Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi sold through 85% of its initial shipment
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments
Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi sold over 1.2 million copies in its first two days in Japan. Those strong sales also came with a very high sell-through rate. According to Media Create, Shinuchi sold through 84.77 percent of its initial shipment.
Strong sales of Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi helped boost the Japanese market as a whole. Total software sales came in at 2.263 million units last week, up 210.80 percent from the previous week.
More: Japan, Level-5, Media Create, sales, Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi
Bayonetta 2’s conceptual design highlighted in new PlatinumGames blog post
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
PlatinumGames updated its official blog yet again with another post about Bayonetta 2. This time around, we get to hear about the game’s conceptual design.
Check out a few excerpts below:
As you can see, the base tones for the original Bayonetta were red and black, whereas in Bayonetta 2 they’re blue (representing Bayonetta) and gold (representing the game’s enemies). Compared to the image above it, you can tell the bottom screen gives off a much brighter, vivid impression.
What was so difficult about this was that while Bayonetta’s key color was blue, the key color for Aesir’s power was blue as well. Ultimately we resolved this issue by changing this mysterious power of Aesir’s to an emerald green, but it’s still kind of hard for players to discern, so I gave Aesir his own unique line patterns in his design to draw distinction from Bayonetta.
Head on over to the PlatinumGames website for the full post.
More: Bayonetta 2, PlatinumGames
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse likely to be priced at $40
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 55 Comments
Thanks to Kirby and the Rainbow Curse’s upcoming Japanese launch, we knew that the game would be seeing a budget release of some sort. We just weren’t entirely sure how much the price would be in the west.
New listings on EB Games and Amazon Canada seem to reveal Kirby’s updated price in North America. On both retailer sites, the game is listed for $44.99 CDN. That would translate to $39.99 in the states (based on Captain Toad’s pricing). It should end up being a pretty great value!
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse art
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 2 Comments
A listing on Amazon
contains some new art for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. View all of the images above.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
GameStop hosting post-Christmas sale next week
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
Starting on December 26, GameStop will be hosting a post-Christmas sale. You’ll find all of the eligible items with discounted prices below.
50% off all strategy guides
Up to 85% off PC Downloads (ongoing sale from 12/19 to 1/2)
Destiny for $29.99 w/purchase of new PS4
DualShock 4 for $39.99 w/purchase of new PS4
1-year PS Plus for $29.99 w/purchase of new DualShock 4
Destiny $44.99 on PS4, XB1; $39.99 on PS360
Any Wireless XB1 controller $10 off with purchase of new XB1
12-month Live $39.99 w/purchase of new XB1
3-month LIve $19.99 w/purchase of new Far Cry 4 XB1/X360
$5 off Kinect TV mount w/purchase of new XB1 Kinect
$5 off Energizer XB1 Charge Station w/purchase of new XB1 Armed Forces Wireless Controller
TB XO Four Headset $79.99
TB 500P Stealth Headset $109.99
X360 or PS3 Charge Base $19.99
Nyko Wired PS3 controller $14.99
GTA V on PS4 w/$10 free in-game cash $59.99
CoD: AW $49.99 on PS4, XB1
NBA 2K15 $49.99 on PS4, XB1; $39.99 on PS360, PC
NBA 2K15 PS4 plus PS4 camera $99.99
Madden NFL 15 $49.99 on all vanilla versions
FIFA 15 $49.99 on all vanilla versions
Rocksmith 2014 $49.99 on all versions
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel $39.99 on all versions
LEGO Batman 3 $49.99 on PS4, XB1; $39.99 on PS360, Wii U
Skyrim vanilla $14.99 on all versions
Skryim Legendary Edition $29.99 on PS360; $19.99 on PC
Army of Two: Devil’s Cartel $14.99 X360
Skate 3 $14.99 X360
LBP 3 $39.99 on all versions
Last of Us Remastered $29.99
Drive Club $39.99
