This is interesting. Nintendo will be holding an all-day 3DS event for the media in just two weeks, according to IGN editor Rich George.
George tweeted a few minutes ago:
A couple weeks from now, Nintendo is hosting an all-day 3DS event of some sort. Curious..
— Rich (@RichIGN) April 3, 2013
Nintendo actually doesn’t have much 3DS software in the pipeline for North America for the second half of 2013. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is coming out this month, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is coming in May, and Animal Crossing is due in June. Beyond this, it’s unclear what else is in store. Maybe there will be an announcement or two? Or perhaps this is a chance to highlight more 3DS eShop games?
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 38,442
Vita – 31,795
3DS – 28,538
Wii U – 22,829
PS3 – 19,069
PSP – 12,594
Wii – 1,858
Xbox 360 – 598
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Vita – 41,073
3DS LL – 40,924
3DS – 35,629
PS3 – 22,942
PSP – 12,690
Wii U – 11,398
Wii – 1,720
Xbox 360 – 610
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been difficult to find in European shops. There is, fortunately, more stock on the way.
Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata took to Twitter and apologized for the shortages, and noted that more stock will be available for the Wii U version next week and 3DS in mid-April. In the meantime, consumers can opt to purchase the game digitally through the eShop.
[Shibata] I’d like to apologise for the current stock shortage due to high demand of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate at retail. (1/3)
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) April 3, 2013
[Shibata] New #MH3U stock will hopefully be available in shops next week for Wii U and mid April for Nintendo 3DS. (2/3)
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) April 3, 2013
[Shibata] Both versions of #MH3U are also available on Nintendo eShop. Again, I sincerely apologise for causing any inconvenience. (3/3)
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) April 3, 2013
Earlier today, Nintendo UK published a new Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate infographic covering the game’s connectivity. You can find it below.
See the connectivity options in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate in this infographic #MH3U ow.ly/i/1OsbF
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) April 3, 2013
As promised, Pandora’s Tower will finally be releasing in North America this month. Today, XSEED confirmed an exact launch date for the game. You’ll be able to get your hands on the title on April 16.
Source: XSEED PR
This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. The full lineup of deals can be found in the circular below:
Ripple Island will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on April 10 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
Along with today’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut trailer, Square Enix passed along a comprehensive listing of the game’s new elements. It’s quite extensive, covering featuring such as unique GamePad implementation and more.
We’ve posted the full rundown below.
Total Game Immersion
• You ARE Adam Jensen. The GamePad is Jensen’s Neural Hub, one of his implanted augmentations and possibly his most powerful tool.
• The “in-game” menus are now toolkits; they feel like part of the game flow and one of Adam Jensen’s augmentations.
• Tongs’s Rescue mission and the entire Missing Link chapter have been integrated seamlessly into the narrative flow of the Director’s Cut.
• Original pre-order and other bonus weapons are now at Jensen’s disposal.
