTENDO |
3 |
44 |
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MARIO KART 7 |
NINTENDO |
2 |
42 |
| 4 |
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MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES |
SEGA |
4 |
32 |
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LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
5 |
13 |
| 6 |
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MARIO TENNIS OPEN |
NINTENDO |
6 |
17 |
| 7 |
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SONIC GENERATIONS |
SEGA |
7 |
42 |
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THEATRHYTHM: FINAL FANTASY |
SQUARE ENIX |
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6 |
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KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: DREAM DROP DISTANCE |
SQUARE ENIX |
8 |
9 |
| 10 |
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NEW ART ACADEMY |
NINTENDO |
10 |
5 |
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September 18th, 2012, 13:47 Posted By: wraggster
Twenty years ago, video game fans were introduced for the first time to Nintendo's iconic Kirby™ character. Now fans can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the pink and powerful hero with Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition, available exclusively for the Wii™ system. This colorful collection includes six classic Kirby games on one disc, additional Challenge Stages based on 2011's Kirby's Return to Dream Land™, an interactive timeline, a CD containing favorite music from the series and a commemorative book that gives new and existing fans a fun inside look at the history of Kirby.
Since his debut in 1992's Kirby's Dream Land™ for the portable Game Boy™ system, Kirby has starred in 22 video games that have collectively sold more than 33 million units worldwide. Over the years, players of all kinds have joined him on wild adventures in Dream Land, experiencing the fun of watching Kirby fly, inhale enemies to copy their abilities or spit them out as projectiles. Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition includes an action-packed array of fan-favorite Kirby games, music and commemorative content:
- Kirby's Dream Land (originally released for Game Boy in 1992)
- Kirby's Adventure™ (originally released for NES™ in 1993)
- Kirby's Dream Land™ 2 (originally released for Game Boy in 1995)
- Kirby's Super Star (originally released for Super NES™ in 1996)
- Kirby's Dream Land™ 3 (originally released for Super NES in 1997)
- Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards (originally released for the Nintendo 64™ system in 2000)
- "New Challenge Stages," a new set of Challenge Stages in the style of those found in Kirby's Return to Dream Land (originally released for the Wii system in 2011)
- Kirby's History, an interactive timeline that players can use to browse classic box art, game footage and milestones from throughout Kirby's 20-year career — all with the ability to jump straight from the timeline into a game
- A special audio CD containing 45 memorable tracks (more than an hour's worth of music) from across Kirby's career, including alternate versions of three classic Kirby themes
- Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book, which contains fascinating character information and illustrations, including early Kirby concept artwork
Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition is available at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
"Kirby is recognized around the world as a character that embodies imaginative family fun," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "This special collection is a fitting way to commemorate his first 20 years as a true gaming hero. With nearly 40 million Wii systems sold in the United States alone, players of all experience levels can join in the celebration by checking out Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition."
Now through Oct. 31, consumers in the U.S. also can enter for the chance to win a set of collectible Kirby Round Playing Cards that pay tribute to the spherical pink superstar. Information is available athttp://kirby.nintendo.com/clubnintendo.
In yet another display of Kirby-themed excitement, Nintendo fans at the annual PAX Prime conference in Seattle recently found an extra-special way to celebrate Kirby's anniversary by setting a new Guinness World Records® mark for the most people blowing a chewing gum bubble simultaneously. On Sept. 1, Nintendo rallied 536 participants to chew bubblegum and blow bubbles that resembled the round, pink Kirby character, creating an eye-popping spectacle.
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September 18th, 2012, 13:29 Posted By: wraggster
Nordic Games today announced the final selection of songs to complete the tracklist for the sensational We Sing 80s due for release on September 28th.
The final 8 songs have now been revealed to complete the full 30 track listing. In celebration of the launch of the 80s sing-a-long game, the “coming soon” trailer has also been released, featuring a host of songs to get you and friends in the 80s party mood. The trailer can be viewed by using this link.
