Level-5 sales: Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Ni no Kuni, and Guild
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Professor Layton has been Level-5’s most-successful series. The franchise has spawned 15 million copies around the world since the original’s release, the company announced during its “Vision” event in Japan held earlier today.
Level-5 provided sales updates on other IPs, too. Inazuma Eleven has also been access with global sales reaching 6.5 million units. Meanwhile, combined sales of Ni no Kuni on the PlayStation 3 and DS stand at 1.4 million sales worldwide.
There’s also a bit of news about Level-5’s Guild series. The likes of Liberation Maiden, Aero Porter, and Crimson Shroud, have sold 400,000 digital copies in total. Around 50% of the share comes from overseas downloads.
Layton 7 screenshots/art
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Note: Screenshots are from mobile version.
Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy trailer
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Level-5 announces “Layton 7”
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Level-5 announced a new Layton game during its “Vision” event in Japan just a short while ago. However, this isn’t the same kind of Professor Layton that fans have come to love.
What Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino demonstrated was a RPG puzzle game. Not much about the project was said, but we do know that it’s coming to the 3DS and iOS/Android.
We’ll have the first brief footage of Layton 7 shortly.
Off-screen Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy 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 #
Capcom on why Monster Hunter 4 was brought to 3DS, looking to sell around 2.8 million copies in 7 month period
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Monster Hunter did very well on the PSP. But as of late, the series has appeared on Nintendo platforms. And the latest entry, Monster Hunter 4, is a 3DS exclusive.
How was that decision reached? Katsuhiko Ichii, director of the Capcom’s consumer games division, commented on this very topic in a recent interview, noting:
“Continuing to expand on the same hardware definitely has its limits. The Monster Hunter series first released on the PS2, and later released on the PSP (where it became a huge hit). We wanted the next one to be separated from Monster Hunter Portable 3rd so we could meet new expectations, as this is necessary in renewing the franchise on a new system. You have things like the game’s ideal sales period, development time, and other things to determine. As a result, we felt the 3DS was the best option.”
Ichii also addressed Capcom’s initial financial goal for Monster Hunter 4. He stated:
“From the 3DS’s performance, we’re hoping to push about 2.8 million units in a 7-month period. While deploying events in the game, we hope to ensure continuous play.”
It was later pointed out how Monster Hunter Portable 3rd achieved sales of around 4.7 million units after around seven months on the Japanese market. Ichii was asked if this is Capcom’s goal for Monster Hunter 4.
“There was a true breakthrough on the PSP, so there’s no intention to predict so highly in advance. Of course we would like to think it will set a new series high in sales. It’s also important to incorporate a new layer of social gaming for the user. A source of the game business is ‘How much are they getting out of their game?’ That is the asset of the future”
Toriko: Ultimate Survival announced for 3DS
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Namco Bandai is creating a third Toriko game for the 3DS.
Toriko: Ultimate Survival, a new action title, will include four-player co-op, over ten playable characters, and more than 300 types of beasts and plants.
Japan will be receiving the game in winter 2013.
