Rabu, 20 Juli 2011
Nintendo of Europe official PR - Robin Williams and daughter continue to share their passion for Zelda
19th July 2011 – After becoming instantly fascinated by The Legend of Zelda series after playing the original The Legend of Zelda game in 1987, award-winning actor Robin Williams decided to name his daughter Zelda after the Princess featured within the series of games. And now, more than 13 years after the original Nintendo 64 game, Robin and his daughter Zelda are getting to grips with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on Nintendo 3DS.
Robin, who has an in-depth knowledge of The Legend of Zelda series, hasn’t lost any of his enthusiasm for the game: “Unlike most things from the 1980s, The Legend of Zelda has held up really well. I fell in love with this series years ago, with its incredible storytelling and adventures, but enjoy it even more in 3D. Nintendo has really taken The Legend of Zelda to a whole new level that is exciting for long-time fans like myself, my daughter, and a new generation.”
For Zelda Williams, who has close ties to The Legend of Zelda since the day she was born, revisiting one of her favourite games from childhood is a very emotional experience: “Seeing my dad all excited when he’s playing is really fun. We started to play the game around the same time and we exchange tips on how to solve puzzles and we always try to play together! The game feels really fresh and new thanks to the new improved graphics!”
You can now see both Robin and Zelda experience the brand new features in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D as they get to grips with motion controls and gaze at the remastered 3D graphics at www.nintendo.co.uk/zelda. Nintendo 3DS owners can also view the recently aired TV campaign featuring Robin and Zelda in full 3D for the first time on Nintendo eShop from the afternoon of Thursday 21st of July. Make sure you also check out the exclusive and intimate interview with Robin and his daughter Zelda available through Nintendo eShop – how did her name really come about and what is it about the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D which gets them both so excited?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is in shops now, only for Nintendo 3DS.
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Japanese hardware sales - July 11th to 17th
3DS 46,637
PSP 26,551
PS3 23,322
Wii 14,237
DSi LL 4,693
DSi 4,384
Xbox 360 1,734
PS2 1,405
DS Lite 131
PSP go 14
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PSP 26,551
PS3 23,322
Wii 14,237
DSi LL 4,693
DSi 4,384
Xbox 360 1,734
PS2 1,405
DS Lite 131
PSP go 14
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Pyramids announcement on Nintendo 3DS eShop
Enjoy Gaming ltd., is proud to announce its new game on the eShop™ of the Nintendo 3DS™ : Pyramids.
The game will be available later this year.
Pyramids is a puzzle/platform game developed by Visual Impact Productions.
This Paris based french studio known from international licenses such as SSX, Burnout, Babyz, Tony Hawk, Harry Potter, Rayman or Tail Concerto.
Hyperkin announces the availability of the 3DS POWERPLUS at Retailers Nationwide for Nintendo® 3DS
Newport Beach, CA - July 19, 2011 - Hyperkin, a recognized and trusted brand of video game peripherals, today announced the availability of the 3DS Powerplus for the new Nintendo® 3DS handheld system at retailers nationwide. The 3DS Powerplus is a high-capacity, rechargeable battery pack for Nintendo 3DS that effectively doubles the battery life of the original 3DS battery with a convenient slide-in design.
"The 3DS Powerplus is an affordable and convenient way of extending the battery life of the 3DS when you're on the go," said Steven Mar, Hyperkin's Business Director. "Its sleek form factor and rubber coating make it incredibly comfortable to use over long periods of time."
The 3DS Powerplus is a compact and lightweight battery pack that can be charged via a standard USB port with the included USB cable. It also features an LED indicator that lets you know when your battery is charging and when it has finished. The 3DS Powerplus has an MSRP of $24.99.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
· 1800 mHA
· Sleek, 1/4" Design
· Lightweight (2.2 Ounces)
· Battery LED Indicator
· Full Access to All 3DS Functions
· Improved Grip
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Japanese software sales - July 11th to 17th (Top 20)
01. / 00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami) {2011-07-14} - 117.759 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (Bandai Namco) {2011-07-14} - 80.215 / NEW
03. / 00. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5) {2011-07-16} - 74.227 / NEW
04. / 00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami) {2011-07-14} - 73.247 / NEW
05. / 00. [NDS] Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (SEGA) {2011-07-14} - 34.903 / NEW
06. / 00. [3DS] Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo) {2011-07-14} - 32.475 / NEW
07. / 00. [PSP] UnchainBlades ReXX (FuRyu) {2011-07-14} - 18.256 / NEW
08. / 07. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011-06-16} - 15.636 / 256.374 (+4%)
09. / 10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2009-06-25} - 14.725 / 402.799 (+14%)
10. / 06. [PSP] Danball Senki (Level 5) {2011-06-16} - 12.085 / 256.875 (-24%)
11. / 17. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010-09-18} - 10.951 / 5.238.287 (+32%)
12. / 05. [WII] Wii Play: Motion (Nintendo) {2011-07-07} - 10.522 / 27.531 (-38%)
13. / 01. [PS3] L.A. Noire (Rockstar) {2011-07-07} - 10.036 / 68.473 (-83%)
14. / 08. [PSP] Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011-06-23} - 9.928 / 109.016 (-28%)
15. / 09. [WII] GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo) {2011-06-30} - 9.473 / 58.863 (-28%)
16. / 12. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011-06-30} - 9.336 / 74.772 (-11%)
17. / 02. [PS3] inFamous 2 (SCE) {2011-07-07} - 8.324 / 41.798 (-75%)
18. / 15. [PSP] To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers (Aquaplus) {2011-06-30} - 8.082 / 54.799 (-13%)
19. / 03. [PS3] Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (D3 Publisher) {2011-07-07} - 7.864 / 38.053 (-74%)
20. / 00. [3DS] UnchainBlades ReXX (FuRyu) {2011-07-14} - 5.592 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (Bandai Namco) {2011-07-14} - 80.215 / NEW
03. / 00. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5) {2011-07-16} - 74.227 / NEW
04. / 00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami) {2011-07-14} - 73.247 / NEW
05. / 00. [NDS] Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (SEGA) {2011-07-14} - 34.903 / NEW
06. / 00. [3DS] Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo) {2011-07-14} - 32.475 / NEW
07. / 00. [PSP] UnchainBlades ReXX (FuRyu) {2011-07-14} - 18.256 / NEW
08. / 07. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011-06-16} - 15.636 / 256.374 (+4%)
09. / 10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2009-06-25} - 14.725 / 402.799 (+14%)
10. / 06. [PSP] Danball Senki (Level 5) {2011-06-16} - 12.085 / 256.875 (-24%)
11. / 17. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010-09-18} - 10.951 / 5.238.287 (+32%)
12. / 05. [WII] Wii Play: Motion (Nintendo) {2011-07-07} - 10.522 / 27.531 (-38%)
13. / 01. [PS3] L.A. Noire (Rockstar) {2011-07-07} - 10.036 / 68.473 (-83%)
14. / 08. [PSP] Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011-06-23} - 9.928 / 109.016 (-28%)
15. / 09. [WII] GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo) {2011-06-30} - 9.473 / 58.863 (-28%)
16. / 12. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011-06-30} - 9.336 / 74.772 (-11%)
17. / 02. [PS3] inFamous 2 (SCE) {2011-07-07} - 8.324 / 41.798 (-75%)
18. / 15. [PSP] To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers (Aquaplus) {2011-06-30} - 8.082 / 54.799 (-13%)
19. / 03. [PS3] Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (D3 Publisher) {2011-07-07} - 7.864 / 38.053 (-74%)
20. / 00. [3DS] UnchainBlades ReXX (FuRyu) {2011-07-14} - 5.592 / NEW
Ubisoft expresses confidence in Wii U, 3DS and Wii
The following comments come from Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot concerning the Wii U, 3DS sales and Wii sales...
- "really a huge improvement over what can be done in the console business today."
- "We must not forget that Nintendo has been the biggest seller this generation, and has a huge number of customers that appreciate the brands that are created on the Wii and will be interested to go to the next generation."
- "(Nintendo will) do what’s necessary to launch [the Wii U] in a huge way."
- "There were not many high profile games launched with the machine, but we think there will be lots launched before the end of the year, so it will continue to grow. If you remember, the DS launch didn't go very smoothly, so we have to look at [the 3DS] in the longer term than we do now. Potentially it could become a great machine."
- "Wii will still be really well performing this year. [Nintendo] already decreased the price, and we know Nintendo will make sure to perform this Christmas, so we expect the Wii will be strong this year, especially on casual products."
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- "really a huge improvement over what can be done in the console business today."
- "We must not forget that Nintendo has been the biggest seller this generation, and has a huge number of customers that appreciate the brands that are created on the Wii and will be interested to go to the next generation."
- "(Nintendo will) do what’s necessary to launch [the Wii U] in a huge way."
- "There were not many high profile games launched with the machine, but we think there will be lots launched before the end of the year, so it will continue to grow. If you remember, the DS launch didn't go very smoothly, so we have to look at [the 3DS] in the longer term than we do now. Potentially it could become a great machine."
- "Wii will still be really well performing this year. [Nintendo] already decreased the price, and we know Nintendo will make sure to perform this Christmas, so we expect the Wii will be strong this year, especially on casual products."
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Team Meat man likes his 3DS
Edward McMillen of Team Meat has a new game coming out for Steam, but had a few choice words that might help boost the morale of anyone doubting the future of the 3DS. Seems Mr. McMillen is pretty keen on his little 3D system than can:
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"We went with Steam because the game's a PC game and my past experiences with Steam have been amazing," he says, although "It would be cool to put it on 3DS. Not because of the 3D, but just because I want something to play on my 3DS."
"I like [the 3DS e-Shop] so far and wouldn't be against making something for it if I knew how games were selling on it. Tommy and I are devs for the system and plan on buying a kit this year but don't have any games in mind specifically for the system yet."
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Super Mario 3DS - preview
A small snippet from 3DSTribe's very thorough examination of the E3 demo:
Full preview here
Super Mario also sees a welcome step back to the small to big to powerup Mario chain, something that’s more than just a visual touch -and more fitting of the game’s 2D Mario influence – some blocks/jumps in those games are only accessible with big Mario, for example, likewise Mario’s extended moveset on the 3D marios erase the need for big/small Mario. Current powerups are no doubt familiar – there’s nothing like Spring Mario or Boulder Mario here, at least yet, but Raccoon Mario’s floaty jump and tail whip are as welcome as they’ve always been.
It’s also worth noting that using the 2D Mario template rather than the 3D affairs of Mario 64/Sunshine/Galaxy’s is certainly the best way to utilise 3DS’s 3D effect (though arguably Galaxy-style levels with a 3D Mario moveset would be just as successful), as it offers more shadowless jumping gaps per level between platforms – exactly what it hard to distinguish without autostereoscopic 3D.
