4/12/2012: Miyamoto enjoys Angry Birds, wishes he had come up with the idea
When Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t working on legendary Nintendo franchises like Mario and Zelda, he’s able to find some time to play the ultra-popular Rovio game, Angry Birds.
In a new interview, Miyamoto admitted that Angry Birds is one of the few titles he’s enjoyed on his smartphone. Miyamoto went as far as to say that he wish he’d created the idea.
He said:
“There aren’t many games that I’ve played recently that have been truly convincing to me. But that said, I have very much enjoyed Angry Birds, especially the way in which it combines traditional and new game elements in exciting ways. Angry Birds is a very simple idea but it’s one of those games that I immediately appreciated when I first started playing, before wishing that I had been the one to come up with the idea first.
“I mean, obviously I want to be the one creating the most convincing, surprising game ideas.”
Miyamoto went on to discuss the ways in which Angry Birds impressed him. He praised the controls, but noted how they “would have been even better” had “the developer had created the game for Nintendo DS”.
“In particular the control scheme is excellent. When you analyze it, the controls are actually quite fuzzy in terms of the way that it works. It takes a little while to get used to the controls, I think, but once you’ve mastered them, you have a lot of precision. To make it the interface and controls work that well and intuitively… well, I think a lot of work went into getting that right.
“Obviously, if the developer had created the game for Nintendo DS the controls would have been even better, but what can you do?”
3/12/2012: No More Heroes 3 coming to Wii U? Suda 51 says yes
No More Heroes 3 may be headed to Wii U, according to an interview with creator Suda 51.
In said interview, he talked about how he had already promised Nintendo gamers that the next installment in the crazy open-world action series WOULD be for the next Nintendo console (although maybe not exclusively). He promised that No More Heroes 3 would be for Wii 2 and compared it to literal crap.
And now, after the revelations of the Wii U seen at E3 2011, Suda 51 says he has no intention of breaking his promise to Nintendo fans. In fact, quite the opposite, he says once he picked up a Wii U Controller all kinds of new ideas floated to mind!
To quote:
“However, I was at the Nintendo booth yesterday and today, and I actually had a chance to take the Wii U into my own hands. And as soon as I grabbed it things started swirling in my head,” he said in the video interview posted below. “I don’t know if it’s going to be one male character, it seems like maybe there’s a possibility that I may come up with some ideas. I’ll leave it at that for now. We’ll see what happens. Of course I can’t reveal who that guy is in my head.”
Interesting, very interesting. Would you like to see No More Heroes 3 be a Wii U exclusive or go multiplatform?
Here is Suda 51 discussing the Wii U and No More Heroes 3.
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From all of us at NintendoCosmos, We wish everyone a safe and a enjoyable Holiday this year, While your off to sleep in dreamland with Kirby, Dreaming about all of those Nintendo Games wrap up under your Christmas Tree, Just beware of the Grinch. Also Santa will be bring your gifts, while Mario & Donkey Kong are sleeping next to the half empty glass of milk and cookies by the fire place mantle,
And Link is still on a quest to save Zelda & Samus is fighting space pirates, let's all not forgot to have a Nintendo Christmas this year.
12/22/2011: Nintendo UK announces an early release date for Boom Street
Out in stores from 28th December 2011
21st December 2011 – Never is there a better time to make your fortunes than after Christmas day, which leaves many of us feeling out of pocket. The exciting new title for Wii™ Boom Street™ is out 28th December and offers the perfect opportunity to master your financial skills and make your millions!
The family-friendly interactive board game is perfect for the festive season as people get together to play on the several different themed boards of Boom Street™. It is sure to get the competitive spirit going as you try to become a financial master, out-witting your opponents with savvy property purchases.
The aim of Boom Street is to get rich quicker than your opponents through a mixture of property acquisition and property investment. Challenge up to three friends at home on the same Wii Remote or play against people from across the world over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to see who can increase their net worth the quickest. You can even utilise an in-game stock market element to purchase shares and earn dividends for extra wealth.
