It’s no secret that Nintendo of America had plans to localize ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, Mistwalker’s first DS title. It was widely reported that a listing for the title was found on the ESRB. In fact, you can still find the rating here.

Siliconera has discovered that Nintendo even hired voice actors for the project. Eric Newsome, the voice actor for Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Bowser in Super Paper Mario, would have voiced ASH’s Bamygarant. Khanh Doan stepped into the role of lead character Maritie.

It’s still unknown as to why Nintendo of America ultimately decided against bringing Archaic Sealed Heat to North America. The company’s localization efforts did appear to be fairly far along.

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Nintendo Download ratings from Nintendo Power – December 2011

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WiiWare

101-in-1 Explosive Megamix – Grumble Grumble
Anima: Ark of Sinners – Hmmm…
Horizon Riders – Hmmm…
Fish Tank – Hmmm…

DSiWare

Castle Conqueror – Revolution – Hmmm…
Furry Legends – Hmmm…
1001 Blockbusters – Grumble Grumble

3DS VC

Catrap – Recommended
Double Dragon – Hmmm…
Burger Time Deluxe – Recommended
Side Pocket – Grumble Grumble

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Pyramids – Recommended

Partial Nintendo Download lineup for December 29

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Numerous listings on the official Nintendo site has revealed the partial lineup of games that will be included in next week’s Nintendo Download report.

First, Nintendo has listed VVVVVV for release on the eShop next week. Pricing is set at $7.99.

Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Big Ben Burglary also appears to be launching next week. It’ll cost you 600 Wii points.

On DSiWare, Slingo Supreme and Cake Ninja will be available for download. Sling Supreme will set you back $7.99/800 DSi points while Cake Ninja will cost $4.99/DSi 500 points.

Footage of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads (12/22/11)

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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (12/22/11)

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Nintendo Download (12/22/11)

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No Swapnote? Hmm…

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
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Mighty Switch Force! – Space Hooligans have escaped custody and are wreaking havoc all over Planet Land. HQ calls on cybernetic peace-keeper Patricia Wagon to bring these renegades to justice. (For Nintendo 3DS™)

Media Create software sales (12/12 – 12/18)

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01./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980) – 524.217 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) – 208.427 / 730.386 (-60%)
03./02. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 182.418 / 789.871 (-1%)
04./00. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark (Level 5) {2011.12.15} (¥5.800) – 135.259 / NEW
05./03. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 112.533 / 837.143 (+25%)
06./08. [WII] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800) – 71.028 / 398.516 (+59%)
07./00. [PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2011.12.17} (¥4.980) – 61.412 / NEW
08./00. [PSV] Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2011.12.17} (¥5.980) – 48.224 / NEW
09./10. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) – 44.021 / 323.293 (+42%)
10./12. [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World (Pokemon Co.) {2011.11.12} (¥5.800) – 43.829 / 164.018 (+44%)
11./11. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) – 42.632 / 2.129.236 (+38%)
12./06. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: Oshare na Mahou Tsukai (Konami) {2011.12.10} (¥4.980) – 35.068 / 81.110 (-24%)
13./13. [WII] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2011.12.08} (¥5.800) – 34.351 / 64.573 (+14%)
14./00. [PS3] Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11 Hitome no Suspect (Chunsoft) {2011.12.17} (¥6.090) – 33.686 / NEW
15./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works) {2011.12.17} (¥5.980) – 32.992 / NEW
16./16. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) – 30.804 / 734.046 (+33%)
17./17. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040) – 30.046 / 100.284 (+40%)
18./00. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors Next (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.17} (¥6.090) – 29.181 / NEW
19./00. [PSV] Lord of Apocalypse (Square Enix) {2011.12.17} (¥5.980) – 28.742 / NEW
20./19. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 – New World # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.17} (¥5.230) – 28.406 / 207.458 (+52%)

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Media Create hardware sales (12/12 – 12/18)

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3DS – 367,691
Vita – 324,859
PS3 – 65,119
PSP – 64,468
Wii – 60,916
DSi LL – 5,600
Xbox 360 – 3,584
DSi – 3,523
PS2 – 1,400
DS Lite – 32

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

3DS – 350,321
PSP – 51,191
Wii – 46,018
PS3 – 44,661
DSi LL – 4,007
Xbox 360 – 3,211
DSi – 2,609
PS2 – 1,268
DS Lite – 14

Square Enix registers Japanese trademark for The World Ends with You

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It’s almost hard to believe that The World Ends with You launched for the DS over three years ago. But indeed, that is the case. The game has been out for such a long time that it’s curious how Square Enix registered a new Japanese trademark for the IP very recently.

This doesn’t mean that we’ll be seeing more of The World Ends with You anytime soon, though is is interesting nonetheless. Characters from the title will be appearing in Kingdom Hearts 3D, and Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura has expressed interest in revisiting the franchise. It’d be great if we saw a sequel one day.

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