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Heroes of Ruin's artwork comes from a comic book artist
- comic book artist Adi Granov came in to do artwork for the project
”This work was done by Adi Granov that Square [Enix] had hired to do artwork. We set up all of the initial art and internally created the character classes. All of that goes through an approval process where we send it to Square and they offer their input. One of the challenges working with the 3DS is the screen real estate. You can’t take a realistically proportioned character and convey them on the screen as well. We have a slightly stylized look to the game just because the proportions need to be exaggerated so they can be readable on the screen. That’s where we worked with Square to come up with a good look for our game” - Chris Bromby, art director at n-Space
”This work was done by Adi Granov that Square [Enix] had hired to do artwork. We set up all of the initial art and internally created the character classes. All of that goes through an approval process where we send it to Square and they offer their input. One of the challenges working with the 3DS is the screen real estate. You can’t take a realistically proportioned character and convey them on the screen as well. We have a slightly stylized look to the game just because the proportions need to be exaggerated so they can be readable on the screen. That’s where we worked with Square to come up with a good look for our game” - Chris Bromby, art director at n-Space
Sabtu, 16 Juli 2011
StarFox 64 3D dated for Australia
Coming from the Nintendo of Australia hub page...
Star Fox 64 3D
Genre: Shooter
Rating: Check Classification, CC
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: 15-09-2011
Skill Level: Beginner - Advanced
Players: 1 to 4
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Star Fox 64 3D
Genre: Shooter
Rating: Check Classification, CC
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: 15-09-2011
Skill Level: Beginner - Advanced
Players: 1 to 4
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Japan - Top 10 best-selling 3DS titles thus far
[3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles (Level 5) - 117.589 / 301.156 / 39,05% 26/02/11
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) - 182.998 / 249.279 / 73,41% 16/06/11
[3DS] Nintendogs+cats (Nintendo) - 68.973 / 247.611 / 27,86% 26/02/11
[3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) - 76.578 / 121.961 / 62,79% 26/05/11
[3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) - 43.044 / 120.362 / 35,76% 26/02/11
[3DS] Super Street Fighter 3D Edition (Capcom) - 38.557 / 103.872 / 37,12% 26/02/11
[3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) - 61.306 / 92.733 / 66,11% 02/06/11
[3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) - 34.663 / 84.420 / 41,06% 26/02/11
[3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) - 26.222 / 84.076 / 31,19% 26/02/11
[3DS] Tales of the Abyss (Bandai Namco) - 68.218 / 68.218 / 100,00% 30/06/11
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[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) - 182.998 / 249.279 / 73,41% 16/06/11
[3DS] Nintendogs+cats (Nintendo) - 68.973 / 247.611 / 27,86% 26/02/11
[3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) - 76.578 / 121.961 / 62,79% 26/05/11
[3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) - 43.044 / 120.362 / 35,76% 26/02/11
[3DS] Super Street Fighter 3D Edition (Capcom) - 38.557 / 103.872 / 37,12% 26/02/11
[3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) - 61.306 / 92.733 / 66,11% 02/06/11
[3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) - 34.663 / 84.420 / 41,06% 26/02/11
[3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) - 26.222 / 84.076 / 31,19% 26/02/11
[3DS] Tales of the Abyss (Bandai Namco) - 68.218 / 68.218 / 100,00% 30/06/11
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Kamis, 14 Juli 2011
Netflix Streaming Now Available on Nintendo 3DS Hand-Held Systems
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Starting today, Nintendo 3DS™ owners across the United States and Canada can download a free application that allows Netflix members with unlimited streaming plans to instantly watch TV episodes and movies streaming from Netflix. The attractive, easy-to-use service adds a huge value to the Nintendo 3DS portable system, and again demonstrates how Nintendo 3DS continues to present new and different experiences for owners almost every day.
Nintendo 3DS joins the Wii™ console in its ability to stream Netflix content. On an average day, more than 1.5 million Netflix members instantly watch TV shows or movies via the Wii console. Now available for download from the Nintendo eShop, the Netflix application makes it easy for people to enjoy big action films, award-winning documentaries or hit reality shows and sitcoms on the Nintendo 3DS system anytime, anywhere.
“The new Netflix application looks great, plays great and is a fantastic consumer experience,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “It gives Nintendo 3DS owners access to an amazing wealth of movies and TV shows, which they can watch conveniently from thousands of free Wi-Fi access points across the country. Nintendo 3DS truly offers something for everyone.”
“Nintendo is a terrific partner with Netflix,” said Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix. “We’re excited to extend the partnership to include streaming on Nintendo 3DS.”
The new Netflix application for Nintendo 3DS displays movies and TV episodes in 2D on the system’s upper screen. Users will soon have access to an additional library of select movies that can be viewed in 3D without the need for special glasses.
Use of the Netflix application on Nintendo 3DS requires a broadband Internet connection and a Netflix streaming membership starting at $7.99 a month. Netflix members with unlimited streaming plans can instantly watch on their Nintendo 3DS systems and other devices, including the Wii console.
To download the free Netflix application or any other content from the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo 3DS users must first install the free system update that became available on June 6.
The Nintendo 3DS system’s parental control settings can be used to manage access to the Netflix application. Parents who wish to manage the specific content their kids watch will be happy to know that the parental control settings associated with their Netflix account will be applied to the streaming content viewable on the Nintendo 3DS system.
For more information about Nintendo 3DS and its other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
Nintendo says Netflix bringing 3D streaming movies to 3DS
"The new Netflix application for Nintendo 3DS displays movies and TV episodes in 2D on the system's upper screen. Users will soon have access to an additional library of select movies that can be viewed in 3D without the need for special glasses."
That blurb comes from the Netflix 3DS press release that we posted earlier today. The wording seems a bit confusing. Is that additional library related to Netflix, or is Nintendo talking about the Nintendo Video service?
When they were pressed for an answer, Nintendo said that the additional library was indeed coming from Netflix. When Netflix was asked the same question, they wouldn't discuss.
Dream Trigger 3D - review
A portion of an ONM review...
...Dream Trigger 3D's core mechanics just aren't substantial enough or developed enough to sustain interest over time, despite attempts to mix things up with an impressive array of sights and sounds. And, given the asking price, you'll be hard pushed not to feel a little short-changed as a result.
Full review here
...Dream Trigger 3D's core mechanics just aren't substantial enough or developed enough to sustain interest over time, despite attempts to mix things up with an impressive array of sights and sounds. And, given the asking price, you'll be hard pushed not to feel a little short-changed as a result.
Super Pokemon Scramble - more details
- "Drops of Light" which allow Pokémon to battle have started to disappear
- if they completely disappear, Pokémon will be completely unable to battle
- visit the Toy World and collect the Drops of Light in order to save the Pokémon
- each area in the main game is accessed via gates in the overworld
- these areas contain a variety of Pokémon and need to be cleared before you can progress to the next area
- beat certain challenges such as Battle Royals and obtain Pokémon to proceed to the next area
- Various areas include Cape Area, Beach Area and Forest Area
- Battle Royales get more difficult with each progression
- certain Battle Royales have restrictions pertaining to Pokemon types
- Charge Battle teammates are chosen automatically based upon the strength of your lead Pokémon
- repeated presses of the A button or rotation of the circlepad on the 3DS is used for battling
- in Team Battles, when your Pokémon aren't stacked up, the other two Pokémon are controlled by the AI
- stacking the Pokémon together occurs when High Tension mode is activated
- this will fuse the Pokémon together and heals Hit Points
- in co-op mode, it's more likely to befriend a Pokemon
- if they completely disappear, Pokémon will be completely unable to battle
- visit the Toy World and collect the Drops of Light in order to save the Pokémon
- each area in the main game is accessed via gates in the overworld
- these areas contain a variety of Pokémon and need to be cleared before you can progress to the next area
- beat certain challenges such as Battle Royals and obtain Pokémon to proceed to the next area
- Various areas include Cape Area, Beach Area and Forest Area
- Battle Royales get more difficult with each progression
- certain Battle Royales have restrictions pertaining to Pokemon types
- Charge Battle teammates are chosen automatically based upon the strength of your lead Pokémon
- repeated presses of the A button or rotation of the circlepad on the 3DS is used for battling
- in Team Battles, when your Pokémon aren't stacked up, the other two Pokémon are controlled by the AI
- stacking the Pokémon together occurs when High Tension mode is activated
- this will fuse the Pokémon together and heals Hit Points
- in co-op mode, it's more likely to befriend a Pokemon
3DS Arrow summer break
The blog will be updated but not as mutch as before during the summer period, the design will be be new when the blog is back after the summer.
So keep playing thoose 3Ds in the sun and head out for the sun and summer we will be back.
So keep playing thoose 3Ds in the sun and head out for the sun and summer we will be back.
Selasa, 12 Juli 2011
Video: Arika's 3DS beat-em-up demo featuring Street Fighter characters
In the above video, Hokuto and Kairi from the Street Fighter EX series face off in the first ever video of Arika’s Nintendo 3DS test project, currently called Fighting Sample.
There's no information on what the game might turn out to be, but more beat-em-up action on the 3DS can't be a bad thing.
Nintendo Video for 3DS arriving in North America this summer
Nintendo has reiterated that it will release its 3DS video service in North America this summer, following its launch in Europe this week. In an official statement, it said:
"Nintendo's short-form video service that delivers special video content for Nintendo 3DS systems will launch in North America later this summer.
In addition, Netflix members who have an unlimited plan starting at $7.99 a month and access to a broadband wireless Internet connection will soon be able to download a free Netflix application that allows them to watch movies and TV shows on their Nintendo 3DS systems at no extra charge. These services will add to the wealth of games and entertainment content currently available via the Nintendo eShop."
"Nintendo's short-form video service that delivers special video content for Nintendo 3DS systems will launch in North America later this summer.
In addition, Netflix members who have an unlimited plan starting at $7.99 a month and access to a broadband wireless Internet connection will soon be able to download a free Netflix application that allows them to watch movies and TV shows on their Nintendo 3DS systems at no extra charge. These services will add to the wealth of games and entertainment content currently available via the Nintendo eShop."
Japan - Nintendo Video service
- includes 2D and 3D content
- new content will be offered periodically
- first set of videos includes:
Tokyo Girls Collection
A fashion show themed around "real clothes," or the kind of clothes that teens and 20-year-old girls wear.
Yoshimoto Nintendo 3DS Experimental Theater
Various skits from comedians.
3D Fura Fura Machi Aruki Kyoto
A 3D tour of Kyoto, hosted by Tomoko Tabata.
- download the Nintendo Video app from the eShop to access this content
- video content will be downloaded automatically to your 3DS
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- new content will be offered periodically
- first set of videos includes:
Tokyo Girls Collection
A fashion show themed around "real clothes," or the kind of clothes that teens and 20-year-old girls wear.
Yoshimoto Nintendo 3DS Experimental Theater
Various skits from comedians.
3D Fura Fura Machi Aruki Kyoto
A 3D tour of Kyoto, hosted by Tomoko Tabata.
