Media Create sales (10/24/16 – 10/30/16)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 30,375
New 3DS LL – 15,151
Vita – 10,392
2DS – 7,103
New 3DS – 3,090
Wii U – 1,898
PS3 – 610
Xbox One – 335
3DS – 244
3DS LL – 72
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 27,069
New 3DS LL – 14,092
Vita – 8,853
2DS – 7,404
New 3DS – 2,700
Wii U – 1,919
PS3 – 763
Xbox One – 752
3DS – 370
3DS LL – 77
And here are the software charts:
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Nintendo says Wii U production isn’t ending
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 30 Comments
Yesterday, Eurogamer wrote up a report stating that Wii U production will be wrapping up by the end of the week. Now, however, Nintendo has come out stating that there are no such plans.
“There is no change to our continuing [Wii U] production,” a spokesperson told Japanese outlet IT Media. While the representative started out by saying he/she was unaware of the article’s specifics, speculation about Wii U production ending “was not true.”
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Pokken Tournament arcade adds Croagunk
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Update: Added in a higher-quality version of the trailer.
Original: Another new character has been confirmed for the arcade version of Pokken Tournament. However, the roster addition comes as a bit of a surprise. While many expected Empoleon to be announced, Croagunk will instead be joining the fighting title.
Here’s a trailer as shown during a Niconico live stream today:
And some footage:
Croagunk joins Pokken Tournament arcade on November 10.
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Game Freak still interested in Pokemon remakes, no current plans for Gold/Silver on the Virtual Console
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 35 Comments
Remakes are a well-known part of the Pokemon franchise. New titles are produced regularly, but older ones are visited fairly frequently. Fans might be interested to hear that Game Freak remains interested in this.
Series producer Junichi Masuda told IGN:
“I think the remakes, like Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, is still an approach we’re interested in. With the Virtual Console releases of the original games, specifically there had never been a way to bring those Pokemon over to the latest generation. It had always been that you couldn’t get those Pokemon out.”
Nintendo Download (11/03/16, Europe): F-Zero X, Hyrule Warriors DLC, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Gravity+ – €6.49 / £5.89 / CHF 9.00
Pinball Breakout – €7.00 / £6.00 / CHF 8.00
Twisted Fusion – €5.00 / £4.00 / CHF 7.00
Wii U DLC
Hyrule Warriors: A Link Between Worlds Pack – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Hyrule Warriors: A Link Between Worlds Pack (Nintendo 3DS + Wii U) – €8.99 / £8.09 / CHF 12.60
Gravity+ – Level Editor – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60
Wii U Virtual Console
F-Zero X (N64) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
3DS Retail
SEGA 3D Classics Collection – €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
3DS Download
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF 42.00
Collide-a-Ball – €1.99 / £1.99 / CHF 2.80
Ice Station Z – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 2.99
Unlucky Mage – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 2.99
3DS DLC
Hyrule Warriors: A Link Between Worlds Pack – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
Hyrule Warriors: A Link Between Worlds Pack (Nintendo 3DS + Wii U) – €8.99 / £8.09 / CHF 12.60
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Mario’s Super Picross – €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20
3DS Themes
Hello Kitty Birthday – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Mimmy gives a present to Kitty – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Kitty takes a selfie – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty plays with origami – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty Thanksgiving day – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Sonic Bundle #3 ((1) Sonic series: Cute Style (2) Sonic series: Shadow Style (3) Sonic series: Silver Style) – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Sonic series: Cute Style – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Sonic series: Silver Style – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Sonic series: Shadow Style – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Go MIFFY – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Miffy with stripes or spots? – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
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[Interview] Yacht Club Games on how the Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack came to be, European status, amiibo integration, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Interviews | 3 Comments
Yesterday, we published our interview with Inti Creates about the Azure Striker Gunvolt series as a whole. We’re following up on that today with a specific interview with Yacht Club Games about the Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack.
During our discussion, Yacht Club was kind enough to take on some questions regarding the package’s origins, its status in Europe, where the amiibo integration in Gunvolt 2 came from, and more. Head past the break for all of the company’s comments.
[Let’s Talk] Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Moon, or both
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Let's Talk | 21 Comments
We have one simple question to ask as part of this week’s Let’s Talk topic. When the new Pokemon games come out, are you planning on picking up Sun, Moon, or both?
Just like with past entries, Sun and Moon will feature exclusive Pokemon. Sun naturally has Solgaleo while Moon offers Lunala. Others include Midday Form Lycanroc and Passimian in Sun while Moon contains Midnight Form Lycanroc and Oranguru. Aside from that, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon take place 12 hours apart, and Totem Pokemon will depend on the version you choose.
I’m personally still trying to figure out which version I’m more interested in. I’m leaning slightly more towards Sun, but I may just pick up both in the end. What about you guys?
Highlights from last week’s topic: Your reactions to Switch
[Interview] Inti Creates on Azure Striker Gunvolt – scrapped ideas, amiibo interest, may revisit Mighty Gunvolt
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Interviews | 20 Comments
Nintendo Everything recently caught up with Inti Creates for a chat about the Azure Striker Gunvolt franchise. We sent some questions to director Yoshihisa Tsuda and producer Takuya Aizu.
During our discussion, we talked about Azure Striker Gunvolt’s origins, scrapped ideas from the sequel, and the series’ we future. We even snuck in some questions about a potential amiibo and the anime OVA.
Continue on below for our full interview with Tsuda and Aizu.
More: Amiibo, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, highlight, Inti Creates, top
New Japanese Pokemon Sun/Moon trailer, commercials
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
A new five-minute trailer for Pokemon Sun/Moon has just went live on the series’ Japanese YouTube page. The video focuses on the seven different themes of the two games. Additionally, we have three commercials, including the one from last night in higher quality. Find it all below.
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Level-5 trying to figure out how to take advantage of Switch, won’t have any games at launch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments
Level-5 has been a staunch supporter of Nintendo platforms for many years. This will continue with Switch, as the company is already confirmed to be on board. Just don’t expect any titles immediately.
In an interview with Vandal, CEO Akihiro Hino said Level-5 won’t have any games ready for Switch’s launch. As for why, he explained that they want to “find out the best way to get the most out of the console” and “how to take advantage of it.”
Hino’s full comments:
“We plan to make games for Nintendo Switch, but I think it’s very important to find out the best way to get the most out of the console. For that reason, we won’t have any titles at launch, but we’ll work with it as soon as we figure out how to take advantage of it.”
Level-5 is working on several projects, including Lady Layton, The Snack World, Inazuma Eleven Ares, and Megaton Musashi. Some of these are planned for 3DS, and a couple may end up on Switch as well. Megaton Musashi probably won’t be ready until 2018, so it might make more sense to create it for Switch rather than 3DS.
