The Wonderful 101 – blog post 22 now live
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Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with yet another post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers the game’s bosses.
Off-screen Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy footage
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How does Nintendo’s new GamePad battery measure up?
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Nintendo released an enhanced GamePad battery in Japan a few weeks ago. How does it perform? Japanese publication Game Watch put the new battery to the test earlier this month
The original GamePad battery was sitting at 1500mAh, but the new large-capacity battery pack is about 1.7 times stronger at 2550mAh. And whereas the original had an operating time of about 3-5 hours, the new one is said to last between 5-8 hours.
Game Watch set the GamePad’s brightness to the highest point, all power-saving methods were turned off, vibration was turned on, and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s opening movie was played on full blast. In this state, Dengeki measured the amount of time until the controller powered down from a complete depletion of battery life.
The results were pretty encouraging, as the GamePad lasted 5 hours and 12 minutes. Previously, the original battery would last about 3 hours in this state.
We should mention that the size of the battery pack is about 1.5 times bigger than the original, so where the original sits vertically in the back of the GamePad, the newer and bigger battery fits perfectly sideways. It just barely fits into the back of the controller.
340,000 attendees visit Gamescom 2013
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Joystiq has compiled a series of stats about this year’s Gamescom expo, posted below. The big highlight? 340,000 people attended this year’s show, up from just over 275,000 attendees in 2012.
Here’s the full roundup of stats:
- 340,000 attendees, a 23 percent increase from 2012.
- 635 exhibitors from 40 countries (2012: 600 exhibitors from 40 countries; 2011: 557 exhibitors from 39 countries; 2010: 505 exhibitors from 33 countries; 2009: 458 companies attended from 31 countries).
- Croissants consumed at hotel breakfast: 40 (2012: 35).
- Liters of multivitamin juice consumed: 1 (2012: 6, 2011: 4).
- Number of times the Joystiq crew locked themselves out of their rooms: 2.
- Number of liters of Kölsch consumed by us: 3.6 liters (2012: 0.2; 2011: 8; 2010: 1.6; 2009: 6).
- Number of times “excess” was experienced: 0.
- Number of times we were confused as working for the French magazine: 0 (2012: 1; 2011: 2).
- Evenings of Turkish take-out (Turkish pizza is amazing!): 0, our place across the street was turned into a currywurst joint (2012: 2; 2011: 3).
- Number of horse images in our hotel room: 10. Same hotel room as the past three years.
- Number of Super Joystiq Podcast guests that hung out in our hotel room: 17 (2012: 13; 2011: 7).
- Number of things that went wrong during the Gamescom EA and Sony press conferences: 0. Expected karmic retribution for that amount of luck: limitless.
- Number of times we ate at the Bier Esel (Beer Donkey): 1. (2012: 3; 2011: 2).
- Number of times we had a surly waitress at the Bier Esel, but didn’t care because the food was so good: 1. So saucy!
- Number of times a homeless guy asked us for for cash: 1 (2012: 4; 2011: 12; 2010: 0; 2009: 8).
- Number of times accosted by ladies on a bachelorette party for money: 1.
- Schnitzels consumed: 1.
- Number of days Sinan Kubba brought rain: 3.
World Conqueror 3D details
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Circle Entertainment has shared new details about its upcoming 3DS eShop game, World Conqueror 3D. You can find the new information below.
– Strategy is “beyond [that of] a board game”
– Each country has advantages like cheaper costs to recruit armies, powerful tanks, unstable infantry, etc.
– Enemies in the countries differ, as do the tax income
– Having a lot of land but a poor country won’t let you easily protect them since you need money to recruit in your defense
– Game uses the mobile title World Conqueror 1945 as its foundation
– Has been redesigned
– Presentation improved for a “more comfortable” look
– Can have a challenging level of difficulty, but taking into account the 3DS’ “many casual gamers”
– Should be out around October in North America/Europe
– Out a month later in Japan
– Pricing not finalized
– Will be set at a “reasonable” cost
– 12 campaigns
– 3 storylines
– Apparently has at least 50 hours of gameplay
Video: A look at Nintendo’s Gamescom 2013 booth
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The 90’s Arcade Racer screenshots, new cars
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Wii U footage
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Media Create software sales (8/12 – 8/18) – Top 50
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01./01. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
02./02. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
03./05. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
04./03. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake
05./06. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
06./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
07./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
08./08. [3DS] Youkai Watch
09./10. [WIU] Pikmin 3
10./13. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
11./04. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown
12./18. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!!
13./14. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link!
14./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./21. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
16./07. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown
17./19. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom
18./28. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
19./31. [WII] New Play Control! Pikmin 2
20./16. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights #
