Inafune’s King of Pirates playable at Jump Festa 2012
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
In October, ex-Capcom director Keiji Inafune announced his first original project after leaving the company. It was revealed that his new studio, Intercept, has been working on a new 3DS title named “King of Pirates”.
We’ve been waiting for some concrete details on the project, as well as an actual in-game trailer. Thankfully, we may not have to wait much longer for new information.
Marvelous AQL lists the game as “playable” for next week’s Jump Festa event in Japan. Hopefully this means King of Pirates will be seeing a proper blowout soon. If not, we’ll at least find out how the game plays!
UK software sales (Week ending 12/3)
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Individual formats
1		1	 	 	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 7		2	 	 	JUST DANCE 3	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 2		3	 	 	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 3		4	 	 	PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE SPECTRE’S CALL	DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 –		5	 	 	MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 8		6	 	 	SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 5		7	 	 	ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 11		8	 	 	FIFA 12	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 6		9	 	 	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
 14		10	 	 	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
 4		11	 	 	SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD	XB360	THQ	THQ
 9		12	 	 	ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 12		13	 	 	MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO	DS	MIND CANDY	MIND CANDY
 15		14	 	 	FIFA 12	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 21		15	 	 	UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
 25		16	 	 	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 17		17	 	 	BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 26		18	 	 	BATTLEFIELD 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 29		19	 	 	MARIO KART WII	WII	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 19		20	 	 	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	PS3	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
 20		21	 	 	MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 28		22	 	 	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012	PC	SEGA	SEGA
 22		23	 	 	ZUMBA FITNESS	WII	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
 16		24	 	 	SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD	PS3	THQ	THQ
 36		25	 	 	KINECT SPORTS	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 18		26	 	 	THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD	WII	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 10		27	 	 	WWE ’12	XB360	THQ	THQ
 23		28	 	 	HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 24		29	 	 	NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 31		30	 	 	BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 27		31	 	 	NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 –		32	 	 	ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 35		33	 	 	BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 –		34	 	 	RAGE	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
 13		35	 	 	WWE ’12	PS3	THQ	THQ
 30		36	 	 	SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 –		37	 	 	DANCE CENTRAL	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 –		38	 	 	ZUMBA FITNESS 2	WII	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
 33		39	 	 	KINECT SPORTS: SEASON TWO	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 38		40	 	 	NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
All formats
1		1	 	 	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 5		2	 	 	FIFA 12	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 2		3	 	 	ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 8		4	 	 	JUST DANCE 3	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 4		5	 	 	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
 3		6	 	 	SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD	VOLITION	THQ	THQ
 7		7	 	 	PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE SPECTRE’S CALL	LEVEL 5	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 –		8	 	 	MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 9		9	 	 	BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 10		10	 	 	SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 13		11	 	 	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
 11		12	 	 	NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN	EA BLACK BOX	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 12		13	 	 	MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO	BLACK LANTERN	MIND CANDY	MIND CANDY
 6		14	 	 	WWE ’12	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
 16		15	 	 	BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY	ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 20		16	 	 	UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
 15		17	 	 	SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 22		18	 	 	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 14		19	 	 	LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 18		20	 	 	ZUMBA FITNESS	PIPEWORKS	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
 17		21	 	 	MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 23		22	 	 	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
 27		23	 	 	MARIO KART WII	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 32		24	 	 	RAGE	ID SOFTWARE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
 25		25	 	 	SONIC GENERATIONS	SONIC TEAM	SEGA	SEGA
 34		26	 	 	KINECT SPORTS	RARE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 19		27	 	 	THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 21		28	 	 	HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 26		29	 	 	CARS 2	FIREBRAND GAMES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
 –		30	 	 	ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 28		31	 	 	LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN	TRAVELLER’S TALES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
 24		32	 	 	TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
 –		33	 	 	DANCE CENTRAL	HARMONIX	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 –		34	 	 	ZUMBA FITNESS 2	ZOË MODE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
 33		35	 	 	F1 2011	CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
 40		36	 	 	PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
 30		37	 	 	KINECT SPORTS: SEASON TWO	BIGPARK	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
 –		38	 	 	DEAD ISLAND	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
 36		39	 	 	NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
 –		40	 	 	GEARS OF WAR 3	EPIC GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
LTD, YTD hardware sales in the U.S.
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
This information is based on data collected from the NPD Group through October 2011. Additional hardware sales will be provided on Thursday via the November report.
LTD (life-to-date)
DS – 50,180,001
 Wii – 36,764,494
 Xbox 360 – 29,234,373
 PlayStation 3 – 18,141,921
 3DS – 1,667,000
YTD (year-to-date)
Xbox 360 – 3,839,214
 DS – 2,843,732
 PlayStation 3 – 2,679,948
 Wii – 2,614,870
 3DS – 1,667,000
Capcom talks Monster Hunter 4 – trailer was real gameplay, more
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo has posted a new third-party edition of Iwata Asks, which can currently be read in Japanese. Although a large portion of the interview was about Monster Hunter Tri G, Satoru Iwata managed to sneak in a few questions about the fourth entry in the hugely successful franchise.
Capcom’s Kaname Fujioka started off by revealing that the debut trailer shown in September was actual gameplay footage, played by the development team.
Fujioka and series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto also discussed Monster Hunter 4’s development. The game has been worked on alongside Tri G and the staff from MH4’s team have been able to learn a great deal from Tri G, primarily because they’re now familiar with the 3DS hardware.
The time between Tri G’s announcement up to its release will be about three months. As you might expect, the game’s development cycle was rather short. The team almost reached a point where they’d say, “if you’re not sure, just put it in.” This forced the staff to show constant results.
Fujioka acknowledged that the MH4 developers are under a fairly large amount of pressure. Additionally, he believes that there is a chance that the team could fail if they worked on the project in the way they’ve made other games in the series. Capcom will once again be looking to show results on a regular basis, and the trailer shown in September was one of the first examples of showing results for Monster Hunter 4.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
Namco Bandai’s Jump Festa 2012 lineup
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Bakuman: The Way of a Manga Artist (DS)
 Blue Exorcist: The Phantom Labyrinth of Time (PSP)
 Digimon World Re:Digitize (PSP)
 Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3/360)
 Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale (Arcade)
 Gintama (Mobile)
 Listen to Daddy Says! (PSP)
 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (PSP)
 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (PS3/360)
 One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 (DS)
 One Piece: Grand Collection (Mobile)
 Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle (PS3)
 Tales of Innocence (Vita)
 Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (PSP)
 Tekken Hybrid (PS3)
 Toriko: Gourmet Battle (PC)
 Toriko: Gourmet Survival (PSP)
Scans roundup – Resident Evil, Beyond the Labyrinth, more
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