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Wii U To Launch Globally by End of 2012

Thanks to the stress of investors and Nintendo’s first annual loss in over 25 years, Satoru Iwata has announced the upcoming Wii U will be expected to be on store shelves by the end of 2012. This includes all the major territories: Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia.

Iwata also stated that he plans on restoring Nintendo’s profitability next fiscal year.

(via: IGN)

Note from Ron: I will be amazed if Iwata can restore Nintendo’s numbers in the next fiscal year. While Nintendo is a high profit margin company, I think the Wii inflated the numbers they expect to such a level that it will be impossible to make investors happy. The Wii created a bubble for the company and I feel like Nintendo, while doing a great job with keeping up with the insane demand for the Wii for so many years, might have had too short of an R&D cycle with the WiiU. I think on day one this console might look technologically advanced, but the casual market that bought the Wii won’t adopt at the same rate as before. By the time they do, we will be back in the middle of a console war and this one will have a more savvy average buyer. At that point, the WiiU could look slightly dated. Those same casual gamers that hadn’t purchased a console for 10 years prior to the Wii, will take longer to purchase a WiiU after looking at the dust sitting on their Wii’s. As far as parents buying a WiiU for their kids, imagine this; Kids: Hey mom we want a WiiU. Mom: I’m not getting you a WiiU because you don’t even play with the Wii any more. I also think it looks far too similar to the Wii and parents will think kids want it for the new controller. I mean, if you didn’t know and someone told you the WiiU was simply a new model of the Wii, you would find it completely plausible. I think parents shopping for holiday gifts might easily see it this way as well. 

The attach rate for the Wii and time spent on console were always low. This was because buyers could buy a ton of games for the competing consoles that offered 50 to 100 or more hours of gameplay while on the Wii, that was a very rare experience.

All of that said, it is really up to how Nintendo takes advantage of the new controller and if 3rd party developers (of more adult games) take the WiiU serious unlike with the Wii. 

drewbiewan:

cocoaheads:

The Final Frontier

HAHAHA. THIS.

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artbyfinni:

LEGEND OF ZELDA: Skyward Sword celebratory giveaway!

The new Zelda game that Nintendo has been cockteasing us with is FINALLY DROPPING in five days on November 20th!! To celebrate, I’m doing a FIVE DAY countdown giveaway with FIVE 11x17” POSTERS, one button set, and an exclusive, super limited 8x5” Cucco Attack zipper bag made of durable polyester fabric~

(Toon Link plush pictured is not part of the giveaway. Sorry.)

RULES:

1. Like or reblog this post to enter! Doing both gives you two entries.
2. Multiple reblogs will result in disqualification. Don’t spam your friends’ dashes!
3. Have your askbox enabled! 

The winner will be announced announced 11/20/11 at NOON PST. The winner will also be announced here on my blog and must respond with their mailing address by 11/22/11 NOON PST before I choose another winner. International is ok!! So put down your controllers and give your arms a rest long enough to check your ask boxes, please!! 

And if you don’t like your odds of winning a giveaway, I also have a very limited amount of bundles available for sale at my store.
(P.S. This would make a really awesome xmas gift for any Zelda fan.)

GOOD LUCK!

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Juli:

She runs the best arcade Vegas has ever had. One of the nicest people I know.

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Such a disgusting creature.

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