Japanese Man Arrested for Threatening Nintendo

According to Sankei News,  a 25 year old Japanese man has been arrested on suspicion for threatening to kill two Nintendo executives and planning to bomb Nintendo HQ. He apparently sent the death threats on May 20th via Nintendo’s online inquiry form. He named both executives, but their names have remained anonymous. In his message his said he was going to kill them “sooner or later”.

He was arrested this morning by the Kyoto police and admitted to his actions. He also according to the police wrote other threats on the site one of them which stated:

I’d planted bombs at Nintendo headquarters, tomorrow afternoon they’re going to blow up, Nintendo go bankrupt.

Police are currently investigating other threats from September which could be connected. Let’s hope that everything goes fine and Nintendo remains safe as this could be a huge setback if it were to happen.

Super Mario 3D World Review Roundup

Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U comes out very soon. So far it has been receiving very positive reviews. I can’t say for sure but by the looks of it will be a fantastic game. The above image gives a glimpse of the scores it has been receiving. The game comes out November 22nd in North America and November 29th in Europe.

SMASH BROS CHARACTER ANNOUNCEMENT

A new character has been announced for Super Smash Bros for the Wii U and 3DS. Marth will be returning to the next game in the series and looks great. He has been in the last 2 games, Brawl and Melee so it’s not to surprising to see him return. His character model looks very good in HD. Comment below with what you think and head on over to the official Smash Bros site for more pictures of Marth.

Wii And Wii U Only Account For About 1% Of EA’s Sales

EA has confirmed that the Wii and Wii U combined together only account for a tiny 1.3% of their software revenues in the last financial quarter.  They stated in their latest financial report that $695 million was earned from combined sales of console, mobile and PC software while $9 million came from Wii and Wii U sales. This is just another sign of how poorly the Wii U is currently doing.

• Handhelds (Nintendo and Sony combined) account for 14 per cent of all EA mobile sales.
• Nintendo handhelds account for 6 per cent of mobile sales, while Sony handhelds account for 8 per cent.
• Despite its emphasis on mobile gaming, EA’s home console game sales still account for $309 million compared to $75 million mobile sales (though production costs are typically much lower on mobile titles, meaning the potential for profit is higher).
• PC software earns EA more money than any other format, accounting for 39.4% of all software sales

SMASH BROS CHARACTER ANNOUNCEMENT

The Male Wii Fit Trainer has been revealed to be a playable character in the new upcoming title in the Smash Bros series. It is currently believed that the male version of the Wii Fit Trainer is a costume swap for the female trainer, sort of like how Wario had 2 different versions of his costume in Smash Bros Brawl.  Head over to the Smash Bros official site to view other screenshots of the game.

Weird Way To Use Nintendo Hardware

NeoGAF user Khrno says he spotted this Nintendo hardware sculpture at British department store Peter Jones in London. Made completely out of Nintendo hardware including Wii Fit balance boards and Wii U gamepads, it looks cool and creepy at the same time. Comment below with what you think.

Year of Luigi Themed 2DS Is Fan-made

The Luigi 2DS which showed up online a few days ago has been found to actually be fan-made. The 2DS was actually modified by Matthew Wiggins who owns Rose Colored Gaming shop. Find out more in this interview.