Japanese 3DS NFC reader boxart
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments
Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for the 3DS NFC reader. Take a look at it above.
Thanks to Jon C for the tip.
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Wind Waker story epilogue, unannounced character(s), more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 34 Comments
Nintendo and Koei Tecmo officially revealed Hyrule Warriors Legends during the Digital Event that took place on Tuesday. In an interview with Famitsu this week, producer Yosuke Hayashi shares more information about what we can expect from the game.
In one of his responses, Hayashi notes that planning started for the 3DS version after the Wii U title released. He said:
That was after the release of the Wii U version. The Wii U version got a positive reception from people who played it, but as there are already many Zelda titles on the Nintendo 3DS, many Zelda fans said “I’d like to play this on 3DS”. The development of the Nintendo 3DS version took off from there.
Japanese Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS DLC commercial
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo has prepared a new commercial for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS in Japan to promote the DLC offered in both games. Check it out below.
Media Create software sales (6/8 – 6/14) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
02./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden
03./01. [WIU] Splatoon
04./00. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Evolution #
05./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
06./07. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
07./05. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
08./00. [PS4] Alien: Isolation
09./02. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus: Fortune Tower and the Dice of Fate
10./12. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code
11./11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
12./00. [PSV] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama: Flower & Snow
13./14. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
14./04. [3DS] Stella Glow
15./13. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!!
16./09. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe
17./16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
18./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
19./10. [PS3] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho
20./23. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Skip and Vanpool are both working on Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Skip has been the primary developer of the Chibi-Robo! games. The studio is making the latest entry, Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, but they’re also receiving some help. A listing from the Australian classification board reveals that Dillon’s Rolling Western creator Vanpool is working on the 3DS project as well.
More: Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, Skip, Vanpool
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus sold through 82% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus was the best-selling game in Japan during the week of June 8. It moved 158,000 copies, and Media Create reveals that it sold through 81.56 percent of its initial shipment.
The Japanese sales tracker offers up a couple of reasons for Rhythm Heaven 3DS’s success. Commercials probably helped things, and because it’s a compilation of the series’ previous installments, dedicated fans held it in high demand.
3DS hardware as a whole – including the new Pearl White color – sold 26,000 units. This was an increase of 44.05 percent. While many individual hardware have been on the decline since last week, 3DS has driven the hardware market to an increase compared to last week, just like the sales of software increased from last week.
E3 2015 Nintendo footage roundup
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Even though E3 is over, we’re still seeing off-screen videos of Nintendo’s games appearing on YouTube. Since we’ve already posted a massive amount of footage over the past few days, we’re now going to start rounding things up into one post. We’ll update this one throughout the day with any videos we come across.
More: E3 2015
Star Fox Zero – Corneria comparison (3DS vs. Wii U)
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GameXplain has put together comparing Corneria in Star Fox Zero and Star Fox 64 3D. Check it out below.
More: PlatinumGames, Star Fox Zero
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice coming to Japan as well
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Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is officially launching in all major territories. At an anniversary event for the franchise, SEGA announced that the game will be releasing in Japan this winter.
For the most part, the name will be mostly the same. It’ll be called “Sonic Toon: Fire & Ice” in Japan.
More: Japan, Sanzaru Games, SEGA, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. dev toned down the American comic book-styled visuals
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In this month’s issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. art director Takako Sakai opened up on the game’s art style and visuals as a whole.
According to Sakai, he wanted there to be as few differences as possible between the 2D illustrations and in-game 3D models.
Sakai began by creating character illustrations that imitated the feel of American comics from 1960 since he felt that was nicely compatible with polygons. However, this style was also chosen since he personally liked it.
Next, Sakai shares the following about why and how the art style in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. changed a bit:
