Capcom has opened an official 30th anniversary website. Access it here.
While there isn’t much to see currently, you can send Capcom an anniversary message.
Capcom’s countdown will end on June 10.
E3’s official “E3 Insider” website has revealed Square Enix’s lineup for the expo. The following games will be brought to the expo:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Final Fantasy XIV: A Ream Reborn
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Thief (not playable)
The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Resident Evil: Revelations – Capcom
5. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U – EA
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
7. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
8. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
9. ZombiU – Ubisoft
10. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
3DS
1. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity – Nintendo
5. Fire Emblem: Awakening – Nintendo
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
9. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Warner Bros. Interactive announced today that Scorpion will be added to the Injustice: Gods Among Us roster as downloadable content. This should be coming to the Wii U… eventually.
Source: Warner Bros. Interactive PR
Circle Entertainment brought a bunch of Castle Conqueror games to DSiWare. The next in the series is Castle Conqueror Dark Age (we assume it’ll be on the 3DS eShop), and there’s a good chance that it’ll be releasing this year.
The news comes from Circle Entertainment, who tweeted today that Conqueror Dark Age has been int he works for 1.5 years:
We taken 1.5 years to design Castle Conqueror Dark Age, its a sequel of Castle Conqueror Heros 2, hope the game can released in this year!
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) June 3, 2013
If you live in Europe and have a copy of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the 3DS, you may be able to give one of your friends a digital copy.
As part of Nintendo’s new “Monster Hunter: Gift & Hunt Together Promotion”, those who register the game on Club Nintendo before 22:59 on June 30 will receive a “Recommendation Code” that can be passed along to a friend. If your friend registers a 3DS or 3DS XL system between 23:01 on June 3 and 22:59 on July 31 and enters the code before 22:59 August 5, he/she can receive a free download code for the 3DS version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
You can find more details on the promotion page here.
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U VC
Spelunker – Special offer until 13/6/13 (00:59 CEST): €3.49 / £2.39; will be €4.99 / £3.49
Wii U eShop sale
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – €8.49, was €16.99 (£6.99, was £13.99)
Permanent Wii U eShop price drops
ZombiU – €29.99 was €69.99 (£24.99, was £54.99)
Just Dance 4 – €39.99 was €49.99 (£29.99, was £39.99)
Ben 10 Omniverse – €29.99 was €44.99 (£29.99, was £35.99)
3DS retail
Tetris – €9.99 / £8.99
DSiWare
Jewel Quest Heritage 4 – €7.99 / £7.19 / 800 points
Break Tactics – €4.99 / £4.49 / 500 points
Source: Nintendo PR
The latest UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
– | 1 | GRID 2 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
– | 2 | GRID 2 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
3 | 3 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
1 | 4 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
4 | 5 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
7 | 6 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
8 | 7 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
2 | 8 | METRO LAST LIGHT | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
12 | 9 | FIFA 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
11 | 10 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
17 | 11 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
13 | 12 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | |||
5 | 13 | RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
18 | 14 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
9 | 15 | POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
21 | 16 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
23 | 17 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 18 | RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS | PS3 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
14 | 19 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
27 | 20 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
16 | 21 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
20 | 22 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
15 | 23 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
28 | 24 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
19 | 25 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
24 | 26 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
30 | 27 | CRYSIS 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
25 | 28 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
10 | 29 | METRO LAST LIGHT | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
– | 30 | THE SIMS 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
31 | 31 | FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
29 | 32 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
33 | 33 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
40 | 34 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
– | 35 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
22 | 36 | FAST & FURIOUS: SHOWDOWN | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
26 | 37 | THE WALKING DEAD | XB360 | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | |||
35 | 38 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
37 | 39 | JUST DANCE 4 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
– | 40 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | PS3 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 |
All formats
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
– | 1 | GRID 2 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
2 | 2 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
4 | 3 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
8 | 4 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
1 | 5 | RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
6 | 6 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | |||
3 | 7 | METRO LAST LIGHT | 4A GAMES | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
5 | 8 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | MONSTER GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
12 | 9 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
7 | 10 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
18 | 11 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
9 | 12 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | NEXT LEVEL GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
15 | 13 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
22 | 14 | CRYSIS 3 | CRYTEK | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
10 | 15 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
20 | 16 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
26 | 17 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
11 | 18 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | NETHERREALM STUDIOS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
23 | 19 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
21 | 20 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
19 | 21 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
16 | 22 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | SCEA SANTA MONICA | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
17 | 23 | THE WALKING DEAD | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | |||
24 | 24 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
14 | 25 | FAST & FURIOUS: SHOWDOWN | FIREBRAND GAMES | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
25 | 26 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
13 | 27 | POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY | SPIKE CHUNSOFT | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
38 | 28 | DEAD SPACE 3 | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
27 | 29 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
39 | 30 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
28 | 31 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
– | 32 | ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
31 | 33 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
29 | 34 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | |||
33 | 35 | JUST DANCE 4 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
34 | 36 | DEFIANCE | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | |||
– | 37 | FUSE | INSOMNIAC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
35 | 38 | FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING | INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
30 | 39 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
– | 40 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
Next Level Games is now one of Nintendo’s most-reliable western developers. The studio completed arguably its best game ever in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, but previously worked on Punch-Out!! and the Mario Strikes titles.
Discussing the series of “steps” Next Level took as the team worked on new Nintendo projects, Dark Moon producer Ken Yeeloy said:
“Haha, it kind of feels like that! I think we’ve also been tagged in some circles as the ones who can revive old Nintendo franchises. I think we’ve solidified our studio’s ability to collaborate with Nintendo to create high quality games. I am certainly excited to see what IPs we get to work on next!”
And when asked what Next Level would like to work on assuming they had the choice, Yeeloy commented:
“Really, we are grateful to work on any Nintendo IP but if there are any wish-granting entities listening out there, we would love a chance to work on a Zelda or Mario game!”