This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:
Gran Turismo 6 – 8
Resogun – 8
Bravely Default – 7
Warframe – 5
Blacklight Retribution – 7
Ratchet & Clank: Nexus – 7
Powerstar Golf – 7
Fighter Within – 2
Mario Party: Island Tour – 4
Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced – 7
Velocity Ultra – 8
Wii Fit U – 7
Angry Birds Go! – 5
Stick It To The Man! – 7
Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land – 4
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! – 3
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Nintendo has ruled out speculation that it will be bringing “mini-games” (also categorized as demos) to smartphone devices.
Nikkei published a report yesterday indicating that Nintendo would be increasing its presence on mobile hardware. Mini-games and an increase in advertising were mentioned as two prominent ways in which the company would be pushing its products on smartphones and tablets in the future.
A new statement from Nintendo, however, indicates otherwise. It flat-out says, “we can confirm that there are no plans to offer mini-games on smartphone devices.”
You can find the statement in full after the break.
Shin Megami Tensei IV is currently on sale on the 3DS eShop for $30. But if you prefer buying games at retail, Amazon has the RPG available for $35
($34.50, to be exact). Given the original $50 price tag, that’s a pretty good deal!
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time is running out for free fitness. Jan. 31 is the last day for Wii U owners who also have a Wii Balance Board to take advantage of Nintendo’s free trial offer of Wii Fit U. Anyone who downloads the trial of the game from the Nintendo eShop on or before Jan. 31 will get a full month to try out the game from the date that it’s first played.
Those who download the trial and want to keep using the software indefinitely can purchase a Fit Meter and sync it to the game. Fit Meter accessories are available at a suggested retail price of $19.99 each.
Other ways to purchase and play the game are as follows:
According to a report aired on the Japanese national TV channel NHK, Sony has completed acquisition plans for a semiconductors plant in Tsuruoka, Yamagata prefecture. The factory is, as of now, owned by Renesas Electronics and produces the Wii U’s eDRAM chip.
Sony is said to be making a purchase for seven billion yen – or roughly 68 million dollars – with further plans to invest an additional 20 million in new production facilities. The plant will be used to increase Sony’s production of smartphone CMOS sensors.
Implications on Wii U production are expected to be minimal. The consensus is that Nintendo has plenty of chips already available, and the factory producing the Wii U’s eDRAM would have shuttered in any case without Sony’s acquisition.
Since launch, the 3DS family has sold over 15 million units in Japan, Famitsu reports today. The site’s article is based on data collected by parent company Enterbrain.
Specific sales of Nintendo’s portable come in 15,037,116 units as of January 26. The feat was accomplished in 153 weeks.
Top selling games on the 3DS are as follows:
1. Pokemon X/Y – 4,228,244
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,072,068
3. Monster Hunter 4 – 3,383,004
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 2,250,416
5. Mario Kart 7 – 2,188,873
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The Beetle item from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a comical item that grabs characters and carries them into the air.
