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RePLAY: Nintendo embraces digital distribution, the Wii U’s launch date and
price won’t be revealed at E3 2012 and Google gets Zerg rushed.
Nintendo
is finally joining the rest of the videogame industry by introducing a majority
of first-party 3DS and Wii U titles to be sold digitally on their respective
eShops.
“The majority of
Nintendo-published Nintendo 3DS games will have the same dual-distribution
strategy,” Nintendo told Joystiq in a statement. “Likewise, the majority of
Nintendo-published Wii U games will be available both as packaged products and
as digital downloads starting on launch day.”
Downloadable titles
can also be found at retailers or on their websites. After purchase, retailers
will provide consumers with a 16-digit code that can be used at the Nintendo
eShop in exchange for the game.
|Source: Joystiq
Nintendo is keeping
its Wii U launch plans close to its chest: the Japanese publisher announced
that it’s not planning to reveal pricing or release date details at E3 2012.
This is not the first
time Nintendo has used such a tactic either. Launch dates and retail prices were
not revealed for the Wii in 2006 and the 3DS in 2010 until just months before
their release.
Nevertheless, the Wii
U remains slated for release in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia
later this year.
|Source: IGN
Commander, we are
receiving a priority one message from Google requesting for immediate evac. Please
enter Google space and input ‘Zerg Rush’ to initiate evacuation protocols.
[END OF TRANSMISSION]
|Source: Google
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