In its localization announcement earlier today, Atlus confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei IV will be a $49.99 game. It’s not often that we see 3DS titles priced that high, and it’s a fairly niche game, so it’ll be interesting to see how well it performs on the market.

Source: Atlus PR

Nintendo Download (4/4/13, Europe) – Swapnote gets an update

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

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Swapnote/Letterbox update

– Take photos and record sounds you want to attach to your letters from within the software. You can still add them from the SD Card.
– Attach photos and sounds when you reply to letters.
– Choose a different ink colour for each page.
– Filter letters by sender in the letter list.

Wii U download

Toki Tori 2 – -10% Launch Offer until 25/04/2013 (14:59 CEST) – €13.49, will be €14.99 (£11.69, will be £12.99)

Wii Virtual Console

Shock Troopers 2nd Squad – 900 Wii points

3DS retail

Monster High Skultimate Roller Maze – €29.99 / £24.99

3DS download

Witch & Hero – €4.00 / £3.60
Alien Chaos 3D – €3.99 / £3.59

3DS VC

Mega Man 3 – €4.99 / £4.49

3DS video

The Beet Party: Beet Poets – €0.99 / £0.89

DSiWare

Ah! Heaven – €1.99 / £1.79

Wii U eShop sale

Puddle – €6.99, was €9.99 / £6.29, was £8.99

Wii U eShop price reductions

Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – €29.99, was €49.99 / £23.99, was £39.99
Rabbids Land – €29.99, was €49.99 / £23.99, was £39.99
Sports Connection – €29.99, was €49.99 / £23.99, was £39.99
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 – €29.99, was €49.99 / £23.99, was £39.99

Source: Nintendo PR

UK software sales (Week ending 3/30)

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Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–	1	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–	2	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	PS3	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
1	3	GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
2	4	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–	5	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
4	6	TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9	7	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	8	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	9	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	PC	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–	10	ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6	11	SIMCITY	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13	12	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19	13	HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
14	14	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–	15	TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	16	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22	17	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17	18	CRYSIS 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15	19	FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
21	20	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–	21	TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27	22	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8	23	SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	XB360	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
29	24	JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	25	ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3	26	THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20	27	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7	28	THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32	29	CRYSIS 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
18	30	FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
34	31	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11	32	SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	PS3	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
33	33	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	34	SLY COOPER: THIEVES IN TIME	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
25	35	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
26	36	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
–	37	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	38	DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24	39	THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31	40	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–	1	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
2	2	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1	3	GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT	EPIC GAMES/PEOPLE CAN FLY	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
4	4	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	5	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	6	ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10	7	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–	8	TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13	9	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12	10	CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9	11	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	12	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5	13	SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
3	14	THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT	TERMINAL REALITY	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14	15	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8	16	SIMCITY	MAXIS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15	17	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23	18	HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20	19	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6	20	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18	21	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
26	22	JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16	23	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
17	24	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19	25	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
28	26	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21	27	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
25	28	DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37	29	DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
29	30	DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–	31	SLY COOPER: THIEVES IN TIME	SANZARU GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30	32	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
38	33	BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22	34	FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	35	RESIDENT EVIL 6	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
35	36	DARKSIDERS II	VIGIL GAMES	THQ	THQ
11	37	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
–	38	BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY	ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7	39	MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
36	40	SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE

Source 1, Source 2

Capcom announces new IP Gaist Crusher for 3DS, includes manga, anime, and more

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Capcom has announced a new children-centric IP – specifically targeting “elementary school age boys” – known as Gaist Crusher. The game component of the franchise will be made for the 3DS and will be released in Japan this winter.

Gaist Crushers is described as an action game – you can see how it plays out in the trailer above. Capcom plans to take advantage of its “expertise in producing content for children” and “high-grade multiplayer capability” in creating the project.

Beyond games, Capcom has plans to expand Gaist Crushers through manga, anime, music and toys. Saikyo Jump and V Jump will handle the manga, Pierrot Co., Ltd. will produce the anime, Pierrot Co., Ltd. will be in charge of music, and Bandai Co., Ltd. will be responsible for toys. The company calls this “an expansive cross-media project.”

Source

Shin Megami Tensei IV releasing in North America this Summer

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

In a Megaten megaton announcement (well really it was just a press release and a webpage) Atlus have announced that the latest installment in the long-running Shin Megami Tensei series will be playable on North American 3DS consoles in just a few months. The news isn’t too unexpected considering that Atlus are also releasing the far more niche Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, but it’s nice to see that they’re announcing the localisation before the game is even out in Japan. We don’t know too much about Shin Megami Tensei IV yet, but the game looks to feature plenty of demons to recruit and fuse, moral choices to make, and weaknesses to exploit in a revised version of the series’ “Press Turn” battle system. No word on whether the ridiculously cool Shin Megami Tensei 3DS XL will also make it stateside.