The final batch of songs is:
· Blondie – The Tide is High
· Sabrina – The Boys (Summertime Love)
· Culture Club – Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
· The Bangles – Eternal Flame
· T'Pau – China in Your Hand
· Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
· Duran Duran – Rio
· Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
The Tide Is High was sung by the ever famous Blondie in 1980, in a reggae/ska style including horns and strings. The chart success of The Tide is High was visible as it soared to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, also reaching number 1 on the UK singles chart. The success of that song could also be remembered by the more recent Atomic Kitten’s number 1 hit.
When Italian singer Sabrina released The Boys (Summertime Love) as her third single it achieved great success as a number 1 single in many countries, including Spain, Switzerland, France and Italy. The Boys (Summertime Love) was so popular that is it was the first single to be released by Sabrina in the UK.
Culture Club had their biggest hit with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me to date as it maintained its number 1 status in the UK singles chart for 3 weeks in October 1982. First released in the US and Canada, lead singer of Culture Club, Boy George provided a smooth voice to go with the Reggae tones of the track.
Eternal Flame was released by The Bangles in 1989. The single was a hit as it reached number 1 in 9 countries, including huge chart success in the UK, US and Australia. The ballad was inspired by two eternal flames, one at the gravesite of Elvis Presley and the other at a local synagogue of which the song writer Billy Steinberg attended as a child.
British band T’Pau sung China in Your Hand and released it as a single in October 1987. The songs meteoric rise to the top of the charts saw China in Your Hand maintain a 5 week stint at number 1. Further single chart success featured the track as number 1 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland.
Come On Eileen was a standout 80s song by the Dexy’s Midnight Runners and was a number 1 hit in the UK. A drum beat, bass guitar and piano feature in the song throughout making it a catchy dance tune. Come on Eileen’s lyric itself was loosely inspired by the song A Man Like Me by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, a British soul group in the 1960s.
Duran Duran released the infamous Rio worldwide on 1 November 1982 from its same named album. Rio was a Top 10 hit in the UK and peaked at number 9. The music video symbolised 1980s glamour and excess along with its synthesized instrumental, which is a key feature of the song.
I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany was a re-energised version in 1987 taken from Tommy James & the Shondells original. In the UK Singles chart, I Think We’re Alone Now retained its number 1 status for 3 weeks. It was also the 18th highest selling single in 1987. Number 1 singles chart success featured in countries such as Canada, Ireland, New Zealand Norway and US.
Full Tracklist:
· Blondie – The Tide is High
· Sabrina – The Boys (Summertime Love)
· Culture Club – Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
· The Bangles – Eternal Flame
· T'Pau – China in Your Hand
· Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
· Duran Duran – Rio
· Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
· Queen – I Want to Break Free
· Toto – Africa
· Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Power of Love
· Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
· The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
· Sade – Smooth Operator
· Lionel Ritchie – All Night Long (All Night)
· Cameo – Word Up!
· Cyndi Lauper – True Colours
· Tears for Fear – Shout
· Yazoo – Only You
· Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
· Paula Abdul – Straight Up
· Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking
· Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
· Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
· Spandau Ballet – True
· Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie
· Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
· DeBarge – Rhythm of the Night
· Smokey Robinson – Being With You
· Roxette – The Look
We Sing 80s will be released on September 28th.