- download the Nintendo Video app from the eShop to access this content
- video content will be downloaded automatically to your 3DS
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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy - more details
- three modes of play: Music Game, SpotPass and Museum
- Music Game has three sub-modes: Series, Challenge and one unidentified mode
- options are shown alongside your current party, listed with HP and level
- swap out characters from your party here
- three types of gameplay icons:
Red: Touch the screen briefly
Yellow: Slide in the direction of the arrow or line of movement of the icon
Green: Touch and hold down on the screen
Field
Play to field, town and dungeon music, one rhythm line, difficulty is lower, more relaxed songs that require you to slide the touch pen up and down
Battle
four rhythm lines, music is higher tempo, difficulty is higher, get critical attacks by timing your inputs perfectly, chain combos
- Music Game has three sub-modes: Series, Challenge and one unidentified mode
- options are shown alongside your current party, listed with HP and level
- swap out characters from your party here
- three types of gameplay icons:
Red: Touch the screen briefly
Yellow: Slide in the direction of the arrow or line of movement of the icon
Green: Touch and hold down on the screen
Field
Play to field, town and dungeon music, one rhythm line, difficulty is lower, more relaxed songs that require you to slide the touch pen up and down
Battle
four rhythm lines, music is higher tempo, difficulty is higher, get critical attacks by timing your inputs perfectly, chain combos
Iwata Asks: 3DS eShop - Making shopping fun, regional content managers, rankings, VC details and more
- a main goal was to make the shop more fun, so that anyone would like to visit it, even if they didn't have a particular reason in mind
- adding elements of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo Channel doubled the dev team size
- one of the designers went to video game and book stores to learn about ways to display content for casual purchases
- an eShop demo was made in order to get opinions from people
- precise searching was something people wanted early on, but that opinion changed later on as the eShop took shape
- the eShop manager in each region can freely rearrange shelves
- an eShop managers' group was formed in order to share opinions and details
- the 5-star ranking system was met with a lot of debate, so much so that there were plans to use different ranking systems in different regions
- handling taxes in all different units of money measurement was a nightmare
- the server team in America is working on tax rates
- tax rates in America are causing a lot of trouble, due to all the different rates for zip codes
- screen speed was sped up to make the shopping experience more pleasurable
- this was done by using a database of likely content for the user
- Nintendo Video content will swap in and out on its own
- cannot save videos
- this was done because of video rights issues as well as the amount of videos that would clutter up the 3DS
- view downloaded videos without being connected to the internet
- 3D Classics development started at the end of 2009
- 3D Classics: Xevious was the first title worked on
- working on the 3D adaptation brought up issues with spatial relationships in the original
- this took 20 times the amount of work it would normally take to port a game
- the graphics and programming were redone from scratch
- the team enhanced the graphics at one point, but Miyamoto and Iwata both said to put it back in the original style
- Tennis was worked on as a 3D Classic, but the results were underwhelming and more issues arose, so development was scrapped
- translating Game Boy games to the 3DS VC wasn't as easy as just porting
- the way things look when flashing looked completely different on the 3DS than it did the Game Boy
- eShop region manages discuss what classic games they want to see on the Game Boy VC
- when these managers choose games, the production cost and practicability are discussed
- an actual Game Boy unit was referenced many times during 3DS VC development in order to get the right feeling
- adding elements of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo Channel doubled the dev team size
- one of the designers went to video game and book stores to learn about ways to display content for casual purchases
- an eShop demo was made in order to get opinions from people
- precise searching was something people wanted early on, but that opinion changed later on as the eShop took shape
- the eShop manager in each region can freely rearrange shelves
- an eShop managers' group was formed in order to share opinions and details
- the 5-star ranking system was met with a lot of debate, so much so that there were plans to use different ranking systems in different regions
- handling taxes in all different units of money measurement was a nightmare
- the server team in America is working on tax rates
- tax rates in America are causing a lot of trouble, due to all the different rates for zip codes
- screen speed was sped up to make the shopping experience more pleasurable
- this was done by using a database of likely content for the user
- Nintendo Video content will swap in and out on its own
- cannot save videos
- this was done because of video rights issues as well as the amount of videos that would clutter up the 3DS
- view downloaded videos without being connected to the internet
- 3D Classics development started at the end of 2009
- 3D Classics: Xevious was the first title worked on
- working on the 3D adaptation brought up issues with spatial relationships in the original
- this took 20 times the amount of work it would normally take to port a game
- the graphics and programming were redone from scratch
- the team enhanced the graphics at one point, but Miyamoto and Iwata both said to put it back in the original style
- Tennis was worked on as a 3D Classic, but the results were underwhelming and more issues arose, so development was scrapped
- translating Game Boy games to the 3DS VC wasn't as easy as just porting
- the way things look when flashing looked completely different on the 3DS than it did the Game Boy
- eShop region manages discuss what classic games they want to see on the Game Boy VC
- when these managers choose games, the production cost and practicability are discussed
- an actual Game Boy unit was referenced many times during 3DS VC development in order to get the right feeling
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy - another round of details (originally started on DS)
- over 50 songs.
- three songs each for FFI through FFXIII
- songs correspond to each game's Field, Battle and Event stages
- 3D visuals and surround sound
- due out this Winter in Japan
- development started on DS but was moved to 3DS
- space issues came up on DS, but the move to 3DS solved that
- three songs each for FFI through FFXIII
- songs correspond to each game's Field, Battle and Event stages
- 3D visuals and surround sound
- due out this Winter in Japan
- development started on DS but was moved to 3DS
- space issues came up on DS, but the move to 3DS solved that
Namco Bandai bringing Brave Company to the 3DS
- developed by Cattle Call
- play as the CEO of a hero dispatch agency
- interview potential heroes, hire them, and send them out to the city to protect the peace
- advance in the game to grow your business and the city as well
- heroes include knights, archers, priests and wizards
- certain heroes are better for certain missions
- features music from Prof. Sakamoto
- image visual work from Tomomi Kobayashi (SaGa series)
- character designs from Foo Midori
- due out Oct. 27th
- also heading to iOS
- play as the CEO of a hero dispatch agency
- interview potential heroes, hire them, and send them out to the city to protect the peace
- advance in the game to grow your business and the city as well
- heroes include knights, archers, priests and wizards
- certain heroes are better for certain missions
- features music from Prof. Sakamoto
- image visual work from Tomomi Kobayashi (SaGa series)
- character designs from Foo Midori
- due out Oct. 27th
- also heading to iOS
Senin, 11 Juli 2011
Xenoblade Chronicles, StarFox 64 3D, Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident - unconfirmed initial shipment numbers for Europe
Xenoblade Chronicles...
- 30,000 regular copies
- 8,000 Classic Controller bundles
StarFox 64 3D
- 40,000 copies
Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident
- 25,000 copies
Link
- 30,000 regular copies
- 8,000 Classic Controller bundles
StarFox 64 3D
- 40,000 copies
Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident
- 25,000 copies
Link
UK software sales - week ending July 9th
TOP 10 NINTENDO 3DS (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 9 July 2011
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 2 | | 2 | RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES 3D | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 3 | | 3 | PILOTWINGS RESORT | MONSTER GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 4 | | 4 | SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D EDITION | DIMPS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 5 | | 5 | LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | LUCASARTS | LUCASARTS | ||
| 6 | | 6 | NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | | 7 | RAYMAN 3D | UBISOFT (CASABLANCA) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 8 | | 8 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | TRAVELLER'S TALES | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 9 | | 9 | RABBIDS 3D | UBISOFT (CASABLANCA) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 10 | | 10 | NINTENDOGS + CATS: FRENCH BULLDOG | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
Nintendo Power - Reel Fishing Paradise 3D, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries: review details
Reel Fishing Paradise 3D
- repetitive and dul
- pick your bait/tackle, cast your line, and reel in your fish over and over again
- good controls
- fishing is uncomplicated
- 40 different types of fish
- no real mission variety
- customize an aquarium
- final score: 6
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries
- Graphics are “pretty darn impressive”
- game suffers from framerate problems
- nice use of 3D with slider at max
- nice use of 3DS controls
- A button to quickly heal yourself
- moving while shooting is poorly executed
- meleeing enemies can become “monotonous”.
- variety of enemies helps to keep the player engaged
- some extremely strong enemies
- co-op: game over for both characters if just one dies
- best to play it in short bursts
- final score: 7.5
- repetitive and dul
- pick your bait/tackle, cast your line, and reel in your fish over and over again
- good controls
- fishing is uncomplicated
- 40 different types of fish
- no real mission variety
- customize an aquarium
- final score: 6
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries
- Graphics are “pretty darn impressive”
- game suffers from framerate problems
- nice use of 3D with slider at max
- nice use of 3DS controls
- A button to quickly heal yourself
- moving while shooting is poorly executed
- meleeing enemies can become “monotonous”.
- variety of enemies helps to keep the player engaged
- some extremely strong enemies
- co-op: game over for both characters if just one dies
- best to play it in short bursts
- final score: 7.5
ESRB - This week's updates
Shinobi (3DS) – T
Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures (DS) – E
Moxie Girlz (DS) – E
Emily Archer The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (DS) – E10+
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (DS) – E
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DS) – E
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (DS) – E
Phineas and Ferb (DS) – E
Disney Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again (DS) – E
Imagine Fashion Designer (3DS) – E
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (DS) – E
Pillow Pets (DS) – E
1001 Touch Games (DS) – E
FIFA Soccer 12 (3DS) – E
Monopoly Collection (Wii) – E
Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures (DS) – E
Moxie Girlz (DS) – E
Emily Archer The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (DS) – E10+
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (DS) – E
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DS) – E
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (DS) – E
Phineas and Ferb (DS) – E
Disney Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again (DS) – E
Imagine Fashion Designer (3DS) – E
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (DS) – E
Pillow Pets (DS) – E
1001 Touch Games (DS) – E
FIFA Soccer 12 (3DS) – E
Monopoly Collection (Wii) – E
StreetPass Network + Capcom present "Stop the Swarm!"
StreetPass Network and Capcom are proud to present “Stop the Swarm!” This special, worldwide event series challenges you to stop a swarm of Resident Evil monsters that are on the move. It’s up to you and your fellow Nintendo 3DS owners to keep your city safe!
To participate, bring your system and a copy of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D to any of the events listed below. More details on how you can “Stop the Swarm!” — and the honor you receive for doing so — will be shared at the event.
• Almere (Netherlands) event on July 16
• Altamonte Springs (Florida, U.S.) event on July 16
• Arnhem (Netherlands) event on July 16
• Brisbane (Australia) event on July 30
• Dortmund (Germany) event on July 23
• Dubai (United Arab Emirates) event on July 14
• Green Bay (Wisconsin, U.S.) event on July 23
• Hollywood (California, U.S.) event on July 23
• Indianapolis (Indiana, U.S.) event on July 23
• Ontario (California, U.S.) event on July 16
• Metairie (Louisiana, U.S.) event on July 23
• Mexico City (Mexico) event on July 23
• New York City (New York, U.S.) event on July 30
• Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, U.S.) event on July 23
• Princeton (New Jersey, U.S.) event on July 17
• San Francisco (California, U.S.) event on July 31
• Seattle (Washington, U.D.) event on July 15
• Washington (District of Columbia, U.S.) event on July 23Full details here
LoveFilm's stance on why they rent Super Monkey Ball 3D and not Resident Evil: The Mercenaries makes no sense
"It is an issue with these two games recoding (sic) on the game storage-disc-thing how far you have got. Which means that whoever gets the disc-thing first and plays the game will then store that and the next person will see all the levels, achievements, and items and things unlocked already, which takes a lot of the enjoyment out. Because Resident Evil is a linear game this will totally spoil it, so we have opted not to rent it. Super Monkey Ball is not a linear game but a puzzle game, so it is less of a problem and therefore still available to rent." - LoveFilm statement
Dream Trigger 3D - review
A portion of a Eurogamer review...
