Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/11/15)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Tales of Zestiria, Persona 5, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Bravely Second are the new top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 18 and December 24.
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Durarara!! characters to appear in Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
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In a recent issue of Famitsu, it was confirmed that Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker will feature characters from Durarara!!, a Japanese light novel series. Celty Sturluson, Izaya Orihara, and Shizuo Heiwajima will all see cameo appearances.
Famitsu doesn’t go into much detail regarding their involvement, but they will partake in battle. We should learn more in the weeks ahead.
If you’re wondering what the connection is between Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker and Durarara!!, artist Suzuhito Yasuda worked on character designs for both projects.
Scans roundup – Kenka Bancho 6, various ads
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 1 Comment
It’s a light issue of Famitsu this week, meaning there isn’t much to post! You can at least get another look at Kenka Bancho 6 and a few ads in the gallery above.
Japanese hardware rankings for 2014, top ten best-selling games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Famitsu published a new article today revealing new Japanese sales data for the year 2014 as a whole.
First, here’s a look at the system rankings last year:
3DS – 3,153,045
PS Vita – 1,147,936
PS4 – 925,570
Wii U – 604,856
PS3 – 450,034
Xbox One – 45,958
We also have data for the top ten best-selling games in Japan last year:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 3,050,178
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 2,464,850
3. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 2,381,177
4. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 2,066,022
5. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 2,007,327
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 994,346
7. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 842,053
8. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 748,139
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 687,957
10. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 478,366
Famitsu review scores (1/6/15)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Kenka Bancho 6 (3DS) – 8/9/9/8
SteamWorld Dig (PS4/PSV/Wii U) – 8/7/8/9
La-Mulana EX (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Bike Rider DX3 (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Ishi Sengoku-den Sadame (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
Simple DL Series Vol. 35 (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
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Famitsu readers vote on the top news stories of 2014 and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Last month, Famitsu conducted a poll on its website about the year 2014. The results were published in the magazine’s most recent issue.
Here’s how readers voted on the most noticeable news of 2014:
1. The announcement of Dragon Quest Heroes for PS4/PS3 (218 votes)
2. New Nintendo 3DS systems will be released on 11th of October (169 votes)
3. PlayStation 4 sells 322,083 systems during first 2 launch days (151 votes)
4. Youkai Watch sells one million copies (136 votes)
5. Atlus Co., Ltd. starts business from first of April [reorganization after SEGA bought the company] (94 votes)
6. Super Smash Bros. will be released during summer for 3DS and the Wii U version during winter (87)
7. The shocking announcement of Monster Hunter 4G (71)
8. The announcement of Project Morpheus for PS4 (60)
9. The formal introduction of Kan Colle Kai for PS Vita (55)
10. Stating “we want to announce a new game” in the live event of SaGa series (52)
11. The announcement of Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
12. Persona 5 launching at the same time for PS4 and PS3
13. Final Fantasy VII arriving on PS4
14. Splatoon, a title with a new style in third-person shooters, arriving on Wii U
15. The announcement of PoPoLoCrois Farm Story
16. The Legend of Legacy, a perfect new RPG, coming from splendid staff
17. The announcement of Pokken
18. Etrian Mystery Dungeon launching 15th of March 2015
19. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire launching in November worldwide
20. The announcement of Bloodborne
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (12/28/14)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Bravely Second, Persona 5, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Tales of Zestiria are the new top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 11 and December 17.
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Scans roundup – Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker, Legend of Legacy, Theatrhythm Dragon Quest, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 1 Comment
Games featured in the gallery above: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker, Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood, Terra Formars: Fierce Battle on the Crimson Planet, The Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin, Theatrhythm Dragon Quest, and The Legend of Legacy.
Japanese developers talk about 2015
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
In the latest issue of Famitsu, a slew of Japanese developers spoke about their ambitions as we head into 2015. We’ve rounded up some of the responses below. Not all are confirmed to be Nintendo-related, but we’re including the ones that may have some relation to the company.
Tomonobu Itagaki (Valhalla Game Studios) – Itagaki alludes to 2015 being the year he sets off a big, brand new bomb, which is surely alluding to Devil’s Third.
Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Capcom) – In 2015, he has a number of titles both to be announced and to be released.
Tsuji Bonbon (Capcom) – The 11th year of the Monster Hunter series will be a new start.
Ichiro Hazama (Square Enix) – Working really hard on another game that’s proving arduous to make.
Kotaro Uchikoshi (Spike Chunsoft) – Has lots of things brewing that will be exploding onto the scene. Will be continuing along on some things and will have stuff to announce down the line.
Yuichiro Saito (Spike Chunsoft) – Has a few unannounced titles.
Makoto Osaki (Sega) – “We have unannounced titles in development.”
Masaaki Hoshino (Bandai Namco) – More information on Pokken is coming soon.
Hideki Kamiya (Platinum Games) – The Takarazuka opera should be hot in 2015.”(2015???????????)
Yusuke Hashimoto (Platinum Games) – New projects are underway.
Kenichiro Takaki (Marvelous) – Might have several non-Kaura original new game announcements.
Akihiro Hino (Level-5) – There are plans to start a new big project.
Jiro Ishii – I’ll be able to announce a number of titles in 2015.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier heading to Japan in April
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has an update on Rodea: The Sky Soldier. The game will be launching in Japan on April 2, according to the magazine. We’ll let you know if any other notable information leaks out of Famitsu.
