Media Create sales (1/26 – 2/1)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 21,880
PS4 – 17,392
Vita – 11,871
New 3DS – 7,700
PS3 – 7,211
Wii U – 6,807
3DS LL – 3,641
3DS – 3,187
Vita TV – 521
Xbox One – 222
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 20,065
Vita – 14,991
PS4 – 13,793
PS3 – 8,600
New 3DS – 8,028
Wii U – 7,088
3DS LL – 3,882
3DS – 3,287
Vita TV – 589
Xbox One – 259
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – 53,264 / NEW
2. [PS4] Far Cry 4 – 36,239 / NEW
3. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria – 29,487 / 370,377
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 27,566 / 2,431,812
5. [3DS] Yowamushi Pedal – 20,510 / NEW
6. [PS3] Far Cry 4 – 18,366 / NEW
7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 14,108 / 2,488,766
8. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 12,867 / 45,005
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 10,832 / 2,451,205
10. [PS4] Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War – 10,219 / NEW
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 8,878 / 2,131,311
12. [PS3] Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War – 7,621 / NEW
13. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy – 6,514 / 60,488
14. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 6,398 / 576,112
15. [PS3] Ukiyo no Shishi – 6,184 / NEW
16. [3DS] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ – 5,851 / NEW
17. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 5,425 / 3,093,812
18. [PSV] Kokujo no Psychedelica – 5,318 / NEW
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,103 / 906,468
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,910 / 3,909,169
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A few new Splatoon details – Hero mode, multiplayer, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 36 Comments
New details regarding Splatoon have come out of this week’s issue of Famitsu. You’ll find the information in the summary below (thanks StreetsAhead):
-Team made up of lots of staff that worked on Wii U launch titles. Once they’d grasped the hardware, they wanted to create something innovative.
-Working on a local multiplayer mode in addition to online and Hero Mode
-Hero mode is predominantly a 3D platformer with heavy emphasis on human-squid transformations
-Random matching is done world wide, game tries to place you with players close to your skill level based on ratings
-Tried implementing a system whereby you could give orders to your team mates, but battles were too quick and hectic for them to be effective so they got rid of the feature
-Game won’t use CPU fighters; only once 8 human players have been found will a match start
-Having multiple modes with random matching would limit the number of players per mode, so all the focus is on the 4 vs. 4 for that
-No communication with players you are matched with
-They didn’t think of using Bloopers when they decided on squids (they apparently forgot they existed)
-No money can be earned in Hero Mode. Your points, as displayed at the end of the match, are turned into money and experience points.
-A lot of the music is written by Tooru Minegishi (who has worked on Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Super Mario)
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Splatoon screenshot/art (2/4/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
Japanese text will be updated shortly.
10 page Splatoon spread will be featured in this week’s Famitsu
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week we will se a 10 page spread in Famitsu featuring Splatoon.
It will include game details, as well as interviews with the producer (Nogami) and the directors (Amano and Sakaguchi)
Monster Hunter Frontier G7 Japanese boxart
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in Wii U | 9 Comments
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Splatoon screenshot/art (2/3/15)
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[Podcast] The Best Soundtracks of 2014
Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, News, Podcast, Reader Poll, Reader Poll, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Hello everyone, here’s another podcast! All of your votes have been tallied on to put together the definitive list of the top ten game soundtracks (on Nintendo platforms) from 2014. In this almost two-hour podcast you can expect to hear excerpts from all of the soundtracks that made the list with commentary from myself and those who sent in their thoughts. Thank you to everyone who helped make this feature possible and sorry about the delay.
Unlike last year’s show, it’s now available in video podcast form on Youtube (note: podcast may not contain moving images):
If you want the audio version to stick on your MP3 player or whatever, you can download it here. And if you really want to spoil yourself, the results and and a full track list (with timestamps!) can be found over the break:
Game Informer ranks the top 50 games of 2014
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
This month’s issue of Game Informer features the magazine’s listing of the top 50 games of 2014. If you’re interested in checking out the results, head past the break.
Legend of Kay Anniversary heading to Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Does Legend of Kay ring a bell for anyone? The 3D action platformer originally came out 2005 for the PlayStation 2, with a DS port following in 2010. Based on a retailer listing, it seems that Legend of Kay will be making a new appearance on a Nintendo platform later this year.
Amazon Germany is currently listing Legend of Kay Anniversary for Wii U. A tentative June 12 release date and €29.99 price point are included on the page.
Legend of Kay is definitely not the sort of game I would have expected to return after such a long period. It’ll be interesting to see what sort of changes are being made in the Wii U version.
Thanks to Shinun and daniel49324 for the tip.
