This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:
Update: Nope. From the Activision forums:
“We are aware that some of the menu listings from the [Xbox] 360’s Revolution DLC drop are showing up in the game. This is … just a versioning problem that we are working to address.”
Like I posted about last night, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 got a brand new patch last night that supposedly brought a handful of things up to speed with the PS360 versions of the game. The reality ended up being that it broke more than it fixed, but that’s for Treyarch to deal with as time goes forward. The most interesting part of this isn’t that things broke or didn’t break: It’s that we may have seen our first glimmer of hope for the “Revolution” DLC coming to Wii U in quite some time.
When the patch was applied, players quickly noticed that leaderboards now included the DLC-only “Diner Turned” mode, and there were even a few players listed on it despite it not having come out for anything other than Xbox 360 thus far. There was also a calling card added based off of the “Peacekeeper” SMG, which is a gun only available for those that have purchased the DLC.
Wii U community manager A_Trey_U was quick to rectify the situation, however, saying it was just an accident:
“Holy things that shouldn’t have happened, Batman! This is indeed a bug, and sadly something that will likely be going away this evening.
This is by no means a confirmation of DLC. Just something that got brought over when we brought over the rest of the fixes from the other platforms. Leave it to our community to find it in the first two minutes.”
We’ll just have to wait and see what happens! Treyarch is usually under incredibly strict rules about what they can and can’t talk about during the Xbox 360’s exclusivity period with DLC, so if we hear anything it’ll likely be after February 28th when the DLC comes to PS3 and PC.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 48,226
3DS – 26,898
PS3 – 18,322
Wii U – 13,746
PSP – 12,897
Vita – 9,748
Wii – 2,093
Xbox 360 – 611
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 51,015
3DS – 30,840
PS3 – 19,697
Wii U – 16,654
PSP – 15,343
Vita – 9,036
Wii – 2,199
Xbox 360 – 706
Crystal Warriors will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Game Gear download on February 6 for 300 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
A few new Shin Megami Tensei IV tidbits have been translated from this week’s Famitsu. In its latest issue, the publication provided information regarding the game’s battles.
Shin Megami Tensei IV will employ a press turn system. If players exploit an enemy’s weakness in battle, their party will gain additional actions.
When defeated, players will come across the ferryman from the Sanzu River. Give him a Macca and you’ll be back in action. This is unlike Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne – you simply head back to the main menu when defeated in the PS2 title.
Is Shin Megami Tensei IV proving too difficult for you? Then simply change the game’s difficulty to “easy”, which will allow defeated players to continue after losing a certain number of times.
Nintendo is offering a new incentive for players to collect one million coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2.
Australian players will join a special million coins club upon reaching the goal. Additionally, Nintendo will be handing out a unique certificate.
You can see all of the Australian millionaires here. Gamers have until March 31 to reach the total.
Nintendo has published the English translation of Brain Age: Concentration Training (known in Europe as Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training). Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Dr. Kawashima talk about the new 3DS game and more in a six page discussion. Access the discussion here.
Double Dragon will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on February 6 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf has not only been a huge success at retail, but also on the 3DS eShop.
New Leaf has sold 2.73 million units in Japan through the end of December 2012. Based on data from Nintendo’s latest financials and data from Media Create as well as Famitsu, it looks like the game has sold a total of almost 800,000 copies digitally, 500,000 of which are direct downloads from the eShop.
Amazingly, the latest Animal Crossing has achieved close to 30% of its sales from digital downloads.
Brain Age: Concentration Training has been dated for Europe. 3DS owners can pick up the title starting on April 12.
In Europe, the new Brain Age goes by the lengthy title: “Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training: Can you stay focused?”.
Nintendo of America already confirmed a launch date for Brain Age: Concentration Training a few weeks ago. It’s hitting the states on February 10
Source: Nintendo PR