Dream Trigger is a novel experiment that starts off refreshing, surreal and unique, but it's too content to regurgitate the same tricks and never evolves past its base mechanics. New coats of paint can only mask so much before it grows tiresome. If you're looking for the best showcase for your 3DS, keep dreaming.
Full review here
Dream Trigger is a novel experiment that starts off refreshing, surreal and unique, but it's too content to regurgitate the same tricks and never evolves past its base mechanics. New coats of paint can only mask so much before it grows tiresome. If you're looking for the best showcase for your 3DS, keep dreaming.
Need for Speed The Run 3DS details
The first details of the 3DS-specific version of Need For Speed: The Run have emerged today, courtesy of IGN.
There'll be no on-foot sections and nine different race types (26 stages over five acts) on your journey from San Francisco to New York.
There's also unlockable challenges, high score swapping and StreetPass races.
F1 2011 3DS details emerge
Codemasters has divulged the first details of F1 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS.
The game will include challenges and a career mode, but full F1 races including practice and qualifying have been scaled back to suit a handheld experience (quick bursts of play). The site adds:
"That's not to say that it's an arcade game. This is still rooted in simulation, and the team has spent a lot of time on the AI coding, to make sure even the first corner of the game is smooth and realistic."
The game will include challenges and a career mode, but full F1 races including practice and qualifying have been scaled back to suit a handheld experience (quick bursts of play). The site adds:
"That's not to say that it's an arcade game. This is still rooted in simulation, and the team has spent a lot of time on the AI coding, to make sure even the first corner of the game is smooth and realistic."
Nintendo Video on 3DS launches on July 13
Nintendo has announced that Nintendo Video for the 3DS will launch (in Europe at least) on July 13, and will include content such as cartoons and documentaries.
Coming soon, we're promised, are movie trailers, classic concerts, and animations for children.
Nintendo Video is freely available as a download in the Nintendo eShop and provides access to new and exclusive videos in both 2D and 3D.
I don't think it'll be long before we hear a similar announcement from Nintendo of America on when the service launches there.
Japanese software sales - June 27th to July 3rd (Top 50)
01. / 00. [3DS] Tales of the Abyss (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} - 74.173 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 54.924 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers # (Aqua Plus) {2011.06.30} - 37.396 / NEW
04. / 00. [WII] GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo) {2011.06.30} - 36.174 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] Little Battler Xperience (Level 5) {2011.06.16} - 24.471 / 228.983 (-36%)
06. / 05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} - 24.190 / 225.753 (-35%)
07. / 01. [PS3] Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 # (Gust) {2011.06.23} - 23.756 / 106.341 (-71%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Steins;Gate # (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.06.23} - 21.830 / 85.388 (-66%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Mashiro Iro Symphony: Mutsu-no-hana # (Comfort) {2011.06.30} - 17.897 / NEW
10. / 00. [PS3] Test Drive: Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 15.254 / NEW
11. / 03. [PSP] Gundam: Memories of the Battle (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.23} - 13.701 / 65.768 (-74%)
12. / 00. [360] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 12.326 / NEW
13. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} - 12.241 / 375.197 (+24%)
14. / 07. [PS3] Yakuza: Of the End (Sega) {2011.06.09} - 11.867 / 388.605 (-51%)
15. / 08. [PS3] Bleach: Soul Ignition (SCE) {2011.06.23} - 9.050 / 32.566 (-62%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama Portable # (Idea Factory) {2011.06.30} - 8.910 / NEW
17. / 00. [NDS] Kaidan Restaurant: Zoku! Shin Menu 100-Sen (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} - 8.209 / NEW
18. / 00. [PS3] Virtua Tennis 4 (Sega) {2011.06.30} - 7.999 / NEW
19. / 00. [360] Test Drive: Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 7.764 / NEW
20. / 11. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 7.623 / 5.219.065 (+8%)
21. / 06. [NDS] Prince of Tennis Gyutto! Doki-Doki Survival - Survival Umi to Yama no Love (Konami) {2011.06.23}
22. / 14. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31}
23. / 12. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08}
24. / 15. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) {2011.06.02}
25. / 19. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10}
26. / 21. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01}
27. / 17. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition (Take-Two Interactive) {2011.06.23}
28. / 18. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26}
29. / 23. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14}
30. / 24. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01}
31. / 10. [PSP] Gloria Union (Atlus Co.) {2011.06.23}
32. / 27. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP the Best) (Konami) {2011.02.24}
33. / 25. [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) {2011.04.28}
34. / 29. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03}
35. / 28. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26}
36. / 38. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
37. / 36. [WII] Sengoku Basara 3 # (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2011.06.02}
38. / 39. [PS3] Nobunaga's Ambition: Way of Heaven with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.26}
39. / 35. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.11.18}
40. / 32. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09}
41. / 43. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31}
42. / 33. [PS3] Demon's Souls (PlayStation 3 the Best) (SCE) {2010.02.25}
43. / 42. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Everyone's Recommendation Selection) (Hudson) {2011.01.20}
44. / 00. [WII] Resident Evil (Best Price! Reprint) (Capcom) {2011.06.30}
45. / 00. [PS3] Infamous (PlayStation 3 the Best) (SCE) {2011.05.26}
46. / 00. [PSP] Shutsugeki! Otometachi no Senjou 2: Ikusabana no Kizuna # (System Soft Alpha) {2011.06.30}
47. / 26. [360] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling # (5pb.) {2011.06.16}
48. / 13. [PS3] Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts) {2011.06.23}
49. / 00. [NDS] Treasure Report: Kikai Jikake no Isan (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26}
50. / 22. [3DS] Fish Eyes 3D (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.06.23}
02. / 00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 54.924 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers # (Aqua Plus) {2011.06.30} - 37.396 / NEW
04. / 00. [WII] GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo) {2011.06.30} - 36.174 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] Little Battler Xperience (Level 5) {2011.06.16} - 24.471 / 228.983 (-36%)
06. / 05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} - 24.190 / 225.753 (-35%)
07. / 01. [PS3] Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 # (Gust) {2011.06.23} - 23.756 / 106.341 (-71%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Steins;Gate # (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.06.23} - 21.830 / 85.388 (-66%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Mashiro Iro Symphony: Mutsu-no-hana # (Comfort) {2011.06.30} - 17.897 / NEW
10. / 00. [PS3] Test Drive: Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 15.254 / NEW
11. / 03. [PSP] Gundam: Memories of the Battle (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.23} - 13.701 / 65.768 (-74%)
12. / 00. [360] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 12.326 / NEW
13. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} - 12.241 / 375.197 (+24%)
14. / 07. [PS3] Yakuza: Of the End (Sega) {2011.06.09} - 11.867 / 388.605 (-51%)
15. / 08. [PS3] Bleach: Soul Ignition (SCE) {2011.06.23} - 9.050 / 32.566 (-62%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama Portable # (Idea Factory) {2011.06.30} - 8.910 / NEW
17. / 00. [NDS] Kaidan Restaurant: Zoku! Shin Menu 100-Sen (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} - 8.209 / NEW
18. / 00. [PS3] Virtua Tennis 4 (Sega) {2011.06.30} - 7.999 / NEW
19. / 00. [360] Test Drive: Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 7.764 / NEW
20. / 11. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 7.623 / 5.219.065 (+8%)
21. / 06. [NDS] Prince of Tennis Gyutto! Doki-Doki Survival - Survival Umi to Yama no Love (Konami) {2011.06.23}
22. / 14. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31}
23. / 12. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08}
24. / 15. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) {2011.06.02}
25. / 19. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10}
26. / 21. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01}
27. / 17. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition (Take-Two Interactive) {2011.06.23}
28. / 18. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26}
29. / 23. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14}
30. / 24. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01}
31. / 10. [PSP] Gloria Union (Atlus Co.) {2011.06.23}
32. / 27. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP the Best) (Konami) {2011.02.24}
33. / 25. [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) {2011.04.28}
34. / 29. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03}
35. / 28. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26}
36. / 38. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
37. / 36. [WII] Sengoku Basara 3 # (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2011.06.02}
38. / 39. [PS3] Nobunaga's Ambition: Way of Heaven with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.26}
39. / 35. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.11.18}
40. / 32. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09}
41. / 43. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31}
42. / 33. [PS3] Demon's Souls (PlayStation 3 the Best) (SCE) {2010.02.25}
43. / 42. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Everyone's Recommendation Selection) (Hudson) {2011.01.20}
44. / 00. [WII] Resident Evil (Best Price! Reprint) (Capcom) {2011.06.30}
45. / 00. [PS3] Infamous (PlayStation 3 the Best) (SCE) {2011.05.26}
46. / 00. [PSP] Shutsugeki! Otometachi no Senjou 2: Ikusabana no Kizuna # (System Soft Alpha) {2011.06.30}
47. / 26. [360] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling # (5pb.) {2011.06.16}
48. / 13. [PS3] Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts) {2011.06.23}
49. / 00. [NDS] Treasure Report: Kikai Jikake no Isan (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26}
50. / 22. [3DS] Fish Eyes 3D (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.06.23}
Japan - Hardware totals for May
PSP – 230,583
3DS – 117,409
PS3 – 87,548
Wii – 42,452
DSi LL – 35,485
DSi – 31,628
Xbox 360 – 14,753
PS2 – 9,086
DS Lite – 1,113
PSP go – 821
3DS – 117,409
PS3 – 87,548
Wii – 42,452
DSi LL – 35,485
DSi – 31,628
Xbox 360 – 14,753
PS2 – 9,086
DS Lite – 1,113
PSP go – 821
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy - site open, tons of details, screens and art
- characters, monsters and logo design are from MonsterOctopus, who worked on avatars for Kingdom Hearts Mobile
- developed by Indieszero, a Tokyo-based production company
- official site here
- the space between the gods Chaos and Cosmos is known as "Rhythm"
- "Rhythm" gives birth to the crystal which controls music, and fills the world with sound
- forces of chaos have disrupted the peace, and the crystal has begin to lose its shine
- the music wave "Rizpo" must be increased to rebuild that shine
- warriors, guided by the crystal, begin their journey of music
- select a title, from Final Fantasy 1 through Final Fantasy XIII
- each title has three stages: "field," "battle" and "event"
- different gameplay systems in each stage
- variable difficulty for the player to choose
- play as a party of four characters
- main characters from previous FF games will appear in deformed styl
- form a party of four from the cast
- character growth and collection aspects
- clear a stage to level up your character
- collect music and movie scenes
- includes major songs from the numbered FF games
- specific songs named thus far are Clash on the Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V), One Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII), At Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X) and The Sunleth Waterscape (Final Fantasy XIII) and the Final Fantasy main theme
Minggu, 10 Juli 2011
3DS eShop - software/videos top 20 charts
Software
1. 3D Classics Excitebike
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
3. Super Mario Land
4. Donkey Kong
5. Kirby’s Dream Land
6. Plants vs. Zombies
7. Cave Story
8. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
9. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
10. Photo Dojo
11. Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss -
12. Tetris Party Live
13. Alleyway
14. Anonymous Notes Chapter 2 – From the Abyss -
15. Mario Clock
16. Dr. Mario Express
17. GO Series 10 Second Run
18. Army Defender
19. Extreme Hangman
20. Zenonia
Videos
1. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Devil Survivor Overclocked
4. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion
6. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
7. Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
8. Pokedex 3D
9. Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
10. Plants vs. Zombies
11. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
12. Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights
13. 3D Classics: Excitebike
14. Driver Renegade
15. Blazybloo: Super Melee Action Battle Royale
16. James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes
17. Pilotwings Resort
18. Moto eXtreme
19. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
20. The Lost Town – The Dust
link
1. 3D Classics Excitebike
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
3. Super Mario Land
4. Donkey Kong
5. Kirby’s Dream Land
6. Plants vs. Zombies
7. Cave Story
8. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
9. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
10. Photo Dojo
11. Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss -
12. Tetris Party Live
13. Alleyway
14. Anonymous Notes Chapter 2 – From the Abyss -
15. Mario Clock
16. Dr. Mario Express
17. GO Series 10 Second Run
18. Army Defender
19. Extreme Hangman
20. Zenonia
Videos
1. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Devil Survivor Overclocked
4. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion
6. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
7. Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
8. Pokedex 3D
9. Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
10. Plants vs. Zombies
11. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
12. Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights
13. 3D Classics: Excitebike
14. Driver Renegade
15. Blazybloo: Super Melee Action Battle Royale
16. James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes
17. Pilotwings Resort
18. Moto eXtreme
19. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
20. The Lost Town – The Dust
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Analysts comment on 3DS sales thus far, future sales, smartphone impact, gamer satisfaction and more
The following information and commentary comes from Michael Cai, vice president of Games and Technology at Interpret...
