Captain America: Super Soldier (Wii) – 5.5
DualPenSports (3DS) – 7.0
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (3DS) – 4.0
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Wii) – 4.0
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (DS) – 3.5
Captain America: Super Soldier (DS) – 3.5
Transformers: Dark of the Moon-Stealth Force Edition (3DS) – 4.0
Transformers: Dark of the Moon-Stealth Force Edition (Wii) – 3.0
Transformers: Dark of the Moon-Autobots/Decepticons (DS) – 3.0
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
01. [Wii] Rhythm Heaven Wii – 118,173 / NEW
02. [PSP] Sengoku Basara Heroes Chronicle – 82,798 / NEW
03. [PS3] No More Heroes Red Zone Edition – 40,313
04. [Wii] Inazuma Eleven Strikers – 36,555 / 110,782
05. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 – 35,739 / 153,498
06. [PSP] Taiko Drum Master Portable DX – 35,694 / 115,910
07. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 – 27,158 / 100,405
08. [DS] Noora and the Time Studio – 24,481 / NEW
09. [PS3] Alice: Madness Returns – 19,994 / NEW
10. [Wii] Wii Sports REsort – 18,666 / 421,465
11. [DS] Puyo Puyo – 14,877 / 49,780
12. [PSP] The Little Battlers – 12,098 / 268,973
13. [Wii] Wii Play: Motion – 11,817 / 39,347
14. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 11,273 / 267,647
15. [DS] Pokemon Black/White – 11,147 / 5,249,434
16. [PS3] Sniper Ghost Warrior – 10,722 / NEW
17. [360] Alice: Madness Returns – 9,093 / NEW
18. [Wii] GoldenEye 007 – 8,902 / 67,783
19. [3DS] Star Fox 64 3D – 8,626 / 41,102
20. [PSP] Steins;Gate – 7,576 / 116,593
Japanese developers weren’t the only folks who recently offered their thoughts to Famitsu. This week’s magazine also features opinions from gamers. Here’s how the response turned out…
Impression of the name (Total 3,200 votes, multiple responses okay)
– 720 votes: Name lacks impact
– 620 votes: Easy to remember
– 590 votes: Name doesn’t match
– 350 votes: Nice ring to it
– 430 votes: Easy to get used to
– 190 votes: Difficult to get used to
3DS – 31,826
PSP – 26,854
PS3 – 23,343
Wii – 17,114
DSi LL – 5,258
DSi – 4,921
Xbox 360 – 1,546
PS2 – 1,475
DS Lite – 155
PSP go – 14
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
3DS – 46,637
PSP – 26,551
PS3 – 23,322
Wii – 14,237
DSi LL – 4,693
DSi – 4,384
Xbox 360 – 1,734
PS2 – 1,405
DS Lite – 131
PSP go – 14
This information comes from Square Enix’s worldwide technology director Julien Merceron…
“I’d say, don’t write off the console. For every console it’s the same thing: one of the most important things is going to be the launch line-up. We see that every time there’s a great title shipping on PSP, the PSP sales go up, and every time there’s a great title shipping on 3DS, the 3DS sales go up. If the audience and players can see that there are products for them, there’s definitely going to be wide adoption of Wii U. The things of utmost importance are going to be the pricing at launch, and the line-up. They’re trying to do their own thing. Generally they don’t seem to look for breadth, in terms of the things [features] they are supporting with their console. They seem to be focusing a lot, and trying to make sure the things they are focusing on are going to be at the top. I’d always be careful making judgements on their hardware. They have an approach to it that is very different from others, but they have a lot of inner control of what they are doing. And there’s a lot of knowledge and skill behind it.”
I just hope Nintendo has learned their lesson with the 3DS. The launch lineup was pretty abysmal overall, and while they tried to make room for third-parties, they fell flat completely. The price will obviously be important as well. I can’t see Nintendo pricing Wii U at higher than $349.99 or so…
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked has a number of new features. One such inclusion is an achievement system called “Survivor Awards”. If you reach certain requirements, the game will provide you with new content. Other new elements include 20,000 lines of voice acting, additional demons, and difficulty levels.
A slew of Japanese producers have offered their thoughts about Wii U in the latest issue of Famitsu. Developers include Tomonobu Itagaki, Shinji Mikami, and Akihiro Hino. Read on below for their comments.
Tomonobu Itagaki (Valhalla Game Studios)
Said that he has a lot of ideas. He’d like to bring not just Devil’s Third to the system, but a variety of other things.
Jun Takeuchi (Capcom)
He believes that developers’ skills will be shown in how they can make use of the controller without having it draw the eyes away too much from the television screen. If Wii U has a strategic price, it could be a big hit, he said.
1. [Wii] Rhythm Heaven Wii
2. [PSP] Sengoku Basara Heroes Chronicle
3. [PSP] Taiko Drum Master Portable DX
4. [PS3] No Mor Heroes Red Zone Edition
5. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011
6. [Wii] Inazuma Eleven Strikers
7. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011
8. [DS] Noora and the Time Studio
9. [PS3] Alice: Madness Returns
10. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D will no longer be launching in North America and Europe in 2011. However, the game will be available in Japan later this year.
If this is just an overseas delay, I don’t quite understand what the point of this would be. If you ask me, Snake Eater 3D should be delayed in Japan as well since it seems to have a number of issues, such as unfriendly controls. The game has looked rough since E3 so I hope the development team can patch up the title before it hits Japan in Q4.
