Nintendo Everything

01./01. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 122.242 / 2.289.408 (-34%)
02./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 65.462 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Pocket Soccer League: Calciobit (Nintendo) {2012.07.12} (¥4.800) – 26.449 / NEW
04./06. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D # (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490) – 18.245 / 812.452 (-34%)
05./03. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (¥4.400) – 18.152 / 72.507 (-67%)
06./04. [PSP] Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.230) – 15.187 / 53.827 (-61%)
07./02. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV: Denshou no Kyojin (Atlus) {2012.07.05} (¥6.279) – 14.639 / 110.145 (-85%)
08./00. [3DS] Time Travelers (Level 5) {2012.07.12} (¥5.980) – 9.332 / NEW
09./11. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800) – 9.090 / 481.414 (-18%)
10./00. [PSV] Time Travelers (Level 5) {2012.07.12} (¥5.980) – 9.054 / NEW
11./07. [PS3] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft) {2012.07.05} (¥7.770) – 8.675 / 31.994 (-63%)
12./09. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of the Land of Twilight (Gust) {2012.06.28} (¥7.140) – 6.813 / 81.147 (-51%)
13./12. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo) {2012.05.24} (¥4.800) – 6.491 / 224.754 (-26%)
14./10. [3DS] Culdcept (Nintendo) {2012.06.28} (¥4.800) – 6.162 / 73.650 (-49%)
15./13. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (Atlus) {2012.06.14} (¥7.329) – 6.001 / 195.750 (-24%)
16./08. [PS3] Max Anarchy (Sega) {2012.07.05} (¥7.980) – 5.717 / 27.633 (-74%)
17./15. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.06.07} (¥4.980) – 5.332 / 190.344 (-30%)
18./22. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) – 5.225 / 981.189
19./18. [PSV] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (Konami) {2012.06.28} (¥4.980) – 5.192 / 31.789 (-20%)
20./00. [PSV] Resistance: Burning Skies (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.07.12} (¥4.980) – 5.138 / NEW

Source

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS – 47,063
PS3 – 14,813
Vita – 13,427
PSP – 11,004
Wii – 6,747
PS2 – 1,197
Xbox 360 – 930
DSi – 581
DSi LL – 559

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS – 52,421
PS3 – 14,536
Vita – 13,758
PSP – 10,999
Wii – 6,818
PS2 – 1,123
Xbox 360 – 967
DSi LL – 560
DSi – 550

This Nintendo Direct has been accompanied by a demo on the eShop. Players can experience the trial 10 times.

Game Info:

System: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Rhythm/Adventure
Players: 1-2
Release Date: April 5, 2012 (EU)/July 10, 2012 (US)
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega

Whatever happened to rhythm games? Sure, we all saw Guitar Hero and Rock Band achieve mainstream success, but what happened to the weird subset that blended the usual rhythm-based gameplay with unique visual styles and character-driven storylines? While games like Gitaroo Man and Parappa the Rapper became critical hits, the genre seems to have fallen off the radar lately (probably because you didn’t buy Elite Beat Agents*). Thankfully, there’s now Rhythm Thief, a Sega produced “rhythm game revival” of sorts. With the combination of Samba de Amigo director, Shun Nakamura, and Space Channel 5: Part 2 composer, Tomoya Ohtani behind the game it should be a success, but does it successfully follow the path paved by its predecessors?

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