Information Update // Noticias Nuevas - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita


1.- According to this months NPD figures lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS family of systems have surpassed 50 million units.

Though this is Nintendo News, it is good to see how the competence is doing as well ^_^

More After the Break...

Nintendo sold more than 260,000 Nintendo 3DS portable entertainment systems, an increase of more than 10 percent from the previous month. Nintendo has sold nearly 450,000 units of Nintendo 3DS following a price reduction on August 12th.

• The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D became the first Nintendo 3DS title to surpass 500,000 total units sold in the United States.
• Nintendo sold more than 647,000 total hardware units in September, including 240,000 Wii systems and more than 145,000 units of the Nintendo DS family.
• The 273 million software units sold for the Nintendo DS family equates to more than 107,000 games being sold per day, every day for almost seven years. More than 273 million units of software have been sold for the platform in the United States, including 24 of the top 25 and 43 of the top 50 best-selling portable games in this hand-held generation.

“The Nintendo DS forever changed the gaming landscape, and the fact that consumers continue to embrace the platform is a testament to its value and mass appeal.Our hand-held story continues with the Nintendo 3DS system, which just had its second consecutive month of growth and enters its first holiday season with a monster lineup of games, including Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.”

- Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.


2.- The 3DS is still not a raging success, but sales aren’t getting worse, so that’s something. During September over 260,000 units were sold within the United States.

This was an increase over August where 235,000 units were sold. Ocarina of Time 3D has also become the first 3DS game to sell over 500,000 units in the United States, so that’s cool too. Let’s hope the momentum can build upon itself over the coming months.

Two major Japanese online retailers appear to have sold out of their PlayStation Vita launch allocations. Both Amazon and Yodobashi are reporting that they’re out of stock of the 3G and Wi-Fi models. No doubt there will be further scenes as we edge closer to the Japanese launch.

Popular online retailer Amazon along with Gamestop has changed the shipping date for the PlayStation Vita from December to March 31, 2012. Whilst this date is clearly a place-holder, it’s strange that both major online retailers are pointing towards a March release date. Sony has yet to clarify anything other than an early 2012 release for the PlayStation Vita in the West.

According to an insider source over at Games Radar Sega has decided to delay Sonic Generations for the Nintendo 3DS until sometime early next year. Sonic Generations for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is still scheduled to be released this November.

"Sega has said in the past that this version will launch in November with the other iterations, but we’re hearing rumors from a reliable source that it might be getting a delay in the near future, sliding past its original date to early 2012."

3.- More Artwork and Screenshots from Monster Hunter Tri G:

There’s a lot of heavy-hitters being released soon which has the folks behind Cave Story 3D feeling worried that it might not sell too well. But there’s a new gameplay trailer:

We haven’t seen a whole lot of Time Travelers from Level-5, but there’s a bit of artwork you can check out:

4.- Nintendo Japan has updated the official Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword website with two new videos. The two new locations on offer are the stunning Lake Floria and the Ancient Cistern. 

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is out November 18th in Europe and November 20th in North America.

Nintendo America has released another press releases detailing a few new additions toThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword which will launch exclusively for the Wii November 20th in North America and November 18th in Europe. Here’s the new details:

• Lake Floria and the Parella Tribe: Later in his quest, Link must make his way to an as-yet-undiscovered section of the Faron Woods that is home to Lake Floria. The lake is inhabited by the squid-like Parella tribe, which makes its first appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Even when revisiting past areas like Faron Woods, players will make new discoveries and, occasionally, find drastic changes to the environment that require them to explore these areas in entirely different ways.
• Swimming: As one might expect, getting to and exploring Lake Floria requires Link to swim. The intuitive motion control of the Wii Remote Plus gives players a natural way to control Link as he swims across the lake’s surface or into its watery depths.
• Insects and Potions: Throughout the game, Link travels back and forth between the surface and Skyloft. Players can collect bugs in the various areas they visit, and these insects can be used to infuse new ingredients into the variety of different potions available for purchase at the bazaar in Skyloft, giving the potions powerful new effects. Players can experiment with different potions and insects to find the concoctions that best meet their needs.
• Fun Fun Island: Also new in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is Fun Fun Island, one of the small islands that float above the clouds near Link’s hometown. As the name suggests, there’s a lot of fun to be had there, but before Link can enjoy everything the island has to offer, he must find a way to fulfill the request of its lone inhabitant.
• Whip: Players can use the Wii Remote Plus to lash Link’s whip at enemies and objects. The whip also can be used to grab items and is integral to solving certain puzzles. Link’s items can be selected in real time without pausing the game when he is on the ground, making it easier to switch between a sword and other items.

5.- Beyond the Labyrinth is still a very pretty game and you can check for a few screenshots that show of the combat side of things.

Nano Assault is a beautiful-looking game and the first trailer has been released:

Guild 01 is a compilation of games from notable developers designed for the 3DS. You can click here to read about each of the games in the collection.

If you’re interested in Spider-man: Edge of Time, but aren’t sure if you should get it for the 3DS or one of the consoles, the video after the break may make the decision a little easier. 

Or maybe a little more difficult.

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Noticias Nuevas - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Según las figuras de ventas de este mes de NPD, la familia de sistemas de Nintendo DS han sobrepasado las 50,000,000 unidades vendidas.

Nintendo ha vendido más de 260,000 unidades de la Nintendo 3DS el último mes, lo que supone un incremento del 10%. Nintendo ha vendido en total unas 450,000 Nintendo 3DS desde la reducción del precio en Agosto.

2.- Monster Hunter Tri G:

Source: MyNintendoNews
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