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Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Videos | 0 comments

Developer FuRyu posted up a few clips on their YouTube channel showing off their upcoming 3DS RPG, Legend of Legacy, and its battle system:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Bravely Second, Final Fantasy Explorers, Tales of Zestiria, and Persona 5 are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between November 13 and November 19.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments

A few days ago, Media Create reported impressive sales for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire as the two games debuted in Japan. We now have some extra details about their performance.

The launch of Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire led to strong Japanese sales overall, which came in at 1,854,058 units. Thanks to the new Pokemon games, total Japanese software sales had their second best-selling week of 2014 – only behind Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s launch week of 1,854,220 units.

Breaking things down a bit more, Alpha Sapphire sold 714,000 copies and Omega Ruby sold 614,000 copies during their first week of availability. The grand total comes in at 1,509,000 copies when counting the Double Pack.

Here’s how Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire compare to X/Y and HeartGold/SoulSilver:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 34 Comments

How did Nintendo platforms perform on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the season in the United States? We won’t receive any specific numbers until the next NPD report in December, but research firm Infoscout has offered some data. Check out the images above for their findings.

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

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
NES Remix Pack – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Kirby and The Rainbow Curse – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Party 10 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Amazon, GameStop
Ultimate NES Remix – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Collector’s Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Amazon, GameStop
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Amazon, Best Buy
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon, Best Buy
Story of Seasons – Amazon, GameStop

Amiibo

Toon Link – Amazon
Sheik – Amazon
Shulk – GameStop (exclusive)
Mega Man – Amazon
Bowser – Amazon
King Dedede – King Dedede
Ike – Amazon
Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Diddy Kong – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Luigi – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Little Mac – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Captain Falcon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 1.327.671 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Dual Pack (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥9.874) – 90.497 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.11.20} (¥6.264) – 38.123 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Unity # (Ubisoft) {2014.11.20} (¥9.072) – 36.400 / NEW
05./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 28.728 / 2.173.073 (-27%)
06./02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (Konami) {2014.11.13} (¥8.208) – 20.612 / 91.915 (-71%)
07./10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 17.834 / 2.881.810 (-15%)
08./11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 16.846 / 1.737.035 (-10%)
09./01. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2014.11.13} (¥8.424) – 15.425 / 95.011 (-81%)
10./07. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) – 13.817 / 41.843 (-51%)
11./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.20} (¥5.627) – 11.769 / NEW
12./00. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.11.20} (¥7.344) – 11.725 / NEW
13./00. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184) – 11.656 / NEW
14./03. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2014.11.13} (¥8.424) – 9.400 / 73.459 (-85%)
15./12. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 8.752 / 721.884 (-35%)
16./05. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.13} (¥6.145) – 8.045 / 43.143 (-77%)
17./08. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (Konami) {2014.11.13} (¥8.208) – 6.859 / 33.543 (-74%)
18./06. [PS3] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax (Sega) {2014.11.13} (¥7.538) – 5.798 / 40.469 (-83%)
19./00. [PSV] Senjou no Waltz # (Idea Factory) {2014.11.20} (¥6.264) – 5.738 / NEW
20./09. [PSV] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax (Sega) {2014.11.13} (¥6.663) – 5.692 / 31.299 (-78%)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 13 Comments

Game Informer published the “Smash Bros. Diaries” from director Masahiro Sakurai in its previous two issues. Most of what has been shared thus far is rehash from Sakurai’s Famitsu columns, but this month’s entry does have some very noteworthy quotes.

One of the questions Sakurai addresses: “You’ve talked about how you select characters, but why does the roster continue to expand with each release?”

Sakurai starts out by stating how when he works on Smash Bros. – or any other project for that matter – he puts in his full effort. “I throw my body and soul into every project with the mindset that this is the last one,” he says. This has led to a huge amount of characters and features “where it’s almost an impossible quantity to work with.”

Characters are remade in each Smash Bros. release since there are different development studios working on the games. There is also a higher development cost per character “since it takes work to give characters a wide dynamic range while still sticking to their backstories”.

All in all, Sakurai calls the entire process “relentless.”

If you’re interested in checking out Sakurai’s full comments, head past the break.

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