Code of Princess came out in North America as a retail game at the end of last year. And last week, Atlus brought the game to the 3DS eShop.
Europe will be receiving Code of Princess as well, but only as an eShop download. Agatsuma Entertainment confirmed that its title will not be sold at European retail.
A customer service representative said:
Thank you very much for your interest in our title; Code of Princess!
Yes, we will be releasing the title as OUR title through Nintendo eShop ONLY.
We are still working on. So, please be patient. Thank you very much for your interest, again!Kind Regards,
Customer Support
AGATSUMA ENTERTAINMENT Co.,Ltd.
This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:
Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze (3DS) – E
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate (3DS) – M
Aliens: Colonial Marines (Wii U) – M
Software
1. Pokemon Dream Radar
2. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Pokedex 3D Pro
5. Mega Man
6. Metroid II – Return of Samus
7. Cut The Rope
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
9. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
10. Photo Dojo
11. The Legend of Zelda
12. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
13. Plants vs. Zombies
14. Wario Land 2
15. Paper Mario: Sticker Star
16. Crashmo
17. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
18. Bloons TD 4
19. Colors! 3D
20. Crimson Shroud
Videos
1. Club Nintendo Video
2. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Video
3. What is Nintendo Video?
4. Nintendo Show 3D: December 27, 2012
5. Fluidity: Spin Cycle Video
6. Adventure Time Video
7. Nintendo Show 3D: December 20, 2012
8. Mega Man Video
9. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
10. Paper Mario: Sticker Star Video
11. Pokemon Dream Radar Video
12. Mario Kart 7 Video
13. Kirby 20th Anniversary Dream Collection Trailer
14. Pokedex 3D Pro Video
15. Unchained Blades Video
16. New Super Mario Bros. 2: Coin Rush
17. Paper Mario: Sticker Star October 25, 2012
18. Pokemon Rumble Blast Video
19. Wario Land 2 Video
20. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure Video
Source: 3DS eShop
Source: 3DS eShop
Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the December 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.
Predictions from both groups can be found below.
Wedbush / EEDAR December hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):
360 – 1,700,000 (-2%) / 1,550,000 (-11%)
3DS – 1,140,000 (-29%) / 1,350,000 (-16%)
PS3 – 900,000 (-5%) / 950,000 (0%)
Wii U – 675,000 (n/a) / 600,000 (n/a)
DS – 600,000 (-7%) / 400,000 (-38%)
Wii – 500,000 (-53%) / 550,000 (-48%)
Vita – 300,000 (n/a) / 300,000 (n/a)
PSP – 20,000 (-92%) / 30,000 (-88%)
PS2 – 500 (-98%) / (n/a)
Total – 5,835,500 (-7%) / 5,730,000 (-9%)
Club Nintendo members can now choose from four new games. Tetris (150 coins), Snowpack Park (150 coins), Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (200 coins), and Mario Kart 64 (200 coins) are the new selections. Each title will remain on Club Nintendo through February 10.
Head on over to this link to check out each downloadable reward.
Tomorrow’s Pokemon Direct, which will feature a big announcement of some sort, will be ten minutes of long. That should be plenty of time for an announcement and video from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.
Any final guesses, guys? New generation Pokemon title? Anyone hoping this will be a Wii U title?
There could have been a Streets of Rage 4. Series composer Yuzo Koshiro told Destructoid at MAGFest 11 this weekend that he was contacted about the project about ten years ago. The team made a prototype soon after, but SEGA rejected the title.
Even though fans haven’t seen a new Streets of Rage title in many, many years, there have been a few attempts to revive the series. Most recently, a behind-the-scenes prototype remake from Ruffian Games was outed.
A couple of months ago, one Metro: Last Light developer made a remark stating that the Wii U has a “horrible, slow” CPU. But Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi, responding to the claim, says this is not so. Hayashi feels the comment “was just 4A trying to find a scapegoat for a simple business decision on their part.”
“The Wii U is an infant that’s just been born. It’s a little unfair to compare it to mature platforms that people have been working on for over five years. I’m sure people will find ways to bring out even more power as the platform matures. To be completely blunt and honest, there’s no way that the Wii U processor is ‘horrible and slow’ compared to other platforms. I think that comment was just 4A trying to find a scapegoat for a simple business decision on their part.”
Hayashi does acknowledge that the Wii U may not be a next-gen console from the standpoint of its processor speed. However, he believes its next-gen nature stems from innovation and “Wii U being a new idea that challenges existing platforms”.
“If you’re basing this simply on processor speed, then it’s not next generation. If you’re basing this on Wii U being a new idea that challenges existing platforms, then it definitely is next generation. It is a console videogame platform that is now independent of the TV. Nobody has done that before. It’s no mistake to say that we have entered a period where it’s difficult to provide an obvious difference to many players based on processor speed alone. Players want new innovation that includes the environment in which you play and services you use, rather than just raw processor spec. Nintendo is at the forefront of that innovation. I’m looking forward to seeing what the other platforms come up with in the future.”
Fractured Soul is currently available on the North American 3DS eShop for $11.99. When the game launches in PAL regions later this week, consumers will find a lower-than-expected price.
Developer Endgame Studios wrote in a blog post that the PAL price was decided on because of the high game prices in Australia. Endgame said when a title is purchased, “we’re asked to pay anywhere from 50% to 100% more than our American friends.” By setting Fractured Soul at a cheaper price, the studio is looking to take a stand against high game costs in Australia.
Fractured Soul will cost AUD $9.99 / €7.99. Look for the game on Thursday.
Check out Endgame’s full blog post regarding Australian game prices here.
