Posts Tagged ‘Nintendo’

Nintendo Wii U priced and dated!

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

Conferences across Japan, North America and Europe have announced launch details and pricing for the upcoming Wii U console. Nintendo also announced that Nintendo Land will be bundled with premium versions of the Wii U in North America and Europe! Japan will have no bundles.

North America: 18th November – $299 basic, $349 premium

Europe: 30th November – Price TBA
(Retailers currently offering roughly £210 for basic, £250 for premium)

Japan: 8th December – Basic 26,250 Yen, Premium 31,500 Yen

Metroid Blast from Nintendo Land was also shown, and further details about the game were explained. It was revealed that the game would have multiple missions such as “Fight in the Air” and “Free Battle

This update will change as more information becomes available. Stay tuned to Shinesparkers…

No plans for GBA VC games claims Nintendo

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

Earlier this week we updated on GBA Virtual Console games heading to the eShop in Australia. We went to Nintendo Australia’s PR team for comment and this is what they had to say:

“Nintendo Australia would like to confirm the recent update to the website highlighting Game Boy Advance titles are available on Nintendo eShop was posted in error. Nintendo Australia can confirm there are no current plans for Game Boy Advance games to be released on Virtual Console for Nintendo 3DS. We would also like to confirm Dr. Mario is available as a Game Boy title on Virtual Console via Nintendo eShop. We would like to apologise for any confusion this has caused.”

This news may come as a disappointment for fans who were looking forward to potentially downloading Metroid Fusion or Zero Mission from the eShop.