New details for Sonic Lost World for Wii U & Nintendo 3DS revealed

29th May 2013 – Following on from last week’s Nintendo Direct video announcement in which details of a worldwide partnership between SEGA & Nintendo were announced, Nintendo of Europe today reveals additional details of the second title to be published exclusively on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS as part of the three title deal. Sonic Lost World sees Sonic face his most powerful enemy to date – and this time there are six of them. Sonic Lost World will be available exclusively for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this year.

Dr. Eggman has harnessed the power of six menacing creatures known as the Deadly Six, but when the Deadly Six rise up against their master, Sonic has to unite with his arch nemesis in order to take on the new enemies head-to-head. Using his dynamic new parkour moves and improved Colour Powers, Sonic must run, jump and race through a variety of ever changing terrains in order to defeat the Deadly Six.

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The PC and smartphone version of Miiverse was updated earlier today with new functionality. Users can now post and delete posts in communities, follow and unfollow others through their profile, and more.

The full overview, as described in an official Miiverse post from Nintendo, is as follows:

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Nintendo World Store has an annual tradition when it comes to Nintendo’s presence at E3. For years, fans have been invited to watch the company’s E3 presentation with others.

Nintendo won’t be having a major conference this year, but a Nintendo Direct will be aired online. And Nintendo World Store is once again inviting gamers to gather at the store, watch the presentation, and “play our featured games”.

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Level-5 has big expectations for Fantasy Life. Speaking with Famitsu this week, president and CEO Akihiro Hino said that he’d like to turn the series into a million-seller in Japan.

He said:

“For me, Fantasy Life is a title I’m really glad we were able to make. Development on it was difficult and time-consuming, but seeing it be appreciated by everyone gives us the confidence to try creating new things. I’d like to see Fantasy Life grow into a series we can sell a million copies of [in Japan]; I think it’s one of the bigger success stories in our drive to take on new challenges, so I’d like to have the courage to connect it to the next thing.”

Level-5 has previously expressed interest in pursuing Fantasy Life further. An update for the 3DS game, known as Fantasy Life Link, is coming to Japan in July.

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GameStop has gone live with this week’s ad. I can’t say that there are too many highlights, but you can see what the retailer has to offer below.

Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta ?gon Kiseru will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on June 5 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 40,651
3DS – 14,059
PS3 – 13,318
Vita – 12,171
PSP – 5,749
Wii U – 5,648
Wii – 1,192
Xbox 360 – 382

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 24,123
3DS – 13,001
PS3 – 10,948
Vita – 10,931
PSP – 6,524
Wii U – 6,037
Wii – 1,143
Xbox 360 – 349