Can it be? Specific Monster Hunter news for the west? Kind of!
Capcom’s Christian Svensson said on the company’s official message boards today that there will be news for overseas Monster Hunter before year’s end. His specific quote states that there will be “some sort of information before the end of this calendar year.”
According to Svensson:
“Ok, part one, I’m not aware of anyone from Capcom saying ‘wait for comic-con’. Perhaps fan speculation. I will be more clear than I have ever been… Western MH fans should have some sort of information before the end of this calendar year. I can’t say more than that unfortuntaely though I would love to.”
This is definitely the clearest Svensson has been regarding Western Monster Hunter updates. Let’s just hope that this “information” will result in an overseas announcement of Tri G and/or MH4.
Thanks to CdS for the tip.
Wedbush’s Michael Pachter has provided predictions for the June 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.
Wedbush June 2012 sales estimates (change year-on-year):
Xbox 360 – 225,000 units (-56%)
PlayStation 3 – 145,000 units (-48%)
3DS – 125,000 units (-13%)
DS – 100,000 units (-74%)
Wii – 75,000 units (-72%)
PS Vita – 60,000 units
Along with the hardware predictions, it is expected that overall sales in the US will be down 34% compared to last year. Software sales should come in at roughly $305 million with LEGO Batman 2 and Pokemon Conquest acting as the high-performing titles of June.
When you’re a big dude like Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, you’re bound to get a lot of attention.
The latest Nintendo Gamer review scores are as follows:
Art of Balance TOUCH! (eShop) – 65%
Devil Band – Rock the Underworld (DSiWare) – 26%
Guild01 (3DS) – 75%
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (3DS) – 69%
Heroes of Ruin (3DS online) – 83%
Kingdom Hearts 3D (3DS) – 72%
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (3DS) – 71%
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) – 85%
Metal Slug 3 (Wii VC) – 65%
Mutant Mudds (eShop) – 88%
Rayman (3DS VC) – 61%
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) – 80%
Tumble Pop (3DS VC) – 45%
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Software
1. Donkey Kong
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario Land
4. Bird Mania 3D
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
6. Colors! 3D
7. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
8. Photo Dojo
9. Cut The Rope
10. Pushmo
11. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
12. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
13. Plants vs. Zombies
14. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
15. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
16. Art of Balance TOUCH!
17. GO Series 10 Second Run
18. Order Up!!
19. GO Series Undead Storm
20. Brain Age Express: Sudoku
Videos
1. Nintendo Show 3D: June 28, 2012
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 Info Video
3. Nintendo Direct: June 21, 2012
4. Pokemon Black/White 2 Video
5. Marvel Pinball 3D Video
6. Kingdom Hearts 3D Trailer
7. Kirby’s Dream Collection Teaser Trailer
8. The Legend of Zelda Video
9. Super Mario Bros. Video
10. 8-Bit Summer Trailer
11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Video
12. What Is Nintendo Video?
13. Nintendo Show 3D: June 14, 2012
14. Super Mario Land Video
15. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Video
16. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Video
17. Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. 2
18. Nintendo Show 3D: May 31, 2012
19. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX Video
20. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Video
Source: 3DS eShop
Nintendo has opened an official website for the upcoming release of Onitore. There’s a basic overview of the title, a few small screenshots, and a couple of videos.
The site does contain a few gameplay tidbits. There are four save slots included, it’s a single-player experience only, SpotPass is supported for training data uploads, and training data can be exchanged through StreetPass.
You can visit the official site here.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip.
Skylanders Giants (Wii U) – E10+
Skylanders Giants (Wii) – E10+
Dogfight 1942 (Wii) – T
Hey, it’s our first Wii U ESRB sighting! The rating comes early given the fact that the console (and game itself) won’t be released until the holidays, but this is a nice little reminder that it isn’t too far off.
Wii U has its first free-to-play game… kind of. It doesn’t have a name yet, but Virtual Toys’ mysterious multiplatform title will be released on Nintendo’s new console.
According to the company:
“Our strategy for the future in the F2P business is not only to be there just because we want to be in the F2P area, but also because we want to make games that are quite ahead what you can find in the market right now. In that way we’ve developed a new title which is technologically and graphically state-of-the-art in F2P games. This game is multiplatform (PS3, PS Vita, Wii U, PC, browser…)(…) And also in terms of gameplay it’s a different and unique experience in consoles or PC. It’s a really, really big project.”
We have no idea what this game will be like or how it’ll turn out, but at least it’s clear that free-to-play titles are accepted on Wii U. That a big plus over the Wii – something like this would have never been possible on the system.
