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

After announcing Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone’s Conspiracy earlier today, Level-5 has now confirmed that the game will be released sometime next year in the west. 3DS, Android, and iOS users in Japan will be able to play it starting in Spring 2017.

Level-5 says Lady Layton features mostly new characters. It also has less of a focused on “dynamic problem-solving and more on solving multiple mystery cases” compared to Professor Layton. New puzzles and brain teasers will also be included.

Here’s the official blurb from Level-5:

“As one of LEVEL-5’s masterpieces, the PROFESSOR LAYTON series of puzzle adventure games has sold more than 15.5 million units worldwide to date. Its newest official sequel, Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone’s Conspiracy — available on Nintendo 3DS/Android/iOS — was announced to be released in Spring 2017 in Japan. Not only will the main character switch from ‘Professor Layton’ (Hershel Layton) to ‘Kat’ (Katrielle Layton), many of its characters will be brand new. The story will focus less on dynamic problem-solving and more on solving multiple mystery cases observed in the everyday lives of Londoners, which will bring a faster tempo and more comical tone to the series. It will be more familiar — and funnier — than ever, while maintaining an adventurous quality. The creators of the puzzles and brain-teasers, the core element of the series, will also be new. Please look forward to the new PROFESSOR LAYTON series, targeting a Western release in 2017.”

Source: Level-5 PR

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Nordic Games now has an official page up on its website for Darksiders Warmastered Edition. The page provides the first screenshots from the new version as well as details.

First, the screenshots:

Darksiders Warmastered Edition features several improvements over the original. It’ll run at 1080p, with doubled texture resolutions, enhanced rendering, improved shadow rendering, and post processing effects.

Head past the break for the full rundown on Darksiders Warmastered Edition.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Dragon Quest VII is finally heading west in September. But there’s still one other big Dragon Quest 3DS game that we haven’t heard about in quite awhile. That of course is Dragon Quest VIII.

The RPG did appear in Nintendo’s release schedule that we posted earlier today. In North America, it’s still listed for 2016. In Europe though, it’s now apparently coming next year. If we don’t hear about it soon, I can’t imagine that Dragon Quest VIII will remain a 2016 title in North America either.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 142 Comments

Yesterday, Eurogamer put up a report about NX with many unconfirmed details. The big thing we heard about is that, assuming the site’s story is accurate, Nintendo will bring out a portable console with detachable controllers. Players could then use a base/dock station to connect NX to a television.

The Wall Street Journal now appears to be backing up Eurogamer’s report about NX being a hybrid. The outlet wrote today, “A person familiar with the matter said NX would be a handheld-console hybrid that would be compatible with its own smartphone games.”

It goes without saying that we’re still very far away from any of the rumored details being proven true, so take everything you hear with a grain of salt. We’ll see if any of this pans out in the end!

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 21,463
PS4 – 20,021
Vita – 11,363
Wii U – 5,864
New 3DS – 4,355
PS3 – 1,006
3DS – 725
3DS LL – 189
Xbox One – 55

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 23,382
PS4 – 20,395
Vita – 10,991
Wii U – 7,601
New 3DS – 3,665
PS3 – 1,045
3DS – 653
3DS LL – 106
Xbox One – 63

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 168,782 / 800,918
2. [PSV] Ys VIII – 43,753 / NEW
3. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 20,616 / NEW
4. [PS4] Black Rose Valkyrie – 12,862 / NEW
5. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 8,383 / 59,339
6. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,502 / 53,398
7. [WIU] Splatoon – 7,305 / 1,430,562
8. [PSV] New Interpretation Stranger of Sword City – 7,248 / NEW
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 7,143 / 2,830,996
10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 6,087 / 356,474
11. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 6,082 / 162,565
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,744 / 829,979
13. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,635 / 196,161
14. [PS4] Overwatch – 4,184 / 124,706
15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure 3,252 / 64,433
16. [PSV] 7’scarlet # – 3,128 / NEW
17. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 2,961 / 159,388
18. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Version) – 2,832 / 136,399
19. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt – 2,812 / 38,651
20. [PSV] Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain – 2,733 / 42,519

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 17 Comments

Nintendo has reported its financial results for Q1, the period between April 1 and June 30.

