XSEED Games and Marvelous have officially announced that Rune Factory 4 is slated for release in Europe – as well as Australia – next week. It’s due out on December 11 for £24.99 / €29.99 / $49.95 AUD.
Head past the break for the official announcement.
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai addressed the series’ future in the latest issue of Game Informer.
Speaking about whether or not we’ll see another game in the series, Sakurai mentioned that he “can’t deny the chance for another.” He adds, however: “as for myself, I don’t think there will be.”
Sakurai spoke about how the goal with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U “was to provide extra merits to the game which go far beyond the sale price.” Limits have already been surpassed in terms of scope and content.
Sakurai does mention towards the end of his comments: “I also have trouble picturing someone else taking my place and providing all this value-added content without me.”
The Pokémon Company announced today that they have shipped over 7.7 million units of the latest Pokémon games, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, since their release on November 21st. A week ago we reported that the games’ sales had topped 3 million, so it looks like last week’s European release gave the games quite a decent boost. The previous Pokémon games, X and Y, are still the highest selling 3DS games with 13.29 million copies sold, so it’ll be interesting to see if these new remakes manage to catch up to them. Given that the Pokémon company are listing Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’s sales as a 135% increase over X and Y, it could be a possibility. For a comparison, the original Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire versions on the Game Boy Advance collectively sold 16.22 million units worldwide, making them the best-selling titles on the console.
In his briefing on Nintendo’s financial results in October, President Satoru Iwata stated that the company was considering making it possible for 3DS owners to make purchases on the eShop through touching a prepaid Suica card to the console’s NFC sensor. Starting from December 9th, Japanese New Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to make use of this convenient new feature, making it the first handheld game console to allow for NFC payments. Making purchases on the eShop will also reward users with Suica points, with one point awarded for each 200 yen spent. Like the Wii U, which already supports this method of payment, this will presumably be allowed by another super-stable firmware update.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
2. Metroid Fusion
3. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
4. Darksiders II
5. Super Mario World
6. Pilotwings
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. EarthBound
9. The Wonderful 101
10. Wario Land 4
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
13. Paper Monsters Recut
14. Mario Kart 8
15. Pikmin Short Movies HD
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. The Legend of Zelda
18. Super Metroid
19. Mario Kart: Super Circuit
20. Zelda: The Minish Cap
Videos
1. Super Smash Bros. Club Nintendo Offer
2. amiibo Launch Announcement
3. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse E3 2014 Trailer
4. Introducing amiibo
5. Hyrule Warriors amiibo Trailer
6. Sonic Boom Launch Trailer
7. Linking a Club Nintendo Account Video
8. Mario Kart 8 – amiibo Trailer
9. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS One Dog, One Bird, One Zapper
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Mini-Universes Galore Trailer
11. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
12. amiibo February Figures Overview
13. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker TV Spot
14. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker The Adventure Begins Trailer
15. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 50-Fact Extravaganza
16. Sonic Boom Combo Trailer
17. LEGO Batman 3 Trailer 3
18. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS: Future King
19. LEGO Batman 3 Launch Trailer
20. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric – PAX 2014 Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
How to Win at Smash Episode 2: Winner winner, Cucco Dinner
Holiday 2014 Wish List Video
Stealth Inc 2 Dev Diary #4 Level Editor
3DS
How to Win at Smash Episode 2: Winner winner, Cucco Dinner
Holiday 2014 Wish List Video
Stealth Inc 2 Dev Diary #4 Level Editor
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