As you move around the board you will be able to buy shops to build a property portfolio along with collecting suits that can be cashed in at the bank to earn more money to invest. There are numerous ways to play, ranging from beginner settings to help newcomers learn the basics, to Standard Mode which offers deeper strategic options including the ability to manipulate the stock market.
Each of the boards are themed on favourite Mario and Dragon Quest locations, with fan-favourites such as Starship Mario from Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) and Alltrades Abbey from Dragon Quest both making an appearance. You can play as your own Mii™ character or also choose to play as one of over 20 playable characters from the Mario and Dragon Quest franchises, including Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Yoshi, Slime, Platypunk and Stella.
If you’re a financial whizz or mad with your money there‘s fun to be had and money to be made on Boom Street, only on Wii from 28th December 2011. Time is money, so what are you waiting for?
12/21/2011: Nintendo and Namco Bandai sign European distribution deal for One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special
Two partnership deals for Nintendo of Europe/Namco Bandai Europe in one day…
21st December, 2011 – The Straw-Hat Pirates from the popular manga series One Piece are setting sail for Europe in 2012. Nintendo and NAMCO BANDAI today confirmed they have entered into a distribution agreement for the forthcoming game One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special, exclusive to Nintendo 3DS. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the game throughout European territories with NAMCO BANDAI remaining as publisher. One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special is scheduled for release across Europe on 10th February 2012.
One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special is a remake of the classic Wii game, One Piece Unlimited Cruise Part 1: Adventure Beneath the Waves. Enjoy the game and brand-new bonus material, including the new Marineford Mode, on your Nintendo 3DS for the first time.
12/21/2011: Tekken 3D Prime Edition to release on February 14, 2012 in North America
NAMCO BANDAI Games to Bring King of Iron Fist Tournament to Nintendo 3DS this Winter
SAN JOSE, Calif., (December 21, 2011) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced TEKKEN 3D PRIME EDITION™ is releasing in North America on February 14, 2012 for the portable Nintendo 3DS™ system. The unique functionality of the 3D system takes the famous King of Iron Fist Tournament into the third-dimension for the first time, delivering a more immersive and dynamic TEKKEN® experience with more than 40 characters.
TEKKEN 3D PRIME EDITION will make the most of the Wi-Fi functionality of the Nintendo 3DS, delivering fast-paced dynamic battles with impressive graphics at 60fps. And with the Nintendo 3DS system’s StreetPass™ feature, nearby players can exchange collectable TEKKEN cards even when their systems are asleep.
12/21/2011: Life-to-date Japanese 3DS sales to hit 4 million units sold before 2012
Earlier this month, global Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shared expectations that the 3DS would likely hit the four million units sold mark in Japan before the end of February 2012. He would be pleased to hear that the system will reach this goal well ahead of schedule.
According to Nikkei, it could happen as soon as next week. Thus far, the 3DS has moved 3.6 million units based on Enterbrain data. Nintendo will, at the latest, sell four million 3DS units in total before the end of the year.
12/15/2011: Now you can exchange Club Nintendo Coins for games
If your home is already full to bursting with Mario paraphernalia, you'll be delighted to learn that you can exchange your Club Nintendo Coins for downloadable games. Nintendo is featuring a rotating selection of WiiWare, Virtual Console, DSiWare, and eShop downloads offered on the North American Club Nintendo site.
Through January 10, your choices include Super Mario Kart (100 Coins), 3D Classics: Xevious (100 Coins), Fluidity (150 Coins), and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (150 Coins). In a way, this is really cheap as it trades illusory fun money for games -- but in another way, it's outrageously expensive as said fun money is only acquired through the for-real purchase of multiple games.
Those of you with more space for swag have new reward options as well: three different, adorable Mario notebooks, and a Zelda poster set.
12/15/2011: Shigeru Miyamoto 'retiring from current position' at Nintendo, working on smaller games [update: Nintendo denies]
Update: A Nintendo spokesperson tells Reuters that the report of Shigeru Miyamoto stepping down to a different position is "absolutely not true." The company asserts the story is a "misunderstanding," and that Miyamoto has "no intention" of stepping down.
