Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Toyo Keizai has published a listing of the most powerful companies in Japan. Of course, a few video game corporations made the cut.

Below are the video game companies included in the list:

126th – Namco Bandai – Last year’s position: 442nd
157th – Broccoli – Last year’s position: not ranked
173rd – Nihon Falcom – Last year’s position: 215th
292nd – Sony – Last year’s position: 163rd
318th – Capcom – Last year’s position: 701st
363rd – Sega – Last year’s position: 133rd
363rd – Marvelous AQL – Last year’s position: not ranked
390th – Tecmo Koei – Last year’s position: 451st
567th – Konami – Last year’s position: 355th
1647th – Nintendo – Last year’s position: 219th

Each company is graded on growth, profitability, safety and scale. All parameters are rated between 500 and 1,000, and the sum of the four scores determines the overall ranking.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Cavelight Entertainment has become an official Wii U developer, and could bring “Velocity Stream” to the eShop. At the moment, Cavelight isn’t in possession of any dev kits, so a Wii U release would likely arrive after the PC version.

Velocity Stream is an asymmetric racing game. While it may seem like a traditional racer, the “paver” mixes things up. One player controls the paver, which can create endless streams of energy for the other participants to race on. The track’s angle, width, and obstacles can all be modified.

Check out the video above to see Velocity Stream in action.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Now that Pokemon Bank has relaunched in Japan, fans are anticipating the app’s launch in overseas countries. Nintendo of Europe – similar to Nintendo of America – doesn’t have a specific release date to announce, but did share another update on Twitter a short while ago.

Nintendo once again apologized for Pokemon Bank’s delay as well as the time it took to provide the latest news about its availability. With Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter’s relaunch in Asian territories, Nintendo says it will “be closely monitoring player’s experiences as we prepare for the European release.”

The tweets in full:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 81,069 / 295,276
2. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 48,788 / 1,265,209
3. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 23,600 / 3,893,725
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 19,039 / 327,985
5. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 17,897 / 341,398
6. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 17,057 / 241,926
7. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 14,026 / 255,759
8. [3DS] Monster HUnter 4 – 13,297 / 3,192,848
9. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 12,805 / 207,212
10. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 10,500 / 463,020
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 8,491 / 3,649,813
12. [PS3] GTA V – 7,381 / 682,216
13. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 5,834 / 296,844
14. [PS3] Shin Gundam Musou – 5,507 / 207,036
15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 5,401 / 2,263,720
16. [PSV] Shin Gundam Musou – 5,352 – 103,234
17. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 5,334 / 1,651,030
18. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 5,081 / 302,433
19. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 5,062 / 226,026
20. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 4,817 / 2,236,013

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

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

3DS LL – 32,393
Vita – 24,755
3DS – 15,045
PS3 – 13,243
Wii U – 11,443
PSP – 4,024
Vita TV – 2,208
Xbox 360 – 273

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

3DS LL – 40,038
Vita – 29,494
3DS – 20,116
PS3 – 14,845
Wii U – 14,020
PSP – 4,758
Vita TV – 2,522
Xbox 360 – 281

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Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following messages on Miiverse, including some new gameplay details:

Pic of the day. There are many changes being made to attack and defense options for grabbing edges. In this picture, Link is actually trumping Mario’s grab.

Some other changes include:

– Air time and accumulated damage will determine your period of invincibility while hanging on an edge.
– Grab controls will no longer be affected by whether you have above or below 100% damage.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Nintendo has restocked the Luigi 3DS pouch over at Club Nintendo. For 500 coins, the reward can be yours. Check out the pouch over on Club Nintendo here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Diablo III (PS3) – 10/9/9/10
Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Full Boost (PS3) – 9/9/9/9
Toushin Toshi (3DS) – 8/8/9/8
Disgaea 4 Return (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Shinobi Koiutsutsu (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Arabian Doubt (PSP) – 7/7/7/8
Rozen Maiden: Wechseln Sie Welt ab (PS3/PSV) – 8/7/7/6
Suzunone Seven! Portable (PSP) – 7/7/7/7

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

Bravely Default Story Trailer
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest Trailer
F1 Race Stars Powered Up Edition Trailer
The Legend of Zelda Stage 3: Collect Rupees and Buy an Item!
Bravely Default – Jobs Trailer

3DS

Bravely Default Story Trailer

Moshi Monsters Katsuma Unleashed Trailer
The Legend of Zelda Stage 3: Collect Rupees and Buy an Item!

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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