"Based on our research, we knew the 3DS curve would look more like the PSP curve early on. The industry should not base longer-term forecasts on initial sales. We knew that Nintendo was targeting a different audience with the 3DS as part of a conscious effort to go back to core gamers. A lot of the games for the device are targeting the younger male demographic. That's what many in the games industry don't understand. Many people expected Nintendo sales to repeat the DSi story and even added higher expectations."
- awareness of the Nintendo 3DS among gamers spiked from 16% in 2010 to 65% at the wake of its release
- positive purchase interest declined from 22% to 16% over the past year
- 8% of gamers report owning a Nintendo 3DS already
- 64% of those who purchased a 3DS are extremely satisfied with the device
- 34% are somewhat satisfied
- 2% were not satisfied
The following comments come from Michel Pachter...
"Nintendo launched a premium-priced device with very little software support, which the recent E3 lineup was intended to remedy. I don't think that the price is so much of an obstacle as the software lineup, but given the high price, it's hard to justify buying a 3DS instead of a regular DS. Once there is a lot of exclusive software for the 3DS (Luigi's Mansion 2, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart 3DS, etc.), I expect to see sales pick up. I don't think that 3D phones are as much of a threat as smartphones are. There will be a lot of smartphones, and they will become the de facto entry level phone in a couple of years, meaning that dedicated handheld gaming devices will see their addressable market shrink to only the hardcore."
The following comments come from Samir El Agili, Gameloft's general studio manager..
"We're really excited about 3D gaming on the mobile side. Nintendo 3DS launched and has showed gamers what's possible with 3D gaming without glasses. There are already two 3D mobile devices in the US and more are on the way."
"Based on our research, we knew the 3DS curve would look more like the PSP curve early on. The industry should not base longer-term forecasts on initial sales. We knew that Nintendo was targeting a different audience with the 3DS as part of a conscious effort to go back to core gamers. A lot of the games for the device are targeting the younger male demographic. That's what many in the games industry don't understand. Many people expected Nintendo sales to repeat the DSi story and even added higher expectations."
- awareness of the Nintendo 3DS among gamers spiked from 16% in 2010 to 65% at the wake of its release
- positive purchase interest declined from 22% to 16% over the past year
- 8% of gamers report owning a Nintendo 3DS already
- 64% of those who purchased a 3DS are extremely satisfied with the device
- 34% are somewhat satisfied
- 2% were not satisfied
The following comments come from Michel Pachter...
"Nintendo launched a premium-priced device with very little software support, which the recent E3 lineup was intended to remedy. I don't think that the price is so much of an obstacle as the software lineup, but given the high price, it's hard to justify buying a 3DS instead of a regular DS. Once there is a lot of exclusive software for the 3DS (Luigi's Mansion 2, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart 3DS, etc.), I expect to see sales pick up. I don't think that 3D phones are as much of a threat as smartphones are. There will be a lot of smartphones, and they will become the de facto entry level phone in a couple of years, meaning that dedicated handheld gaming devices will see their addressable market shrink to only the hardcore."
The following comments come from Samir El Agili, Gameloft's general studio manager..
"We're really excited about 3D gaming on the mobile side. Nintendo 3DS launched and has showed gamers what's possible with 3D gaming without glasses. There are already two 3D mobile devices in the US and more are on the way."
OFLC updates - Ubisoft's upcoming 3DS titles
The following are OFLC updates for upcoming Ubisoft games...
- Puppies 3D
- Imagine Babies 3D
- Imagine Horse Rider 3D
- Puppies 3D
- Imagine Babies 3D
- Imagine Horse Rider 3D
Jumat, 08 Juli 2011
Need for Speed: The Run - first 3DS screens, details
- no on-foot sections
- race from San Francisco to New York
- knock opponents off the road
- 2d comic book cutscenes
- nine different race types
- gas and brake are the shoulder buttons
- face buttons for controlling drift and boost
- fill the boost meter by driving into oncoming traffic and pulling off crazy stunts
- mini-challenges like tracing a U-turn logo on the touch screen to keep from dying
- mini-challenge: drive and swerve to avoid a helicopter trying to shoot you down
- 26 stages spread out over five acts
- beat all that to unlock 40 challenges
- these challenges act as an asynchronous Autolog with your friends
- set a high score and your friends will see it on their systems the next time they jump into the game
- StreetPass races
screens here
- race from San Francisco to New York
- knock opponents off the road
- 2d comic book cutscenes
- nine different race types
- gas and brake are the shoulder buttons
- face buttons for controlling drift and boost
- fill the boost meter by driving into oncoming traffic and pulling off crazy stunts
- mini-challenges like tracing a U-turn logo on the touch screen to keep from dying
- mini-challenge: drive and swerve to avoid a helicopter trying to shoot you down
- 26 stages spread out over five acts
- beat all that to unlock 40 challenges
- these challenges act as an asynchronous Autolog with your friends
- set a high score and your friends will see it on their systems the next time they jump into the game
- StreetPass races
Amazon - top 5 software sales worldwide, per platform
Multiplatform
North America:
1. Child of Eden (Ubisoft, X360)
2. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
3. Dance Central (Microsoft, X360)
4. Wipeout: In the Zone (Microsoft, X360)
5. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft, X360)
Japan:
1. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
2. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (D3 Publisher, X360)
3. inFamous 2 (SCEI, PS3)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
5. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo, Wii)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, PS3)
3. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, X360)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
5. Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros, X360)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Epic Mickey (Disney)
3. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Remote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Billy’s Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
3. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
4. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
2. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3D (Acquire)
3. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai)
4. One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai)
5. Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Rabbids 3D (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo)
2. Phineas and Ferb (Disney)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
5. Love Plus+ (Konami)
UK:
1. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
3. Art Academy (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
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North America:
1. Child of Eden (Ubisoft, X360)
2. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
3. Dance Central (Microsoft, X360)
4. Wipeout: In the Zone (Microsoft, X360)
5. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft, X360)
Japan:
1. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
2. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (D3 Publisher, X360)
3. inFamous 2 (SCEI, PS3)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
5. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo, Wii)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, PS3)
3. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, X360)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
5. Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros, X360)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Epic Mickey (Disney)
3. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Remote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Billy’s Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
3. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
4. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
2. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3D (Acquire)
3. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai)
4. One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai)
5. Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Rabbids 3D (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo)
2. Phineas and Ferb (Disney)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
5. Love Plus+ (Konami)
UK:
1. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
3. Art Academy (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
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Nordic Game Chart - Week 26
Nintendo DS
1. 1 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO
2. 4 POKEMON WHITE VERSION NINTENDO
3. 2 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DISNEY
4. 5 MARIO KART NINTENDO
5. 3 CAPTAIN SABLETOOTH AND THE TRIALS BY FIRE PAN VISION
6. 6 POKEMON BLACK VERSION NINTENDO
7. 9 LITTLEST PET SHOP 3: BIGGEST STARS PINK ELECTRONIC ARTS
8. 7 LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS ACTIVISION
9. 8 FIFA 2011 ELECTRONIC ARTS
10. 10 LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA ACTIVISION
Nintendo 3DS
1. 1 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME NINTENDO
2. NY RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES CAPCOM
3. 2 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DISNEY
4. 4 LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS LUCAS ARTS
5. 5 PILOTWINGS RESORT NINTENDO
6. 3 RAYMAN 3D UBISOFT
7. 9 NINTENDOGS AND CATS - GOLDEN RETRIEVER NINTENDO
8. 6 NINTENDOGS AND CATS - FRENCH BULLDOG NINTENDO
9. 10 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI
10. 7 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV CAPCOM
1. 1 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO
2. 4 POKEMON WHITE VERSION NINTENDO
3. 2 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DISNEY
4. 5 MARIO KART NINTENDO
5. 3 CAPTAIN SABLETOOTH AND THE TRIALS BY FIRE PAN VISION
6. 6 POKEMON BLACK VERSION NINTENDO
7. 9 LITTLEST PET SHOP 3: BIGGEST STARS PINK ELECTRONIC ARTS
8. 7 LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS ACTIVISION
9. 8 FIFA 2011 ELECTRONIC ARTS
10. 10 LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA ACTIVISION
Nintendo 3DS
1. 1 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME NINTENDO
2. NY RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES CAPCOM
3. 2 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DISNEY
4. 4 LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS LUCAS ARTS
5. 5 PILOTWINGS RESORT NINTENDO
6. 3 RAYMAN 3D UBISOFT
7. 9 NINTENDOGS AND CATS - GOLDEN RETRIEVER NINTENDO
8. 6 NINTENDOGS AND CATS - FRENCH BULLDOG NINTENDO
9. 10 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI
10. 7 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV CAPCOM
F1 2011 - 3DS details
- 360/PS3/3DS/Vita versions all have the same front-end (menu designs)
- includes challenges
- career mode as well
- no full-length grand prix events here
- includes Monaco, Silverstone, Albert Park and more
- low-angled cameras
- 3D features implemented to maximise its usefulness without appearing odd
- TV Pod cam above the driver's head showcases best 3D
- due out after PS3/360 versions
F1 2011 played on 360, 3DS and PlayStation Vita. It's the only preview you need
- includes challenges
- career mode as well
- no full-length grand prix events here
- includes Monaco, Silverstone, Albert Park and more
- low-angled cameras
- 3D features implemented to maximise its usefulness without appearing odd
- TV Pod cam above the driver's head showcases best 3D
- due out after PS3/360 versions
Kamis, 07 Juli 2011
Fortified Zone on Nintendo 3DS eShop Virtual Console
Fortified Zone for the Game Boy has been released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in North America today. It'll cost you $3.99:
"Originally released in 1991, this action game allows two characters to be used alternately. Secret agents Masato and Mizuki have been dispatched to infiltrate and destroy an enemy fortress."