The company lost 24.5 billion yen ($232.7 million), whereas they saw a profit of $78 million last year. Revenue also fell year-over-year, coming in at 61.9 billion yen ($663 million) – a 31 percent drop.

While 3DS hardware sales were down seven percent from a year ago to 940,000, software was up 7 percent to 8.47 million units. Wii U managed to move 222,000 units, which is a 53 percent dip from last year. Wii U software sold 4.68 million units for a three percent bump. Additionally, 1.7 million amiibo figures and 1.3 million card characters were sold.

Here are more of the highlights from Nintendo:

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, for Nintendo 3DS, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which was released globally, showed steady sales. In the U.S., BRAVELY SECOND: END LAYER was released, and in Europe, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Conquest was released and both titles got off to a good start. As a result, the worldwide sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software were 0.94 million (7% decrease on a year-on-year basis) and 8.47 million units (7% increase on a year-on-year basis) respectively.

With respect to Wii U, in addition to titles such as Star Fox Zero/Guard and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which were released globally, Splatoon and Super Mario Maker which were released during the prior fiscal year showed steady sales. The global sales of Wii U hardware and software were 0.22 million (53% decrease on a year-on-year basis) and 4.68 million units (3% increase on a year-on-year basis) respectively.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Update: Despite showing game images on 3DS, Level-5’s new website says platforms are TBA. This should still be bound for Nintendo platforms, but it may end up on something else instead… like NX, perhaps? In any case, we’ll continue to label Megaton Musashi as a 3DS game until we hear otherwise from Level-5.

Today, Level-5 finally unveiled its latest cross-media project: Megaton Musashi. We have confirmation that the new IP will appear on 3DS.

Here’s what we know thus far:

– Takes place on Earth
– Year 2118
– Invaders from outer space known as “Dorakuta” devastated the planet
– The protagonists and main characters pilot giant machines called “Musashi” to combat the Dorakuta
– Memories of mankind’s downfall have been erased from the minds of the human race, who were evacuated to a shelter at the time of the Dorukatua’s invasion
– Protagonists: Ryougo Hijikata, Yamato Ichidaiji, and Teru Asami
– These characters seem to be “chosen people” whose minds were not erased

Megaton Mushashi will be receiving a TV anime plus a multiplayer-style action RPG on 3DS and seemingly tablets. You can watch a trailer for the anime below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos | 1 Comment

During Level-5 Vision 2016, the first actual gameplay from The Snack World was shown on 3DS. A new CG trailer also debuted. Both can be found below.

The Snack World makes it possible to play as protagonist Chup or go on an adventure using your own characters. Level-5 is also incorporating the keychain items “Jara” in real life, which can connect with the game to obtain weapons. Various Jara “brands” will exist with their own characteristics.

The Snack World launches for 3DS in July 2017.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments

Today, Level-5 announced that Lady Layton is in development for 3DS and mobile. The game will be released in Japan next spring.

Here’s the first trailer:

Lady Layton: The Conspiracy of King Millionaire Ariadne features Professor Layton’s daughter, Catriel Layton. Kasumi Arimura, Koji Yakusho, Meisa Kuroki, and more will lend their voices to the game. Level-5 also teased that the theme song will be sung by an big female artist.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Level-5 Vision 2016 is about to begin. In about 10 minutes, Level-5 will be making all sorts of announcements, though it’s unclear how much will pertain to Nintendo platforms. We should hear more about Snack World at the very least, which was previously confirmed for 3DS.

You can watch Level-5 Vision 2016 as it happens below. If there are any Nintendo-related announcements, we’ll have them right here. It’ll be a 90-minute stream, followed by a fan event.

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