3.4 million copies of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate shipped worldwide, Capcom hopes to ship 2.5 million units of Monster Hunter Stories by March 31, 2016
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Capcom has shared a bit more on its latest financial results.
The most notable piece of Nintendo news is that, as of March 31, 2015, the company has shipped 3.4 million copies of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate worldwide. As previously mentioned, 1 million of the game’s shipments came from the west. Capcom originally projected a shipment of 3.9 million units, though they weren’t too far off.
Capcom’s new “title related to Monster Hunter” for 3DS, which is almost certainly Monster Hunter Stories, has a projection shipment now as well. Capcom is looking to have 2.5 million copies of the game out in the market by March 31, 2016.
First Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
Masaya Games and Extreme showed new footage from Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei during a live stream held earlier today. You can watch it all below.
Note: most of the interesting stuff begins at the 3:39 mark.
PoPoLoCrois Farm Story battle system details
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Along with today’s new screenshots, Marvelous passed along a new batch of details about PoPoLoCrois Farm Story. Today’s information pertains to the game’s battle system. Read up on the full roundup of information below.
? Battle System
Battles in PoPoLoCrois Farm Story are command-based. When your gauge accumulates, you’ll be able to take action, which can be performed within the range of squares indicated on the grid. You can attack monsters, heal allies, etc. Attacking monsters from behind will deal more damage. Additionally, you can switch between manual and automatic at any time during battle.
Special Skills
Each character has his or her own set of “Special Skills” that you can make use of during battle. Whether they’re to attack an enemy, heal an ally, or to provide assistance, you’ll learn new Special Skills as you level up.
? Quests
During your adventure, you’ll meet a number of people in need of assistance. By helping them out, you can gain a variety of items as a reward. Some of these quests will consist of monster battles. Let’s take a look.
Quest: Big Trent Outbreak
In response to the request of a girl from Rampling Village, players must defeat the lot of Trent that appeared in the forest.
Quest: Shells and I
In response to the request of an old man collecting shells in the forest, players must take down the Lizardman who stole all of his shells.
Quest: Oil Pot
The oil container-like Aburatsubo monsters are spilling oil in the Urban Mountains, and the mountain road has become dangerously slippery. Defeat the Aburatsubo and make the road safe again.
Update: Mario Bros. Edition footage – First 37 minutes of Puzzle & Dragons Z
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Update 2: Let’s keep this Puzzle & Dragons train going with footage from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition:
Update: Another video is below.
“NiNTENDOMiNATi0N” from YouTube has uploaded the first 37 minutes of Puzzle & Dragons Z. Check out the full footage below.
Media Create sales (4/27 – 5/3) – Xenoblade Chronicles X debut
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 48 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Wii U – 22,898
PS4 – 19,782
Vita – 17,748
New 3DS LL – 17,062
New 3DS – 5,901
PS3 – 3,956
3DS – 1,520
3DS LL – 1,465
Vita TV – 687
Xbox One – 341
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 20,112
Vita – 15,467
New 3DS LL – 13,981
Wii U – 7,210
New 3DS – 5,329
PS3 – 4,248
3DS LL – 1,253
3DS – 1,095
Vita TV – 558
Xbox One – 201
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 179,926 / NEW
2. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online – 98,323 / NEW
3. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X – 85,586 / NEW
4. [3DS] Bravely Second – 20,195 / 120,242
5. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 20,103 / 99,007
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 16,166 / 125,951
7. [PSV] Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata -Blessing Flowers- – 11,202 / NEW
8. [PSV] To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers – 10,956 / NEW
9. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Babel – 8,104 / NEW
10. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 7,955 / 974,448
11. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 7,141 / 63,814
12. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 6,888 / 130,353
13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,427 / 2,610,284
14. [PS4] Dying Light – 6,277 / 38,837
15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 5,618 / 2,597,320
16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 5,272 / 2,220,527
17. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend – 4,870 / 20,420
18. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 4,652 / 146,633
19. [PS4] Tropico 5 – 4,495 / 13,201
20. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II – 4,369 / 26,979
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PoPoLoCrois Farm Story screenshots
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Marvelous sent out a new wave of PoPoLoCrois Farm Story screenshots today. You can find the full set of images below.
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Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley arrives in Europe on June 19
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Nintendo of Europe has just confirmed that Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley will arrive on European shores June 19 for 3DS.