Original story: "I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position," Nintendo head of development and long-time game industry figurehead Shigeru Miyamoto told Wired's Game|Life blog in an interview this week. It appears, after a lengthy career spent creating some of the game industry's most popular and important franchises, Miyamoto is altering his role at the company.
"What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself. Probably working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small," he explained further. Miyamoto isn't quitting development, though. Apparently he's looking to start a new project in 2012, and hopes to show it publicly by year's end.
"In other words, I'm not intending to start from things that require a five-year development time," he added. While he won't be changing roles immediately, the idea behind announcing his retirement is to spur the less veteran devs at Nintendo to step up. "I'm interested in doing a variety of many other things," he teased.
12/02/2011: Expect great things from Zelda on the Wii U
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma informed Nintendo Power that people should expect great things from the upcoming Zelda game for the Wii U.
Eiji Aonuma told Nintendo power:
Skyward Sword is a title where we took aim at all the conventions of the Zelda series. While that may have been difficult, I think that confronting those challenges resulted in something that has a great deal of value. When it comes to Wii U, we’ll obviously want to add new elements that take advantage of the capabilities of the platform. I think using that as a lens through which we once again challenge the conventions of Zelda is more important than just making another Zelda game. With that in mind, please expect big things from the Zelda series to come!
Okay, I know we're late on this subject, But PETA just had to attack Nintendo & Mario + millions of gamer's around the world.
They may be late to the party, but animal activist group PETA is turning its sights to Mario for his raccoon fur-loving ways.
Hot off the heels of Super Mario 3D Land's release in North America, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is blasting Nintendo for its famed plumber donning a raccoon suit. The group released a new Flash parody game for its "Mario Kills Tanooki" campaign called Super Tanooki Skin 2D.
"Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA's undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur," says PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman. "This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-Up by keeping our wardrobes fur-free."
The game, which is available to play on PETA's website, puts players in control of a skinned raccoon as they hunt down Mario wearing his tanooki suit.
"Tanooki may be just a "suit" in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an animal, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur. We created our game to help inform people that in real life, Mario would be wearing the skin of an animal who was beaten, strangled or electrocuted, and it wouldn't give him any special powers other than the power of self-deception," PETA says.
How can Mario be wearing fur when the Tanooki suit is from a leaf? and the leaf comes from a Tanooki tree, Mario is Not Wear real fur, He is only wearing artificial fur that comes from a tree! watch the opening to Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS in out youtube channel, And you will see.
11/22/2011: Nintendo's GameCube is Now 10 Years Old
November 18, 2001: Nintendo follows up on the N64 with its fourth home console.
We're four days late on this.
Just over five years after releasing the Nintendo 64, and three days after Microsoft entered the home game console business, Nintendo released the GameCube in North America on November 18, 2001. Although it was more powerful than the PlayStation 2, released a year earlier, and priced at just $199.99, for the second generation in a row Nintendo didn't enjoy anywhere near the level of success Sony did.
Nintendo wasn't able to tout the GameCube as the most powerful system of the generation due to the Xbox's presence. It did have an edge over the PS2 horsepower-wise, and Nintendo finally left cartridges behind for its home consoles. But rather than opt to use DVDs like Microsoft and Sony, it opted for a proprietary optical disc format smaller than DVDs both in physical size and storage space. The system itself was incapable of playing DVDs -- a feature that did wonders for the success of the PS2 -- although Japan did get the Panasonic Q system that remedied that particular problem for its small number of owners.
GameCube's controller took a step forward with the addition of a second analog stick. Similar to its decision to do something different with its media, though, Nintendo made the right "C-stick" needlessly different from the left. The controller was tethered to the system by a wire, just like Xbox and PS2, but in 2002 Nintendo would release the WaveBird, a wireless controller that communicated with the console through an included radio frequency receiver that plugged into one of the system's four controller inputs.
It was considered by many to be the superior of the two controllers, with the one difference being that it lacked the rumble feature seen in the wired version. Rumble was omitted in order to ensure players wouldn't be chewing through a pair of AA batteries more quickly than they needed to be.
As was the case with the Nintendo 64, third-party support was not what it had been during the NES and SNES days. Whereas a series like Grand Theft Auto eventually made it to both PS2 and Xbox, GameCube was left to survive largely on Nintendo-developed games, of which there were many quality ones: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Twilight Princess (the latter of which many forget came to GameCube just weeks after it did Wii), Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Smash Bros. Melee were among the best games Nintendo brought out during the system's five-year lifespan.
Third parties didn't completely ignore the system; Capcom, in particular, supported it with a handful of original games like Viewtiful Joe, Killer7, Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil 0, plus a remake of Resident Evil. Silicon Knights was responsible for the fan-favorite Eternal Darkness and the controversial Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, a remake of the original Metal Gear Solid. And LucasArts' Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader was, for many, the highlight of the system's launch alongside Sega's Super Monkey Ball.
Online gameplay during the generation was dominated by Xbox. GameCube initially lacked the capability to go online altogether. This was changed with the release of the broadband and modem adapters, but very few games ever took advantage of it beyond Phantasy Star Online.
The lack of success Nintendo experienced with the GameCube, coming on the heels of a similar situation with the Nintendo 64, prompted the company to go in a much different direction with the Wii, a subject we covered earlier this week.
Feel free to share your GameCube memories with us in the comments below. Did you pick up the system at launch or were you put off by its strange cube design and inexplicable handle? Did its reputation as a system for kids kill your interest or was the allure of Nintendo's first-party franchises enough for you to take the plunge?
Since we were unable to get a brand new layout here on NintendoCosmos. I hope you all like what we added, The banner is updated with some Enemies from the first Legend of Zelda Back in the 1980's, And the Navigation menu has a brand new look to it. I hope you all like it? PS. the background you see came from zeldauniverse.net. I just change the color of the background, and the contrast and added the cracks you see on the background with photoshop. I made changes to the background, So it wouldn't be stealing it from the Zelda Universe webmaster. I've put some my own work in it. if you look at Zelda Universe's site and here. You can see the image is completely different. I didn't want the image to look as a copy.
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11/12/2011 Miyamoto on development, Super Mario 3D Land creation process, playing games, more (11/10)
Shigeru Miyamoto discussed how involved he is with game development, the creation process for Super Mario 3D Land, and more in an interview with Weekly Play News.
Miyamoto said that he is “Continually playing the games and checking their content, and sharing my opinion with the development staff.” Though he places his main focus on three games, he is generally involved with about seven games at once.
Miyamoto told the site that the development staff are all seated on just one floor. He jots down his feelings on a checklist and presents them to a project’s director. He looks to explicitly state his directions/the reasoning behind his points.
Miyamoto also took a moment to comment on the development cycle of Super Mario 3D Land. In the end, the staff consisted of thirty people, though the team was made up of just two people at the start. It took roughly two years to complete development, according to Miyamoto. He believes that development progressed well.
Even though Miyamoto is a busy man, he still finds time to play games – perhaps moreso than you would have thought! He typically plays for ten hours a day. As Skyward Sword was wrapping up, Miyamoto was going through the title whenever he wasn’t attending a meeting.
11/12/2011 Updates to the Nintendo Channel (11/10)
Videos
Nintendo Week 11/10
The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley
The Legend of Zelda 25th Symphony Hollywood Concert Coverage
Super Mario 3D Land Launch Trailer
Super Mario 3D Land TV Spot
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword TV Spot
Iwata Asks – Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – Lanaryu Desert
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – Lanaryu Mining Facility
Rayman Origins Trailer
Just Dance Kids 2 Video
Pet Zombies Trailer
Wipeout 2 – Wii Trailer
Monopoly Collection Trailer
Castle Conqueror: Heroes Trailer
Step Up! Trailer
Bloons TD Trailer
Various Nintendo executives have acknowledged that the company made some mistakes with the launch of the 3DS. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was once again asked to share the lessons that the Big N has been learned when the system made its debut.
Fils-Aime told Brazilian gaming site “UOL Jogos”:
“The launch of the 3DS was very interesting: the portable earned great impressions at E3 2010, had excellent pre-order sales, and sold more than any portable system in its first week. So, we had many successes with the 3DS.
