Big Red Button’s Bob Rafei talks Sonic Boom – Knuckles’ look, sports tape, Sonic’s scarf, more
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GameSpot has put up a bunch of new comments from Big Red Button Entertainment’s Bob Rafei. For the most part, Rafei’s his pertain to the new character designs in Sonic Boom.
You can find Rafei’s words below, or over on GameSpot. Also be sure to check out some pieces of art above, including a look at Eggman.
More: Big Red Button Entertainment, Bob Rafei, interview, SEGA, Sonic Boom, top
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze cut-scene comparison
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Dragon Quest X played by 300,000 people a day
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At least from a player perspective, Dragon Quest X appears to be moderately successful for Square Enix. A total of 300,000 people are playing the RPG every day, producer Yosuke Saito has said.
Saito shared the news as part of a talk with Japanese website 4Gamer. He said:
“We’ve only released the game in Japan, so you’ll be getting only Japan’s numbers, but we have about 300,000 people a day who actively enjoy the game. Thanks to having released version 2 at the end of last year, we’ve had even more active players since then.
At the time, we feared that version 2 could have actually decreased the amount of players. However, that didn’t happen so we were relieved. Well, it was a little unexpected that people who purchased version 2 and haven’t even been to Lendagia [One of the main continents in Dragon Quest X].”
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Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts screenshots
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February 2014 NPD: Lifetime sales for 4 Wii U titles
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NeoGAF’s creamsugar, who always comes through with reliable NPD leaks, has once again shared a few pieces of noteworthy data. Specifically, we have rough US sales estimates for four Wii U titles.
They are as follows:
Rayman Legends – about 99,000 units sold
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – about 97,000 units sold
Sonic: Lost World – about 94,000 units sold
The Wonderful 101 – about 65,000 units sold
creamsugar also says that Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has sold about 240,000 units on 3DS.
Wii Fit U update version 1.2.0 now available
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It’s a double dose of Nintendo title updates tonight. In addition to Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Wii Fit U has received a new patch of its own.
Here’s what’s new in version 1.2.0:
- Users that have a Fit Meter registered can now access their own data immediately after starting Wii Fit U from the Fit Meter transfer screen.
- Users can now post their Fit Meter activity screen to Miiverse after starting Miiverse from the Home Menu.
- At the Piggy Bank screen, after transitioning from the Fit Meter, users can now display the consumed calorie value that was just transferred.
- An error was resolved that could cause miscalculation of “Fit Meter Challenge” data if it was transferred from the Fit Meter at the exact time the date changes.
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February 2014 NPD: Wii U sells about 82,000 units
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In its monthly NPD response, Nintendo revealed that Wii U sales increased by 25 percent in February compared to the year prior. That statistic allows us to determine a rough estimate of the number of consoles the company sold across the US last month.
So how much did the Wii U sell? About 82,000, based on the calculation. That’s not a whole lot, but Nintendo seems to be pleased that sales are up as a whole.
February 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. – Bravely Default in the top 10
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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 February 2014. The results can be found below.
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PC)
- The Lego Movie Videogame (360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita)
- NBA 2K14 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
- Thief (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
- Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
- Battlefield 4 PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360)
- Minecraft (360)
- Bravely Default (3DS)
Kojima wants Snake in the new Smash Bros., but it’s not likely to happen
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 69 Comments
Don’t count on seeing Snake in the new Super Smash Bros. games.
Hideo Kojima briefly touched on the possibility of the character returning for the Wii U and 3DS titles during a live-stream event held earlier today. He essentially shot down the idea, noting that he doesn’t think it’s likely to happen.
Kojima’s comments in full:
I’m not working on that game so I don’t know, but I don’t think that’s likely. I don’t know. Well if Mr. Sakurai is watching this, please use Snake.
February 2014 NPD: Nintendo’s response, Wii U and 3DS sales up
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Nintendo has issued its monthly response to the latest NPD report. Last month, Wii U and 3DS both experienced positive sales.
On Wii U, hardware sales rose by 25 percent over the same month last year. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 130,000 copies between physical and digital sales. In total, Wii U software sales are up 180 percent over the same month in 2013.
3DS also saw an increase in software sales – 25 percent specifically. Bravely Default was a success for Nintendo having sold over 200,000 copies in a little over three weeks.
You can find Nintendo’s full NPD response below, which includes more information about the company’s sales performance in the US last month.
