The 3DS’ biggest feature will undoubtedly be the system’s ability to output 3D graphics. The system will probably make use of a parallax barrier system in order to achieve these results and now people are beginning to speculate that Hitachi and Sharp will be providing Nintendo with the goods in the form of newly announced 3.4-inch, 480 x 854 screen technology. Interestingly, it will feature both a 2D and 3D mode. A non-touchscreen version of the display will be going into mass production before June while the touchscreen version will follow closely behind. Sharp won’t say at this point if their technology will be featured in the 3DS, but sources such as Nikkei believe that it is likely.
Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
3. Zhu Zhu Pets (Activision)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Sekaiju no Meikyuu III: Seikai no Raihousha (Atlus)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. Hudson x GReeeeN Live!? DeeeeS!? (Hudson)
4. Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki (Nintendo)
5. Love Plus (Konami)
UK:
1. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
3. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
4. Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Thanks to NintenDaan for the news tip!
Just to get a taste of what the game will be like on Wii…
Thanks to Daniel A for the news tip!
– Art is of Hoshimi no Tou (Star Viewing Tower”)
– People look at stars from the tower, point to their guardian star, speak
– One meeting involves two characters, they speak about their dreams: “In this place that’s sacred to the Arganan Family, their hearts touch for just a moment.”
– Girl whistles a song (she can’t remember the words), melody is about people torn apart, handed down in her family
– Girl and the other character lost their parents when they were young, survived in spite of the wars/power struggles
– Both have difficult memories which turn into kindness over time
– Producer: “Everyone has a place that is special to them. For ‘her,’ this Hoshi no Tou appears to be an extremely important place.”
This information comes from Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino, who posted this message on his Twitter account…
“It looks like we’ll soon be able to announce a variety of enjoyable things.”
We haven’t heard much about Ni-no the past few months, but the title is greatly anticipated in Japan. I, too, am quite interested and am looking forward to hearing more about it. Based on what we’ve seen so far, Ni no Kuni could be a special game!
Now that the latest Media Create hardware sales data has been reported, the complete totals for March (3/1 – 3/28) have been calculated.
PSP – 188,399
PS3 – 155,917
Wii – 133,290
DSi LL – 89,168
DSi – 58,430
DS Lite – 17,184
Xbox 360 – 10,853
PS2 – 7,160
PSP go – 5,831
PS3 – 50,448
PSP – 46,449
Wii – 36,849
DSi LL – 23,188
DSi – 17,376
DS Lite – 4,995
Xbox 360 – 3,002
PSP go – 1,874
PS2 1,785
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from last week.
PS3 – 50,164
PSP – 38,017
Wii – 31,101
DSi LL – 20,765
DSi – 14,256
DS Lite – 3,953
Xbox 360 – 2,419
PS2 – 1,711
PSP go – 1,491
