Over the past few months, Famitsu has featured a few Wii games in every issue, though that number has been very small for the most part. I found it interesting that, apparently, this week’s edition does not cover any titles for the console – not even anything from Nintendo. I know this isn’t the biggest news in the world, but it is a shame that the situation with the Wii has been very quiet lately. I’m hoping we’ll hear something about Pandora’s Tower soon…
When Nicalis and NISA announced Cave Story 3D, the two companies promised that the game would be released within the 3DS’ launch window. Fortunately, they are holding true to that promise. According to Siliconera, Cave Story 3D will be available on June 28. June could be a stellar month for the 3DS between Cave Story 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D which are all expected to ship within a few weeks of each other.
This information comes from Reggie Fils-Aime…
“It’s interesting. We haven’t even sold the first one and consumers are asking about what’s next. I answer it this way. The 3DS is our key handheld device. It is going to be our key business driver for the balance of this year, through the holidays.”
I’d be shocked if we didn’t see another version of the 3DS somewhere down the line. Personally, I’d like to see better battery life and moving the stylus area so that it’s positioned like the DSi. It’s definitely too early to be talking about this, though…
Although we don’t know just how well the 3DS performed on launch day, there’s no question that it sold very well. Nintendo has said that the new handheld has become their best-selling portable in North America in terms of day-one sales. First week sales will be revealed on April 14 via NPD.
“More details about U.S. sales numbers will be made public on April 14, when first-week U.S. sales figures will be tallied by the independent NPD Group. Nintendo worked hard to get as much product as possible to retailers on day one to meet demand, and we will continue with these efforts moving forward.”
1. Tales of Xillia (PS3)
2. Dragon Quest X (Wii)
3. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
4. Yakuza: Of the End (PS3)
5. Super Robot Wars Z (PSP)
6. Mario Kart 3D (3DS)
7. Metal Gear Solid Rising (PS3)
8. Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP)
9. Final Fantasy Type 0 (PSP)
10. Fotokano: Picture Girlfriend (PSP)
11. The Last Guardian (PS3)
12. Tales of the Abyss (3DS)
13. Dark Souls (PS3)
14. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS)
15. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3)
It appears that the boxart for Dead or Alive: Dimensions was a bit too risqué. Temco Koei has been forced to modify the title’s packaging to cover up Kasumi’s thigh. According to Destructoid, the ESRB asked for the change. The image on the left features the original boxart while the right picture is what you’ll see on retail shelves.
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time a Tecmo Koei game received a boxart censor. The new image for Samurai Warriors 3’s art covered Kaihime’s chest area in the North American version.
Thanks to Steve for the tip!
