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First screenshots/art from The Legend of Legacy, staff revealed

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 4 Comments

Along with the screenshots above, we have confirmation that the following staff members are involved with the development of The Legend of Legacy:

Director: Masataka Matsura
Image Illustration: Tomomi Kobayashi (SaGa franchise character illustrator)
Game Design: Kyoji Koizumi (SaGa franchise battle designer)
Character Design: Ryo Hirao
Background Art: Misako Tsutsui (ex-S-E background artist)
Monster Design: Yuichiro Kojima (ex-S-E texture artist), Ryoji Shimogama (ex-S-E creature designer)
Composer: Masashi Hamauzu (I hear he makes good music)
Sound Editor: Kenichi Saito
Text Direction: Masato Kato (wrote for Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, wrote and directed Chrono Cross)
Narration: Emiko Shiratori
Title Logo Design: Tadahiko Kawaguchi
Movie Design: Shuhei Yamagata

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Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood announced for 3DS

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

This year’s Tokyo Game Show may be over, but the Japanese game announcements haven’t ceased. In fact, this week’s Famitsu contains the reveal of a new 3DS title: Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood. Details have not leaked from the magazine yet, but you can expect information to arrive soon.

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Super Smash Bros. 3DS almost sold through its entire initial shipment in Japan

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS managed to sell 944,644 copies at retail for its Japanese launch. According to sales tracker Media Create, that figured resulted in a sell-through rate of 93.45 percent.

Initial sales of Smash Bros. 3DS compare favorably to its predecessor, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. That title sold 819,6467 copies at launch with a 94.37 percent sell-through rate.

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