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

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
4. ZombiU – Ubisoft
5. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
6. Rabbids Land – Ubisoft
7. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
8. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision Blizzard
10. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. Angry Birds Trilogy – Activision Blizzard
6. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
7. Sonic Generations – SEGA
8. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – SEGA
9. Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – Disney Interactive
10. Virtue’s Last Reward – Rising Star Games

Source: Chart-Track

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Japanese publication Dengeki published a new interview with Dragon Quest series producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto and ArtePiazza’s Shintaro Mashima. In it, the two discuss how his ArtePiazza and Square Enix tackled the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII.

Read on below to find out what the two had to say:

– Fujimoto always wanted to remake Dragon Quest VII for a handheld
– Dragon Quest VII was originally made right before the digital era
– All development documents were written on paper
– Dragon Quest VII had an insane amount of documents used for development
– All old documents are kept from the previous series
– Dragon Quest VII has its own section because the game has so much
– The Dragon Quest VII 3DS team had to brace the face that they’d be going through each file
– There couldn’t be a much longer wait for a remake of VII since it has already been almost 10 years since the game’s first release
– Waiting any longer could be too late
– When ArtePiazza and Square Enix met up, they would haul about 40 books of documents, consisting of the scenario texts alone
– Almost a year was needed to copy everything from paper to stored data on PC
– While this was taking place, Square Enix and ArtePiazza thought of new remake ideas
– A lot of planning was involved on how to give it a new presentation while keeping the same Dragon Quest feeling to it
– The team was focusing on how to best utilize the 3DS graphics and its features
– Fujimoto actually sat down and played through the PlayStation version of Dragon Quest VII with Yuji Hori, the creator of the Dragon Quest series
– Hori noticed that the game was difficult with its various problem solving aspects and puzzles
– When they made the original version, the idea was to make a “riddle solving adventure” game
– Hori pointed out the change of era during their recent play
– Fujimoto: “Solving some of the puzzles felt very exhilarating at times. Whenever you got stuck in the game, the frustration would build up.”
– With that in mind, they’ve decided to add features such as the stone shard radars
– Overall tempo improved and smoother gameplay
– From the starting point of Estard Island to the number of puzzles and overall difficulty, they’ve revised many things for the upcoming 3DS version
– First fight will be introduced earlier so players can enjoy their adventure while participating in heated battles from start to end
– Originally took around an hour until the first fight
– Leveling pace increased to match other Dragon Quests
– The addition of the visual encounters was meant for that purpose, allowing players to have the choice to fight whenever they want
– The team wants to make it easier to play rather than easier overall
– Better tempo stems from allowing players to have more decision making instead of forcing them to fight or solve puzzles
– Tough enemies will still be tough
– Useful spells including Evac will be available at earlier levels in the game
– Evac: escape from a dungeon
– Exclusive costumes added that visually correspond to each class
– Prior to that, the characters always looked the same regardless of any class changing
– Dragon Quest has been known for having an in game menu window, rather than screen
– For Dragon Quest VII on 3DS, they’ve made it an even better experience to provide smoother game play
– Camera work improved
– Players have two different angles to play from
– Can adjust this at any time

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Capcom’s latest financial results are in, and the company is taking pride in the sales of its first Wii U game. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, a launch game in Japan, was “a smash hit”.

The 3DS version of Ultimate had also been re-released under a new “Best Price!” label. According to Capcom, it has “enjoyed steady growth.”

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate launches simultaneously in North America on March 19 and on March 22 in Europe.

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Update: Bumped to the front page. Nintendo has also confirmed Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 for release this week.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download (technically retail)

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 – €59.99 / £49.99

3DS Download

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D – €9.99 / £8.99

3DS retail

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – €39.99 / £29.99

3DS demo

Fractured Soul – free

3DS Virtual Console

Mega Man 2 – €4.99 / £4.49

3DS video

The Beet Party: Jurassic Fridge – €0.99 / £0.89

Wii Virtual Console

Sengoku 2 – 900 Wii Points

Source: Nintendo PR

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These are technically our first Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed screenshots that haven’t been incredibly compressed. Now we just need some direct-feed footage!

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Pokemon Black/White 2 players will be able to add Meloetta to their game starting on March 4. Through March 24, GameStop will be running an in-store promotion for the Pokemon’s distribution.

Those who acquire Meloetta can take advantage of its Aria and Pirouette forms. The Pokemon is capable of activating Pirouette Form after the Relic Song is used in battle.

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First True 3D Entry in Revered Series Now Available for Nintendo 3DS

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– You are standing at the edge of a massive battlefield. Before you stands a sea of enemies: wyvern riders, dark mages, fearsome knights. You and your companions must use your wits to defeat the approaching onslaught. One wrong move could end in defeat. But the right decisions could result in a glorious victory. Your archer is in position. Your healer is standing close. You are defending the Kingdom of Ylisse from a vicious enemy alongside the bravest warriors in the land. You are ready. This is Fire Emblem Awakening.

Today, for the first time, the epic fantasy turn-based strategy series launches for Nintendo 3DS in retail stores and in the Nintendo eShop. Fire Emblem Awakening follows the story of Lord Chrom as he bands together with a growing army of brave companions to save the world from a rising evil.

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At the moment, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is a 3DS exclusive. That could change in the future, however.

MercurySteam producer David Cox revealed to CVG that all of the game’s assets were made in HD. That includes the textures, levels, and models. But to have everything fit on the 3DS, the team shrunk things down. Cox said that MercurySteam does “have an HD version of the game sitting there in a computer somewhere.”

“We created everything in high definition – all the textures, all the levels, high-poly models, everything – and we kind of shrunk it all down into the 3DS. Then we lost bones from characters, you know, we dropped the resolution of the textures and everything to make it fit. At MercurySteam we have an HD version of the game sitting there in a computer somewhere.”

This new information begs the question: could we ever seen an HD version of Mirror of Fate? Cox is more than open to the possibility:

“Absolutely, yeah. We would consider it. We want as many people to play it as possible. Obviously we have an exclusivity deal with Nintendo right now though and they’ve been very supportive of the product.”

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