Also available are Qix (Game Boy, $2.99), Make Up & Style (DSiWare, eShop, $4.99), Roller Angels (DSiWare, eShop, $4.99), and Farm Frenzy (DSiWare, eShop, $4.99).
"Originally released in 1991, this action game allows two characters to be used alternately. Secret agents Masato and Mizuki have been dispatched to infiltrate and destroy an enemy fortress."
Also available are Qix (Game Boy, $2.99), Make Up & Style (DSiWare, eShop, $4.99), Roller Angels (DSiWare, eShop, $4.99), and Farm Frenzy (DSiWare, eShop, $4.99).
Nintendo considering auto-download demos for 3DS, Wii U
“When Nintendo would like to ask users to try a specific new game, we should deliver it to their Nintendo 3DS, and possibly Wii U, with their prior consent and recommend that they just try it and, if they like it, they can pay for it. In this way, we need to introduce users to unknown products. Consumers are likely to be convinced to pay about 5,000 yen for a well-established franchise product, but not all the people are willing to pay a certain amount of money for an innovative but unknown product. Now is the time to prepare for these situations.” - Satoru Iwata
Girls' RPG Cinderella Life - more details
- based on the Kyaba Jo Pi title that Level-5 distributed via the ROID cell phone service
- this was Level-5's most successful game on the service
- the name was changed in order to do away with any negative connotation that people pull from the hostess genre
- Hino is the executive producer
- Sapporo-based Game Do CEO Megumi Nakamura is directling
- produced by Ken Ogura
- Character designs are from Miho Tanaka
- core staff is female, and the aim is for a female market
- in-game profession has now been changed to Neosienne 'Paris girl'
- play as a custom avatar
- your character has come from the countryside to Neo Ginza in pursuit of the legend of the butterfly that is said to bring luck
- you happen upon a girl that gives you information on where the butterfly can be found, in a place called Castle
- you work to make your debut in Castle in order to obtain this butterfly
- Castle is frequented by idols, politicians, CEOs of major companies, and other VIPs
- gameplay involves these customers and interactive conversations
- select from multiple responses
- bring the customers food
- convince them to buy higher priced food to get more of a bonus
- some VIPs are based off collaborative characters
- use SpotPass to exchange business cards with other players, which allows those players to appear in your game
- also obtain dresses, wallpapers and other items from StreetPass
- also visit the Neo Ginza city and a My Room area
- My Room is found on the second floor of a flower shop
- visit this location to change your clothes and do your makeup
- customize the interio
- Neo Ginza city has fashion shops, cafes, restaurants, parks and other facilities
- changes between day and night
- map helps you keep track of where you are
- wake up in My Room, get dressed and head out into town to do what you want
- change your avatar's eye shape and body type
- progress in the game to change hair style, skin color, eye shade, contact color, lipstick, hair accessory, necklace, ear piercing, ring, glasses, handbag and other areas
- over 1,000 items
- select a voice for your character
- one voice comes from Nakamura herself, which is something she does with all the games she works on
screens and art here
- this was Level-5's most successful game on the service
- the name was changed in order to do away with any negative connotation that people pull from the hostess genre
- Hino is the executive producer
- Sapporo-based Game Do CEO Megumi Nakamura is directling
- produced by Ken Ogura
- Character designs are from Miho Tanaka
- core staff is female, and the aim is for a female market
- in-game profession has now been changed to Neosienne 'Paris girl'
- play as a custom avatar
- your character has come from the countryside to Neo Ginza in pursuit of the legend of the butterfly that is said to bring luck
- you happen upon a girl that gives you information on where the butterfly can be found, in a place called Castle
- you work to make your debut in Castle in order to obtain this butterfly
- Castle is frequented by idols, politicians, CEOs of major companies, and other VIPs
- gameplay involves these customers and interactive conversations
- select from multiple responses
- bring the customers food
- convince them to buy higher priced food to get more of a bonus
- some VIPs are based off collaborative characters
- use SpotPass to exchange business cards with other players, which allows those players to appear in your game
- also obtain dresses, wallpapers and other items from StreetPass
- also visit the Neo Ginza city and a My Room area
- My Room is found on the second floor of a flower shop
- visit this location to change your clothes and do your makeup
- customize the interio
- Neo Ginza city has fashion shops, cafes, restaurants, parks and other facilities
- changes between day and night
- map helps you keep track of where you are
- wake up in My Room, get dressed and head out into town to do what you want
- change your avatar's eye shape and body type
- progress in the game to change hair style, skin color, eye shade, contact color, lipstick, hair accessory, necklace, ear piercing, ring, glasses, handbag and other areas
- over 1,000 items
- select a voice for your character
- one voice comes from Nakamura herself, which is something she does with all the games she works on
Nintendo on 3DS vs. Smartphones - We want to deliver content on 3DS that you can't do on iPhone
The following comments come from Satoru Iwata...
Recently, many people who have been purchasing new mobile phones seem to choose smartphones over conventional mobile phones. This is a stream which mainly Apple's iPhone created, and as a user myself, I of course understand what can be done on smartphones. I think that the reason why smartphones are highly appreciated is because they made it possible to do many things in the palm of our hands which could not be done without PCs in the past. On the other hand, if the Nintendo 3DS tries to compete with what smartphones can do or what smartphones are good at, Nintendo will have to compete head-on with the number of smartphones created and the numbers of the developers who are working on smartphones. Nintendo is not a company which has yielded results so far by directly competing with other companies in that way. On the contrary, we have made some achievements by finding new points which most people did not really pay attention to and showed that by changing only one condition, the value for consumers can change drastically, or by finding valuable things which only Nintendo can do, and by so many people all over the world accepting these ideas.
If we try to tackle every ten functions a smartphone has, our power will be split, we will be in a difficult situation in each aspect, and as a result, we might be on the back foot without pleasantly surprising our consumers. Therefore, we have to think about how we can make consumers feel that, even if they have smartphones, they still want to carry around the Nintendo 3DS with them. So, it is theoretically correct that, for example, if you added a GPS function to the Nintendo 3DS, you could create a 3D car navigation system with the Nintendo 3DS, but rather than putting effort on creating such things, we have to develop things which are "only enjoyable on the Nintendo 3DS," things that can not be achieved on iPhone or other smartphones, and offer them. And, by the time smartphone applications take a part of the idea from, refer to or imitate such things, Nintendo will have had to have already proposed the next thing. A bright future can not be realized if things do not work in this way. I would like to strive to propose products or software which make even iPhone or other smartphone users feel that the Nintendo 3DS is worth carrying around with them.
Recently, many people who have been purchasing new mobile phones seem to choose smartphones over conventional mobile phones. This is a stream which mainly Apple's iPhone created, and as a user myself, I of course understand what can be done on smartphones. I think that the reason why smartphones are highly appreciated is because they made it possible to do many things in the palm of our hands which could not be done without PCs in the past. On the other hand, if the Nintendo 3DS tries to compete with what smartphones can do or what smartphones are good at, Nintendo will have to compete head-on with the number of smartphones created and the numbers of the developers who are working on smartphones. Nintendo is not a company which has yielded results so far by directly competing with other companies in that way. On the contrary, we have made some achievements by finding new points which most people did not really pay attention to and showed that by changing only one condition, the value for consumers can change drastically, or by finding valuable things which only Nintendo can do, and by so many people all over the world accepting these ideas.
If we try to tackle every ten functions a smartphone has, our power will be split, we will be in a difficult situation in each aspect, and as a result, we might be on the back foot without pleasantly surprising our consumers. Therefore, we have to think about how we can make consumers feel that, even if they have smartphones, they still want to carry around the Nintendo 3DS with them. So, it is theoretically correct that, for example, if you added a GPS function to the Nintendo 3DS, you could create a 3D car navigation system with the Nintendo 3DS, but rather than putting effort on creating such things, we have to develop things which are "only enjoyable on the Nintendo 3DS," things that can not be achieved on iPhone or other smartphones, and offer them. And, by the time smartphone applications take a part of the idea from, refer to or imitate such things, Nintendo will have had to have already proposed the next thing. A bright future can not be realized if things do not work in this way. I would like to strive to propose products or software which make even iPhone or other smartphone users feel that the Nintendo 3DS is worth carrying around with them.
Nintendo - Connecting 3DS to Wii/Wii U blocks internet connectivity, 3DS connecting to Wii U
The following comments come from Satoru Iwata...
First, I would like to answer from the perspective of whether it is technically possible or not. I will say that it is technically possible. However, there are some limitations: While the Nintendo 3DS is communicating with the Wii or the Wii U, the Wii or the Wii U will not be able to access the Internet, and this technical restriction will remain unless we add some special hardware.
Also, as a second point, of course if we decide that using the Nintendo 3DS as a controller for the Wii U is the most obvious choice, we will do so without hesitation but, on the other hand, if software from Nintendo for the Wii or the Wii U system could not be enjoyed without the Nintendo 3DS, some consumers might feel that Nintendo is saying that consumers must buy both systems. So that consumers will not think of Nintendo as a company that made the Nintendo 3DS a controller because it wanted consumers to buy both hardware systems, we will not adopt this idea unless connecting the two systems is the most natural thing to do. As for connecting multiple gaming devices, we actually did this in the Nintendo GameCube era. We connected the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy Advance and called it "Connectivity." Over a period of more than ten years, Nintendo has proposed similar entertainment features several times, and we received a certain level of response, but we feel that something like this that has a high threshold will not really spread among consumers. At that time, there were other problems, like a cable sold separately was necessary to do this, so we would like to think of it as a possibility now that the communication can be done wirelessly, but even if we should do this, we would like to develop this service so that we will not receive comments from consumers saying, "Why does Nintendo force us to buy both systems?"
First, I would like to answer from the perspective of whether it is technically possible or not. I will say that it is technically possible. However, there are some limitations: While the Nintendo 3DS is communicating with the Wii or the Wii U, the Wii or the Wii U will not be able to access the Internet, and this technical restriction will remain unless we add some special hardware.
