A-Train 3D release date moved back in Japan
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Yet another title has been delayed in Japan. Artdink has announced that A-Train 3D is now scheduled to arrive in February 2014. It was originally planned for release on December 12.
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ZombiU and Fire Emblem devs talk about working with perma-death in story-writing
Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, General Gaming, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
In the latest issue of EDGE magazine there lays a feature about the inclusion of permanent death in a game– that is, when a character dies, they’re gone for good and you can’t do anything about it. Two notable examples of games that utilize permanent death (perma-death) have come within the last year or deux: ZombiU from Ubisoft on the Wii U and Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS from Nintendo. A designer from both games sat down with EDGE to discuss their experience with perma-death:
I think that all of the Fire Emblem games are fun, but a lot of beginner players stay clear of them because they think they are difficult. I think this is a real shame. A big reason for wanting to include this mode was so that those kinds of people could play Fire Emblem too…Since your characters come back when they die, one advantage is that you can play more aggressively or take more risks.
– Fire Emblem: Awakening director Kohei Maeda
[Writing ZombiU] was the toughest challenge I’ve faced in over ten years of writing for games. It took… the whole production team to find solutions for all the ‘But what happens if you die here?’ issues, which were sometimes mind-bendingly complicated.
I created the Prepper character and the survivors’ notes to establish a link and reinforce between the survivors who all fall under this mysterious character’s influence. Without a main player character, you need to embrace your main NPCs. Our character assemblage system produced avatars that were less gorgeous than a single player character would’ve been.
– ZombiU design director Gabrielle Shrager
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More One Piece: Unlimited World Red play videos
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GameStop ad (11/20 – 11/26)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find the retailer’s full circular for the week of November 20 below.
EDGE #261 review scores
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This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Super Mario 3D World [9]
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag [9]
Battlefield 4 [7]
Call of Duty: Ghosts [7]
Batman: Arkham Origins [6]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds [8]
Tearaway [9]
The Stanley Parable [9]
Duet [6]
Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign [7]
Puzzle & Dragons [7]
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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind trailer
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Media Create software sales (11/11 – 11/17)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] God Eater 2 #
02./00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition
03./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
04./00. [PSP] God Eater 2
05./02. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
06./00. [3DS] Daigasso! Band Brothers P
07./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
08./00. [3DS] Medarot Dual: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver.
09./06. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
10./01. [PS3] Battlefield 4
11./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
12./05. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
13./00. [360] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition
14./00. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
15./07. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
16./14. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
17./11. [WIU] Wii Party U
18./00. [PSP] Arcana Famiglia 2 #
19./04. [PSV] Akiba’s Trip 2
20./00. [3DS] Model Oshare Audition: Dream Girl
Media Create hardware sales (11/11 – 11/17)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 47,852
Vita – 46,350
Vita TV – 42,172
3DS – 22,250
Wii U – 15,906
PS3 – 12,019
PSP – 4,353
Wii – 518
Xbox 360 – 404
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 53,190
3DS – 28,627
Vita – 21,764
Wii U – 17,737
PS3 – 11,867
PSP – 4,010
Wii – 579
Xbox 360 – 346
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Famitsu review scores (11/19/13)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3/360/Wii U) – 10/9/9/9
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Shin Sangoku Musou 7 with Moushouden (PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
Criminal Girls Invitation (PSV) – 8/7/7/8
Super Robot Taisen OG Infinite Battle (PS3) – 7/8/8/7
Kamen Rider: Travelers Senki (3DS) – 8/7/7/7
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One Piece: Romance Dawn releasing in North America on February 11
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One Piece: Romance Dawn is hitting Europe on November 29. In North America, the game will launch on February 11, Namco Bandai announced today.
Consumers can purchase Romance Dawn at GameStop, Club Namco, or EB Canada to obtain a Limited Edition Holographic Foil package. Each is individually numbered.
The latest screenshots from One Piece: Romance Dawn can be found above.