Wolfenstein: The New Order $39.99 PS4, XB1, PC; $29.99 on PS360
The Evil Within $39.99 on PS4, XB1, PC; $29.99 on PS360
Shadow of Mordor $39.99 on all versions
Sniper Elite 3 $29.99 on PS4, XB1; $19.99 on PS360
Battlefield 4 $19.99 on all versions
Need For Speed Rivals Complete $39.99 on all versions
NBA Live 15 $39.99 on PS4, XB1
Dragon Age Inquisition $39.99 on all versions
Dragon Age Inquisition Deluxe Edition $49.99 on all versions
WWE 2K15 $49.99 on PS4, XB1; $39.99 on PS360
Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Starter Pack $54.99 on all versions
50% off select Disney Infinity accessories
$12.99 on all Disney Infinity characters
B2G1F on all Disney Infinity Power Disk packs
Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix $29.99
Freedom Wars $14.99
32 GB Vita/PS TV Memory Card $49.99
Assassin’s Creed Unity Phantom Blade Replica $39.99
GAEMS Vanguard 19′ Gaming Environment $279.99
Skylanders Trap Team starter- $49.99 on all but 3DS ($39.99)
Big Hero 6 $19.99 3DS
Frozen: Olaf’s Quest $19.99 3DS
20% off Facebook Game Cards
Sims 4 $39.99 or $59.99 Premium Edition
Used PS4 wired headset or PS Move controller $9.99
Used X360 chatpad or X360 20GB external HDD $14.99
Used Wii Remote Plus or X360 Wireless G Adapter $29.99
Used system w/3 free games $15 or less and 1-year replacement plan $30 more
Used system w/3 free games $25 or less, 1-year replacement plan, and 1-year PUR Pro $60 more
Used system w/3 free games $50 or less, 1-year replacement plan, and 1-year PUR Pro $120 more
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 $159.99
ASUS MeMO Pad 7 $79.99
Universal Bluetooth Tablet Keyboard $19.99
All refurbished IPads $50 off
Cricket: Free HTC Desire 510 after $75 MIR (Visa promo card); Nokia Lumia 520 $39.99
These deals will be valid through December 30.
Video: How to win at Smash episode 5
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Final Fantasy Explorers Jump Festa 2015 trailer
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Youkai Watch anime confirmed for overseas territories, big new Level-5 franchise teased
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
The Youkai Watch anime is heading overseas, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino confirmed to Wedge Infinity. Some character names will be changed, but popular names like Whisper and Jibanyan will be kept in tact. The anime will air in the United States, Europe, and other regions.
Also while speaking with Wedge Infinity, Hino teased a new franchise coming next year that will be even bigger than Youkai Watch:
“It takes a lot of time to craft new installments of Yokai Watch, but on some weeks, we’re actually spending more time on our ‘new title.’ Around this time next year, I think we’ll have something out that’s different not just from Yokai Watch, but anything else we’ve ever done before. 2015 is going to be yet another big year of change for us. 2015 will be a year where we usher in a hit bigger than Yokai Watch.”
With Level-5’s unannounced franchise, Hino wants it to resemble the things he enjoyed as a kid, but more modernized. It will consist of games, anime, and manga.
Last but not least, Hino mentioned that Level-5 will not be moved to Tokyo since he wants to foster its current location of Fukuoka to be the ‘Hollywood’ of games.
More: Akihiro Hino, anime, Level-5, top, Youkai Watch
Blood Alloy in the works for Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Suppressive Fire Games originally took its 2D Metroidvania project “Blood Alloy” to Kickstarter last year. Unfortunately, the project fell well short of its goal.
Suppressive Fire Games has returned with “Blood Alloy: Returns”, a “combo-multiplier-based score-chaser, similar in scope to Luftrausers or Geometry Wars.” While working on Returns, the team hopes to also continue making the original Blood Alloy – a new Metroidvania title that is expected on Wii U.
You can get a look at Blood Alloy in the video above.
Japan gets Pokemon Trading Card Game on the 3DS Virtual Console next week
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
A new Virtual Console title is finally coming to the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console next week. Pokemon Trading Card Game will be available on December 24 for 617 yen. This is particularly notable since Japan hasn’t received any new 3DS VC games since May.