Also, as a second point, of course if we decide that using the Nintendo 3DS as a controller for the Wii U is the most obvious choice, we will do so without hesitation but, on the other hand, if software from Nintendo for the Wii or the Wii U system could not be enjoyed without the Nintendo 3DS, some consumers might feel that Nintendo is saying that consumers must buy both systems. So that consumers will not think of Nintendo as a company that made the Nintendo 3DS a controller because it wanted consumers to buy both hardware systems, we will not adopt this idea unless connecting the two systems is the most natural thing to do. As for connecting multiple gaming devices, we actually did this in the Nintendo GameCube era. We connected the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy Advance and called it "Connectivity." Over a period of more than ten years, Nintendo has proposed similar entertainment features several times, and we received a certain level of response, but we feel that something like this that has a high threshold will not really spread among consumers. At that time, there were other problems, like a cable sold separately was necessary to do this, so we would like to think of it as a possibility now that the communication can be done wirelessly, but even if we should do this, we would like to develop this service so that we will not receive comments from consumers saying, "Why does Nintendo force us to buy both systems?"
Rabu, 06 Juli 2011
Japanese hardware/software sales - June 27th to July 3rd
01. / 00. [3DS] Tales of the Abyss (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} - 74.173 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 54.924 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] ToHeart 2 Dungeon Travellers (Aquaplus) {2011.06.30} - 37.396 / NEW
04. / 00. [WII] Goldeneye 007 (Nintendo) {2011.06.30} - 36.174 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] The Little Battlers Experience (Level-5) {2011.06.16} - 24.471 / 228.983 (-36%)
06. / 05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} - 24.190 / 225.753 (-35%)
07. / 01. [PS3] Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 (Gust) {2011.06.23} - 23.756 / 106.341 (-71%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.06.23} - 21.830 / 85.388 (-66%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Mashiro Iro Symphony: *mutsu-no-hana (Comfort) {2011.06.30} - 17.897 / NEW
10. / 00. [PS3] Test Drive Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 15.254 / NEW
11. / 03. [PSP] Gundam: Memories of the Battle (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.23} - 13.701 / 65.768 (-74%)
12. / 00. [360] Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 12.326 / NEW
13. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} - 12.241 / 375.197 (+24%)
14. / 07. [PS3] Yakuza of the End (SEGA) {2011.06.09} - 11.867 / 388.605 (-51%)
15. / 08. [PS3] Bleach: Soul Ignition (SCE) {2011.06.23} - 9.050 / 32.566 (-62%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama Portable (Idea Factory) {2011.06.30} - 8.910 / NEW
17. / 00. [NDS] Kaidan Restaurant: Zoku! Shin Menu 100-Sen (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} - 8.209 / NEW
18. / 00. [PS3] Virtua Tennis 4 (SEGA) {2011.06.30} - 7.999 / NEW
19. / 00. [360] Test Drive Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 7.764 / NEW
20. / 11. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 7.623 / 5.219.065 (+7%)
3DS – 30,233
PSP – 29,871
PS3 – 26,441
Wii – 12,423
DSi LL – 4,963
DSi – 4,504
Xbox 360 – 2,244
PS2 – 1,222
DS Lite – 138
PSP go – 7
Link
02. / 00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 54.924 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] ToHeart 2 Dungeon Travellers (Aquaplus) {2011.06.30} - 37.396 / NEW
04. / 00. [WII] Goldeneye 007 (Nintendo) {2011.06.30} - 36.174 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] The Little Battlers Experience (Level-5) {2011.06.16} - 24.471 / 228.983 (-36%)
06. / 05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} - 24.190 / 225.753 (-35%)
07. / 01. [PS3] Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 (Gust) {2011.06.23} - 23.756 / 106.341 (-71%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.06.23} - 21.830 / 85.388 (-66%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Mashiro Iro Symphony: *mutsu-no-hana (Comfort) {2011.06.30} - 17.897 / NEW
10. / 00. [PS3] Test Drive Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 15.254 / NEW
11. / 03. [PSP] Gundam: Memories of the Battle (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.23} - 13.701 / 65.768 (-74%)
12. / 00. [360] Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} - 12.326 / NEW
13. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} - 12.241 / 375.197 (+24%)
14. / 07. [PS3] Yakuza of the End (SEGA) {2011.06.09} - 11.867 / 388.605 (-51%)
15. / 08. [PS3] Bleach: Soul Ignition (SCE) {2011.06.23} - 9.050 / 32.566 (-62%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama Portable (Idea Factory) {2011.06.30} - 8.910 / NEW
17. / 00. [NDS] Kaidan Restaurant: Zoku! Shin Menu 100-Sen (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} - 8.209 / NEW
18. / 00. [PS3] Virtua Tennis 4 (SEGA) {2011.06.30} - 7.999 / NEW
19. / 00. [360] Test Drive Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} - 7.764 / NEW
20. / 11. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 7.623 / 5.219.065 (+7%)
3DS – 30,233
PSP – 29,871
PS3 – 26,441
Wii – 12,423
DSi LL – 4,963
DSi – 4,504
Xbox 360 – 2,244
PS2 – 1,222
DS Lite – 138
PSP go – 7
Link
The Magic Pencil - more details
- create the game world yourself
- create three kinds of environments: sea, mountain, and city
- create life and objects
- draw animals and sea life
- draw more to expand the level and further the story
- still trying to figure out how they'll handle releases in Europe and North America
- one AR card included with every copy of the game
- due out in Japan on Aug. 11th
- create three kinds of environments: sea, mountain, and city
- create life and objects
- draw animals and sea life
- draw more to expand the level and further the story
- still trying to figure out how they'll handle releases in Europe and North America
- one AR card included with every copy of the game
- due out in Japan on Aug. 11th
Square-Enix announces Theater Rythm Final Fantasy for 3DS
- "Theater Rhythm Action" game
- features field scenes set in dungeons and towns
- includes battle scenes that resemble the side-view battles of older Final Fantasy game
- tap the screen along with prompts
- features music from previous Final Fantasy games
- characters include Lightning, Cloud and many more
- characters appear in "chibi" style
- story involves the characters fighting to return light to a crystal
- no release date set
Famitsu - review score details
- Star Fox 64 3D (9/8/8/9, 34 points): "Being able to carry around Star Fox 64 with you is great. The 3D visuals are effective, and the gyro controls work a lot better than I was expecting. The slide-pad control is easier to use, but with gyro control you get more a realistic feeling of flight, letting you make precision movement easily."
- Puyo Puyo! (8/8/8/8, 32 points): "There's a ton of variety to the rules, some of which make it easy even for beginners to compete, so multiplayer is a lot of fun. There's nothing fresh here, but it's still a good package. The new rules and characters make this a pretty cool package. The gameplay system, which allows both beginners and advanced players to play on an even keel, deserves special notice."
- Puyo Puyo! (8/8/8/8, 32 points): "There's a ton of variety to the rules, some of which make it easy even for beginners to compete, so multiplayer is a lot of fun. There's nothing fresh here, but it's still a good package. The new rules and characters make this a pretty cool package. The gameplay system, which allows both beginners and advanced players to play on an even keel, deserves special notice."
Selasa, 05 Juli 2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries has best 3DS graphics right now, Revelations to top it
The following comment comes from Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata…
“The graphics on Mercenaries are some of the best you can see at the moment. We’ve been working really hard though to make sure that when Revelations comes out next year, that will really blow people away graphically.”
“The graphics on Mercenaries are some of the best you can see at the moment. We’ve been working really hard though to make sure that when Revelations comes out next year, that will really blow people away graphically.”
Europe - Next round of 3D trailers hit the eShop
New trailers for today...
Animal Crossing
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Luigi's Mansion 2
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater
Paper Mario
Animal Crossing
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Luigi's Mansion 2
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater
Paper Mario
Famitsu - review scores
StarFox 64 3D – 9/8/8/9
Camping Mama and Papa – 7/7/6/7
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary – 8/8/8/8
UnchainBlades Rexx – 8/8/8/7
Kokoro no Kokoron – 8/7/7/7
Inazuma Eleven Strikers – 9/8/7/9
Camping Mama and Papa – 7/7/6/7
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary – 8/8/8/8
UnchainBlades Rexx – 8/8/8/7
Kokoro no Kokoron – 8/7/7/7
Inazuma Eleven Strikers – 9/8/7/9
Shinobi 3DS 'bridges gap between classic and new'
Griptonite Games has been talking up Shinobi on the Nintendo 3DS, and explained to NowGamer why it chose to bring the series to the Nintendo 3DS rather than a home console.
"From a Sega perspective, there were several reasons why this project ended up on a handheld versus one of the home consoles. Mainly, though, it just seemed like the 3DS was a better fit for what all of us were trying to accomplish for the project.
By being able to take what was great about the previous Shinobi titles and then “modernizing” them with all the new features that the 3DS is capable of, we were able to end up with a title that bridges the gap between the classic and the new.
Now, for the first time, players can enjoy that timeless gameplay, but with the bonus of gyroscope and touch screen support, as well as experience a unique art style that’s only enhanced further by the stereoscopic abilities of the system.
The addition of Street Pass provides an incentive for players to go out and meet each other, which we hope will help to build up that dedicated Shinobi community of fans even further and in a way that wasn’t possible before. Lastly, though, it’s been many years since a Shinobi title has been released on a handheld and we felt that now was the time to do it."
"From a Sega perspective, there were several reasons why this project ended up on a handheld versus one of the home consoles. Mainly, though, it just seemed like the 3DS was a better fit for what all of us were trying to accomplish for the project.
By being able to take what was great about the previous Shinobi titles and then “modernizing” them with all the new features that the 3DS is capable of, we were able to end up with a title that bridges the gap between the classic and the new.
Now, for the first time, players can enjoy that timeless gameplay, but with the bonus of gyroscope and touch screen support, as well as experience a unique art style that’s only enhanced further by the stereoscopic abilities of the system.
The addition of Street Pass provides an incentive for players to go out and meet each other, which we hope will help to build up that dedicated Shinobi community of fans even further and in a way that wasn’t possible before. Lastly, though, it’s been many years since a Shinobi title has been released on a handheld and we felt that now was the time to do it."
London - Nintendo to host 'Behind the Screen Gaming Day'
Saturday 6 August
The Studio and Screening Room, South Wing
Behind the Screen brings a day of gaming activities for all ages. Drop-in to explore the Nintendo Lounge for the best gaming has to offer, book a ticket to a Masterclass in Games Design, or families can join a workshop to create a gaming adventure.
Nintendo Lounge
11.00 - 17.30
The Studio, South Wing
Free Entry
As part of the Film4 Summer Screen season, everyone can experience the best that gaming has to offer. Drop in anytime and try out Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS and Wii, and discover how films come to life through games. There are games available for a range of ages, including Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3D on 3DS and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii.
> Drop-in, no need to reserve a space
Masterclass: Games Design - From Concept to Console
15.30 – 16.30
Screening Room, South Wing
£5
Ever wondered how a game is produced? In this talk a team of game designers will provide an illustrated guide through the creative process, from the initial idea through to the final completed game. Come along to ask questions and then try the games out.
