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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 49 Comments

Famitsu has a big update on Xenoblade Chronicles X this week. There’s a total of ten pages dedicated to the game, including an interview with director Tetsuya Takahashi.

The following information has leaked out of Famitsu thus far:

– Mira is 400km^2, which is 5 times the size of Xenoblade’s world
– Takahashi’s final check play time was over 300 hours
– “Union” Sound; something like factions for quests
– There are 8 of them, and you can join any of them, and change them depending on your goal
– PATH FINDER, COLEPEDIAN, INTER CEPTOR, LAND BANK, AVALANCE, ARMS, TESTAMENT, COMPANION
– Nagi (Takayuki Sugou): Former Captain of the White Whale and current Military Chief in the Autonomous Government of New Los Angeles
– Guin (Yuichi Nakamura): Worked in the same division as Elma and Irina on Earth; was their subordinate
– Many options for player avatar customization
– Kunihiko Tanaka did the preset avatar designs
– Some famous voices actors providing their voice as options for the avatar, will be announced on the Xenoblade homepage later
– GamePad shows character locations, quest locations
– Warp to previously visited areas on the GamePad
– The use of ‘X [Cross]’ has implications for the online functionality
– Not a standard online game, more ‘loosely connected’
– About 90 songs in the game
– Xenoblade had 1 vocal song at the end, but Xenoblade X has many vocal songs (many for an RPG)
– Sawano involved in all aspects of music
– Battles are faster paced, more-actiony than Xenobalde
– Differentiates close and distant attacks
– No healers
– Healing done with new system called ‘Soul Voice’
– 4-player party
– You control 1 character, the AI controls the rest
– More unique monsters and equipment than Xenoblade
– Xenoblade was a traditional RPG, whereas Xenoblade X is an open world RPG
– Xenoblade was linear despite having big world
– Xenoblade X you will get quests from different places and have more freedom

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 20,065
Vita – 14,991
PS4 – 13,793
PS3 – 8,600
New 3DS – 8,028
Wii U – 7,088
3DS LL – 3,882
3DS – 3,287
Vita TV – 589
Xbox One – 259

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 25,299
Vita – 16,823
PS4 – 15,480
New 3DS – 9,916
Wii U – 8,894
PS3 – 7,036
3DS LL – 4,776
3DS – 4,238
Vita TV – 682
Xbox One – 300

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria – 340,891 / NEW
2. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy – 53,974 / NEW
3. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 32,137 / NEW
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 31,875 / 2,404,246
5. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 17,035 / 2,474,658
6. [PSV] Atelier Escha & Logy Plus – 15,778 / NEW
7. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 12,318 / 2,440,373
8. [PSV] Ken no Machi no Ihoujin – Kuro no Kyuuden – – 11,559 / NEW
9. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 10,475 / 2,122,433
10. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6 – 8,794 / 33,068
11. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 8,728 / 569,714
12. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 5,979 / 3,088,387
13. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,386 / 901,365
14. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 5,178 / 249,497
15. [3DS] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – 5,052 / NEW
16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5,006 / 3,904,259
17. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 4,397 / 122,296
18. [WIU] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – 4,207 / NEW
19. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V New Price Version – 4,133 / 116,633
20. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 3,831 / 154,713

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 25 Comments

Nintendo has gone live with its third quarter financial results.

Here’s the full rundown of information you should know:

Nintendo Q3 Results:

Net Sales: 271.521¥ billion yen
Operating Income: 31.40¥ billion yen
Net Income: 45.215¥ billion yen

Nintendo Full-Year Guidance:

Net Sales: 550¥ billion yen (?)
Operating Income: 20¥ billion yen (?)
Net Income: 30¥ billion yen (?)

Additional Information Q3 (Software/Hardware Shipments, Digital Sales, Cash & Equivalents):

Pokemon ORAS: 9.35 million
Super Smash Bros 3DS LTD: 6.19 million
Super Smash Bros Wii U LTD: 3.39 million
Mario Kart 8 LTD: 4.77 million
Wii U HW: 1.91 million
3DS HW: 4.99 million
Digital Sales: ¥10.4 billion yen
Cash & Equivalents: ¥920.531 billion yen (?)

We also have these official statements from Nintendo:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Square Enix will be updating the Bravely Second demo that previously released in Japan. It will include a new job (Exorcist), new quest and events, AR movies, and elements for the Moon Base reconstruction. This is planned for February 4.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
5. Super Mario Land
6. Pushmo
7. Wario Land II
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
9. 3D After Burner II
10. Shovel Knight
11. Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
12. Citizens of Earth
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
15. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
16. Pokemon Omega Ruby
17. Kid Icarus: Uprising
18. Yoshi’s New Island
19. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
20. Pokemon Trading Card Game

Videos

1. New Nintendo 3DS XL Trailer
2. Nintendo Direct 1/14/15
3. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Trailer
4. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Gameplay Trailer
5. Code Name S.T.E.A.M. amiibo Trailer
6. Upcoming Fire Emblem Teaser Trailer
7. Cube Creator 3D Trailer
8. Mario Party 10 Trailer
9. Mario Kart 7 Video
10. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS One Dog, One Bird, One Zapper
11. Undead Storm Nightmare Trailer
12. Xenoblade Chronicles X Exploration Trailer
13. 3D After Burner II Trailer
14. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Story Trailer
15. The Cat Mario Show Episode 3
16. Yoshi’s New Island – Launch Trailer
17. Pokemon Bank Trailer
18. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice!
19. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS: The Future King
20. How to Win at Smash Episode 8

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments

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