More Pokemon X/Y maintenance taking place next Monday
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Pokemon X/Y will be down for maintenance once again next Monday (Tuesday in Europe). Online play, rankings, and other features will be unavailable between 4 PM PT and 12 AM PT. Here’s hoping these maintenance periods are paving the wave for Pokemon Bank’s launch in the west!
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Ripstone likely bringing Stick it to the Man to Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Ripstone has shown strong support for Wii U thus far having already released Knytt Underground on the eShop, and Pure Chess to follow in the coming months. A third game from the publisher also appears to be on the way: Stick it to the Man.
USK has listed the platformer for release on Wii U. That’s not a concrete confirmation, but the German ratings board has been generally reliable in the past. Developer Zoink Games also recently teased upcoming news for Wii U.
We’ve reached out to Ripstone about Stick it to the Man’s USK listing, and will provide an update if we receive a response.
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Detective Conan: Phantom Rhapsody boxart
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 3 Comments
Redux: Dark Matters dev planning Wii U and 3DS support
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NG.DEV.TEAM previously confirmed Gunlord for the 3DS eShop, but it sounds like we can expect even more love from one of the game’s developers, René Hellwig, on Nintendo platforms going forward.
Hellwig told Nintendo Life that there are plans to support Wii U as well as 3DS. Redux: Dark Matters is one such game that could make its way on the eShop.
Hellwig’s comments in full:
We have plans for Wii U and 3DS. We think Redux would look amazing with stereoscopic 3D graphics! Since we developed the game on PC with HD graphics it will be easy for us to port the game to Nintendo consoles. Nintendo is more straightforward with Indie devs, and we believe that in the coming years Nintendo consoles will be a great place to publish Indie games.
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Iwata says “Wii U isn’t in good shape”, more price cuts unlikely, will talk about smart devices at investor conference, more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 17 Comments
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata commented on a few topics ahead of the company’s investor briefing set to take place later today.
Of Nintendo’s buyback initiative, Iwata said that Hiroshi Yamauchi’s heirs will have to pay inheritance taxes and may need to sell shares. He also remarked:
“That won’t merit shareholders, that’s why we decided on the buyback. But that’s not all the reason. We’ve been rewarding our shareholders mainly through high dividends, but we cannot generate as much profit as we used to make.”
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Bravely Default character designer on board for Unsung Story
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
Bravely Default character designer Akihko Yoshida will be contributing to Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians. Yoshida will be working with Playdek and intends to produce character designs.
In a message to fans, Yoshida said:
“I’m going to be helping to create artwork for Unsung Story. I am interested in the game concept of Unsung Story and it looks very exciting. I made a decision to participate.”
You can find a ton of new details about Unsung Story shared on Kickstarter today here.
ReVeN is a possibility for 3DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Varia Games could bring its Metroid-inspired indie title ReVeN to the 3DS.
The team told PureNintendo that it’s “looking into the 3DS” as a potential platform for the game.” “It would be amazing to implement our game’s mechanics to the touch screen and the 3D effects of the little handheld,” Varia said.
ReVeN is currently slated for the Wii U eShop. A Kickstarter for the project can be found here.
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GameStop ad (1/29 – 2/4)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. There aren’t a ton of highlights this week, though you can save $10 on the Disney Infinity Starter Pack. Young Justice: Legacy is also still available for $10 on 3DS.
Below is this week’s circular in full:
Nintendo plans to buy back up to ten million of its own shares
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories | 5 Comments
As part of its latest financial results released today, Nintendo has announced plans to acquire its own shares.
Up to 10,000,000 shares will be acquired in total by March 31, resulting in a purchase of up to 125,000,000,000 yen. Nintendo will be looking to buy back close to 8 percent of its stock.
Through the acquisition, Nintendo hopes to “improve capital efficiency as a flexible capital policy in accordance with changes in the business environment.”
Media Create software sales (1/20 – 1/26)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 – 176,313
2. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 58,015 / 353,291
3. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 35,568 / 1,300,778
4. [PS3] Saints Row IV – 34,486 / NEW
5. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z – 30,192 / NEW
6. [PSV] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z – 22,901 / NEW
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 17,544 / 345,529
8. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 17,282 / 221,249
9. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 16,933 / 3,910,658
10. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 15,095 / 356,494
11. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 10,412 / 266,171
12. [PSP] Kiniro no Corda 3: Another Sky feat. Jinnan – 10,295 / NEW
13. [PS3] Utagumi 575 – 9,701 / NEW
14. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 9,271 / 251,197
15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 8,285 / 3,201,132
16. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 7,667 / 470,687
17. [PS3] GTA V – 7,199 / 689,415
18. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 7,033 / 214,245
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,437 / 3,656,250
20. [360] Saints Row IV – 5,393 / NEW
