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Iwata responds to Sony: Wii is out of the closet, in the center of the living room

Oh, but it’s so on now! After Sony threw a potshot at Nintendo with the statement that the Wii “owns the closet”, Ninty is finally coming out and stepping up – with claws drawn. Specifically, Satoru Iwata. With claws drawn.

On a Wii no ma (video service) info video, Iwata took the time to spell it out for Sony: we’re not in the closet, we’re in the center of the living room.

Nintendo: Excuse me, it’s not just ANY closet… it’s Obama’s.

Take it away, Iwata-san:

According to our internal research, 87 of Wii consoles are connected to the largest TV screen in the household, which is set in the center of the living room. Our consoles are not only out of the closet, they are also in the middle of the house. This shows what kind of our customers are playing Wii, as of January this year.

As you can see, Wii is played by people in a wide ranged of ages, and male-female ratio is nearly equal. As I have mentioned, Wii has spread with ages. Nearly 90 of the consoles are connected to the largest TV screen of the internet, video streaming or payment system has established through our videogame businesses.

Good on you for defending the Wii!

But really… it took you a week to come up with that comeback?

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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years to have support for up to four players

The WiiWare direct sequel to Cecil and Rosa’s crystal-hunting adventure, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, just updated its official site and we now have a better idea of what the game will look like. But the interesting part here is that the product information reveals that After Years is gonna have support for 1-4 players, which should add a great twist to the gameplay which we still know very little about right now.

Would be interesting how four players into an RPG would translate into, especially since the battle system is still pretty vague. According to the site, a new Band System will allow characters to perform a new attack at the cost of MP, which sounds a lot like the Dual and Triple Techs we’ve seen in Chrono Trigger, only there would be more people controlling the characters this time around. The Moon will also influence the new battle system, depending on its phase, may strengthen or weaken attacks and/or magic for you or for your foes.

Other cool info is that some of the characters from the original FFIV will be returning, like the martial arts expert, Yang; the summoner Rydia; the two-sword ninja, Edge; the slapstick twins Palom and Porom; and even Edward, the bard. There are a lot more characters coming to join the party, but Square Enix hasn’t revealed them just yet.

Still no word on a release estimate, but you guys know we’ll let you know once we get word, right? Until then, keep checking back with us here on QJ.

• Rumors had it right! Final Fantasy IV: The After Years to become downloadable WiiWare title along with other Squeenix titles

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Capcom announcing two more titles at E3 2009

Even after the big Captivate09 blowout that they recently had, it looks like Capcom still isn’t done. A tweet on the Capcom Unity Twitter account has revealed that the company still has two games left to announce at E3 2009:

You think we have great titles now? Wait ’til we announce two more at E3!

No details whatsoever yet, but E3’s just a bit over a month away. What do you guys think it will be? Lost Planet 2 for PS3? Another remake of a Resident Evil remake? Heroin Hero?

• Capcom: “We certainly do not intend to stop supporting UMD”
• Capcom planning to release downloadable Lost Planet 2 demo during E3

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New Ghost Recon coming, Red Steel 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction slated for Christmas release

A new entry in Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon franchise was confirmed in the company’s recently-released financial documents along with target release windows for two more Ubisoft games.

Actual game details are still on the thin side, but the fourth Ghost Recon game is apparently being readied for release within Ubisoft’s 2009-2010 fiscal period, which ends in March 2010.

The delay-addled Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC, Xbox 360) was also mentioned in the documents, this time rocking a Christmas 2009 release along with Red Steel 2. We’ll see if it finally manages to make it to a target release date without any mishaps.

• Ubisoft confirms Red Steel 2
• Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed 2, Red Steel 2, new Ghost Recon arriving next fiscal year

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Ubisoft confirms Red Steel 2

Head’s up. Ubisoft has officially announced Red Steel 2, Ubisoft’s first crack at the Wii MotionPlus. When it comes out, you’ll be able to enjoy the gun-trotting, katana-hacking action of the game using the shiny new peripheral.

So says Tony Key, senior VP of sales and marketing at Ubisoft:

Red Steel was a unique opportunity for Ubisoft to work in tandem with Nintendo to create a title exclusively for the launch of the Wii console.

Red Steel 2 is another milestone for the company as it is the first Ubisoft title with full Wii MotionPlus integration

The image reminds me a lot of Afro Samurai, and having the revolver hanging on a katana really suggests the Afro Samurai look. Anyway, Red Steel 2 is currently set to be released on the holidays later this year.

• Red Steel 2 swordplay: will utilize Wii MotionPlus accessory

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Time reveals its 100 Most Influential People, Shigeru Miyamoto slips to 42nd UPDATE

Like they say, once you’re at the top, there’s nowhere to go but down. In Shigeru Miyamoto’s case, he went down quite a bit. After being at the top of Time 100 last year, the Nintendo gaming mastermind drops to #42 of Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people from various fields and industries. So who else made it to the list?

With a dominating vote count of 16,794,368, the unnamed founder of the community website 4chan, “moot,” takes the top spot. Coming at a very distant second is Malaysian Democratic icon, Anwar Ibrahim with 2,316,378 votes.

