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Nintendo reveals new Pokemon Conquest details
When Nintendo first announced a Pokemon and Nobunaga’s Ambition crossover, I just chalked it up to the Japanese game industry and their love of bizarre crossovers. But I’m still in shock that the game will be making it to America on June 18 as Pokemon Conquest. I guess I shouldn’t be though. After all, I think it was Einstein who first posited the mathematical proof “Pokemon + DS = $$$$$.”
So to continue getting fans hyped for a game featuring mythical monsters taking part in feudal Japanese warfare, Nintendo has released a ton of new details on the story and gameplay mechanics of Pokemon Conquest, which you can find after the break. (more…)
Posted in DS, News
Tagged Pokemon Conquest
Nintendo Download: Super Hang-On, Amoebattle, Bird Mania 3D
Whoa, two weeks in a row with a new Virtual Console release!
For this week’s Nintendo Download, the publisher has added the Genesis classic Super Hang-On to the Wii’s Virtual Console. In addition to being the greatest motorcycle game ever… wait, being the greatest motorcycle game ever is more than enough reason to play it.
Also available this week is the DSi Shop title Amoebattle, an underwater puzzle game; and on the 3DS eShop, Bird Mania 3D, “a skill-based action game in which you steer a little birdie on his way to Africa.”
Daily Scoop: April 30, 2012 – Goodbye, April!
It’s the last day of April and I say good riddance! April’s been nothing but cold weather and rain, with a major drought in video game releases. Bring on May, with the flowers and video games! Especially Diablo III.
Amazon’s got a brand new list of video game deals for this week:
- Save 45% on Sonic Generations on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Save 20% on White Knight Chronicles II
- Save 60% on the DS version of LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
- Save 25% on the Tritton Primer Wireless Stereo Headset for Xbox 360
Just one gaming t-shirt today, featuring a mashup many will want… (more…)
See how many systems Nintendo has sold since they started selling systems
Nintendo has been in the video game business for a long time. Longer than Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Activision, Electronic Arts… nearly everybody actually. So it stands to reason that the company has sold a lot of systems and a lot of software. How much? Well, I’m glad you asked.
During their most recent quarterly financial briefing, Nintendo revealed lifetime-to-date sales figures for all of their consoles and handhelds. Some of the numbers may surprise you:
Hardware Sold
- DS: 151.52 million units
- Game Boy/Game Boy Color: 118.69 million units
- Wii: 95.85 million units
- Game Boy Advance: 81.51 million units
- NES: 61.91 million units
- Super NES: 49.1 million units
- Nintendo 64: 32.93 million units
- GameCube: 21.74 million units
- 3DS: 17.13 million units
All Software Sold
(Includes Nintendo-Published and Third-Party Titles)
- DS: 900.31 million units
- Wii: 818.46 million units
- Game Boy/Game Boy Color: 501.11 million units
- NES: 500.01 million units
- Super NES: 379.06 million units
- Game Boy Advance: 377.52 million units
- Nintendo 64: 224.97 million units
- GameCube: 208.57 million units
- 3DS: 45.42 million units
All sales data is based on worldwide totals and is accurate as of March 31, 2012. Italics indicates currently available system.
Nintendo Download: 3DS system update, Super Street Fighter II, more
Nintendo has pushed out a system update for the 3DS as part of their weekly Nintendo Download offerings. The update adds the ability to place folders on the handheld’s Home Screen as well as streamlines browsing in the 3DS eShop.
And speaking of the 3DS eShop, Nintendo has added a new game to the online store today as well. Titled Block Factory, it’s, you guessed it, a puzzle game that features falling blocks. On the DSi Shop, Nintendo has Chuck E. Cheese’s Arcade Room, which promises to “recreate the magic of being at Chuck E. Cheese’s!” Unless it includes a miniature copy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game, I doubt it could recreate my favorite memories of Chuck E. Cheese.
Finally, Nintendo remembered that the Virtual Console still exists on the Wii and has added Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers to the Wii Shop. Unlike your typical Virtual Console game, Super Street Fighter II adds online multiplayer to the mix.
More information on all of these titles can be found after the break. (more…)
Nintendo Download: Kid Icarus 3D, I Must Run!
Welcome to today’s Nintendo Download where we tell you all about a “3D Classics” version of Kid Icarus on the 3DS eShop and the running-platformer I Must Run! on the DSi Shop.
OK, done. Now let Nintendo tell you about them again, in a bit more detail:
3D Classics: Kid Icarus (3DS eShop) – Relive Pit’s first adventure in 3D Classics: Kid Icarus as you venture from the depths of the underworld up to the heights of the sky palace. Play in 2D or 3D as you face down the evil goddess Medusa.
I Must Run! (DSiWare) – I Must Run! is a skill-based action running game. Jump across gaps between jail buildings, run through a subway station, and test your reflexes in a deadly dash over construction site cranes.
Mass Effect 3 tops NPD bestseller report for March 2012
Whether you loved Mass Effect 3‘s ending or you hated it, one thing’s for certain, BioWare made a ton of money selling you the game. In what should be a surprise to no one, Mass Effect 3 took the top spot in The NPD Group’s report of the bestselling games in March 2012.
Even though March was a bit of a slow month for new releases, the remainder of the top ten is populated almost totally by games released in the last four weeks including Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (#2), MLB 12: The Show (#3), SSX (#5), Street Fighter X Tekken (#6), Mario Party 9 (#7), Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (#9), and Major League Baseball 2K12 (#10).
Whew!
Hit the break to see the full top ten, including the pair of holdovers from the February 2012 report. (more…)
Posted in DS, News, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Vita, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Major League Baseball 2K12, Mario Party 9, Mass Effect 3, MLB 12: The Show, NBA 2K12, NPD, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, SSX, Street Fighter X Tekken
Nintendo Download: Ketzal’s Corridors, Anne’s Doll Studio
Nintendo is adding only two games to their various download services today, which is quite possibly a first for the company. Perhaps the creation of WiiWare and DSiWare games is coming to an end?
But any future speculation hasn’t stopped today’s addition, which include the Tetris-like puzzler Ketzal’s Corridors (3DS eShop) and paper doll simulator Anne’s Doll Studio: Tokyo Collection. Yes, you read that correctly.
More info on both of these games can be found after the break. (more…)