SEGA won’t have a booth at E3 2015
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
SEGA will not have a booth at this year’s E3, the company confirmed to Game Informer. An official statement reads:
Over the next months, SEGA of America will be focusing on the restructure and relocation to Southern California, and we have decided to not attend E3 with our own booth this year,” a representative told us via email. “With the majority of our bigger titles launching later in 2015/2016, particularly those from our AAA studios Relic Entertainment, Sports Interactive and Creative Assembly, we are concentrating our efforts for some of these major announcements after our relocation. Instead, we will be collaborating with our various business partners for this year’s E3 show.
This shouldn’t have too big of an impact on Wii U and 3DS owners. The only upcoming Nintendo games SEGA has confirmed for North America and Europe are Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (which will be out later this month) and a few 3D Classics. Still, it’s a tiny bit sad that SEGA won’t be appearing at E3!
UDON Entertainment bringing out Senran Kagura: Official Design Works
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
UDON Entertainment has announced that it will publish the Senran Kagura: Official Design Works. The art book contains illustrations from different games in the series, including the original Senran Kagura and Senran Kagura Burst.
Below is overview straight from UDON:
UDON Entertainment’s translation of SENRAN KAGURA: Official Design Works is faithful to the original Japanese book and is chock-full of illustrations of beautiful ninja girls! In addition to character designs, pinups, in-game artwork, and character profiles, the book also features an exclusive interview with the game’s creators and a detailed glossary of important SENRAN KAGURA terms – both of which are must-reads for hardcore fans of the series!
UDON will have a full page preview of Senran Kagura: Official Design Works soon. Pre-orders are up on Amazon
with roughly $14 savings.
Kirby Triple Deluxe director on how the game’s name came about
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Kirby Triple Deluxe celebrated its first anniversary on May 2. Intelligent Systems celebrated the occasion with a special post on Miiverse, and director Shinya Kumazaki explained how the game’s name came about.
Here’s what was shared:
Rumor: Projected stock numbers for latest amiibo figures at Best Buy
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Videos | 9 Comments
Reddit user “Frostwynd”, who has a proven track record when it comes to amiibo information, has given some insight into what we can expect for availability of upcoming figures at Best Buy. The new Smash Bros. and Splatoon amiibo could ship in limited supplies to the retailer.
In one state, the projected stock numbers for the latest amiibo were as follows:
Lucina – 2
Robin – 2
Wario – 3
Pac-Man – 6
Charizard – 6
Splatoon 3-pack – 5
Inkling Girl – 3
Inkling Boy – 3
These numbers were pretty much the same across the board, with very little variance. They’re also not expected to change at all before release date. Assuming they’re completely accurate, it might be tough to find Lucina and Robin when the new amiibo figures launch later this month.
Nihilumbra has new co-op mode on Wii U, also confirmed for May 14 release in Europe
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
BeautiFun Games is including an original mode in the Wii U version of Nihilumbra. Players will be able to try out new co-op mode, which appears to be exclusive to the eShop release.
While in co-op, one player will control Born while a second will control the brush/colors. Both will need to work together to escape from the Void. BeautiFun believes the mode “will add a whole new layer of fun to the game” and “seemed a clever way of exploiting the Wii U technology to enhance the Nihilumbra experience”.
We heard earlier today that Nihilumbra is due out on May 14 in North America. This date has now been confirmed for Europe as well. As is the case in North America, those who buy the game through May 28 can save 20 percent. It will normally be priced at $9.99 / €8.99.
Source: BeautiFun Games PR
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Official video for the free Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Hunter’s Weapon Gallery 3DS theme
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Capcom added a video to its YouTube account showing off the new Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Hunter’s Weapon Gallery 3DS theme. You can check it out below.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker reviews roundup
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Atlus lifted the reviews embargo for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker earlier today. For a summary of the early verdicts, check out the roundup below.
Game Informer – 8 / 10
NintendoWorldReport – 8 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Destructoid – N/A
We posted our review of Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker earlier today. For those that missed it, it can be found here.
Nihilumbra gameplay footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
With Nihilumbra coming out on the North American Wii U eShop next week, why not get a look at the game in video form? You can do so through the video below!
More: BeautiFun Games, indie, Nihilumbra
Nintendo apologizes for amiibo shortages, will increase amount shipped to retail, out-of-stock figures will return
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 46 Comments
Nintendo of America issued an official statement about the status of amiibo over on its Facebook page just a few minutes ago.
In the lengthy message, the company apologized to fans who have been frustrated by the inability to find certain figures in stores. It was also reiterated that sales of figures exceeded Nintendo’s expectations.
As for what will be done to remedy the situation, Nintendo says that the company is “trying to meet the demands of our fans and consumers by increasing the amount of amiibo we manufacture and ship to retail.” There are already plans in place “to bring back some currently out-of-stock amiibo figures.”
Head past the break for Nintendo’s amiibo statement in full.
Nihilumbra hitting the North American Wii U eShop on May 14
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
We’ve been waiting on the Wii U version for Nihilumbra for over a year, but it won’t be much longer before it arrives. The North American eShop is listing the title for release on May 14. Beautifun Games will be selling Nihilumbra for an introductory price of $7.99 until May 28.
Source: Wii U eShop
