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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Capcom’s latest financial results are in, and the company is taking pride in the sales of its first Wii U game. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, a launch game in Japan, was “a smash hit”.

The 3DS version of Ultimate had also been re-released under a new “Best Price!” label. According to Capcom, it has “enjoyed steady growth.”

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate launches simultaneously in North America on March 19 and on March 22 in Europe.

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At the moment, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is a 3DS exclusive. That could change in the future, however.

MercurySteam producer David Cox revealed to CVG that all of the game’s assets were made in HD. That includes the textures, levels, and models. But to have everything fit on the 3DS, the team shrunk things down. Cox said that MercurySteam does “have an HD version of the game sitting there in a computer somewhere.”

“We created everything in high definition – all the textures, all the levels, high-poly models, everything – and we kind of shrunk it all down into the 3DS. Then we lost bones from characters, you know, we dropped the resolution of the textures and everything to make it fit. At MercurySteam we have an HD version of the game sitting there in a computer somewhere.”

This new information begs the question: could we ever seen an HD version of Mirror of Fate? Cox is more than open to the possibility:

“Absolutely, yeah. We would consider it. We want as many people to play it as possible. Obviously we have an exclusivity deal with Nintendo right now though and they’ve been very supportive of the product.”

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
1		2			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		3			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		4			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		5			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		6			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		7			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		8			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6		9			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
11		10			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		11			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		12			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		13			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8		14			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		15			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17		16			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		17			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14		18			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		19			ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		20			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		21			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22		22			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16		23			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		24			DMC	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
20		25			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
13		26			DMC	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
23		27			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
27		28			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
25		29			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
37		30			UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24		31			DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28		32			BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
29		33			WWE ’13	XB360	THQ	THQ
30		34			SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		35			SLEEPING DOGS	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		36			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36		37			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		38			SLEEPING DOGS	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34		39			WWE ’13	PS3	THQ	THQ
31		40			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	LEVEL 5	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
2		2			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3		4			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		5			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5		6			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		7			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		8			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10		9			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9		10			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
4		11			DMC	NINJA THEORY	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
8		12			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
13		13			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
19		14			FORZA HORIZON	TURN 10/PLAYGROUND	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		15			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11		16			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		17			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		18			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
16		19			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
28		20			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18		21			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20		22			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
17		23			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		24			ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
25		25			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22		26			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
26		27			ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY	ROVIO	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24		28			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
21		29			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		30			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
23		31			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		32			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27		33			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
–		34			XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN	FIRAXIS	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
33		35			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32		36			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
34		37			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
40		39			LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30		40			NBA 2K13	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD can now be pre-ordered from either Amazon or GameStop. Amazon’s product page is located here. Alternatively, you can pre-order from GameStop here.

Both retailers list a December 31 release date, but that’s obviously just a placeholder. Wind Waker will be out on Wii U this fall.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata fielded a few questions about Capcom’s new HD version in an interview with Nowgamer. Kawata commented on the game’s new aspects, why it’s being brought to consoles, and more. There’s general talk about the Resident Evil series, too.

Head past the break for the full Q&A.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

01./02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 82.370 / 2.366.126 (-15%)
02./01. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 31.627 / 142.056 (-71%)
03./00. [PSP] Gintama no Sugoroku (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.24} (¥6.280) – 27.011 / NEW
04./00. [PSV] Demon Gaze (Kadokawa Games) {2013.01.24} (¥6.090) – 25.316 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 25.042 / 187.772
06./00. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Monster Monpiece # (Compile Heart) {2013.01.24} (¥7.140) – 24.978 / NEW
07./00. [PS3] Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.01.24} (¥7.140) – 23.417 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix) {2013.01.24} (¥7.980) – 22.233 / NEW
09./03. [PSP] Digimon Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 13.991 / 61.798 (-71%)
10./04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 12.834 / 1.886.476 (-28%)
11./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 12.105 / 196.243 (-12%)
12./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 8.942 / 400.331 (-26%)
13./08. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 8.185 / 504.107 (-26%)
14./12. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 7.640 / 401.125 (-9%)
15./09. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 6.883 / 448.591 (-28%)
16./19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 6.852 / 367.165 (+17%)
17./07. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 6.761 / 406.143 (-42%)
18./15. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 6.111 / 112.964 (-17%)
19./10. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 5.983 / 222.794 (-36%)
20./11. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 5.914 / 276.831 (-32%)

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Rockstar moved the launch of Grand Theft Auto V from spring to the fall a few days ago. However, the delay won’t result in any additional SKUs.

