Iwata talks smart devices and handheld market; strong 3DS sales, but system hasn’t captured great momentum overseas
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed the topic of “smart devices” – encompassing smartphones and tables – during the company’s latest financial results briefing Q&A.
Iwata acknowledged that people now tend to play smartphones in instances such as traveling by train whereas they were previously playing a handheld system. However, despite the rise in smart device popularity, he believes reports that the handheld market is shrinking are very much exaggerated.
Iwata pointed to strong sales of the 3DS in his argument. The system managed to sell 5.5 million units in 2012, and Nintendo expects similar sales this year. That being said, Iwata did note that 3DS momentum hasn’t been as strong in the US and Europe compared to Japan.
Elsewhere in his comments, Iwata mentioned how Nintendo is looking to take advantage of smart devices for its own benefit. Iwata is in favor of promoting the company’s own products through smartphones, for example, and said many people tend to watch Nintendo Directs on these devices.
Head past the break for Iwata’s full comments.
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Gaist Crusher gameplay video
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Another Exstetra gameplay video
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Video: Eiji Aonuma runs through New York and talks about Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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This neat video popped up on the eShop. Didn’t see it elsewhere, so I figured I’d go ahead and upload it. You can watch Eiji Aonuma himself transform into a drawing… and run around New York!
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 dated for Japan, 3DS XL bundle planned
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The 3DS remake of Dragon Quest Monsters 2 will arrive in Japan on February 6, Square Enix announced today. Pricing is set at 5,490 yen.
Alongside the main release, a special bundle will be made available. It’ll include a copy of the game and a specially-designed 3DS XL system. This is priced at 24,390 yen.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red trailer #4
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Sonic Lost World off to a very rough start in Japan
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Sonic games tend not to sell well in Japan. And so it shouldn’t be shocking to see that the franchise’s latest entry, Sonic Lost World, has completely bombed in its first week. That doesn’t make the game’s performance any less disappointing, though.
Media Create’s latest data revealed that the 3DS version of Sonic Lost World sold 4,919 copies in its first few days of availability in Japan. The Wii U version, however, was nowhere to be seen.
Dengeki has come through with sales of its own courtesy of ASCII Media Works. Despite the fact that Sonic Lost World was the best-selling Wii U game in Japan last week, it managed to sell just 2,076 copies.
Hacker makes it possible to capture 3D screenshots on the 3DS
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When you hear the word hacker, most would probably associate it with something negative like piracy. But in the case of “Smealum”, he’s managed to do rather neat things through custom firmware made for the 3DS.
Thanks to the functionality Smealum created, he made it possible to take 3D screenshots on the 3DS. This applies to games as well as the system menu.
It’s a neat feature for sure, and something we’d love to see Nintendo officially offer themselves.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV and corresponding DLC discounted
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Atlus has discounted Shin Megami Tensei IV and all of the game’s DLC. Starting today, you can purchase the 3DS RPG for $10 off at retailers and on the eShop. DLC is also seeing a 25 percent discount for the first time.
The full lineup of on-sale items is as follows:
SMT IV Full Game – $39.99
SMT IV DLC – Experience of the Afterlife – $1.49
SMT IV DLC – Underworld Money-Maker – $2.24
SMT IV DLC – Death Has Its Applications – $2.24
SMT IV DLC – Overlord Equipment – $1.11
SMT IV DLC – Clipped Wings 1 – $1.86
SMT IV DLC – Snake Scale Equipment – $1.11
SMT IV DLC – Clipped Wings 2 – $1.86
SMT IV DLC – Ancient One of the Sun – $1.86
SMT IV DLC – The Eternal Youth – $1.86
SMT IV DLC – Radiant Equipment – $1.11
SMT IV DLC – For the Past… For the Future – $2.24
The Shin Megami Tensei IV sale ends on November 11.
Source: Atlus PR
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More Mario Party: Island Tour details
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IGN has published a new Mario Party: Island Tour preview with a few more details about the game. For the latest information, check out the summary below.
– Hot-Air Hijinks: multiplayer quick play mode
– In this mode, you can set matches to end after 3, 5, or 7 wins
– Match Faker: like a memory-based card game
– Mini-game begins with the cards facing up and players have a brief amount of time to jot down notes on the touchscreen
– The cards then flip over and players need to identify the position of specific cards chosen at random
– Bumper Thumper: Bumper Cars in a small area
– Use short bursts from your thrusters to push each other out of the playing field to win
– As players bounce off the walls, they deteriorate until they disappear
– Color Correction: glide over and paint as many tiles as possible on a set surface area
– The player with the most painted tiles at the end wins
– Sinking Feeling: AR game; climb up a green pipe as it slowly sinks into a lava pit
– In the mini-game, more pieces drop from the top of the screen and can block off pathways
– The pace the pieces would fall from the top increased as the game goes on
