Monster Hunter XX sold through 72% of initial shipment
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments
Monster Hunter XX launched in Japan on March 18, and had a big impact on the Japanese market. Overall software sales were 1,341,000 units during the week of March 13, which is 249.05 percent compared to the previous week. For hardware, 138,000 units were sold (105.3 percent compared to the previous week).
Monster Hunter XX itself sold 848,000 copies. The game’s success helped contribute to overall software sales surpassing one million units since Christmas week last year. 3DS sales also up 178.54 percent from last week.
However, Monster Hunter XX’s sales are 60 percent of the original base game (first week 1,488,000 copies, 91.84 percent sell-through) and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (first week 1,446,000 copies, 85.40 percent sell-through). Monster Hunter XX’s sell-through rate is 72.39 percent, which is also ten points less than the former two, so Media Create says it may be considered as lacking for a Monster Hunter game.
More: Capcom, Japan, Media Create, Monster Hunter XX, sales
8-4 working on Fire Emblem Echoes localization
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 130 Comments
8-4 is teaming up with Nintendo once again. This time around, the two companies are collaborating on the localization of Fire Emblem Echoes.
John Ricciardi from 8-4 told one fan on Twitter recently:
@theprinceofiris Yep! Hope you like it!
— John Ricciardi 決算地獄 (@johntv) March 15, 2017
8-4 last worked on Fire Emblem for Fire Emblem Awakening’s western release. Prior to that, the team also handled Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon on DS.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Photos of the Mario Sports Superstars launch tournament at Nintendo NY
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments
To celebrate the launch of Mario Sports Superstars, Nintendo NY held a special tournament for the new release. Photos from the event can be found below, along with their descriptions.
Photo 1
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans gather at the Nintendo NY store in Rockefeller Plaza to celebrate the launch of the Mario Sports Superstars game and compete in an on-site tournament. Fans played five different sports from the game and had the chance to meet Mario. Mario Sports Superstars is an action-packed Nintendo 3DS game that finds players competing in five full-featured sports: Baseball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Horse Racing.
Photo 2
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Luke P., Harrison P., Natalie P., and Tristan B. compete in baseball to be named MVP of the Mario Sports Superstars game at the Nintendo NY store in Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, March 24. Mario Sports Superstars is an action-packed Nintendo 3DS game that finds players competing in five full-featured sports: Baseball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Horse Racing.
Photo 3
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Simon L., from Jersey City, NJ plays Horse Racing in the Mario Sports Superstars game, which launched for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on March 24. New to the series, Horse Racing lets players compete for the crown in three races. Mario Sports Superstars is an action-packed game that finds players competing in five full-featured sports: Baseball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Horse Racing.
Photo 4
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Gia P. from Bronx, NY and Alyssa P. from Bronx, NY meet with Mario at the Nintendo NY store in Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, March 24. Fans gathered to celebrate the launch of Mario Sports Superstars, an action-packed Nintendo 3DS game that finds players competing in five full-featured sports: Baseball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Horse Racing.
Inazuma Eleven Ares will be on 3DS, also planned for “higher quality game machine”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments
When Level-5 announced Inazuma Eleven Ares last year, the company did so without announcing any platforms. But during the fourth Inazuma Walker live stream today, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino finally shared some news.
Hino said that, in addition to 3DS, Inazuma Eleven Ares will be on some other platform. “It may also release on what you would call a higher quality game machine… perhaps,” Hino teased.
Switch could certainly be one possibility. With Inazuma Eleven Ares featuring toys and Nintendo’s new system having an NFC reader, a release on the new console would make sense.
You can watch the full, three-hour broadcast of Inazuma Walker below, which even includes trailers for The Snack World anime.
More: Inazuma Eleven Ares, Japan, Level-5
Fire Emblem Echoes Limited Edition pre-orders live on Amazon France
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death commercials
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
Koei Tecmo published a pair of commercials for Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death today. Both are attached below.
Cube Creator DX introduction video, boxart
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Update: Here’s the Japanese boxart as well:
Original: Arc System Works have released a new (Japanese) trailer for their upcoming 3DS game Cube Creator DX, which gives a nice overview of the game’s various features:
Switch, Wii U & 3DS online services maintenance taking place early next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
All of Nintendo’s online services on Switch, Wii U and 3DS will undergo maintenance for two hours early next week and will not be available during that period. Thankfully, the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire will not be affected by this. Below are the exact times:
- 3 PM PT (March 27) – 5 PM PT (March 27)
- 6 PM ET (March 27) – 8 PM ET (March 27)
- 11 PM in the UK (March 27) – 1 AM in the UK (March 28)
- 12 AM in Europe (March 28) – 2 AM in Europe (March 28)
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Media Create software sales (3/13/17 – 3/19/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
02./00. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash #
03./00. [PSV] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight
04./03. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
05./00. [PS4] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight
06./01. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
07./04. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn #
08./02. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX
09./05. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
10./06. [PS4] NieR: Automata
11./07. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
12./08. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
13./00. [PS4] Konoyo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo: Yu-No #
14./00. [3DS] Future Card Buddy Fight Mezase! Buddy Champion!
15./00. [PSV] Konoyo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo: Yu-No #
16./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
17./09. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – Professional
18./14. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
19./10. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
20./12. [PS4] Super Robot Wars V #
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition pre-orders open in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
NIS America is now taking pre-orders for the Culdcelt Revolt Limited Edition in Europe. Get in a reservation here.
The Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition features a copy of the game, hardcover art book, 1-disc original soundtrack, Culdcept dice, and foil cards. It’s all presented in a lovely collector’s box.
Thanks to axel for the tip.
