July 2017 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, games through 2017, last twelve months
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 12 Comments
Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of July, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best in the U.S. so far this year and over the last twelve months. Continue on below for the full results.
Several 3DS references found in Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 game files
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 29 Comments
GreigaMaster has poked through the code of Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 and spotted something rather interesting. A number of strings in the game are specifically for 3DS.
First, several strings line up with 3DS multiplayer functionality. References have also been found regarding saving replay and game data to an SD Card. Finally, one of the directories has the file “msg_3DS.bin”.
GameStop hosting Pokemon Sun/Moon event this weekend
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Tying in with the new Salazzle distribution, GameStop is hosting a new Pokemon Sun/Moon event this weekend. If you’re one of the first 100 attendees, you’ll receive a free Tapu Bulu, Legendary Guardian poster. Game demos will also be available along with the Salazzle distribution.
GameStop’s Pokemon Sun/Moon event will take place on August 19 between 12 PM and 3 PM local time. Continue on below for the full lineup of participating locations.
More: Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun
Etrian Odyssey V – Masurao class trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Atlus has a new Etrian Odyssey V trailer focusing on the Masurao class. We have the video along with a brief introduction below.
Do you know what’s really effective against the deadly creatures that call the Yggdrasil tree home? If you said katanas, you’re absolutely right! Luckily, the Therian Masurao in Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth just so happens to delight in slicing and dicing with beautifully crafted Japanese swords. They can be slotted in the frontline to slash everything in their path and can even attack multiple opponents in a single attack. Oh, they can also lure rare enemies into combat to get better items and gain more experience with the New Challenger skill. The better the skill, the rarer the enemies, and the greater the rewards! The Masurao can specialize in using one sword to become a master of the blade or it can learn to wield up to four of them and become a bona fide sword saint.
More: Atlus, Etrian Odyssey V
Layton’s Mystery Journey launching October 6 in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
We knew that Layton’s Mystery Journey was planned for sometime in October on 3DS. Today, a final release date was announced – for Europe at least. Layton’s Mystery Journey will be available in PAL regions on October 6.
Nintendo appears to be publishing Layton’s Mystery Journey in Europe. According to the announcement, the series has sold over 8.7 million copies in the continent to date.
Read up on today’s full announcement below.
The Snack World is getting a Season Pass
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments
The Snack World, Level-5’s latest game, was released last week in Japan for 3DS. Level-5 has more in store for the game though – two DLC packs will be released for it in the coming months. The first one, titled “Dragon Knight’s Trial!!” will be released in October, while the second one, “The Demon of Destruction! The Advent of Demiglass!!” will be released in January 2018. Each pack contains new dungeons, bosses, Snacks and Jara. They cost 900 yen if purchased individually, but only 1,500 yen if you buy the Season Pass, which gets you both.
Level-5 announced last year that The Snack World will be released outside of Japan, but we haven’t heard anything about any Western release plans since then.
More: Japan, Level-5, The Snack World
My Nintendo updates with latest rewards in North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 17 Comments
Update (8/17): Another reward has been added. The Wonderful 101 can be had for 30 percent off in exchange for 70 Gold Points.
Original (8/16): My Nintendo has added in a few new rewards. One is related to Smash Bros., two are for Tank Troopers, and the final one is for Flip Wars.
As for Smash Bros., Nintendo has added in the Smash Controller app for 3DS. It’s basically what allows you to use the handheld as a controller for Smash Bros. Wii U. It costs 10 Gold Points.
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Fire Emblem Echoes devs – realistic proportions will carry over into the Switch game, why Alm is left-handed, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 27 Comments
The July 2017 issue of Nintendo Dream had a massive interview about Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kenta Nakanishi (Nintendo), director Toshiyuki Kusakihara (Intelligent Systems), and producer Masahiro Higuchi (Intelligent Systems) participated in the discussion.
Among the topics discussed were the use of realistic proportions (which will be carried over into the upcoming Switch title), why Alm is left-handed, and a whole lot more. We’ve picked out some of the notable excerpts below. You can read the full interview on Kantopia.
Video: Game Freak gives a rare look at Pokemon design documents and sketches
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 5 Comments
Game Informer published another piece of content from its month long coverage of Pokemon coverage. This time around, a video has gone live with Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori showing design documents, and sketches from Sun/Moon’s development. Watch the video below.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon, top
Media Create sales (8/7/17 – 8/13/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 65 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 87,798
PS4 – 34,691
New 2DS LL – 24,187
New 3DS LL – 17,276
PS4 Pro – 7,771
Vita – 4,651
2DS – 3,527
New 3DS – 740
Wii U – 132
PS3 – 95
Xbox One – 75
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 61,933
PS4 – 43,862
New 2DS LL – 33,871
New 3DS LL – 22,200
PS4 Pro – 9,077
Vita – 4,773
2DS – 3,740
New 3DS – 1,078
Wii U – 158
PS3 – 96
Xbox One – 90
And here are the software charts:
