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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Nintendo has just kicked off its E3 2013 analyst briefing. Macquarie Securities analyst David Gibson is in attendance and is live-tweeting from the event. We’ll be rounding up details below.

– UK market share of the 3DS in the UK has grown from 19% in January-March, 23% in April, and 26% in May
– Animal Crossing boosted US 3DS sales by 4 times versus prior week and set digital sales record in eShop
– Nintendo saying 3DS lineup next year will be strong and not have intervals driven by 1st party titles
– Nintendo plans to turn Wi-Fi access points of 28k in USA and 24k in Europe into StreetPass relay stations to boost StreetPass usage ex japan
– Nintendo aims to use first-party Wii U games to boost hardware sales and third-parties will follow
– Nintendo plans to boost digital sales with launches like New Super Luigi U but also the first free to play game
– Nintendo saying 3DS success in Japan is proof specialist hardware can succeed in smartphone era
– Nintendo free to play game will be released this fiscal year but will not be a Mario or Pokemon game as they already have a good relationship with those brands
– Nintendo talked about keeping cash so it can take risks, delays in schedule were driven mainly by quality focus and some getting used to the Wii U hardware

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 46.787 / 1.090.875 (-21%)
02./04. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.05.23} (¥7.480) – 18.059 / 166.794 (-10%)
03./05. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 15.759 / 766.712 (-20%)
04./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) – 15.495 / 150.361 (-52%)
05./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 13.953 / 3.263.663 (-17%)
06./03. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV # (Atlus) {2013.05.23} (¥6.980) – 13.649 / 232.636 (-55%)
07./10. [PS3] Terraria (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.05.23} (¥4.179) – 7.619 / 35.941 (-10%)
08./08. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3 (Marvelous AQL) {2013.05.23} (¥5.980) – 5.710 / 57.195 (-49%)
09./14. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 5.148 / 203.609 (-3%)
10./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 4.300 / 492.793 (-23%)
11./00. [360] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2013.06.06} (¥2.079) – 4.268 / NEW
12./20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 3.510 / 316.487 (+21%)
13./15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 3.330 / 2.039.477 (-16%)
14./07. [PSP] Norn9: Norn + Nonette # (Idea Factory) {2013.05.30} (¥6.090) – 3.121 / 17.956 (-79%)
15./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.034 / 2.060.698 (-11%)
16./12. [PSP] Summon Night 5 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.05.16} (¥5.980) – 2.793 / 127.927 (-53%)
17./19. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 2.669 / 494.218 (-9%)
18./16. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 2.611 / 190.336 (-28%)
19./21. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 2.459 / 493.591
20./26. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 2.452 / 519.027

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Eiji Aonuma isn’t the only new StreetPass Mii Plaza visitor. Mario Kart producer Hideki Konno has appeared as well through a SpotPass distribution. Connect your 3DS online and you should see him on your system shortly.

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The video below is of the PS Vita version, but the 3DS game will be practically identical.

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Pokemon X/Y details from the latest issue of CoroCoro have emerged. Below you’ll find information on the game’s characters, a few new Pokemon, and more.

– New character: Sana
– Sana follows you in the forest (shown in early trailer)
– New character: Pansy
– Pansy appears in the anime with Gogoat & Helioptile on July 18th
– First gym leader: Viola
– Viola appears to be a bug Gym Leader in Hakudan City
– Vivillon’s pre-evolutions have been revealed as Kofukimushi & Kofuurai which should be called Spewpa based on yesterday’s information, both of which are Bug-types
– Lion Cub Pokemon is Shishiko
– Shishiko is a Fire/Normal-type Pokemon
– Shishiko has a move called Battle Cry
– This lowers the opponent’s attack
– Shishiko is 0.6m and 13.5kg
– The flower is Furabebe, the Lone Flower Pokémon
– Furabebe is Fairy-type and knows the move Fairy Wind
– Furabebe is 0.1m and 0.1kg
– Starting town is called Asame Town and has three characters including Sana, Tieruno and Toroba
– You just moved to Asame Town and the other gender character appears in your game known as Callum or Serena respectively
– You also appear to have a Rhyhorn live in your front garden

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New details on Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate are posted below.

– Countering and combos are present
– 2D action in a 3D world
– Epilogue to Origins
– Press demo has you interacting with Catwoman, racing along rooftops to gain access to Blackgate Prison
– Blackgate prison is the backdrop for the entire game
– This infamous penitentiary serves as a holding place for Gotham City’s vicious, yet sane, criminals
– Blackgate built as one cohesive setting
– Explore the facility as long as your equipment permits it
– Bosses can be battled in any order
– Traditional experience system has been replaced by what gadgets Batman has access to
– Entire prison is designed to progressively open and unlock as the Dark Knight finds himself with more resources and options
– What items and battles you acquire in what order will affect how you engage with enemies in the future, and apparently play into how the story will end
– Similar to how Batman will automatically adjust to enemies located on his peripheral, players are able to navigate a fully 3D world while still operating on a 2D plane
– A tower in the far background will simply be highlighted and prompt players to press the R button
– One click and the Caped Crusader pulls out his grappling hook, zips over, and continues to move to the right towards his destination
– Corners, twists, and turns are likewise easy to manage as the game dynamically shifts camera angles and footing
– Activate Detective Mode with the touch screen
– On the Vita, this is handled by directly pressing on the game’s primary screen, creating an X-ray overlay
– With the 3DS, this action will be split – pressing on the lower screen to reveal secrets above, but mechanically the idea is the same
– 3DS and Vita versions practically identical
– Vita is higher resolution
– 3DS displays more info on the bottom screen

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 27,172
3DS – 12,700
PS3 – 10,394
Vita – 9,733
Wii U – 6,330
PSP – 5,076
Wii – 1,060
Xbox 360 – 432

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 28,807
3DS – 14,057
PS3 – 11,832
Vita – 11,783
Wii U – 6,680
PSP – 5,807
Wii – 1,171
Xbox 360 – 441

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We now have confirmation that Famitsu has announced Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga’s Ambition for the 3DS this week. Both are due out in Japan on September 19. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is based on “V” – presumably Romance of the Three Kingdoms V.