Prior to Fire Emblem: Awakening, you could say that the series was in decline. Sales of the previous games had been decreasing, and Nintendo didn’t even bother localizing the final DS title.

So had Awakening not been a success, the franchise could have been put on hold. Nintendo’s sale manager had actually told the team that the 3DS release could be the last Fire Emblem if it saw poor sales.

Producer Hitoshi Yamagami told Hobby Consola in an interview:

“No doubt. Truth be told, sales are dropping. The sales manager of Nintendo, Mr. Hatano, told us that this could be the last Fire Emblem. Due to this progressive descend on sales, they told us that if the sales of this episode stayed below 250,000 copies, we’d stop working on the saga. I remember when I came back from the meeting and told the team ‘My God, what are we gonna do?! The end has come!’. Our reaction was clear: if this was going to be the last Fire Emblem, we had to put everything we always wanted to include. That’s how this new project was born!”

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More Prisma Illya details

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Another round of Prisma Illya information has surfaced from Famitsu. The magazine posted its preview online today, giving out details about the characters and gameplay.

Here’s the latest:

– From Kadokawa Games
– Play as Illyasviel von Einzbern
– Character is voiced by Mai Kadowaki
– Illyasviel von Einzbern suddenly becomes a magical girl
– Illya’s powers allow hero to use element cards during battles
– Top screen shows characters and attack animations
– Choose which card to use from the deck with the touch screen
– Select cards to perform different magical attacks
– Miyu Edelfelt is voiced by Kaori Nazuka
– Prisma Illya is an action adventure game
– Out in Japan this summer

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How to unlock Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D’s new world

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One new world is included in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, which is made up of eight brand new levels. However, you can’t access this content right off the bat – you’ll need to go through a special series of steps to access the world.

So how do you go about it? Destructoid posted this helpful overview:

Tons of Youkai Watch details

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Level-5 sent out a new information blast about Youkai Watch recently. The latest details cover the game’s different characters, youkai, story, and more.

For the latest information summary, read on below.

General

– Theme is “Everyday life with Youkai”
– Takes place in an average town, Sakura New Town
– Town has all kinds of Japanese folklore monsters known as youkai

Japanese Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D site open

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Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D today. You can view a few clips, check out some screenshots, and… that’s pretty much it. Access the site here.

Conception II dated for Japan

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As mentioned in this week’s Famitsu, Conception II will launch in Japan on August 22 for the 3DS and PlayStation Vita. Pricing is set at 6,279 yen. The Vita version will be getting a demo in early June – no word on a 3DS demo at this time.

Media Create software sales (5/13 – 5/19)

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PSP] Summon Night 5 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.05.16} (¥5.980) – 105.511 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 63.055 / 925.108 (-39%)
03./02. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 20.304 / 712.225 (-35%)
04./03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 16.492 / 3.217.351 (-35%)
05./00. [PS3] MuvLuv Alternative: Total Eclipse # (5pb.) {2013.05.16} (¥7.140) – 12.373 / NEW
06./04. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 8.759 / 178.755 (-34%)
07./05. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 4.539 / 189.056 (-38%)
08./14. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 4.351 / 477.739 (+10%)
09./08. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 3.851 / 2.028.663 (-29%)
10./11. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.354 / 2.051.201 (-28%)
11./06. [PS3] Tomb Raider (Square Enix) {2013.04.25} (¥7.980) – 3.276 / 57.397 (-45%)
12./10. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 3.033 / 486.038 (-38%)
13./12. [PSV] PhotoKano Kiss (Kadokawa Games) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 2.807 / 46.167 (-38%)
14./16. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥3.980) – 2.577 / 146.135 (-31%)
15./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 2.567 / 485.981 (-33%)
16./17. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 2.534 / 307.473 (-28%)
17./09. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.18} (¥7.480) – 2.532 / 125.507 (-53%)
18./13. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020-II (Sega) {2013.04.18} (¥6.279) – 2.324 / 104.473 (-46%)
19./21. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 2.237 / 512.244
20./25. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 2.168 / 3.005.619