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September 18th, 2012, 02:14 Posted By: wraggster
The 3DS version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will not feature online support when it comes out next March in Europe and North America.On the official Capcom Unity forums, a Capcom admin stated there were "no plans for online mode on the 3DS version."Senior vice president of planning and business development Christian Svensson confirmed this and added, "I'd have loved to have seen online as well for 3DS but it twas not to be. Sorry."Svensson also noted that the Wii U version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be using Nintendo's servers as the third-party KDDI hosted Monster Hunter Tri servers will retire at an unspecified time.Worryingly, Svensson said that he doesn't think save data will transfer from Tri to its special edition on Wii U and 3DS. "I do not believe save transfers from Wii to Wii U or 3DS will be possible that I'm aware of. You get to experience some portion of the original title again. Remember, it's about the journey, not the destination." Uh huh.Elsewhere, Svensson noted that "there won't be a hard bundle" of the the Wii U and 3DS versions of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, but he'd like to create a "soft bundle" purchasing option on Capcom's store, though nothing is official yet.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ne-play-on-3ds
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September 18th, 2012, 02:12 Posted By: wraggster
The new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon coming to 3DS is stepping up the visuals, this Japanese trailer showing off a dramatic improvement from the last entryon DS. Of course that's not surprising given the new hardware, nor is the inclusion of some recent Pokémon. But taking photos of cups, globes, and lamps to open up in-game portals? Yes, that one is still surprising. Apparently anything round does the trick for the 3DS camera – so much for our Pikachu slippers idea.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth, to give the game its full translated title, comes to Japan later this year. There's no word yet on a Western release.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/po...out-of-globes/
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September 18th, 2012, 02:02 Posted By: wraggster
Pokémon fans have been crying out for a full 3D adventure since the break-out success of the Game Boy originals over a decade ago, yet the main Pokémon adventure series remains top-down 2D.
 Producer Junichi Masuda explained why this is in a recent chat with Game Informer, starting with the challenges of retaining its art style."For the Pokémon characters, one of the reasons we use sprites, at least currently, is because we like to have more of a comical kind of look, like an animation. This kind of visual style is what we want to do for the Pokémon games," he said.
"If we were able to take that style we have now and have it translate into 3D with no problems; that is definitely something we would be into."
Someone send this man a copy of Okami.
Masuda also seemed concerned with how Pokemon's accessibility would convert in 3D. "It's not just about the visual appearance either," he went on. "The feeling and the control of the character is also very important to us. There is definitely a certain feeling you have when you control these 2D characters. It may be different if we switched over to 3D."
The latest Pokémon quest, Pokémon Black & White 2, is out in US on October 7, followed by an October 12 launch in EU.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...t-3d-producer/
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September 17th, 2012, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster
From Twitter talk to mainstream media coverage, Nintendo's big briefing was lost in the shadow of Apple's iPhone 5 unveiling
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Last week, GamesIndustry International ran an article asking whether Nintendo's Wii U launch announcements would be overshadowed by Apple's long-awaited iPhone 5 unveiling from the day before. As we've since discovered, the answer was an emphatic "Yes!"
But a few letters and some punctuation doesn't quite cover it, so I went looking for some less subjective assessments of how the week's two big tech to-dos turned out. Twitter trend analytics service Hashtags.org helped out on that front with a handy graph showing the use of #iPhone5 and #WiiU tags from Tuesday night through Thursday afternoon.
 Hashtags.org data underscores the challenge Nintendo faced in cutting through the buzz over Apple's latest iPhone.
It's not a fair fight by any means. Even at the Wii U hashtag's peak use in the moments after the Nintendo conference concluded, the flashy new console was trailing the Twitter buzz surrounding the IPhone 5. And that was almost a full day after all the details of Apple's new phone had been confirmed in a presentation that wasn't even streamed online.
While it's obvious that Apple and Nintendo's social buzz operate in different orders of magnitude these days, it wasn't always that way. A Google Trends comparison of the search terms "Wii" and "iPhone" (below) shows that as recently as the 2009 holiday season, the two were at least in the same ballpark.
Context-light data aside, a lap around some of the biggest mainstream news sites in the world Thursday afternoon revealed more anecdotal evidence of the Wii U event's difficulty creating a stir.
Several hours after Nintendo wrapped up its event, Time.com's Technland blog had four featured stories at the top of the page, and the Wii U couldn't push news from the Apple event out of any one of them. Nintendo's new console was all-but-invisible on the New York Times site, appearing on neither the technology nor the arts section front pages. The Wall Street Journal at least gave the Wii U news a thumbnail picture and headline in its technology section, but it was posted well into the afternoon and displayed underneath 10 iPhone-related headlines.
 Google Trends shows holiday 2009 as the last time Wii search volume was on par with that of the iPhone.