“But in terms of lessons learned, we need to ensure that we have a strong lineup of games when we release hardware – especially titles from Nintendo. And, looking back, we may not have offered the best lineup of games that we could have brought to the 3DS. It is also important that the digital resources of the hardware are available right away. With 3DS, this came later.
“And that’s why sales weren’t so great, which forced us to make some drastic decisions and reduce the price. Since we did this, and with the release of ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D’ and the digital resources, our sales have been very good. And we have very high expectations for the 3DS this Christmas.”
Looking towards Wii U, the console’s launch should be much improved. After all, Satoru Iwata has said that Nintendo “learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS”. Hopefully we’ll see a few top-notch first/third-party titles, along with the digital download elements on day one.
11/09/2011 Rumor: Wii U to support two tablet controllers
In the past, Nintendo was non-committal about featuring more than one controller for Wii U. Rumors indicated that technical limitations may restrict the amount of tablets the console could support. But Develop now claims that Nintendo has modified the system so that two Wii U controllers can be used at once.
Develop’s source said:
“Nintendo now know they absolutely need to support two tablets. At E3 they didn’t commit to this, but they know how important it is to make it technically feasible to support two screens. Even if that affects framerate, as a developer and player, I don’t care. It needs to work. Developers will design appropriate games for this. If you’re building a quiz game you’re not going to give a shit about the framerate.”
Two Wii U controllers is likely all we’ll get. Although four tablets is basically out of the question, players will be able to add in Wii Remotes and accessories for multiplayer action.
11/09/2011 Miyamoto interested in going back to the 2D Zelda games, 3D Link to the Past remake might be possible
Could we see a 3D remake of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for 3DS? While that’s far from being confirmed at this point, Skyward Sword producer Eiji Aonuma somewhat teased the possibility.
In an interview with GamesRadar, Aonuma said:
“Well actually, even Mr. Miyamoto himself has been talking recently about going back to the 2D Zelda games, in particular the ones that were designed with multiple levels to the world like A Link to the Past, and taking those 2D graphics and recreating them in 3D so that you could get a sense for the depth of those worlds. That’s something that might be interesting to do, so I would say there might be a possibility of something like that in the future.”
11/09/2011 Cave Story 3D is now shipping to Gamestop and other North American retailers
Santa Ana, Calif. – NIS America is proud to announce that today is the official release date for the highly anticipated Cave Story 3D for the Nintendo 3DS™ console in North America! Cave Story fans across the U.S. and Canada will now be able to experience this epic tale in a whole new world of depth and excitement. With newly added content for its 3DS release, along with a selectable classic “2D” mode, prepare for a whole new perspective for this awesome story.
ABOUT CAVE STORY 3D
Cave Story 3D is a side scrolling action adventure game inspired by the fan-favorite 2D original. Now in a full 3D world, Cave Story takes the proven 2D action, exploration into stereoscopic awesomeness. You wake up in a cave with no idea who you are or where you came from, but you know you must help a cute race of rabbit-like creatures beat the crap out of some crusty old doctor.
11/08/2011 Pac-Man Party 3D is now available nationwide for the Nintendo 3DS system
It’s Time to Party with PAC-MAN® and His Friends
SAN JOSE, Calif., (Nov. 8, 2011) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that PAC-MAN Party™ 3D is now available throughout North America for the Nintendo 3DS™ system. Set across multiple themed parties, PAC-MAN and his friends star in an adventure packed with dozens of mini-games, challenges and surprises. With something for the entire family, PAC-MAN Party 3D provides exciting and fun challenges for up to four players across unique virtual game boards.
PAC-MAN Party 3D continues PAC-MAN’s pop culture legacy by offering a game that captures the spirit of the franchise and the hearts of its players. Featuring more than 50 exciting mini-games and eight characters to choose from including Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde, players will be fully immersed in fun filled world of PAC-MAN. From dodging a cascade of blocks, to racing across ice platforms and sports challenges, there is non-stop action for everyone.
