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Details on Shin Megami Tensei IV’s sixth DLC

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

In Japan, Atlus has released the “Sanat DLC” mission for Shin Megami Tensei IV. Pricing for the content is set at 300 yen.

The DLC begins as the Chaos King known as Sanat invades Tokyo, resulting in the downfall of Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro. Players will need to defeat Sanat in order to unlock his fusion and add him to their party.

You can find screenshots of the Sanat DLC above. Note that despite what’s being reported, there’s still one more piece of Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC hitting Japan next week.

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Sentouchuu: Survival Battle with the Legendary Ninjas teaser trailer

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Survey says the average age of a gamer in UK is 35, and they’re generally married

Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 1 Comment

This data comes from a survey done by gaming social network “Pixwoo”. 2000 people who identified themselves as “gamers” were questioned, and they’re all from the UK:

– Average gamer in the UK is married
– They play, on average, for about 2.5 hours a day, five days a week
– Average age is 35
– They stay up until (on average) 10:58PM playing games
– The data stays relatively consistent from male the female gamers

– Average gamer owns two consoles, 18 games
– Takes around a month to complete each game
– Most of them argue more than twice a week with their partner about gaming (not sure if this means about games themselves or gaming habits)
– About 5% say gaming is a “constant cause” of arguments
– 15% have broken up with someone due to their love of gaming

– Average gamer has about 5 online friends
– 29% say they’ve met at least one of their online friends face-to-face
– 33% play multiplayer games locally
– 25% play online
– 20% play with their online friends consistently
– 44% will purchase an Xbox One, PS4, or gaming PC in the next 12 months
– Most popular console was Wii, followed by PS3, then Xbox 360

Via CVG

Hero Bank details

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

We have new details on Hero Bank, SEGA’s new IP for the 3DS. You can find the latest information batch below.

– The young boy who participates in fights to earn money is in debt
– He owes the sum of one billion yet
– Reason for his debt is unknown
– The boy needs to participate in Hero Battles in order to pay it off
– Kaito Gosho is facing a problem that can happen to just about anyone (being in debt of one billion yen)
– This week’s trailer shows Kaito briefly concerned about how he’ll pay off such an absurd amount of money, and it doesn’t take long for him to confidently shout out that he’ll take on the Hero Bank
– Hero Battles take place in a virtual arena
– Wear hero gear to participate in virtual fights for money at the arena
– Need to execute intense actions to get the crowd going to earn more money
– Can access various heroes who will be the actual characters fighting the battles while Kaito controls them using his Hero Gear
– Invest and enhance heroes to give you a better chance of winning the battles using their unique abilities and attributes
– Many heroes to collct
– Out on December 19 in Japan

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Super FX creator says the North American SNES almost shipped with it built in

Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Take a break. Listen to some of the SNES’ best tunes, courtesy of the Super FX chip.

“Nintendo liked the idea of souping up their hardware – there was even talk of putting it inside the USA version of the SNES, which hadn’t been released at that point – but in the end it had to go into the cartridge to keep the initial cost of the console low. It’d have been awesome if it was as standard on every SNES, so it’s a shame that didn’t happen.”

– Super FX developer Jez San

The Super FX chip allowed for games like Star Fox and Yoshi’s Island to be conceived and executed, and having it installed inside cartridges– while it may have been more expensive for developers– certainly kept the SNES cost down far enough where Nintendo could manage to sell as many units as they did and further fund the development of such interesting gaming experiences! It definitely would have been cool to see what the SNES would have looked like if every game was able to use the chip though…

Via Nintendo Life