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Me_Marcadet a écrit : Pour ce qui est des smartphones, c'est loin d'etre evident que ca a touché les ventes de 3ds. On a aucun element qui va dans ce sens. Faudra attendre de voir comment se comporte le marché des consoles portables l'année prochaine pour vraiment savoir si les smartphones volent des parts de marchés aux consoles.

Apple sera "l'ennemi du futur". C'est ce que Satoru Iwata, le président de Nintendo, aurait récemment lancé à ses cadres, selon un article du Times publié vendredi 7 mai. Des propos qui contredisent l'apparente confiance de Reggie Fils-Aime, président de la filiale américaine de Nintendo, qui assurait la semaine dernière que les produits d'Apple "n'avaient pas eu d'impact sur les ventes de consoles DS". Le groupe japonais, qui a enregistré une baisse de 22 % de ses recettes sur un an, se trouve concurrencé sur son propre terrain – les consoles portables – par la firme de Cupertino.

The drastic markdown of the Nintendo 3DS retail price was done at this time due to a need to increase market penetration before anticipated holiday season games are released, to boost sales to predicted levels so that it can be a sound successor to the Nintendo DS, and to reassure retailers and software publishers that the expansion of the platform will not be an issue.

During a recent Q&A, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo is currently preparing a paid item transaction system (DLC), for both the 3DS and the Wii U. He also added that Nintendo will likely not be using this themselves, because they believe doing so would not be good for building a strong relationship with their customers.

Iwata is not completely opposed to paid content in general. He was, however, more negative on the concept of having a game that is free to play, but charges users for item purchases. He feels that that sort of game would damage the premium value of Nintendo's content.

250 millions d’Angry Birds vendus

Avec un iPhone en poche, le joueur occasionnel va-t-il faire l’effort d’acheter une console portable dédiée (elle ne fait que du jeu) à 200€, puis se déplacer en magasin régulièrement pour choisir et acheter des cartouches à 50€ ? Ou va-t-il plutôt préférer consulter les nouveautés de l’App Store, essayer quelques titres gratuits et s’offrir quelques bons petits jeux à 0,79€ ? Les paris sont ouverts !

Depuis début 2010, on dénombre deux fois plus de développeurs de jeux sur iPhone que sur DS et PSP, preuve s’il en faut que le divertissement sur mobile fait recette.

keo one a écrit :250 millions d’Angry Birds vendus

Greetings, everyone. This is Satoru Iwata from Nintendo.

Thank you very much for purchasing a Nintendo 3DS.

We have just announced a price drop for the Nintendo 3DS system effective on August 11 [August 12 in North America].

In the past, there have been price drops for video game systems some time after their release in order to broaden the user base further. However, never before has Nintendo chosen to issue such a dramatic price drop less than 6 months after a system release.

We are all too keenly aware that those of you who supported us by purchasing the 3DS in the beginning may feel betrayed and criticize this decision.

This unprecedented timing for a price cut is because the situation has changed greatly since we originally launched the 3DS. We decided it was necessary to take this drastic step in order to ensure that large numbers of users will continue to enjoy the 3DS in the future.

If the software creators and those on the retail side are not confident that the Nintendo 3DS is a worthy successor to the DS and will achieve a similarly broad (user) base, it will be impossible for the 3DS to gain popularity, acquire a wide range of software, and eventually create the product cycle necessary for everyone to be satisfied with the system.

Those customers who purchased the 3DS at the very beginning are extremely important to us. We know that there is nothing we can do to completely make up for the feeling that you are being punished for buying the system early. Still, we would like to offer the following as a sign of our appreciation to you.

(Iwata then gives details of the 3DS Ambassador Program. The Ambassador Program ensures that anyone who goes onto the Nintendo eShop before August 11th will receive 20 free downloadable games. These will be in the form of 10 NES games, some of which are yet to be released and 10 Game Boy Advance games, of which Nintendo don't have plans to release to the general public at all.)

"We feel a strong responsibility to develop the 3DS as a platform -- to ensure that, in the end, everyone is satisfied; we will make every effort to do so.

Additionally, we know everyone is waiting for Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. They are scheduled for release in November and December, respectively, so we ask for your patience until then.

Thank you again, and we look forward to your continued support."

meduz' a écrit :Ultra bon plan : 3DS à 170 € pendant 3 heures (+ 10 jeux GBA et 10 jeux NES dans une semaine ).

nintendo-europe a écrit :A compter du 1er septembre, les Ambassadeurs Nintendo 3DS pourront télécharger gratuitement et en primeur 10 jeux NES...

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