1. 3D Classics: Excitebike
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
3. Super Mario Land
4. Kirby’s Dream Land
5. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
6. Donkey Kong
7. Plants vs. Zombies
8. Photo Dojo
9. Let’s Golf! 3D
10. Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss -
11. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
12. GO Series 10 Second Run
13. 3D Classics: Xevious
14. Cave Story
15. Inchworm Animation
16. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
17. Mario Clock
18. Game & Watch Gallery
19. ZENONIA
20. Tetris Party Live
Videos
1. Nintendo Show 3D: October 20, 2011
2. Nintendo Show 3D: November 3, 2011
3. Super Mario 3D Land Video #2
4. Thriller Preview
5. Pokemon Rumble Blast Video
6. Japan Flipnote Winners #1
7. Pyramids Video
8. Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Video
9. Super Mario 3D Land Video
10. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! Video
11. Japan Flipnote Winners #2
12. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Director’s Cut Video
13. Shinobi Video
14. Europe and Oceania Flipnote Winners #1
15. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Video
16. Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Video
17. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Video
18. Nintendo Show 3D: October 6, 2011
19. Halloween: Trick or Treat Video
20. Japan Flipnote Winners #3
11/08/2011 Rumor: The Last Story, Fortune Street, and Inazuma Eleven 2: dates and name changes for Europe
Rumor has it that The Last Story will be seeing a slight name change in Europe. The game will apparently be called “The Last World” and will launch on February 24, 2012.
Additionally, it seems that Fortune Street will be titled “Boom Street”, with a release date set for January 5. The name change is backed up by a listing on the OFLC.
Last but not least, the same source claims that Inazuma Eleven 2 is coming to Europe sometime in January.
All of this information has yet to be confirmed. Hopefully Nintendo of Europe will provide official release dates before the end of the year.
11/08/2011 Nintendo’s 2012 Concert Series for the Legend of Zelda Will Kick Off in Dallas
Dallas Symphony Orchestra to Play ‘Symphony of the Goddesses’ on Jan. 10
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Video game fans in the Lone Star State will soon be able to experience Nintendo’s musical tribute to The Legend of Zelda™ video game series. On Jan. 10, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform orchestral arrangements of music from the game’s 25-year history accompanied by video content from the games themselves. This new concert series will go on tour across the United States in 2012 as The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. Tickets for the Dallas performance are now available at Ticketmaster and range in price from $19 to $115. Through Nov. 30, tickets are available to Club Nintendo™ members at a 15 percent discount.
Nintendo has teamed up with Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc. to provide video game fans with the ultimate musical experience for The Legend of Zelda. The highlight of this new musical program is a full four-movement symphony that will guide fans through a musical retelling of key chapters from The Legend of Zelda franchise. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concerts will be conducted by Irish-born conductor Eimear Noone, and the multimedia show will pair iconic music and gorgeous visuals from classic Zelda titles, including the newest game in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii™ console.
This information is based on data collected from the NPD Group through September 2011. Additional hardware sales will be provided on Thursday via the October report.
DS – Over 50,000,000 units
Wii – 36,514,494 units
Xbox 360 – 28,841,373 units
PS3 – 17,896,921 units
3DS – 1,417,000 units
Recently, Nintendo provided year-to-date sales data for the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
We're very sorry to keep you all waiting for the new layout. but the layout has been pushed back even further then we've expected it to. For now we are fixing up the links and pages and some minor errors. We had to reuplod our old layout. We know it's been 6 or 7 months of waiting, and telling you that the layout is coming. The Truth is, The layout was coming ntil we ran itno so many problems with the coding. So until we get that all straighting out. We will keep running this. And make a fast switch between both layouts.
04/26/2011 Wii 2 Playable By All At E3 & Will Offer ‘Something New’
Over the past week, the internet has been abuzz with rumors regarding the upcoming Nintendo console, the Wii 2 or as its tentatively titled, Project Cafe. While it started out as simply a leaked image of the console along with controller specs, it didn’t take long before more photos and art made their way to the internet, lending more credence the rumors surrounding the controller. There was also speculation about the online capabilities that will be exhibited by the console and whether they will do away with the antiquated friend codes.
With all the excitement these rumors generated, it was no surprise when Nintendo weighed in on the situation, announcing the console’s 2012 release along with the news that it would be playable at E3 this year. The question that remained though, was whether or not this would be an on-stage demonstration at their keynote speech, or if it would be something that all in attendance would have a chance at experiencing.