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley will arrive on Nintendo #3DS on 19th June. pic.twitter.com/57XoVbweIO
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) May 8, 2015
Iwata on 3DS software, evergreen sales, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
In the video game platform business, although people tend to focus on the huge spike of sales immediately after a game release, looking back at the history of Nintendo’s handheld game systems, not only does hardware sell well with new titles, but our systems also tend to sell well paired with big titles that have become evergreen.
This tendency is strongest in the overseas markets, and we will aim to expand our hardware by promoting new titles as well as retaining the energy of our abundant evergreen titles (which are not new on the market but maintain consistent sales.)
These are the cumulative sales figures of some of the Nintendo 3DS software sold so far. Although “Mario Kart 7” was released in 2011, “New Super Mario Bros. 2” and “Animal Crossing: New Leaf” were in 2012 and “Pokémon X” and “Pokémon Y” were released in 2013, each of these titles sold more than 1 million units in the subject fiscal year. In the overseas markets especially, many titles tend to become evergreen and sell consistently even long after their releases.
“Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS” was released in fall last year and sold 6.75 million copies by the end of the subject fiscal year. “Tomodachi Life” was released in Japan in November 2013 and in the subject fiscal year overseas, and it sold particularly well in Europe with the global cumulative shipment reaching 4.15 million units. Also, from their release in November last year to the end of the subject fiscal term, 9.94 million units of “Pokémon Omega Ruby” and “Pokémon Alpha Sapphire” were shipped. While on one hand, we will keep these titles evergreen and on another we will add new quality software, we aim to further expand the sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware by increasing its broad software lineup.
In addition, as I mentioned in my presentation for the last Financial Results Briefing, we are working on further promoting multiplayer gameplay using the local communication function of Nintendo 3DS in the overseas markets as well. This shall play a major role for franchises such as “Mario Kart,” “Animal Crossing,” “Super Smash Bros.,” “Pokémon,” “Monster Hunter” and for the “YO-KAI WATCH” game, which will be released in overseas markets in the future.
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Iwata on 3DS hardware sales, planning titles that can appeal to women
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This is the graph displayed in the last Financial Results Briefing, which shows the percentage of change found in the sell-through data of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software in each market for the third quarter of this fiscal year compared to the corresponding term of the previous year.
As you can see, except for Japan, where New Nintendo 3DS contributed to the full quarter, the hardware sales fell far short of the previous year in the U.S. and Europe where the new models were not available during the third quarter and in Australia, where they were launched in late November.
In the fourth quarter, you can see the launch of New Nintendo 3DS in the overseas markets boosted the sales of both hardware and software from one year prior and brought momentum to the platform once again.
On the other hand, the Japanese market was in between big titles and this resulted in a different outcome after having enjoyed five double-million sellers in the latter six months of the year 2014.
In the Japanese market, the cumulative sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware since its launch are about to reach 19 million units. Regarding the Nintendo 3DS software market, the situation remains promising not only because there have been numerous major-hit titles released since the latter half of last year, but also because we have high hopes for the many titles that are planned to be released this year by both Nintendo and other game software developers. On the other hand, regarding the Nintendo 3DS hardware, four years since its release, we are seeing a certain level of positive results by the release of New Nintendo 3DS, but we still have not been able to break free from the period beyond the popularization of the Nintendo 3DS in which the performance leveled off. I believe that the key to revitalizing the Nintendo 3DS business in Japan is by intensifying its appeal to even more generations of female consumers.
This year, we are planning to release titles that offer high potential to appeal to female consumers, and we would like to further strengthen our approach to reach a female audience covering wider generations.
Meanwhile, in the overseas markets, the Nintendo 3DS hardware has not spread to a level where it has reached its market potential. In other words, there is plenty of room for growth.
Since the release of New Nintendo 3DS in February this year, especially for the large-screened New Nintendo 3DS XL, stock in stores has continued to run low in the U.S. and Europe, which of course is a sign that the game platform has momentum.
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Capcom’s full-year revenue on the decline, but Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate performs well
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Like Nintendo, Capcom reported its latest financial results for the full fiscal year today.
Capcom’s revenue decreased by 37.1 percent compared to the previous year. For the period ending March 31, the company brought in ¥64.3 billion ($538.4 million). That’s Capcom’s lowest yearly revenue figure since 2004 (¥52.7 billion).
There are a few bright spots. Capcom’s operating income rose 2.7 percent from the previous fiscal year while net income saw a boost by 92.1 percent to ¥6.6 million. Additionally, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate was cited as a success.
