Category Archives: Nintendo
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 15:05 BST
Tomodachi Collection: New Life continues its streak on Media Create charts
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.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 15:55 BST
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure announced for 3DS, PC, Wii U
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure has been announced by Warner, and includes every DC Comics character imaginable.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, PC, Puzzler, Screens, Videos, Warner Bros., Wii U
Tags: 5th cell, A DC Comics Adventure, Scribblenauts Unmasked, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 12:48 BST
Dev team reverse-engineers Wii U GamePad to reveal its secrets
Nintendo’s Wii U GamePad has been reverse-engineered by the same team that created the Dolphin emulator, and the exercise has unearthed some interesting developments about the device’s upgradable firmware and more.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Pierre Bourdon
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 09:55 BST
Metallic Red 3DS console heading to Japan, no word on Western release
Nintendo has unveiled a new Metallic Red 3DS console for Japan. It’s very lovely, but once again there’s no mention of a western release.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 02:18 BST
Harvest Moon GBC hits 3DS eShop this week
Natsume is bringing the Game Boy Colour version of Harvest Moon to the 3DS eShop on March 16. The announcement seems only to apply to North America at present. This particular incarnation of Harvest Moon released in 1998, having appeared in black-and-white form the year before.
Thanks, Destructoid.
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Posted in: 3DS, Simulation, eShop
Tags: Harvest Moon
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 01:37 BST
Wii U US sales down 19% month-on-month, says Pachter
A new report from industry analyst Michael Pachter suggests sales of both Nintendo home consoles declined over the last month, although the 3DS is on the up.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: michael pachter
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:46 BST
Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl character trailer introduces you to Simon Yorke
Atlus has released a new video for Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl showing off Simon Yorke. Simon is the head of the investigation party sent by the Mizugaruzu Library to find out what the heck is going on in the ruins. Check him out below. The RPG is due on 3DS in Japan June 27. Thanks, Gematsu.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Atlus, RPG, Videos
Tags: Etrian Odyssey, Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl, Millennium Girl
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 20:10 BST
Resident Evil: Revelations unlockable outfits are rather nautical
Resident Evil: Revelations will come with some interesting, unlockable costumes when it is released next week. You can get a look at the nifty duds below. A demo for the title released on Steam, PSN, XBLA, and eShop, today. The game releases on PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 in North America on May 21 and across Europe on May 24.
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Posted in: Capcom, PC, PS3, Screens, Shooter, Steam, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: RER, resident evil, Resident Evil: Revelations, revelations
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:50 BST
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures headed to consoles this winter
Namco has announced Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures for PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Action, Adventure, Development, Namco Bandai, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 17:05 BST
Rayman Legends video shows off Ocean World level, pre-order bonuses through GAME revealed
A brand new trailer for Rayman Legends showcasing Ocean World, one of the game’s underwater levels, has been released by Ubisoft. The firm has also sent over shots of pre-order incentives for the game.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Platformer, Screens, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Rayman Legends
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:56 BST
Disney Infinity shots show off the Pirates of the Caribbean playset
Disney Infinity shots have been released showing off the Pirates of the Caribbean playset. A look at the the figurines is also below, each showing off a cartoonish version of Jack Sparrow. The Gobo developed playset comes with ready-made adventures and the assets can be used to create your own adventures in Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity is due in August on 3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360. A trailer for it can be watched here.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Action, Adventure, Disney, PS3, Screens, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Disney Infinity, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean playset
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:45 BST
LEGO Friends out this fall on 3DS, DS
LEGO Friends has been announced for 3DS and DS by Warner Bros. and is in development at TT Games, in partnership with Hellbent Games.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Action, Adventure, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Development, Warner Bros.
Tags: Hellbent Games, LEGO Friends, tt games
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:32 BST
New Adventure Time and Regular Show titles in the works at WayForward
A new Adventure Time game is heading to 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbxo 360 courtesy of D3 Publisher and WayForward. The developers is also working on a Regular Show game for 3DS.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 13:38 BST
Pokémon X & Y packshots, screens, gameplay video show new Pokés and location
Nintendo has released a set of screenshots and a video for Pokémon X and Y, showing off the new Poké and location revealed over the weekend. The firm also released packshots of both versions.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 15:37 BST
ZombiU 2 prototype development has begun, Ubisoft dev confirms
ZombiU 2 is being prototyped as you read this, according to Ubisoft Montpelier’s creative director Jean-Philippe Caro.
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Posted in: Horror, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Jean-Philippe Caro, Ubisoft Montpelier, ZombiU, ZombiU 2
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 11:40 BST
Pokémon X & Y’s Pokédex is split into three segments
Pokémon X & Y sounds like it’s going to be quite massive, what with a whole new world and additional creatures on top of the existing critters. The game’s Pokédex has been confirmed as coming in three separate chunks to spread out the roster.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 09:26 BST
Insomniac CEO open to Wii U development, explains why Fuse skipped Nintendo’s console
Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price has clarified his stance on Wii U development, following comments made last week where he called Nintendo’s rig ‘current-gen’, and said the studio had no plans to develop for it. He’s now open to the idea and hasn’t ruled out Ninteno entirely.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 08:28 BST
Puzzle & Dragons Z: GungHo’s 3DS port heading west, CEO confirms
Puzzle & Dragons Z developer GungHo Entertainment has confirmed that the 3DS port of its monstrously successful iOS game is heading West.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, App Store, Apple, Nintendo, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: GungHo Entertainment, Kazuki Morishita, Puzzle & Dragons, Puzzle & Dragons Z
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 02:44 BST
Nintendo wins latest appeal in 2008 Wiimote patent case
Motiva has been unsuccessful in its bid to overturn a January decision ruling in Nintendo’s favour over contested Wiimote patents.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 01:19 BST
Shadow of the Eternals adds Kickstarter campaign to crowdfunding effort
Like Star Citizen before it, Shadow of the Eternals has opened a Kickstarter campaign in addition to its self-managed crowdfunding platform.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC, Wii U
Tags: Kickstarter, Precursor Games, Shadow of the Eternals
GungHo president feels Japanese developers “need to go back to basics”