In a recent statement to Kotaku who asked for clarification, a representative at Nintendo stated that “Playable means playable by everyone.” This is great news for everyone who will be attending the massive gaming conference. It is one thing to experience a new console from afar, but to actually get your hands on it is an entirely different story and gives a much better idea of what it will be like.
On top of the announcement that everyone at E3 would be able to get their hands on the Wii 2 at E3, Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata also had some things to say about the upcoming console. At a press conference in Osaka, he stated that the console “will offer something new for home game systems.” While that may lead many gamers to guess that this could be a focus on 3D with the Wii 2, Reggie Fils-Aime previously stated that 3D would not be the path of their next home console. Iwata also went on to say that since 3D televisions have yet to become widely available, they will not be making 3D the main focus of the console.
Finally, he confirmed that gamers will not be getting their hands on the new console until after April 2012. This isn’t much of a surprise though, as most wouldn’t have guessed that the console would release until later in the year. Still, it’s great news that Nintendo is proactively providing gamers with details regarding their new console, squashing rumors left and right.
Are you at all excited about the Wii 2? What interests you most about it?
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
The Sims 3
Madden NFL Football
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Ridge Racer 3D
Super Monkey Ball 3D
Bust-A-Move Universe
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
Asphalt 3D
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
Rayman 3D
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
By now, you have all heard of the disaster that recently hit Japan. A massive 8.9 earthquake shook the country leaving monstrous damage. To make it even worse, the earthquake sent out ginormous waves onto the land, causing a disasterous tsunami. Many lives had already been lost, and many are still missing. Even though this should not be the thought on our mind, Nintendo’s headquarters in Kyoto, Japan were unharmed during the quake and buisness has gone on as usual, development of upcoming games continuing.
Nintendo, being the large gaming company it is, is giving back to their country. Both Sony and Nintendo donated about 300 million yen (which would be about $3.7 million. Others are donating to help the country as well. For more information on what they’re doing and what you can do, click here . Keep these people in your heart for a good while, and may we wish them the best.
SOURCE: zelda-world.net
We took a little break from this site to recharge. If you haven't notice, this site is being run by bicentennial droids. C3PO wanted to help. But we were afraid he/it will talk nothing about the battle of the Hoth. Anyways we got a page for you to check out. A Martha Stewart game is being release. {NOTE} it just a little humor, NOT real. Click here to view.
We are looking and fixing any minor or major flaws here at NintendoCosmos. and on that note the Nintendo Franchises is getting a mega update. Some other pages will get a better look also. And you may of notice we updated the background. I got boared of looking into an empty space background so I spiced it up a bit. This background update makes the site look cleaner and it also makes it better for the yese. It adds a nice touch for the whole entire site. Also We are working on a new layout. This will cut loading times in half. I know we stated this before, But it's good to let you all know.
01/15/2011 Happy 8th B-Day to NintendoCosmos + Other news
To our readers/viewers of our website NintendoCosmos, Again, This is the 8th year that NintendoCosmos as been online. with over 1,000+ pages. We have tons of stuff to offer. And on that note. We need all of our Affiliates to send us their links to their website. So we can put you back up. Remember that site downtime? Well our affiliate page was wiped off. So we our putting our affiliates on a drop down menu on the Navigation Bar. So if you don't see your link up. Remember we did NOT take it down. We're working on putting everything back up.
To our readers/viewers of our website NintendoCosmos. If you tried viewing our site earlier today. you would of notice an error that made the whole site messed up. We are sorry for this minor error. Our staff got right on to fix this issue. As of right now the issue is Fixed. and the site is back up & Running.
Ask any editor what 2011 Wii title has their attention and the answer will undoubtedly be The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In fact that's likely the answer the rest of you would give, even taking into consideration what could be considered a tough showing at E3 2010. What always had our excitement level high was knowing the game could arrive reasonably soon, particularly considering production seemed rather far along if Nintendo executives were giving the right signals. But perhaps that wasn't quite accurate?
