Order! sequel heading to the Japanese eShop
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
You may remember Order!, a Japanese WiiWare game released in 2009. The game is getting a sequel on the 3DS eShop titled “Yo no Majin to Ikusa no Kuni”.
Not much is known about Yo no Majin to Ikusa no Kuni, but the royal themes from Order! have been substituted for vampire elements. Players will experience the life of a vampire in the game. Andriasang says that you’ll “have to decide to live like a vampire or do things one would not expect of a vampire.”
Yo no Majin to Ikusa no Kuni will be hitting Japan on May 30 for 700 yen.
Nigoro open to another publishing agreement for overseas La-Mulana WiiWare release
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Nicalis abandoned its commitment to bring La-Mulana to the North American and European WiiWare service. However, that doesn’t mean developer Nigoro would be against a new publishing agreement with an entirely different company.
When asked if the studio would continue to look into an overseas launch for La-Mulana WiiWare, director Takumi Naramura said:
“The game is completed, we welcome the offer from a publisher. Since there are people who have Wii for playing La-Mulana, I want to do something.”
Given how late we are into the Wii’s lifecycle, it’s unlikely that another publisher would pick La-Mulana up. I wonder if Nigoro would give any consideration to a Wii U version…
Famitsu’s most-wanted games – issue 1223
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01/02. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1405 votes
02/01. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom, 05/24/12) – 1402 votes
03/03. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 1067 votes
04/04. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (Atlus, 06/14/12) – 1007 votes
05/06. [NDS] Pokemon Black & White 2 (Nintendo, 06/23/12) – 882 votes
06/05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, TBA) – 813 votes
07/07. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D (Square Enix, 05/31/12) – 700 votes
08/10. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (SCEJ, 06/07/12) – 538 votes
09/09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, 2012) – 458 votes
10/08. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 445 votes
11/11. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw (Kadokawa Games, 06/14/12) – 437 votes
12/16. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 394 votes
13/17. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 371 votes
14/14. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 359 votes
15/20. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, 2012) – 355 votes
16/15. [PSP] Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (Atlus, 05/17/12) – 353 votes
17/18. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki (Falcom, 07/26/12) – 347 votes
18/19. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo, 05/24/12) – 345 votes
19/13. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous AQL, 07/19/12) – 321 votes
20/12. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus, 07/05/12) – 309 votes
21/24. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Nintendo, 2012) – 281 votes
22/21. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, TBA) – 268 votes
23/28. [PS3] Robitics;Notes (5pb., 06/28/12) – 262 votes
24/23. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, 2012) – 249 votes
25/—. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, 08/02/12) – 241 votes
26/—. [PS3] Yakuza 5 (Sega, TBA) – 224 votes
27/22. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 217 votes
28/27. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 199 votes
29/—. [3DS] Paper Mario (Nintendo, 2012) – 193 votes
30/29. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (Gust, 06/28/12) – 170 votes
Some Project Zero 2: Wii Edition footage
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Capcom “can’t tell you to hold your breath” for Monster Hunter Tri G news at E3
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
Monster Hunter fans have been hoping for a Tri G localization announcement ever since the game was confirmed for Japan. Captivate came and went without any news, so the general consensus was that if the game was heading overseas, some confirmation would be given at E3. And if not, it’ll probably stay in Japan.
Now we’re starting to see some comments suggesting an announcement won’t be made during E3 next month. Greg Moore, Community Liaison for Capcom Unity, recently wrote on the official message boards that “nothing’s been announced for the West and I can’t tell you to hold your breath for E3 either.” He did point to the bright future of the series, however, noting “it’s just going to take a little longer for something to hit our shores.”
Moore wrote:
“Hang in there, guys. Unfortunately nothing’s been announced for the West and I can’t tell you to hold your breath for E3 either. But Monster Hunter’s not done in the West. It’s just going to take a little longer for something to hit our shores.
“I know it’s been awhile since we’ve had a new MH game, but for what it’s worth, it ain’t cheap to keep those Tri servers running. Take that as a symbol of our ongoing stake in the franchise until we can get an actual game over here.”
I wouldn’t panic just yet. I’m personally unsure as to how much insider information a community liaison would have access to. Also, keep in mind that some of the company’s higher-ups – such as Christian Svensson – have hinted at an announcement not too long ago. Capcom might not have anything to share at E3, but even then we won’t be completely sure if the game has been ruled out for the west.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Rock Band Music Store update next week (5/15/12)
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Cambridge, Mass. – May 11th, 2012– Harmonix today announced that three tracks from Paramore are headed to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 1,400 artists and more than 3,500* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch on Nov. 20, 2007.
Tracks downloaded from the Rock Band Music Store are compatible with the award-winning full-band Rock Band 3 experience, as well as the upcoming controller-based Rock Band Blitz, coming summer of 2012 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network!
Rock BandDLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii™
Various sales figures from SEGA
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SEGA has shared a number of software sales figures as part of its latest financial report. Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii and 3DS) was the best-selling title for the company, moving 3.28 million units in the U.S. and Europe.
Further data includes:
Sonic Generations (PS3/360/PC/3DS) – 1.85 million copies sold (Japan/Europe/U.S.)
Virtua Tennis 4 (PS3/360/Wii/PSV/PC) – 1 million copies sold (Japan/Europe/U.S.)
Football Manager 2012 (PC/PSP) – 710,000 copies sold (Europe)
Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3) – 550,000 copies sold (Japan/Europe/U.S.)
In total, SEGA sold 17.24 million games worldwide. 6.14 million units came from the U.S., another 8.29 million units were collected from Europe, and 2.8 units resulted from Japanese purchases.
Rumor: Xenoblade not included in April’s NPD report due to retailer exclusivity
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments
Perhaps Xenoblade Chronicles didn’t perform terribly in the U.S. after all. We might not actually find out how the game sold last month, as Eurogamer says that it wasn’t included in April’s NPD report. This is apparently because it’s a retailer exclusive.
I personally have no way of verifying that information, but it would make things much more interesting if true.
April 2012 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April. The results can be found below.
I’ll be interested to see if we get any numbers for Xenoblade Chronicles. I think analysts were expecting too much out of the game…