According to a GameSpot tweet quoting Rockstar, the company has “nothing new” to share regarding GTA V for either Wii U or PC. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 remain the only confirmed platforms for release.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Treyarch has released another patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It addresses specific and general Wii U issues and features, balances gameplay, makes weapon improvements, and more.

The full patch notes are posted below.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Cheesemeister has gone to the trouble of translating various bits from Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing Q&A. A few of the points are rehashed from quotes we covered earlier today, but there’s quite a bit of new stuff as well. Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto talk Pikmin 3, Wii U NFC, 3DS sales and overseas performance, and more.

• Iwata: Cloud gaming possible but introduces lag, therefore not suited to all game types, i.e. action.
• Iwata: Merger of home and portable console dev. groups not a move to 1 system, but sharing of dev. process, OS, pre-installed SW, assets.
• Iwata: If groups’ merger successful, it may instead allow undivided development to be applicable to more types of (Nintendo) devices.
• Miyamoto: Having 1 dev. environment would allow efforts to be concentrated on making more games rather than being lost on hardware support.
• Iwata: Some Animal Crossing New Leaf customers said on Club Nintendo surveys that their purchases were motivated by talk about it on Twitter.
• Iwata: “Asymmetric gameplay” wasn’t the best term to describe Nintendo Land, want to think of a better way to describe Wii U software.
• Miyamoto: Pikmin 3’s HD graphics are the most appealing part. Not forcing asymmetric gameplay, instead showing a map. Off-TV play enabled.
• Miyamoto: Pikmin 3 off-TV play can be thought of as GameCube-style gameplay in your hand. Wii Remote Plus’ gyro sensor can be used on TV.
• Miyamoto: I think that Pikmin 3 off-TV play is the freshest gameplay experience. Please look forward to it.
• Miyamoto: Pikmin, Bulbear to appear w/ Toho Cinemas logo before movie screenings. They’ll be shown in 3D for 3D movies.
• Iwata: WiiU NFC can be used w/ cards/figures for games, sharing data with arcade games, and in electronic payments. I want to recoup cost.
• Iwata: More than thinking about not achieving 100b yen operating income, it’s my job to think about how to achieve it.
• Iwata: For the 3DS, the point is to achieve the same kind of virtuous cycle in HW and SW sales overseas as in Japan by releasing good games.
• Iwata: For the Wii U, software will really start to arrive that communicates its appeal, and I aim to greatly improve its sales flow.
• Iwata: As for what I’d do in case of failure, I used the word “commitment”, so please understand what I mean.
• Iwata: If only the same number of 3DS systems sell next FY as this FY, software sales will be limited and the goal won’t be achievable.
• Iwata: Therefore I absolutely don’t think that the 3DS is meeting its sales potential overseas. It’s not due to external factors, but please understand that it’s because we haven’t sufficiently communicated the 3DS’ appeal as a platform of choice.
• Iwata: Expanding the sales of the 3DS beyond this fiscal year’s numbers is obviously our objective.
• Genyo Takeda: I don’t think that the Wii U CPU and GPU are imbalanced in favor of the GPU. It depends how you measure. GPU chip is bigger.
• Genyo Takeda: In modern CPUs, the math logic portions are rather small. In new PCs and servers, the CPUs may be big, but the logic is small.
• Genyo Takeda: It’s common for the surrounding SRAM cache memory in CPUs to be bigger. From that viewpoint, you wouldn’t see them imbalanced.
• Genyo Takeda: It’s a memory-intensified design. I can’t get into specifics, but I think it’s rather powerful.
• Genyo Takeda: As for the GPU, the tech is fairly mature and going in the same direction as competitors. Makers are used to prog. shaders.
• Genyo Takeda: The experience of other companies and Nintendo with shaders means that the difficulty with them early on has decreased.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

The Wii U GPU was another item brought up by an investor at Nintendo’s financial results briefing earlier this week.

Developers have praised Wii U’s memory in the past, but some have wondered if the console’s architecture focuses too much on GPU. Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata, and Genyo Takeda all responded to this topic at the Q&A session of Nintendo’s investors meeting.

Takeda’s comments were, perhaps, most enlightening. He admitted that the GPU is “more pronounced” than the Wii U’s CPU, but said those who claim the CPU is weak are incorrect.

Read on below for the full comments from Miyamoto, Iwata, and Takeda.

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