Wii U eShop charts (4/1/13)

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Software

1. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
2. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
3. LEGO City: Undercover
4. Nintendo Land
5. Runner2
6. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
7. The Cave
8. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
9. Puddle
10. New Super Mario Bros. U
11. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
12. Nano Assault Neo
13. Little Inferno
14. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
15. Chasing Aurora
16. Scribblenauts Unlimited
17. ZombiU
18. The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
19. Just Dance 4
20. Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game

Videos

1. Iwata Plays: Game & Wario Video
2. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U Trailer
3. The Wonderful 101 Trailer
4. LEGO City: Undercover
5. Kirby’s Adventure Trailer
6. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
7. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
8. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 4
9. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 2
10. Runner2 Trailer
11. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 3
12. LEGO City: Undercover Vehicles Trailer
13. LEGO City: Undercover Disguises Trailer
14. New Super Mario Bros. U
15. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Trailer
16. The Cave Trailer
17. LEGO City: Undercover Accolades Trailer
18. The Croods: Prehistoric Party! Trailer
19. Zen Pinball 2 Trailer
20. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video

Source: Wii U eShop

Capcom on DuckTales Remastered’s story additions and changes

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

There are a lot of new and modified elements in DuckTales Remastered. One of the biggest features changed this time around is the game’s story. For instance, players will encounter a brand new tutorial level that will introduce the characters and story, and there’s a full-blown scene explaining why Uncle Scrooge needs to rescue Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

After telling Webby to wait behind, the trio run off and land in a trap soon after. Uncle Scrooge is, thankfully, more than willing to rescue the bunch.

Capcom producer Rey Jimenez discussed DuckTales Remastered’s story changes with Siliconera:

[WayForward] really wanted it to feel like you’re playing the show. In the original NES version, you go in the UFO to find the remote control to open the area to get to the boss. You don’t really know why. The game doesn’t explain it well. In our version, before you even get to the UFO you see Fenton who is Gizmoduck and he gets kidnapped by the UFO. You’re going into the UFO to save him and find all of the parts in Gizmoduck’s suit. Once you get that all together and Fenton turns into Gizmoduck he’s going to escort you back to the area where the door was and he will blast everything out of your way and then blast the door out.
In the NES version, you fight a big rat and it didn’t explain why you’re fighting a rat on the moon. That’s explained in here because there are rats they’re experimenting on and you let them loose and that becomes the rat down there. Also, how does Scrooge McDuck breathes on the moon? We explain that as well.

Source

GDC 2013 the biggest in event’s history, GDC 2014 dated

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23,000 people flocked to the Moscone Center in San Francisco for the 2013 Game Developers Conference, making this year the most-successful and highest-attended show in the event’s history.

GDC 2014’s date has already been set. Once again, it’ll take place at the Moscone Center between March 17 and March 21.

Game Developers Conference general manager Meggan Scavio said:

“With the game development industry evolving at a faster clip than ever before, we find both the profile of the developer and the types of games represented at GDC also growing to include new and different people and interests. The response we’ve gotten to this year’s event makes us feel confident that the changes we’ve made, such as the introduction of the Advocacy Track and the Free to Play Game Design and Business Summit, have helped evolved the conference to be even more inclusive.”

Source

3DS eShop charts (4/1/13)

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Software

1. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
2. Super Mario 3D Land
3. Pokemon Dream Radar
4. Pokedex 3D Pro
5. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
7. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
8. HarmoKnight
9. Kersploosh!
10. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Star Fox 64 3D
13. Gunman Clive
14. Fire Emblem: Awakening
15. Mega Man 3
16. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
17. Mutant Mudds
18. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
19. Cut The Rope
20. Photo Dojo

Videos

1. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Multiplayer Demo Video
2. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Trailer
3. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Multiplayer Video
4. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Commercial
5. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Launch Trailer
6. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Announcement Video
7. HarmoKnight Trailer
8. Flipnote Studio 3D Samples
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Video
10. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
11. The Croods: Prehistoric Party! Trailer
12. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
13. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
14. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
15. Nintendo Show 3D: March 28, 2013
16. Nintendo Direct Mini: March 13, 2013
17. Nintendo Show 3D: March 14, 2013
18. Mario Kart 7 Video
19. Kersploosh! Trailer
20. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Intro

Source: 3DS eShop

Six games included in 3DS eShop sale

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

A few titles have been randomly discounted on the 3DS eShop, without any sort of prior notice or announcement. Six releases are now seeing lower prices “for a limited time”. Boot up the eShop and visit the special sale shelf for the listing of affected games.

Here’s the full lineup:

Planet Crashers – $4.99 (originally $9.99)
3D Game Collection – $4.19 (originally $5.99)
3D MahJongg – $3.49 (originally $4.99)
Gardenscapes – $5.59 (originally $7.99)
Murder on the Titanic – $5.59 (originally $7.99)
Order Up!! – $4.99 (originally $9.99)

There’s also the previously-mentioned Pokedex 3D Pro for $9.99 (originally $14.99).

A mix of small discounts and larger discounts here. I can see Planet Crashers and Order Up!! as tempting games for some!

Source: 3DS eShop