Japanese Metal Slug 3 Wii VC launch trailer
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Media Create software sales (4/9 – 4/15)
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01./01. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen
02./02. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- #
03./06. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
04./03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
05./05. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising
06./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
07./04. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
08./09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
09./07. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest
10./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
11./00. [PSP] Atelier Elkrone: Dear for Otomate #
12./11. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter
13./14. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
14./16. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus #
15./19. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best)
16./13. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection
17./18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
18./22. [WII] Wii Party #
19./17. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai #
20./00. [PSP] Armen Noir Portable #
Media Create hardware sales (4/9 – 4/15)
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3DS – 63,796
PS3 – 17,765
PSP – 13,166
Vita – 8,250
Wii – 6,837
Xbox 360 – 1,373
PS2 – 1,212
DSi LL – 800
DSi – 633
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS – 72,115
PS3 – 19,370
PSP – 14,804
Vita – 8,931
Wii – 7,099
Xbox 360 – 3,764
PS2 – 1,355
DSi LL – 793
DSi – 743
Pandora’s Tower screenshots
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GamesMaster selects the top 250 greatest gaming moments
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Last month, GamesMaster released its 250th issue. For its May 2012 edition, the magazine celebrated the accomplishment by compiling a list of the top 250 greatest gaming moments.
We have the list below, but you can pick up the the latest issue now and read about why GamesMaster made each selection. And beware of spoilers – even though most of these games have been out for years, some of these moments do mention important happenings such as character deaths.
Famitsu review scores (4/17/12)
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The latest Famitsu review scores are as follows;
Conception Ore No Kodomo Wo Undekure (PSP) – 9/9/9/8
Mario Party 9 (Wii) – 9/8/8/9
Dynasty Warriors Vs. (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Shifting World (3DS) – 7/8/7/7
Mirai Nikki: 13 Hitome no Nikki Shoyuusha Re:Write (PSP) – 7/8/7/7
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3/360) – 7/7/8/6
Ao no Exorcist: Genkoku no Labyrinth (PSP) – 7/7/7/7
Mame Goma Yoi Ko Marui Ko Genkina Ko! (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai! (PSP) – 7/7/7/6
Beamdog president elaborates on Wii, Nintendo criticisms
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Trent Oster caused caused a stir because of his comments surrounding WiiWare and Nintendo. The Beamdog president has now elaborated on his remarks in an interview with Ars Technica.
Oster believes the company’s first and only WiiWare effort, MDK2, was “probably the best version of that game on any console,” because of the Wii remote controls.
But even though MDK2 is a quality game, it hasn’t been selling well on the Wii Shop Channel. Less than 6,000 copies have been sold since May 2011.
Oster explained how Nintendo’s payout requirement – in which Wii Shop Channel games must attain 6,000 sales before the developer receives compensation – has left him disappointed:
“We haven’t seen a dime. Maybe some day in the future it crosses that magic threshold and at some point Nintendo cuts us a check. … How many developers have put stuff up to WiiWare that are sitting there at the 5,000 [or] 5,500 sales number and Nintendo is just sitting on the money. For some small developers that could be a big difference.”
Beamdog “assumed [the MDK2 Wii port] would be successful given the large sales volume of Wii”. However, Oster feels that there is just a small core of system owners remaining who are willing to support in-depth experiences such as MDK2. He speculates there is a large chunk of consumers out there who purchased a Wii, got Wii Sports (and perhaps Wii Fit), and that’s it.
Another issue Beamdog encountered during MDK2 WiiWare development was cutting down elements so that the game could fit within Nintendo’s 40MB file size limitation. Oster explained that the studio was “basically trim[ming] everywhere we could”. Some music pieces were removed, and audio was recompressed with a new codec.
Oster’s last complaint was the certification process for WiiWare titles. It took nine months for the stage to be completed, but Oster believes it could have wrapped up in less than a month.
He said:
“It just made us feel really low priority. We felt like they just weren’t paying attention.”
Rush Rush Rally Racing trailer
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Rush Rush Rally Racing will be released on the Wii Shop Channel this Thursday. A North American date hasn’t been provided.
Nintendo Power digital download ratings – April 2012
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3DS Download
Dillon’s Rolling Western – Recommended
Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch – Recommended
3DS VC
Maru’s Mission – Grumble Grumble
Super Mario Bros. Recommended
DSiWare
40-in-1 Explosive Megamix – Grumble Grumble
Box Pusher – Hmmm…
Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish – Hmmm…
GO Series: Undead Storm – Hmmm…
Wii VC
Strider – Recommended
WiiWare
2 Fast 4 Gnomz – Hmmm…
BurgerTime World Tour – Grumble Grumble
Newton Vs. The Horde – Grumble Grumble
More Nintendo criticism from Beamdog, founder calls Wii a toy
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As expected, Beamdog’s negative experience with Nintendo stems from MDK2 on WiiWare. Founder Trent Oster explained his issues with the company on Twitter.
Oster said in one tweet today:
“My problems with Nintendo are: requiring 6000 unit sales before payment, a certification process that took us 9 months and a 40mb limit”
Oster followed up this remark with another statement shortly thereafter, and labeled the Wii as a toy:
“The result is a belief that Nintendo isn’t a good platform for developers. The Wii is a toy, not a console”
Beamdog isn’t the only developer who has been displeased with WiiWare. However, Nintendo has started to improve how they manage with their digital services starting with the eShop. The 3DS’ online store has no file size limits for games (or at the very least, it’s significantly larger than 40MB) as far as we know. That being said, it’s unclear how Nintendo is approaching payouts and the certification process. We can only go by the commentary from eShop developers, who have thus far expressed positive thoughts about the store.
Thanks to Tim for the tip.
