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Capcom is continuing to highlight some of the different elements from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest update kicks off a look at different weapons in the game.

Dual Blades screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.

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3DS retail games tend to take up a lot of space. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is no different.

Those who plan on purchasing Mirror of Fate through the 3DS eShop should be aware that it will take up nearly 12,000 blocks on an SD card – 11,651 blocks specifically.

You’ll be able to get your hands on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate – through the eShop or at retail – on March 5.

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Activision’s Skylanders franchise just keeps on rolling. Yet another sales milestone was announced today – Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants have collectively accumulated over $1 billion in retail sales worldwide. The feat was accomplished in 15 months.

Both Skylanders titles outsold the likes of Beyblades, Star Wars and Transformers toys in the US and Europe last year. Over 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold through January 2013.

Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, commented on the news:

“The Skylanders franchise became the first kids’ videogame IP to cross the $1 billion mark in just 15 months, and I think we are still just starting to realize its potential. We knew that the simple, but magical idea, of bringing your toys to life in a video game could change both the video game and the toy industries, and more importantly, change the way kids play. And this fall, we’re looking forward to delivering to fans our latest break-through innovation, Skylanders SWAP Force, which lets kids customize their own characters, bringing toys to life to a whole new level.”

Source: Activision PR

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Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the January 2013 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.

Predictions from both groups can be found below.

Wedbush / EEDAR December hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):

360 – 180,000 (-33%) / 260,000 (-4%)
3DS – 160,000 (-7%) / 120,000 (-30%)
PS3 – 145,000 (-24%) / 120,000 (-37%)
Wii U – 125,000 (n/a) / 110,000 (n/a)
DS – 60,000 (-21%) / 31,000 (-59%)
Wii – 52,200 (-66%) / 39,000 (-74%)
Vita – 45,000 (n/a) / 35,000 (n/a)
PSP – 7,500 (-63%) / (n/a)
PS2 – 300 (-96%) / (n/a)
Total – 775,000 (-13%) / 715,000 (-20%)

Everybody’s favorite analyst Michael Patcher had this to say about Wii U sales:

“Nintendo must improve sell-through of its Wii U if it hopes to maintain significant market share in the next generation. The console received a tepid response from consumers, for a variety of reasons: first, we think that the console was misunderstood by many as a peripheral for the Wii; second, the price point for the Wii U is relatively high, and the launch was into a weak economy; and third, firstparty software support was thin, and third-party software was not sufficiently differentiated to convince many that they needed a Wii U as a replacement for their Xbox 360 or PS3. If the Wii U is to thrive, we think that Nintendo must market it more effectively, must speed up the pace of first-party development, and must convince third parties that they must support the Wii U or they will lose market share.”

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Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward has a troublesome bug. If encountered, players’ save data may be wiped.

North American publisher Aksys Games said last year that it was looking into the situation, but hasn’t provided any updates in a few months.

An Aksys representative explained why it has been taking so long for the glitch to be addressed:

“I asked the production team and what I was told is that the issue itself was very complicated and investigating the issue took a considerable amount of time. Added to that, the investigation itself required a lot of go-between with three parties involved, one of which was separated by a language barrier and time zone.”

As it stands, an imminent patch isn’t on the way.

“While we’ve made some progress in researching the issue alongside Spike Chunsoft and first party developers, we do not have anything as conclusive as a patch at the present time. We are still cooperating with the developers to find a solution, and I’ll update you as soon as any more details come to light.”

For some reason, this bug only seems to be appearing in US copies of Virtue’s Last Reward on the 3DS. The dev team hasn’t been successful in reproducing the bug in the Japanese version. Peculiar…

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Nintendo has published the latest entry in the Iwata Asks series on its Japanese website. This time around, Satoru Iwata, Dragon Quest creator Yuuji Horii, Square Enix’s Noriyoshi Fujimoto, ArtePiazza’s Shintarou Majima, and ArtePiazza’s Sachiko Sugimura participated in the discussion.

Read on below for a roundup of details from the interview.