Across the pond, The Guardian's tech section gave the Wii U prominent placement on its front page, but saved the featured art slot for an iPhone follow-up. The Daily Mail science section did the same. And El Mundo carried the Wii U news on its tech section front, but without art, and subordinate to a blog post about how leaks had made the Apple event seem routine.
And then there was the Daily Telegraph, which, like its peers, covered the Wii U, but tossed the news into the virtual back pages, beneath an awe-inspiring all-Apple assault of articles, with separate stories for the device's earphones, analysts' reaction, picture galleries, and an editorial stating that the event yielded "no surprises."
Perhaps the most telling moment of the day's mainstream media trawl came in the way USA Today covered the event. Back in 2005, console gaming was front-page news for the paper. Nintendo even let USA Today spill the beans on the Wii (then called the Revolution) hours before its big Electronic Entertainment Expo briefing that featured the system's unveiling as its finale. Seven years later, Nintendo just doesn't carry the same urgency for the paper. Moments after Nintendo's Wii U event ended, I couldn't find the news anywhere on the USA Today site, not even on its game-specific page. Instead, I found a farewell post from the paper's Game Hunters blog, explaining that the paper and its sites are undergoing a massive redesign, and the game-specific blog "won't be a part of that plan."
As for follow-ups, The Sun today posted a follow-up story on the Wii U, but it's not quite a marketing triumph for Nintendo when the headline screams, "Will you be picking up a Wii U? Here's five reasons not to." Among other things, the article says the system is "dramatically overpriced," will be outdated in a year, and is unnecessary considering Sony's recently announced PlayStation Vita-PS3 cross-functionality.
 The top of the Daily Telegraph's tech section front page on Thursday. Not pictured: The Wii U launch date story.
According to freelance journalist Chris Morris (who has covered games for CNN, Forbes, Variety, and more), the problem isn't that big media cares less about traditional gaming; it's that there's less to care about. "Retail sales are down considerably (at least as seen through NPD)," Morris toldGamesIndustry. "The consoles are long in the tooth. And there hasn't been a surprise breakaway blockbuster for some time. Call of Duty is still a huge seller, but those numbers are never a surprise now. Those are the sorts of things that ping the radar of many mainstream outlets."
Compare that to the mobile and social spaces that have attracted headlines in recent years, from Apple's annual iPhone unveilings to the Zynga and Facebook IPOs. While Morris expects that phones and tablets will continue growing in gaming significance, he added that the new generation of traditional consoles (and even big releases along the lines of a new Grand Theft Auto) could make gaming coverage more appealing to mainstream media's gatekeepers.
"Convincing editors to write about the video game industry has always been a dicey affair for as long as I've been doing this for national outlets (over 15 years now)," Morris said. "And since games seem to be largely running on autopilot these days, that makes it even harder. But I think it's cyclical, just like this industry."
As for the Wii U specifically, Morris noted that the original Wii was not an instant phenomenon either, benefiting from inspired PR and marketing work and post-launch supply shortages that made it the hottest holiday gift of the year.
"If the Wii U proves to be as groundbreaking as the Wii, we'll likely see another surge of coverage," Morris said. "But so far, the general reaction from investors and the general public to the system has been a collective shoulder shrug. Many people see it simply as a Wii HD (which underscores the marketing problem Nintendo faces). Also, Nintendo has done virtually nothing to market it, withholding key details until just recently. So there hasn't been anything to write about."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-to-build-buzz
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September 17th, 2012, 22:41 Posted By: wraggster
Pre-orders for the Wii U Deluxe edition have apparently reached their allotted numbers across all US Gamestop stores.
A report out of Polygon claims that reservations for the currently definitive Wii U package have been filled ‘company wide’ in America. The basic bundle is likely to follow suit sometime soon as well.
Stores from a variety of states confirmed the news to the outlet, with a few adding they hit 50 per cent of their respective allotments within hours of the release date announcement.
The sources also explained they were unsure if more Deluxe editions would be available either prior to or after the console’s launch in November.
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter stated last week that he expected Nintendo would initially manufacture no more than “1m units per month to start, so expect 1m U.S., 1m Europe, 1m UK.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/repor...ld-out/0102988
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