Category Archives: 3DS

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 05:32 BST

New One Piece game announced for 3DS

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Jump magazine has revealed this week that a new One Piece game for 3DS is in development. The game is called One Piece: Unlimited World Red. No other details have been revealed. Game Jouhou, who reported the news, speculate the game is related to Ganbarion’s One Piece: Unlimited series. Courtesy of Gematsu.

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:55 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 gameplay video is 10 minutes in Japanese, but gives you the idea

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A video showing 10 minutes of gameplay from Shin Megami Tensei 4 has hit YouTube, and despite the fact it’s Japanese, English speakers should have no problem following along. The latest entry in the franchise is over 50 hours long, a 3DS exclusive, and arrives in North America on July 16.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 15:22 BST

Summon Night 5 tops Media Create charts, hardware still down in Japan

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Summon Night 5 debuted on the Media Create charts at number one in Japan, knocking Tomodachi Collection: New Life off it’s cushy spot for the time being. The Namco title moved 105,511 units on PSP. Hardware was down again this week. You can get both charts below.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:34 BST

Fantasy Life: enhanced version announced, launches July

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Fantasy Life Link! is an enhanced upgrade of Level-5′s town-builder RPG, and it will boost the original game’s connectivity considerably. It’ll be available as a standalone release or a cheap upgrade for existing owners.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:22 BST

Altered Beast 3D heading to 3DS eShop Japan next week

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Altered Beast 3D is getting the 3DS eShop treatment, courtesy of Sega. It’s the arcade version and it’ll come with those odd voice-overs intact when it launches on May 29. Altogether now, ‘Rise from your grave’.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 13:07 BST

Animal Crossing: New Leaf video shows a glimpse of gameplay

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf has been given the video treatment by YouTube channel Family Gamer TV. The clip shows the team discussing the game’s family-orientated fun and shows a few moments of gameplay as well.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 11:23 BST

Nintendo Europe downloads: Kirby and Resident Evil: Revelations lead the week

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Nintendo has released details of its weekly eShop update on 3DS and Wii U. Kirby gets a pair of classic game ports, while Capcom launches its HD version of Resident Evil: Revelations.

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 18:41 BST

Nintendo Direct – Sonic: Lost World exclusive to Wii U, 3DS

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Nintendo Direct sessions for North America and Europe contained quite a bit of interesting information on the firm’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles for summer. During the event, the biggest take away was when Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that the next three Sonic titles to be released from SEGA will be exclusive to Nintendo systems.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 12:51 BST

Monster Hunter 4 gets a batch of chilly gameplay screens

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Monster Hunter 4 has received a new batch of screens from Capcom, showing off the 3DS game’s Frozen Sea, new weapons and of course, monsters.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 05:57 BST

The Starship Damrey is ” a bit retro”, supposed to be hard

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If you’re struggling to figure out The Starship Damrey, congratulations: you got the point.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 09:29 BST

NPD April: Injustice tops charts, total spend down 25%

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NetherRealm’s first non-Mortal Kombat game performed well at retail in the US during April, topping the charts as the best-selling title in an otherwise lacklustre month.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 15:25 BST

Nintendo Direct: tomorrow’s presentation focusing on summer Wii U, 3DS slate

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Nintendo will be hosting a Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, May 17, to provide updates on upcoming Wii and 3DS titles for summer. The firm will also discuss future Wii U titles for fall and onward in a Nintendo Direct before the start of E3 2013. It will take place in North America at 10am EST and in the UK at 3PM. We’ll tweet anything pertinent as usual, and provide a full report after both presentations finish.

Thu, May 16, 2013 | 15:57 BST

Nintendo Downloads NA: Super Mario Bros. 2, LEGO Batman 2, The Starship Damrey

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Nintendo has updated the North American end of its eShop and Virtual Console offerings with all sorts of goodies. Get updated below.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 15:45 BST

Batman: Arkham Origins teaser trailer shows our hero fighting Deathstroke

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A teaser for Batman: Arkham Origins has been released, showing a short look at the masked bat fella and Deathstroke going at it like their lives are on the line or something. Watch 12 seconds of kicks, punches, and swordplay below, with the other 29 seconds or so showing logos and a release date. The full trailer is expected to be released on May 20. Batman: Arkham Origins is out worldwide on October 25 on PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. The Vita and 3DS title Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate releases alongside the console version.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:31 BST

Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook is ‘misunderstood’, says game director

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s co-director Aya Kyogoku has discussed everyone’s favourite shop-keep Tom Nook in a new interview, suggesting that he’s not the evil land baron he appears to be.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 06:48 BST

Nintendo claims ad revenue on user-captured YouTube videos

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While generously not slapping Let’s Play creators with takedowns, Nintendo has put in ID claims on clips of its games beyond a certain length – bracketing them with adds and pocketing the revenue.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 02:44 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 shows the protagonist becoming a samurai

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Atlus is calling this new English-language video for Shin Megami Tensei its first full-length trailer, presumably because it is 16 seconds longer than the last one.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 16:35 BST

Adorable limited edition Pokémon Eevee 3DS XL announced for Japan

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An Eevee Edition of 3DS XL has been announced for Japan for release in the Pokémon Centres across he region. It will only be available through a lottery, and applications are being taken now through June 3, according to Serebii. Those who are lucky enough to win the draw, will then be able to purchase the handhled for ¥18,900 ($185) come June 22. Sorry importers willing to spend what would likely be thousands for it on eBay, the system is region locked.

Wed, May 15, 2013 | 15:05 BST

Tomodachi Collection: New Life continues its streak on Media Create charts

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There’s seems to be no stopping the beast that is Tomodachi Collection: New Life on the Media Create charts. Once again, the title was the number one seller in Japan for the week ending May 12. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing: New Leaf continued to be great sellers as well, the former earning life-to-date sales of 691,921 and the later now pushing
over 3.2 million copies across the region.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 15:55 BST

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure announced for 3DS, PC, Wii U

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Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure has been announced by Warner, and includes every DC Comics character imaginable.

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