I believe people will say "Wii U is doomed" again one or two month later and "Wii U is revived" again in next December.
That's Japanese Dec/Jan boost for Nintendo seen in every year.
We need to wait until Feb 5, 2014... then we'll see the sales of 4th week of Jan and find the truth.
Mario Gear Solid, Mario Fantasy, Mariohazard, Mario May Cry, Street Fighter vs. Mario, Mario vs. Tekken, Pokemonster Hunter, Mario Defense Force, Atelier Mario, Tales of Mario, Gundam vs. Mario... will come.
Not surprising at Wii U bump.
Nintendo consoles/handhelds have sold very well in every December, even in PS/PS2 era.
Parents buy for their kids.
The funniest moment in the livestream is that a certain manga writer known as a die hard Nintendo fanboy in Japanese game community was in the audience of the round table and that the guy asked Mr. Yoshida what Sony learned from Wii U's failure and why Wii U failed.
Of course Mr. Yoshida evaded the provocation and showed a respect for Nintendo.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/wat...
Now Sega Sammy announced acquisition of Index Corp.
http://www.segasammy.co.jp/...
The newspaper named Tokyo Keizai doesn't exist in Japan.
I don't know how the author misunderstood.
(He meant an ecconomic magazine Toyo Keizai?)
Or it's completely fake, maybe.
???
Odd translation.
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>I have been more or less in the industry for over 10 years and I put in certain risqué elements (in my games). For the time being they sell, so you may think people are indifferent to that content. But you see, I had trouble because I included some “eroticism” (in my games). They still definitely sold, but it’s a little sad.
To be accurate, just like this:
I have been more or less in the in...
Late in March, Wii U was sold 20k units per week due to the release of Dragon Quest X and Game and Wario in Japan.
The boost didn't last out.
Yakuza 1&2 HD and The Wonderful 101 will not boost the sales.
They are lower than Lego City on Amazon.co.jp Bestsellers Rank.
"May 8th, 2013"
Is it news?
I've ever read this in May.
This title is 687th on Amazon.co.jp best seller chart for now.
It's likely to be out of TOP 20 charts by Media Create.
It's not "Raiding" but "Reading".
"Kioku o yomitoru RPG"(Memory reading RPG) on the website.
Mr. Iwata promised to investors that Nintendo would earn one hundred billion yen in operative profit in FY2013.
A price drop prevents the practice of that commitment.
Moreover, he remembers when he dropped the price of Gamecube in Japan.
That price drop did not boost the sales at all.
It's NOT Tsukie Gakuen -kou- but Getsuei Gakuen -kou-.
@AbortMission
Sorry, I doubt I misunderstood what you talk about because of my poor ability to read English.
Anyway, I mean the price tag $39.99 for handheld games in US is not enough to make recent high-res retail games. It's too low.
Minimum wage in Japan is approximately 650-850 yen.
Not big.
And It seems the cost of living in US is lower than in Japan.
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-...
If you Western consumers agree to buy a title for handhelds at $60-$80, Western publishers will release more games on Vita.
Japanese consumers do, so Japanese publishers still support Vita.
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$1 = about \100
Persona 4 \7,329
Toukiden \6,090
Dragon's Crown \8,190
Mind 0 \6,279
Ys: Memories of Celceta \7,140
The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki \7,140
Muramasa Rebirth \4,980
Senran ...
I know.
I suppose the projects you mentioned started when G&P had top popularity (early 2013).
Kankore fever has just begun.
Otaku-military trend in Japan has already transferred to war ships... Kantai Collection (Kankore).
I don't know whether Girls und Pantzer will regain its popularity.
Nothing to worry, Nintendo fans.
Look at Apple buys semiconductors from their competitor Samsung.