Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Sell More Than 4 Million Units Worldwide in First Two Days
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Pokemon X/Y sales have surpassed four million copies in just two days, Nintendo has announced. That’s a worldwide figure accounting for sales recorded this past Saturday and Sunday in the Americas, Europe, and Japan.
It’s a bit hard to compare X/Y’s sales to previous games since this is the first time a new release has launched worldwide. Still, Nintendo says: “when combining and comparing regional data for previous launches, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y would be the fastest-selling Nintendo 3DS games of all time and are tracking ahead of the last Pokémon RPG titles, Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, by more than 70 percent.”
The Pokemon series has now sold over 245 million games worldwide. According to Nintendo, five sets of Pokemon titles have combined to surpass 10 million units sold to date worldwide, with three sets combining to surpass 15 million units.
The list is as follows:
Title | Platform | Total Global Sales | ||||
Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl | Nintendo DS | 17.63 Million | ||||
Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire | Game Boy Advance | 16.22 Million | ||||
Pokémon Black and Pokémon White | Nintendo DS | 15.42 Million | ||||
Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver | Nintendo DS | 12.67 Million | ||||
Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen | Game Boy Advance | 12 Million | ||||
Head past the break for today’s official announcement.
Photos of the Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Luigi 3DS XL systems
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Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Limited Edition and Luigi Special Edition 3DS XL announced for Europe
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Two special 3DS XL systems have been announced for Europe today, both launching next month.
First up, Nintendo will be selling The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Limited Edition 3DS XL. It comes with a specially designed system as well as a download code for the 3DS game. The top shell and the inside of the console are dressed with an iconic gold color, while the bottom shell is all black and contains a Triforce logo emblazoned across each side. Open the 3DS XL and you’ll see the double Triforce logo of the game.
In addition to Zelda, Nintendo will be making the Luigi Special Edition 3DS XL available at store.nintendo.co.uk. The main system is white, but Luigi’s prints can be found all over the console with his silhouette covering the shell in two shades of green.
Source: Nintendo PR
Capcom ships over three million copies of Monster Hunter 4
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Shipments of Monster Hunter 4 have now exceeded three million, which Capcom says is a new record for a third-party game on the 3DS. The publisher’s figure includes retail shipments as well as downloadable sales coming from the eShop and download cards.
Total Monster Hunter series sales have surpassed 26 million units as of October 15.
Amazon: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy for $18, Pandora’s Tower for $20
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Update: It’ll now take Theatrhythm Final Fantasy a couple of weeks to ship, but you can still lock in the price.
There are a couple of new discounts on Amazon that you may be interested in. First up, you can grab the highly-addicting Theatrhythm Final Fantasy for $18 (40% savings). Pandora’s Tower is also on sale for $20, resulting in a $10 discount.
Game Freak focused on making it easier to raise Pokemon in X/Y, explains introduction of Fairy-type
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Raising Pokemon was one of the areas Game Freak placed great emphasis on while developing Pokemon X/Y.
Director Junichi Masuda, in an interview with Famitsu, explained that players tend to play games less these days. And so raising Pokemon is much easier than before. As an example, experience points can be gained simply by catching another Pokemon.
“While we did integrate a lot of detailed adjustments into the game balance, another part would be the ease of raising Pokémon. Nowadays, we have the Internet, smartphones, and more, so I think the time spent playing games has decreased.”
“For those reasons, we made it much easier to raise your Pokémon that will allow you to play smoother and more comfortably than before. For example, simply catching a Pokémon with a Pokéball will net you some experience points.”
[REVIEW] Cut the Rope (3DS eShop)
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, Platforms, Reviews | 1 Comment
System: Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: September 20th, 2013
Developer: Zeptolab
Price: $9.99
Author: Jack
Ever go to prom? Remember the overwhelming tension and excitement surrounding the build-up to the big day? Rushing to get a last-minute suit vest the same hue as your beloved sweetie pie’s dress, making sure that painful last payment on your limousine rental went through, flipping through your anthology for the optimal Ja Rule record on the way there to set the mood just right… ah, I can almost feel it as though it were yesterday. In fact, my prom was yesterday (I’m in the Navy), and the most vivid memory I have of that fateful eve was getting my mullet trimmed and cut into a bowl cut earlier that afternoon.
While there’s surely no surrogate to be had for a proper trim and cut, with the recent release of Cut the Rope from hitherto unknown Russian developer ZeptoLab, you can now come close to replicating the same pleasurable feeling I experienced at the hands of the barber in the comfort of your home with your 3DS stylus. At a price of $9.99 (compared to the lousy $17 run-around deal I got for a pretty standard bowl shape), Cut the Rope checks off every box a figurative contemporary downloadable game assimilates, and through sheer content and professionalism, releases as one of the most polished and notable puzzle titles to be consumed on the 3DS eShop. Om Nom.