Earlier today, Dengeki published its own chart covering Japanese sales for the previous the week. Yakuza 1 & 2 HD made its Wii U debut in the most-recent period covered, but didn’t manage to reach the top 50.
What does that mean? Well, the game that did place 50th on the list sold 1,878 copies. That means Yakuza 1 & 2 sold less than that – a monstrous disappointment, but not a surprising result.
Nintendo has continued to track the coin count for New Super Mario Bros. 2. Just recently, the worldwide total surpassed one trillion.
New Super Mario Bros. 2’s last milestone was 100 billion coins collected. That occurred in September of last year.
Famitsu has details on two of the stages included in the 3DS version of Sonic Lost World.
First, let’s talk about Desert Ruins Zone 1, which was shown briefly in the latest Nintendo Direct. This is a huge, spreadout desert with tons of quicksand. Sonic will encounter sand worms, large cacti, and creatures of the desert – all of which will be in the way. Famitsu wonders what caused the decay in the ruins since everything is so scattered.
Frozen Factory Zone 1 was also covered in the Famitsu’s latest report. Sonic will slide his way down the snowy mountains on his snowboard, making this stage fast-paced. On frozen ground and dealing with heavy bursts of cold air, snowballs are another addition to this stage. You won’t be seeing objects like the factory switches or gears here, as the real gimmick is “listening”. Expect to solve puzzles with the listening gimmick and the power of electricity.
Famitsu also goes over elements like the parkour system which plays similarly to the Wii U version. Players can run on the walls and ceilings, jump from wall to wall, and make their way through the stages in a variety of ways. There’s also the somersault move – enemies who are hit by the attack, whether they’re in motion or still, will have their weaknesses exposed and make it easier for you to attack them.
Nintendo’s online service for sharing 3DS screenshots to social networking sites has seemingly been updated with support for several other games on the console. Previously the website only supported posting screenshots from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, but now you can share all your Style Savvy outfits, Art Academy pieces and Freakforms…things with others on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr (sorry Myspace!). Full list of games supported over the break…
Nine Realms, Inc. is a company that most probably haven’t heard of. The business was established by Human Head president and owner Paul MacArthur in November 2011.
Believe it or not, this unknown company does appear to have a relationship with Nintendo – or did at one point.
One of the studio’s supposed staffers says on his CV that he worked on design and development for an upcoming Nintendo IP. And in 2012, Human Head/Nine Realms was hiring part-time Japanese staffers for translations of “project documentation, written correspondence, and live [conversation],” which sounds like could have something to do with that mysterious game.
Curious stuff. Curious indeed. Could this title still be in development?
Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with a fifteenth post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers Gearthjerk’s top forces.
