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Famitsu has another update on Fantasy Life this week. You can find details below about three key elements in the game as well as new dungeons revealed by the publication.

– Three key elements: Riches, Happiness and Stars
– “Riches” is the currency used in Fantasy Life
– Need cash to maintain a lifestyle
– Earn Riches by selling items you make or defeat monsters
– Generous rewards for taking out stronger monsters
– Happiness points: earned by doing good deeds and completing certain achievements
– This includes visiting the King, leveling up for the first time, raising 1,000 Riches
– You’ll receive bonuses after acquiring a certain amount of Happiness points
– Various quests to complete
– Each gives you Star points
– Rank up after getting enough Star Points to take on new quests
– New dungeons featuring caves, lakes, etc.
– Kiritachi Mountain: Entrance of Kiritachi Mountain starts the player out with a nice view, surrounded by waterfalls; mysterious hole located on the icy mountain top
– Can ice fish and do other activities while in dungeons
– Mabarappa Archipelago: Features caves, sunken pirate ships, and all kinds of hidden treasures; can explore the island or simple sit back and enjoy it as a resort
– Sun Sun Desert: Once belonged to an ancient civilization, is now a vast empty desert, full of mysterious objects and treasures; oasis included

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Gamasutra published a feature today comparing launch scores for consoles that have hit the market over the past 15-20 years. Take away from it what you can.

First by release:

Next by launch averages:

And here’s one more image comparing launch titles by platform:

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This month’s Official Nintendo Magazine review scores are as follows:

Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 82%
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – 62%
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition – 81%
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition -84%
Trine 2: Directors Cut – 90%
Sports Connection – 18%
Darksiders 2 – 80%
Assassin’s Creed III – 80%
Game Party Champions – 12%
Ben 10: Omniverse – 40%
Tank! Tank! Tank! – 71%
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper – 55%
Chasing Aurora – 77%
Little Inferno – 66%
Mighty Switch Force HD – 65%
Nano Assualt Neo – 58%
Puddle – 68%
Fallblox – 87%
Real Heroes: Firefighter – 60%
Spirit Hunters Inc. – 39%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

XSEED’s Unchained Blades finally has a release date on the North American 3DS eShop. It was announced today that the game will launch on January 3. You’ll be able to download Unchained Blades for $29.99.

For the official release date announcement, head past the break.

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Nintendo is wishing its fans a happy holiday for the 2012 season. The company has produced an animated card that can be viewed in a number of different languages. It’s heavily influenced by New Super Mario Bros. 2’s launch back in August.

You can view the card here.