Other popular names on that list include Kobe Bryant at #9, Li’l Wayne at #12, Tina Fey at #15, and Pound-for-Pound champ Manny Pacquiao at #22. Barrack Obama is at #37, while Sarah Palin makes it to #81, which is funny because I seriously don’t believe she’s more influential than #89 Steve Jobs.

Shigure Miyamoto comes in at #42 with 614,641 votes, right below Disney pop princess Miley Cyrus at #41. Yes, Miley Cyrus is apparently more influential than Miyamoto. Funny as it sounds, it could be true, with all the exposure that Disney is giving “Hannah Montanna” who also has her own video game.

Who would you put at the top of your list?

UPDATE

If you read the first letters of #1-22, it says, “Marble Cake also The Game.”
The list was hacked, and thus, the list ain’t legit. We’ll keep you posted on the real list if it comes out.

• Guiness World Records names its 50 most influential games of all time

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Time reveals its 100 Most Influential People, Shigeru Miyamoto slips to 42nd

Like they say, once you’re at the top, there’s nowhere to go but down. In Shigeru Miyamoto’s case, he went down quite a bit. After being at the top of Time 100 last year, the Nintendo gaming mastermind drops to #42 of Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people from various fields and industries. So who else made it to the list?

With a dominating vote count of 16,794,368, the unnamed founder of the community website 4chan, “moot,” takes the top spot. Coming at a very distant second is Malaysian Democratic icon, Anwar Ibrahim with 2,316,378 votes.

Other popular names on that list include Kobe Bryant at #9, Li’l Wayne at #12, Tina Fey at #15, and Pound-for-Pound champ Manny Pacquiao at #22. Barrack Obama is at #37, while Sarah Palin makes it to #81, which is funny because I seriously don’t believe she’s more influential than #89 Steve Jobs.

Shigure Miyamoto comes in at #42 with 614,641 votes, right below Disney pop princess Miley Cyrus at #41. Yes, Miley Cyrus is apparently more influential than Miyamoto. Funny as it sounds, it could be true, with all the exposure that Disney is giving “Hannah Montanna” who also has her own video game.

Who would you put at the top of your list?

• Guiness World Records names its 50 most influential games of all time

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Super Stardust HD devs working on another PSN exclusive, two more new IPs

Housemarque, the Finnish development studio behind Super Stardust HD, has revealed that they currently have three new game IPs in the works. The studio also plans to try their hand at self-publishing with one of their new IPs, Rope.

Rope is described as a physics-based puzzle solving game. Players attach a ropey avatar to various objects and try to get a group of characters to reach the goal. Housemarque hopes to publish Rope next year. It’s already been greenlighted for a PSN release, and Housemarque is also shopping it to Microsoft. iPhone and WiiWare releases are also being considered.

Apart from Rope, Housemarque is also working on a new PSN-exclusive game that’s set to be announced in August during GamesCom 2009. The third game in the studio’s current slate of projects is a multiplatform title for “a leading publisher”.

According to the studio’s CEO and co-founder Ilari Kuittinen, both the PSN exclusive and the multiplatform title will “something different from the past. We haven t done this kind of a game genre before.

• PSN title “Project V” to be revealed at E3, will hit PS3 and PSP

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Resident Evil Archives gets June release date, screenshots

Capcom’s Captivate09 event has revealed that Resident Evil Archives will indeed come out this June. Hey, it turns out that retailers got it right this time. No word yet on if it’ll indeed ship in a bundle with Resident Evil Zero, but the name does suggest more than one game.

Resident Evil Archives is a Wii remake of the GameCube remake of the original Resident Evil. Whew. This version includes the rooms, areas, items, and creatures that were added in the GameCube release. Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield also return of course.

• Resident Evil: Archives set to arrive in June?

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It’s on: Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony all geared up for E3

One thing Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have in common is that they all think this year’s E3 is going to be a big one. Huge, really. Microsoft in particular believes that their presence at the expo will “completely transform” peoples’ perceptions of home entertainment. Here are the big three’s statements in all their glory, taken from an ESA press release.

From Microsoft’s Don Mattrick:

Microsoft is gearing up for a big presence at E3 which will completely transform how people think about home entertainment. We’re excited about the momentum that is building in the industry in anticipation of our June 1st media briefing, which will kick off E3 in blockbuster style.

From Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime:

Nintendo has been a long time attendee of E3 and it has our full support. E3 brings a wide variety of key audiences into contact with products from many companies, including Nintendo. It’s the place where creativity is on display, and as a ’sneak peak’ for our entire industry it helps generate excitement for gamers around the world.

From Sony’s Jack Tretton:

Sony Computer Entertainment America is looking forward to another great showing at this year’s E3 Expo. The audience of North American-based and foreign media and key industry partners makes E3 Expo an ideal place for us to unveil the latest PlayStation news and products at our press event on June 2.

E3 2009 will take place from June 2 to 4 at the LA Convention Center.

• SCEA rolls out pre-E3 show games sneak peek list
• Fils-Aime: Nintendo will do a “much better job” at E3 09
• E3 2009 gets a wrap up with Video Games Live concert, pre-sale tickets available