Famitsu review scores (2/14/12)
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Asura’s Wrath (PS3/360) – 10/10/9/9
Naruto Ultimate Storm Generation (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/9
The Darkness II (PS3/360) – 9/8/8/8
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Gal Gun (PS3) – 8/8/8/8
Harvest Moon: The Land’s Origins (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (PSP) – 8/7/8/8
The House of The Dead: OVERKILL Director’s Cut (PS3) – 7/7/8/8
Reality Fighters (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Crush3D (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
New Fire Emblem: Awakening details
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The Japanese launch of Fire Emblem: Awakening is fast approaching. Famitsu has a write-up about the game this week, meaning we have a handful of new details to report on.
The new information known from Famitsu thus far is as follows:
– Can toggle permadeath on/off as was the case in Hero of Light and Shadow
– Classic Mode and Casual Mode
– Classic Mode: keeps perma death mechanic
– Casual Mode: restores lost warriors in next fight
– The Classics/Casual modes are from Hero of Light and Shadow, and they’re back in Awakening
– Three difficulty settings in Awakening
– Choose from Normal, Hard, Lunatic
– Over 40 classes
– Can do a class change to a higher class at a certain level
– Change views and skip forward during battle scenes
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance trailer – subtitled version
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The new Kingdom Hearts 3D trailer posted by Square Enix earlier today already has an (unofficial) subtitled version – you can find it above. Remember, there are some spoilers in the video!
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D demo confirmed for North America this week
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Ah, nice to know that North America won’t be left out of the Metal Gear Solid demo fun this week. The download was confirmed for Europe yesterday.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., has announced a playable demo version of its eagerly-awaited METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D for Nintendo 3DS™ will be available as a free download via the Nintendo eShop across North America on February 16th.
With the full version scheduled to be released in North America on February 21st, 2012, the METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D demo will allow users to experience the immersion of exploring its incredibly detailed jungle setting. The demo showcases the opening segment of the game, with series hero Snake picking a path through the swamps and foliage of a Soviet jungle in search of an imprisoned scientist.
Mario Tennis Open listing removed from GameFly
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The Mario Tennis Open listing discovered on GameFly’s website last night has disappeared.
Keep in mind that this doesn’t automatically indicate that the site contained reliable information. Perhaps they realized that the release date/title details on the listing were incorrect.
Thanks to Tim for the tip!
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D is on hold
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Numerous retailers have listed RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D for a March launch. However, Atari is saying that the game is “on hold” even though development appears to be completed.
No word yet on a final release date. Fingers crossed that Atari will publish the game soon.
Square Enix’s GDC 2012 lineup
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Square Enix’s GDC 2012 lineup is follows:
Quantum Conundrum
Sleeping Dogs
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (DLC)
WAKFU
Heroes of Ruin
Source: Square Enix PR
Tekken 3D: Prime Edition direct-feed gameplay
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FADE provides 2011 eShop sales estimates
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The Research & Analysis division of analyst firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC has provided rough sales estimates of various eShop titles. The company reports that the store produced approximately $11.1 million USD through the store’s releases last year.
You can find a rundown of the best-selling eShop titles of 2011 by gross revenue below.
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo) – 338,700 Units / $2.3 Million USD
- Excitebike (Nintendo) – 481,100 Units / $1.3 Million USD
- Super Mario Land (Nintendo) – 230,500 Units / $1.1 Million USD
- Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! (Nintendo) – 112,700 Units / $969,000 USD
- Pushmo (Nintendo) – 93,300 Units / $634,000 USD
- Kirby’s Dream Land (Nintendo) – 84,500 Units / $384,000 USD
- Let’s Golf 3D (Gameloft) – 43,200 Units / $356,000 USD
- Donkey Kong (Nintendo) – 82,800 Units / $348,000 USD
- Xevious (Nintendo) – 47,900 Units / $301,000 USD
- Hyu Stone (Poisoft) – 50,300 Units / $293,000 USD
Source: FADE PR