Value perception is key
When retail games hit the 3DS eShop in August, they'll cost around the same as they do in stores, a practice many believe is counter-intuitive: without the costs of physical manufacturing and distribution, digital games sidestep many costs. But Nintendo president Satoru Iwata disagrees, claiming download games have a different value: having them with you at all times.
May 1st, 2012
Iwata Defends Identical Digital and Retail Prices
19:00 at nintendolife.com
Iwata Won’t Promise “Overwhelmingly Rich” Wii U Launch Line-Up
18:00 at nintendolife.com
Has "several proposals"
The 3DS had a lacklustre line-up of games. You know it, we know it and Nintendo knows it. The real question is how the company will avoid a similar situation with Wii U when it launches later this year. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors that it has plans in place but that it pledges to create "evergreen" titles to help the machine sell long after launch.Download Your Wii U Games Overnight
16:15 at nintendolife.com
10GB? No problem
Wii U will launch with a digital store offering downloads of retail games, but with the Wii U disc holding up to 25GB you could probably learn a sport to an Olympic standard in the time it'll take to download Pikmin 3. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata knows this, so Wii U will let you download games overnight.GameStop Won’t Be Selling Spirit Camera Second-Hand
16:00 at nintendolife.com
Frightening
Hoping to grab a cheap pre-owned copy of Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir from GameStop? Sorry, your luck is out — the chain won't be trading in Nintendo's augmented reality experience.Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Confirmed, Out 13th November
11:25 at movemodo.com
Surprise!
Activision's just confirmed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for PS3 will hit worldwide on 13th November.Nintendo Readying Third Party Retail Downloads Too
09:30 at nintendolife.com
Nothing to announce yet
We know the majority of Nintendo games will be released digitally once the retail download service kicks off in August, but Nintendo's confirmed it's preparing a service for third parties to release their packaged games digitally too.The List of Skyrim Kinect Voice Commands is Here
09:03 at kinectaku.com
English and Dragon supported
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gets Kinect voice command support today, and we have a list of supported commands.May’s Club Nintendo Rewards Are Up Now
08:00 at nintendolife.com
It's a new month and that means new rewards for Club Nintendo members in North America. Here's what you can spend your coins on before 31st May.
WiiWare
Snowpack Park (Nintendo, 150 coins) — A game full of penguins, read our Snowpack Park review.
April 30th, 2012
505 Games Rescues miCoach from Kinect Limbo
15:45 at kinectaku.com
Back on track
Adidas training tool miCoach has been picked up by publisher 505 Games for a release later this year.Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transforms to PS3 & Vita
15:00 at movemodo.com
Get ready to race
IGN's lifted the lid on SEGA's next character crossover, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.