> Book tickets
Games Invaders Family Drop-in Workshop
11.00 - 16.00
The Studio, South Wing
Free Entry
Explored the Nintendo Lounge? Do you now have a great idea for your own game?
Families are invited to put their ideas to paper and create their own exciting gaming adventure, inspired by a favourite film or story. For families with children of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
> Spaces limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis
The Studio and Screening Room, South Wing
Behind the Screen brings a day of gaming activities for all ages. Drop-in to explore the Nintendo Lounge for the best gaming has to offer, book a ticket to a Masterclass in Games Design, or families can join a workshop to create a gaming adventure.
Nintendo Lounge
11.00 - 17.30
The Studio, South Wing
Free Entry
As part of the Film4 Summer Screen season, everyone can experience the best that gaming has to offer. Drop in anytime and try out Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS and Wii, and discover how films come to life through games. There are games available for a range of ages, including Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3D on 3DS and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii.
> Drop-in, no need to reserve a space
Masterclass: Games Design - From Concept to Console
15.30 – 16.30
Screening Room, South Wing
£5
Ever wondered how a game is produced? In this talk a team of game designers will provide an illustrated guide through the creative process, from the initial idea through to the final completed game. Come along to ask questions and then try the games out.
> Book tickets
Games Invaders Family Drop-in Workshop
11.00 - 16.00
The Studio, South Wing
Free Entry
Explored the Nintendo Lounge? Do you now have a great idea for your own game?
Families are invited to put their ideas to paper and create their own exciting gaming adventure, inspired by a favourite film or story. For families with children of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
> Spaces limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis
Japan - top 10 software for June
01. [PS3] Yakuza of the End – 376,193 / NEW
02. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 223,260 / NEW
03. [PSP] The Little Battlers – 202,330 / NEW
04. [PS3] Meruru no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 3 – 100,722 / NEW
05. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – 89,401 / NEW
06. [PSP] Steins;Gate – 85,918 / NEW
07. [PSP] Gundam Memories: Tatakai no Kioku – 60,189 / NEW
08. [360] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling – 43,447 / NEW
09. [3DS] One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP – 41,426 / 118,004
10. [DS] Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion – 38,281 / NEW
02. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 223,260 / NEW
03. [PSP] The Little Battlers – 202,330 / NEW
04. [PS3] Meruru no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 3 – 100,722 / NEW
05. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – 89,401 / NEW
06. [PSP] Steins;Gate – 85,918 / NEW
07. [PSP] Gundam Memories: Tatakai no Kioku – 60,189 / NEW
08. [360] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling – 43,447 / NEW
09. [3DS] One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP – 41,426 / 118,004
10. [DS] Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion – 38,281 / NEW
Senin, 04 Juli 2011
Capcom - We've learned from Resident Evil: The Mercenaries' save situation, won't happen again
Capcom may like to be in the front of gaming headlines, but they don't want the headache that comes with negative stories. Lately Capcom's been getting bashed about their decision to block gamers from deleting their save files in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries. When asked about the situation and subsequent bashing Capcom has been receiving, Capcom's Christian Svensson said that he believes the company won't make that same mistake again.
Super Mario 3DS to feature more familiar power-up suits than just Tanooki
The following comment comes from Super Mario director Yoshiaki Koizumi...
"I can't reveal the actual number of power-ups in the game right now, but suffice to say that we do try to include enough so that people can enjoy a variety of different kinds of play experiences in the title. Also, I should point out that we don't necessarily decide on what number of famous Mario suits will appear in the game and proceed from there - we try to find interesting gameplay ideas and then try to settle on what to do in different places. I can say that we will definitely have some more familiar suits than just the Tanooki Suit."
"I can't reveal the actual number of power-ups in the game right now, but suffice to say that we do try to include enough so that people can enjoy a variety of different kinds of play experiences in the title. Also, I should point out that we don't necessarily decide on what number of famous Mario suits will appear in the game and proceed from there - we try to find interesting gameplay ideas and then try to settle on what to do in different places. I can say that we will definitely have some more familiar suits than just the Tanooki Suit."
UK software sales - Week ending July 2nd
TOP 10 NINTENDO 3DS (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 2 July 2011
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | | 1 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - |  | 2 | RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES 3D | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 2 |  | 3 | PILOTWINGS RESORT | MONSTER GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 4 | | 4 | SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D EDITION | DIMPS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 3 | | 5 | LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | LUCASARTS | LUCASARTS | ||
| 5 | | 6 | NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | | 7 | RAYMAN 3D | UBISOFT (CASABLANCA) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 6 | | 8 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | TRAVELLER'S TALES | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 8 | | 9 | RABBIDS 3D | UBISOFT (CASABLANCA) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 10 | | 10 | NINTENDOGS + CATS: FRENCH BULLDOG | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
Inchworm Animation 3D under consideration
"People are asking a lot about a 3DS version, and I would love to do a 3DS native version. Last summer, in order to get practical and get this thing out there, I had to strip out a bunch of ambitious stuff that was working, like keyframing, a scrolling timeline, sound-effects and audio recording.
Obviously it would be nice to restore those and the wireless features if possible. So we'll see, if I find the time and energy to continue with it I would love to have an Inchworm 3D out there." - Bob Sabiston, creator of Inchworm Animation
Obviously it would be nice to restore those and the wireless features if possible. So we'll see, if I find the time and energy to continue with it I would love to have an Inchworm 3D out there." - Bob Sabiston, creator of Inchworm Animation
Senran Kagura - tons of details on promo campaigns and other goodies
The following pertain to Senran Kagura and upcoming game promotions...
- Senran Kagura G-Feed
Chiaki Kyan
G-Cup.
Imao
F-Cup.
Maria Tainaka
E-Cup.
Mitsue Saito
E-Cup.
Natsumi Kan
D-Cup.
The Senran Kagura girls appeared ad a press event and danced for 10 minutes. They also had some things to say...
- Natsumi said "I'm a big fan of anime and games. As I was selected to be in Senran Kagura G-Feed, I'm glad I'm a d-cup."
- Chiaki said the in-game girls' breasts bounce quite realistically
- Maria says she loves cute girls
Check out pics here
- over 180 costumes for the characters
- includes pajamas, police uniforms, and idol clothing
- change costume colors
- all costumes fall apart while taking damage, finally revealing bathing suits
- performing a finishing move with your "ninpo" ninja arts moves let's you see something 'intense'
- girls will change based off of play style
- status, skill and even voice changes will happen as part of the "Inyou Henka" system
- story comes from Yukinori Kitajima (428, Chaos Rings, Reasure Report, Nazowakukan)
- other promo events include
Senran Kagura G-Feed Sexy Action Contest
Fans get to vote on what types of sexy actions they want to see the G-Feed girls perform. Voting is being accepted through July 8.
Collaboration with DMM.com
DMM.com has set up a special page for the game and will host the videos from the Sexy Action Contest. It also appears that there's a special DMM.com costume in the game. This wasn't officially announced, but the DMM page does show a teaser image.
Comics
MMV and its partners are readying three comics for the game. Comics will appear in Monthly Comic Arize starting in the 8/27 issue, Monthly Comic Rex starting in the 9/27 issue, and as a web coming on Famitsu Comic starting in August.
Music CDs and Ring Tones
The game's opening and ending theme songs will be released on CD on 8/31. The opening will also be released as a ring tone.
Energy Drink
An energy drink called Nikaisen will see a special Senran Kagura packaging. This will be released on September 16 at ¥1,575. Only 3,000 units will be produced.
Akihabara Shop Signs
Standees for the game's five heroines will appear in Akihabara game shops.
Check out more promo details here
- Senran Kagura G-Feed
Chiaki Kyan
G-Cup.
Imao
F-Cup.
Maria Tainaka
E-Cup.
Mitsue Saito
E-Cup.
Natsumi Kan
D-Cup.
The Senran Kagura girls appeared ad a press event and danced for 10 minutes. They also had some things to say...
- Natsumi said "I'm a big fan of anime and games. As I was selected to be in Senran Kagura G-Feed, I'm glad I'm a d-cup."
- Chiaki said the in-game girls' breasts bounce quite realistically
- Maria says she loves cute girls
- over 180 costumes for the characters
- includes pajamas, police uniforms, and idol clothing
- change costume colors
- all costumes fall apart while taking damage, finally revealing bathing suits
- performing a finishing move with your "ninpo" ninja arts moves let's you see something 'intense'
- girls will change based off of play style
- status, skill and even voice changes will happen as part of the "Inyou Henka" system
- story comes from Yukinori Kitajima (428, Chaos Rings, Reasure Report, Nazowakukan)
- other promo events include
Senran Kagura G-Feed Sexy Action Contest
Fans get to vote on what types of sexy actions they want to see the G-Feed girls perform. Voting is being accepted through July 8.
Collaboration with DMM.com
DMM.com has set up a special page for the game and will host the videos from the Sexy Action Contest. It also appears that there's a special DMM.com costume in the game. This wasn't officially announced, but the DMM page does show a teaser image.
Comics
MMV and its partners are readying three comics for the game. Comics will appear in Monthly Comic Arize starting in the 8/27 issue, Monthly Comic Rex starting in the 9/27 issue, and as a web coming on Famitsu Comic starting in August.
Music CDs and Ring Tones
The game's opening and ending theme songs will be released on CD on 8/31. The opening will also be released as a ring tone.
Energy Drink
An energy drink called Nikaisen will see a special Senran Kagura packaging. This will be released on September 16 at ¥1,575. Only 3,000 units will be produced.
Akihabara Shop Signs
Standees for the game's five heroines will appear in Akihabara game shops.
Tales of the Abyss translations for Europe not determined, sales expectations and more Tales on 3DS
Makoto Yoshizumi had a ton to say about Tales of the Abyss' localization in Europe, and there's some news that Europeans may not be happy to hear. As of right now, the translations aren't set in stone, so languages like French might not actually see a full translation. Obviously English is doing to happen, but some other locations in Europe may be in trouble.
Mr. Yoshizumi also stated that the team hopes to hit 250,000 in sales. This might help to pursue the team's second desire, which is bringing more Tales games to 3DS.
Full interview here
Mr. Yoshizumi also stated that the team hopes to hit 250,000 in sales. This might help to pursue the team's second desire, which is bringing more Tales games to 3DS.
Minggu, 03 Juli 2011
Sonic Generations - official 3DS details
All New Content
With new and exclusive environments for the Nintendo 3DS, including an un-lockable ‘special stage’. Each includes two tracks – one for Classic Sonic and one for Modern Sonic - designed to showcase each Sonics’ unique features.
2 Player Versus mode
Take on your friends and earn valuable status points.
Street Pass
Collect new content and unlock bonus material, increasing variety, interaction and replayability.
With new and exclusive environments for the Nintendo 3DS, including an un-lockable ‘special stage’. Each includes two tracks – one for Classic Sonic and one for Modern Sonic - designed to showcase each Sonics’ unique features.
2 Player Versus mode
Take on your friends and earn valuable status points.
Street Pass
Collect new content and unlock bonus material, increasing variety, interaction and replayability.
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