In an interview with UK outlet Pocket Lint, Nintendo mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto assesses the completion of Skyward Sword as "over half complete," with no further detail offered. It's a statement that caught us completely off guard, particularly considering messaging in the past several months has been very different.
Rewind to July 2010. In an interview with Nintendo Power, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma noted the "basis" for Skyward Sword was "very, very solid" and that "early 2011" is what the team was targeting for release. No doubt "early" could easily mean up to halfway through the year, but this was not the first time we'd heard the game was far along.
At E3 2010, during a roundtable that we live-blogged, Miyamoto mentioned that the game was in its final stretch, with just some dungeons to create. Skyward Sword's gameplay was solid, but final touches would push the game into 2011. In fact, according to Miyamoto in June, Skyward Sword would have been complete had it used the Twilight Princess visual style. The switch to a more exaggerated, colorful look caused a ripple effect that lead to the delays.
That leads us back to this new interview. There is no doubt that "over half complete" could mean anything. The game could be done; that's technically over half done. But considering language we were hearing just six months back, we are a bit curious. Nintendo executives and producers are typically very precise with their statements, which has us wondering... is Skyward Sword on track? Did something change during development? Are we looking at massive revisions to the game?
We're going to reach out to Nintendo to see if we can't get clarification. We'll let you know if we hear anything. No doubt we're all used to Zelda games getting delayed, but Skyward Sword certainly seemed to be progressing well.
NintendoCosmos has tweaked out more pages. We fixed some old headers that old a background to them. We also added more
headers to some pages as well. We will keep you posted on more site updates. This update was to fix the look and feel for our website.
A new Mario online toy store has opened up. supermariostore.co.uk has now officialy open there shop to sell Mario Toys online. The site is only available to the UK/Europe.
So If you have the time to check out the site, We at NintendoCosmos really like you to check out the store. It's just simply amazing. Even though you do live in the US. like us. The site is still viewable to us Americans.
Nintendo Week 12/13
Donkey Kong Country Returns Ultimate Wii Challenge #2
Make Your Own Mario Flipnote Flipnotes from Japan #1
Make Your Own Mario Flipnote Flipnotes from Japan #2
Fluidity How To Play
Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Play Movie #3
Wizards of Waverly Place: Spellbound Info Video
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Djinn Video 2
lilt line Info Video
Family Games Info Video
Voilin Paradise Info Video
Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ Info Video
Jam Space: PocketStudio Info Video
Just Sing! Christmas Songs Info Video
A fan has taken it upon himself to make a Super Smash Bros. demake of sorts. While it’s actually being developed in Game Maker 8, the style would definitely remind you of something played on the Game Boy. A demon will be released this Friday, which will include two characters, 3 stages, and a number of options. Make sure to check out some footage of Super Smash Land below!
This information comes from Nintendo’s Yoshio Koizumi…
“I’ve been making 3D Mario games up to now, and it’s been difficult to grab or ride on objects floating in midair with these sorts of games since the beginning,” said Koizumi. “But if the Nintendo 3DS system can produce a sense of distance that can be easily understood at a glance, I feel I’ll be able to more confidently create the tense stages that require you to jump from platform to platform in midair without falling. There’s still a whole range of things I’ll be able to do with Mario games in the future.”
12/13/2010 Super Monkey Ball 3D will indeed be a launch title, SEGA using old and new IP
This information comes from Alan Pritchard of SEGA, who told the following to Game Informer…
“The 3DS was great. I don’t known anyone who went to E3 that wasn’t excited about it. We’re obviously waiting to hear a lot more information from Nintendo. We have announced Super Monkey Ball for 3DS, which will be a launch title. We have a number of 3DS titles in our line-up for next financial and calendar year. There’s four or five existing franchises, one or two from the old Sega IP locker, and we’re looking at one or two new IPs as well.”
We have a brand new affiliate with NintendoCosmos today. We welcome NES 8BIT to be with us for Affiliates. Now let us tell you about NES 8BIT They love the NES they even have guides to keep your NES going. And other NES info for you about being a collector. We also have a video to show you all. It's a DEATH battle between Boba Fett vs Samus Aran, Watch the video below.
