Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Unfortunately, the Wii has suffered from a number of “droughts” throughout its lifecycle. One such drought was in 2009 for Japan, when there just weren’t many games to play. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors last week that this was a result of the unpredictable nature of development and lack of support from third-parties:

I would like to explain about it in an organized way. First, in the first half of 2009, when the Wii lost its momentum, we could not offer new titles for a certain period of time. We ourselves have to reflect on this situation. We usually plan to release software in a way like, first we release this, then this and then that. But the development does not always proceed as it is planned. For example, if we feel that certain software will end up being boring if we continue to develop it in the same way, we will have to polish it. We sometimes change the content substantially, and in that case, the date of the release schedule has to be significantly changed.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Who’s developing the peculiar rhythm-based Final Fantasy game for 3DS? UTV Ignition’s Shane Bettenhausen has reason to believe that the mystery studio is none other than Jupiter.

Some of Jupiter’s previous work includes Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Spectrobes. Jupiter also made The World Ends with You for DS, which is one of the most critically acclaimed titles for the DS.

I’m not sure what Bettenhausen’s source is, though in this case I have a feeling he’s right. Jupiter has been involved with Nintendo handhelds since the Game Boy and hasn’t made any recent titles. It’d make sense for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy to fit within their development schedule.

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3DS Virtual Console

Fortified Zone
Qix

DSiWare (also available on Nintendo eShop for 3DS)

Jewel Keepers: Easter Island
Roller Angels
Farm Frenzy
Make Up & Style

WiiWare

Just JAM

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Apologies for the small screenshots. For some reason, Nintendo has decided to make them incredibly small.

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

3D Classics: Urban Champion – 600 yen
Adventure Island II – 400 yen

Thanks to Jake for the tip!

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01. / 00. [3DS] Tales of the Abyss (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} – 74.173 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} – 54.924 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] ToHeart 2 Dungeon Travellers (Aquaplus) {2011.06.30} – 37.396 / NEW
04. / 00. [WII] Goldeneye 007 (Nintendo) {2011.06.30} – 36.174 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] The Little Battlers Experience (Level-5) {2011.06.16} – 24.471 / 228.983 (-36%)
06. / 05. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} – 24.190 / 225.753 (-35%)
07. / 01. [PS3] Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 (Gust) {2011.06.23} – 23.756 / 106.341 (-71%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Steins;Gate (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.06.23} – 21.830 / 85.388 (-66%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Mashiro Iro Symphony: *mutsu-no-hana (Comfort) {2011.06.30} – 17.897 / NEW
10. / 00. [PS3] Test Drive Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} – 15.254 / NEW
11. / 03. [PSP] Gundam: Memories of the Battle (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.23} – 13.701 / 65.768 (-74%)
12. / 00. [360] Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2011.06.30} – 12.326 / NEW
13. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} – 12.241 / 375.197 (+24%)
14. / 07. [PS3] Yakuza of the End (SEGA) {2011.06.09} – 11.867 / 388.605 (-51%)
15. / 08. [PS3] Bleach: Soul Ignition (SCE) {2011.06.23} – 9.050 / 32.566 (-62%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama Portable (Idea Factory) {2011.06.30} – 8.910 / NEW
17. / 00. [NDS] Kaidan Restaurant: Zoku! Shin Menu 100-Sen (Bandai Namco) {2011.06.30} – 8.209 / NEW
18. / 00. [PS3] Virtua Tennis 4 (SEGA) {2011.06.30} – 7.999 / NEW
19. / 00. [360] Test Drive Unlimited 2 (CyberFront) {2011.06.30} – 7.764 / NEW
20. / 11. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 7.623 / 5.219.065 (+7%)

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Virtual Console

Pac-Man – 300 yen

Video Content

New content for Spot TV
New episode of Game Center CX (featuring VC release of Star Fox 64) in 3D
Inazuma Eleven Strikers video and commercials
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights videos in 2D

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3DS – 30,233
PSP – 29,871
PS3 – 26,441
Wii – 12,423
DSi LL – 4,963
DSi – 4,504
Xbox 360 – 2,244
PS2 – 1,222
DS Lite – 138
PSP go – 7

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.

PSP – 29,168
3DS – 27,905
PS3 – 16,993
Wii – 9,511
DSi LL – 4,903
DSi – 4,503
Xbox 360 – 2,152
PS2 – 1,332
DS Lite – 134
PSP go – 21

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy was just revealed a few hours ago thanks to the latest issue of Jump, so it’s too soon to say if the game will be released in North America and Europe. However, if I had to bet on the situation, I would say yes. Square Enix actually registered the trademark “Theatrhythm” in both territories prior to the game’s announcement. That’s not a confirmation that the title will be localized, but it does increase the chances of it happening quite a bit.