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			DEAD SPACE 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		2			DEAD SPACE 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		4			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3		5			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1		6			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
5		7			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		8			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		9			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
11		10			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		11			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		12			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
14		13			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
9		14			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
8		15			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18		16			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
17		17			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15		18			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
21		19			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13		20			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20		21			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		22			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		23			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		24			DEAD SPACE 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		25			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	3DS	SEGA	SEGA
16		26			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		27			MADDEN NFL 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
28		28			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
30		29			UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27		30			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
36		31			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32		32			BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
37		33			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
25		34			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29		35			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
19		36			ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		37			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
31		38			DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		39			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
40		40			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

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LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		2			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		4			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5		5			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1		6			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	LEVEL 5	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
7		7			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		8			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		9			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18		10			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
10		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6		12			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
13		13			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
14		14			FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		15			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12		16			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
17		17			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16		18			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		19			MADDEN NFL 13	EA TIBURON	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		20			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26		21			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
22		22			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
29		23			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25		24			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11		25			DMC	NINJA THEORY	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
23		26			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28		27			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
19		28			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
27		29			ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY	ROVIO	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30		30			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
20		31			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
33		32			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
38		33			UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35		34			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
36		35			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
–		36			DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO	BLITZ GAMES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
39		37			LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34		38			XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN	FIRAXIS	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–		39			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		40			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO

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ick Up Nintendo 3DS and Train to Improve Your Modern Mind

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A working mom rushes to schedule a meeting while answering emails and getting dinner ready for the kids. A student crams for a midterm the morning before an exam, but can’t stop thinking about the urgent paper he has to complete later in the week. A video game fan plays her favorite game for hours, but starts to forget where the key to the final dungeon is located after updating social media and checking out the latest blog post on her favorite website.

What all these people have in common is a need for a more focused mind. Having a focused mind can help lead to better performance in all life activities, especially in this modern world full of distractions. Whether it is in the office, the classroom or a far-off fantasy kingdom, distractions come from all directions, making it easy to lose focus and difficult to concentrate on the tasks at hand. Actually, it is almost inevitable that … wait, what were we saying?

With the launch of Brain Age: Concentration Training for the Nintendo 3DS system, multitaskers can refocus their busy modern minds and get their concentration back on track.

“With so much happening around us on a constant basis, it is very easy to get distracted,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The Brain Age series has always been about training the brain, and Brain Age: Concentration Training continues this trend while also helping to improve concentration.”

The first two games in the Brain Age series on Nintendo DS surprised the world by demonstrating how brain training for just a few minutes a day could be fun. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! and Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! each went on to sell more than 3 million in the U.S. alone. Brain Age: Concentration Training builds on the winning formula of the first two games, while introducing new activities designed by Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, a neuroscientist in Japan, to specifically focus the mind and help with everyday distractions.

New to this game are the Devilish Training exercises, challenging activities that set out to stimulate concentration and working memory. These activities can be played for five minutes a day, making them the perfect exercises to pick up while going through the morning routine. These Devilish Training activities challenge players to focus on one task while simultaneously tracking another, and range from Devilish Calculations, a series of tricky math problems, to Devilish Mice, a clever memory game. The difficulty of each activity increases or decreases based on players’ real-time results. This helps to consistently train players at the limit of their abilities.

Many other modes are also featured in Brain Age: Concentration Training. In Supplemental Training, fan-favorite activities from previous Brain Age games make a return. These select activities were designed to complement Devilish Training, and include activities like Word Attack, a hectic word-recognition exercise, and Time Lapse. Under Brain Training, players are offered additional training opportunities, such as Block Head, an exercise that finds players taking turns occupying blocks to score points against Kawashima. There is also Relaxation Mode, which contains a collection of restful activities created to give brains a much-needed break. Additionally, players can use the game’s StreetPass feature to find potential Training Partners to review brain training results or to compete in Devilish Battles.

With more modes and more activities than ever before, Brain Age: Concentration Training is the biggest game yet in the celebrated series. It’s time to use new concentration skills to start training the modern brain and eliminating distractions.

Brain Age: Concentration Training is now available in retail stores or as a full download in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS.

Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

For more information about Brain Age: Concentration Training, visit http://brainage.nintendo.com/.

Source: Nintendo PR

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There’s been a lot of talk about Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate coming to other platforms. It’s just not going to happen, though.

One of the points brought up in recent days is that MercurySteam made all of the game’s assets in HD. That would lead to easier development of a console release, wouldn’t it? Well, producer David Cox has said that this process is a “common technique” in video game-making – and nothing more. He reiterated that there are “no plans” to bring Mirror of Fate to any other system.

The reason we’ve first made Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate in HD to then downscale the graphics to the 3DS is because it ensures that the quality of the images is maintained. It’s a common technique when making videogames. We used a lot of PC’s while developing the Nintendo 3DS-game, but that doesn’t mean there’s also a PC-version coming.

Even though we’ve got HD-assets of the game, the game is pretty much designed for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s always been our focus and intention to the release the game for that platform. We have no plans to bring the game to HD-consoles. We have no plans to create a different version. The game is pretty much designed to play with the dual screens and to use the capabilities of the 3DS.

It’s not uncommon for developers to save the HD-assets of a game to possibly use them in future projects, but at this time we’ve got nothing planned.

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