As usual, four songs will be available. Final Fantasy X’s Final Battle (battle music), Final Fantasy XI’s Sarutabaruta (field music), Final Fantasy XII’s Boss Battle (battle music), and Final Fantasy XIII’s Desperate Struggle (battle music) are the new selections.

Each piece of music launches on July 11 for 150 yen each. You can find samples for all of the songs above.

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Wedbush June 2012 NPD hardware predictions

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Wedbush’s Michael Pachter has provided predictions for the June 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.

Wedbush June 2012 sales estimates (change year-on-year):

Xbox 360 – 225,000 units (-56%)
PlayStation 3 – 145,000 units (-48%)
3DS – 125,000 units (-13%)
DS – 100,000 units (-74%)
Wii – 75,000 units (-72%)
PS Vita – 60,000 units

Along with the hardware predictions, it is expected that overall sales in the US will be down 34% compared to last year. Software sales should come in at roughly $305 million with LEGO Batman 2 and Pokemon Conquest acting as the high-performing titles of June.

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Nintendo Gamer review scores – issue #78

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The latest Nintendo Gamer review scores are as follows:

Art of Balance TOUCH! (eShop) – 65%
Devil Band – Rock the Underworld (DSiWare) – 26%
Guild01 (3DS) – 75%
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (3DS) – 69%
Heroes of Ruin (3DS online) – 83%
Kingdom Hearts 3D (3DS) – 72%
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (3DS) – 71%
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) – 85%
Metal Slug 3 (Wii VC) – 65%
Mutant Mudds (eShop) – 88%
Rayman (3DS VC) – 61%
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) – 80%
Tumble Pop (3DS VC) – 45%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

Pachipara 3D: Ocean Story 2 trailer

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3DS eShop charts (7/9/12)

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Software

1. Donkey Kong
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario Land
4. Bird Mania 3D
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
6. Colors! 3D
7. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
8. Photo Dojo
9. Cut The Rope
10. Pushmo
11. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
12. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
13. Plants vs. Zombies
14. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
15. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
16. Art of Balance TOUCH!
17. GO Series 10 Second Run
18. Order Up!!
19. GO Series Undead Storm
20. Brain Age Express: Sudoku

Videos

1. Nintendo Show 3D: June 28, 2012
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 Info Video
3. Nintendo Direct: June 21, 2012
4. Pokemon Black/White 2 Video
5. Marvel Pinball 3D Video
6. Kingdom Hearts 3D Trailer
7. Kirby’s Dream Collection Teaser Trailer
8. The Legend of Zelda Video
9. Super Mario Bros. Video
10. 8-Bit Summer Trailer
11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Video
12. What Is Nintendo Video?
13. Nintendo Show 3D: June 14, 2012
14. Super Mario Land Video
15. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Video
16. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Video
17. Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. 2
18. Nintendo Show 3D: May 31, 2012
19. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX Video
20. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Video

Source: 3DS eShop

Onitore website opens

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Nintendo has opened an official website for the upcoming release of Onitore. There’s a basic overview of the title, a few small screenshots, and a couple of videos.

The site does contain a few gameplay tidbits. There are four save slots included, it’s a single-player experience only, SpotPass is supported for training data uploads, and training data can be exchanged through StreetPass.

You can visit the official site here.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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Square Enix’s San Diego Comic-Con 2012 lineup

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Square Enix is bringing a decently-sized lineup to San Diego Comic-Con this year.

Five games will be on hand, including 3DS titles Kingdom Hearts 3D and Heroes of Ruin.

For the official news regarding Square Enix’s Comic-Con plans, read up on the announcement below.

TOMB RAIDER and HITMAN: ABSOLUTION Make their Hands-on Debut alongside Sleeping Dogs and KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES (July 9, 2012) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced its award-winning title lineup for San Diego Comic-Con, taking place July 12-15. With one of the most impressive and varied lineups in company history, Square Enix is set to give Comic-Con attendees their first-ever chance to play some of the most anticipated and talked about titles to date, including the first public demo of the highly anticipated TOMB RAIDER®, winner of IGN’s Best Overall Game of E3.
Comic-Con attendees will be able to preview and play the following Square Enix titles:

Supposed 3DS XL competitor looks like a Wii U GamePad

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Say hello to the JXD S5100. It’s a handheld system made by Chinese company Jin Xing. It features an ARM A9, 512mb of rom space, a Power VR GPU, a 5 inch 800×480 resolution screen, 4GB of flash memory, HDMI support, and an Android 2.3.4 OS.

Interestingly, the JXD S5100 is apparently being marketed as a device that can compete with the 3DS XL. But as you can see, it’s more comparable to a GamePad – at least in terms of looks – than the Wii U controller.

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Indie devs open up on Wii U

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Some of the Wii U’s earliest indie developers have weighed in on the console. Staffers from Gaijin Games (Runner 2), Broken Rules (Chasing Aurora), Two Tribes (Toki Tori 2), and Pwnee (Cloudberry Kingdom) recently commented on what’s it’s like working with Nintendo, thoughts about the company’s approach to digital offerings and online, how their own games came to be on the new system, and more.

Head past the break for the full roundup of remarks.