Nintendo Spot launched in Japan
Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 0 comments
We’ve seen the DS to be used in ways for purposes non-gaming related, so this bit of news shouldn’t be a surprise. Nintendo has released the “Nintendo Spot,” for Japanese DS machines. The service acts similar to the DS Download set up and allows the user to obtain McDonalds news at its restaurants in Tokyo. Moreover, typical news and restaurant guides are up for download at train locations. Perfect for the ultimate Japanese traveler.
Glory of Hercules first day sales
Posted on 16 years ago by Program in DS, News | 0 comments
It doesn’t look like Nintendo had much faith in the sales of Glory of Hercules. They only shipped 40,000 units to Japanese retailers. Within the first day of sales, the title wracked up 12,000 sold. Not bad, but not stellar. I don’t think Nintendo will have to restock the game very soon, if at all. This also doesn’t bode well for a localization of the game.
Japan
– Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP): 800,000
– Dragon Quest IV (NDS): 1.5 million
– Dragon Quest Swords (Wii): 490,000
– Final Fantasy IV (NDS): 590,000
– Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (NDS): 540,000
– Itadaki Street DS (NDS): 430,000
– Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (NDS): 380,000
USA
– Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (NDS): 450,000
– Dragon Quest Swords (Wii): 110,000
– Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (NDS): 220,000
– Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (NDS): 160,000
Europe
– Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (NDS): 280,000
– Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates: 150,000
– Final Fantasy III (NDS): 480,000
Circuit City
Free $10 gift card with purchase of Deca Sports
Free $10 gift card with purchase of Death Jr: Root of Evil
GT Pro Series (Wii) – $9.99
Blazing Angels: Squadrions of WWII (Wii) – $9.99
Chicken Shoot (Wii) – $9.99
Cars (Wii) – $9.99
Kawasaki Jet Ski (Wii) – $9.99
Arctic Tale (Wii) – $9.99
Sonic Rush (DS) – $9.99
Cooking Mama (DS) – $9.99
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (DS) – $9.99
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance (DS) – $9.99
Namco Museum (DS) – $9.99
4 – Game Pack: Clue / Mouse Trap / Perfection / Aggravation (DS) – $9.99
Sea Monsters (DS) – $9.99
Pokemon Emerald Version (GBA) – $9.99
Sonic the Hegdgehog (GBA) – $9.99
3 Game Pack: Life/Yahtzee/Payday (GBA) – $9.99
3 Game Pack: Candy Land / Chutes and Ladders / Memory Game (GBA) – $9.99
Circuit City sales (5/25 – 5/26)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – $17.49
Deal or No Deal (DS) – $9.99
Showtime Championship Boxing (Wii) – $14.99
M&M’s Kart Racing (Wii) – $14.99
Target
Game Party (Wii) – $19.99
SpiderMan 3 (Wii) – $19.99
AMF Bowling Pinbusters (Wii) – $19.99
Top 5 international software sales
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo) (sold-out)
4. Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (Konami)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Link no Bowgun Training + Wii Zapper (Nintendo)
4. Totsugeki!! Famicom Wars VS (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
4. Brain Age (Nintendo)
5. My Word Coach (Ubisoft)
Japan:
1. Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei (Nintendo)
2. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo)
3. Luminous Arc 2: Will (Marvelous)
4. Hiiro no Kakera DS — Limited Edition (Idea Factory)
5. Hiiro no Kakera DS (Idea Factory)
UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise details
Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 0 comments
– Some or all of the new Pinatas (7) are also in Trouble in Paradise.
– Rumble Pak support!
– Uses a 128MB game card! (A.S.H. is the only DS game to use the 256MB card)
Japanese hardware sales (5/12 – 5/18)
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PSP 70,536
Wii 41,572
DS Lite 34,905
PS3 7,701
PS2 7,022
Xbox 360 1,474
C.O.R.E. – Locked and Loaded First-person shooter action for Nintendo DS
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Conspiracy Entertainment Europe is pleased to announce that they have secured the European publishing rights from NoWay Studio, Poland, to their latest release C.O.R.E. The game is a dynamic fast paced, action packed, first-person shooter for Nintendo DS that will be instantly familiar to everyone who loves classic single player / team based shooter games.
For the last 11 months, NoWay Studio has been busy pushing the limits of the Nintendo DS with amazing full 3D animations and visual effects. This “next generation” title is the first game to bring the FPS experience so familiar to PC gamers, to the Nintendo handheld gameing machine. The team have created a complex of buildings, underground passageways and chambers where players can roam freely battling with a variety of enemies and bosses. Each of the levels is introduced by an in-game movie setting out the objective ahead. Each building or tunnels complex can be completed in a variety of ways allowing the players to discover new weapons, passageways, hiding places and solutions each time the game is played.
Some Guitar Hero DS info
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– World Tour mode, Band Career mode (4 player online), Battle of the Bands mode (4 Vs. 4 online)
– Drum setup: 3 pad, 2 cymbals, 1 bass pedal
– drum pads are ‘velocity sensitive’
– New guitar: “newly designed” and “more responsive.”
– New gameplay mechanic yet to be announced
– customizable rocker, logo, album art, and more
– ‘Jam Mode’ has been taken out…for now. Jam Mode let you play over any song in the game, without the need to follow notes
– Music creation: “We’ve embraced the whole custom community and we’re giving fans what they want. It’s a full recording studio and an online repository, a library for people to post their songs.”
– Difficulty: “The Expert level will still be what it is: you’ll play every note in the song. If it’s a really hard song, it’s going to be really hard to play in the game. And that’s what the hardcore fans want. But for the rest of the people, we’re trying to make the ramp [from Easy to Hard] a little more linear.”
Japanese software sales (5/12 – 5/18)
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01./02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 53,000 / 2,045,000
02./01. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 42,000 / 1,269,000
03./00. [NDS] Luminous Arc 2: Will (Marvelous Entertainment) – 41,000 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (Sony) – 39,000 / NEW
05./03. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 35,000 / 2,074,000
06./00. [WII] Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo) – 24,000 / NEW
07./13. [NDS] DS Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) – 15,000 / 218,000
08./04. [WII] Link’s Crossbow Training (Nintendo) – 14,000 / 156,000
09./05. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (Bandai-Namco) – 14,000 / 147,000
10./08. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) – 10,000 / 2,989,000