Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate sold through 85% of its initial shipment
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate sold nearly 1.5 million copies during its Japanese launch. Media Create reports that 85.40 percent of copies were sold.
How does that stack up to the original Monster Hunter 4? That title sold 1,715,060 copies with a 91.96 percent sell-through rate. 4 Ultimate managed to sell roughly 80 percent of what its predecessor did at launch.
Media Create believes that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate won’t sell two million copies at retail until its third week or later. Meanwhile, the first Monster Hunter 4 reached 2,188,799 copies sold after two weeks.
More: Capcom, Japan, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, sales
Nintendo sold 19,000 New 3DS face plates for the Japanese launch
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 2 Comments
It was revealed earlier this week that the New 3DS sold over 200,000 units for its Japanese launch. Media Create provides a bit more insight with some tidbits about the performance of the face plates.
According to Media Create, roughly 19,000 face plates were sold at launch. Popular face plates include the two Monster Hunter ones, Yoshi face plate, and the wood grain face plate (#24).
More: Media Create, sales, top
Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden Ayane footage
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Bandai Namco on why Pokken Tournament is being made for arcade first
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Prior to Pokken Tournament’s announcement, many gamers assumed that the title would be confirmed for Wii U. That didn’t happen though, as it’s only for arcades at present.
In an interview with Japanese website 4Gamer, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada explained why Pokken Tournament is hitting arcades first. When 4Gamer said that Pokemon is considered family-oriented and that this isn’t necessarily the same for arcades, Harada responded:
Video: Senran Kagura producer interview – would want Samus/Peach to appear, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 8 Comments
Marvelous published a new interview with Senran Kagura producer Kenichiro Takaki on its website. All of his responses can be found above.
If you don’t want to sit through the whole video, you can check out these interesting excerpts:
More: Kenichiro Takaki, marvelous, Senran Kagura
Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX hitting the European 3DS eShop on October 30
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Akaoni Studios’ Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is locked in for an October 30 release date in Europe, it would seem. That news comes courtesy of a listing on the Wii U eShop. At launch, the game will be available for €5.00.
Donkey Kong Country Wii U Virtual Console footage
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Update: “not cancelled” – Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty team facing issues with Wii U due to a lack of hard drive
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 60 Comments
Update: The official Oddworld Inhabitants Twitter account just issued the following message on Twitter over concerns that the Wii U version has been cancelled:
New 'n' Tasty is not cancelled on Wii U. We are currently having challenges with the platform that we are striving to overcome.
— Oddworld Inhabitants (@OddworldInc) October 17, 2014
Regarding Wii U, while supporting the 8GB model is a consideration, it is neither a dealbreaker nor the only challenge.
— Oddworld Inhabitants (@OddworldInc) October 17, 2014
The Wii U version of Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty seems to be facing a bit of trouble.
During the latest episode of the Fragments of Silicon podcast, Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning mentioned that the team is “having challenges without having a hard disk”. However, he quickly added: “we’re trying to overcome those challenges.”
Lanning went on to say that he’s “desperate to be on Nintendo” and feels that “Oddworld will resonate well” with the Nintendo audience.
Read on below for the full transcript of Lanning’s comments.
European 3DS eShop lists October 30 release date for Shin Megami Tensei IV
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Shin Megami Tensei IV’s long journey to Europe is almost over. The 3DS eShop is listing an October 30 release date along with a €19.99 price point. While not officially confirmed by Atlus, eShop listings are generally accurate these days.
More: Atlus, Europe, Shin Megami Tensei IV, top
Stealth Inc 2 is just over 300MB
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Stealth Inc 2 will take up roughly 300MB of space on your Wii U system or external hard drive. A fairly small game, all things considered!
Stealth Inc 2 is a couple of more weeks away from launching. It’s due out on October 30.
