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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Nintendo has finally revealed the ten free Gameboy Advance games that Nintendo 3DS owners are eligible for if they purchased their Nintendo 3DS before the price cut. 

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The games will be available to download this Friday, December 16th. Here’s the full list:

• The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
• Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Metroid Fusion
• F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
• WarioWare Inc
• Mario vs Donkey Kong
• Wario Land 4
• Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
• Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Japanese magazine CoroCoro has revealed that they will be revealing a brand newPokemon game in their next issue which is set to go on sale on the 14 January 2012. 

However, the news could leak before then as subscribers pick up their issues. Any guesses as to what the Pokemon game could be?


2.- The Nintendo 3DS appears to be dominating Japan according to Media Create and Enterbrain data. Monster Hunter Tri G, Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land take the first, second and third place in the Japanese software charts. The Nintendo 3DS console is also fairing incredibly well, selling 350,321 units last week.

LW	TW	PLATFORM	WEEKLY SALES	LAST WEEK
1	1	3DS	350,321	205,962
3	2	PSP	51,191	39,547
4	3	Wii	46,018	31,071
2	4	PS3	44,661	40,668
5	5	DSi LL	4,007	2,899
6	6	360	3,211	1,660
7	7	DSi	2,609	1,516
8	8	PS2	1,268	1,500
9	9	DSL	14	21

LW	TW	TITLE	PUBLISHER	PLATFORM	WEEKLY SALES
NEW	1	Monster Hunter 3G	Capcom	3DS	521,959
1	2	Mario Kart 7	Nintendo	3DS	183,834
3	3	Super Mario 3D Land	Nintendo	3DS	89,743
NEW	4	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	PS3	75,865
2	5	Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs.	Bandai Namco Games	PS3	56,584
NEW	6	Magician’s Quest: Oshare na Mahou Tsukai	Konami	DS	46,042
NEW	7	Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi	Bandai Namco Games	PS3	44,593
7	8	Kirby’s Return to Dream Land	Nintendo	Wii	44,570
NEW	9	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	360	37,037
14	10	Just Dance Wii	Nintendo	Wii	30,935
13	11	Wii Party	Nintendo	Wii	30,826
12	12	PokePark 2: Beyond the World	Pokemon Co.	Wii	30,521
NEW	13	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	Nintendo	Wii	30,222
NEW	14	Toaru Kagaku no Chou Denjihou	Kadokawa Games	PSP	29,016
NEW	15	Metal Max 2: Reloaded	Enterbrain	DS	24,233
19	16	Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus	Nintendo	Wii	23,163
17	17	Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition	Bandai Namco Games	Wii	21,471
5	18	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	Nintendo	Wii	19,947
16	19	One Piece: Gigant Battle 2	Bandai Namco Games	DS	18,696
6	20	Itadaki Street Wii	Square Enix	Wii	16,580

3.- Henrique Olifiers, the head of UK game development house Bossa Studios has told Video Gamer that he believes that the PlayStation Vita will suffer a horrible premature death when it comes to the West in February.


“We’ll keep on the lookout to see what the next gen will bring, but if they want more focus on tech specs rather than usability and accessibility, I don’t think it will be for us,” he stated.

Pointing to the Vita, PS3 and Xbox 360 as examples, he went on to say: “I hate the fact you cannot play a game on the PS3 against the same game on the 360 or PC. Walled gardens in a world where people are freely connected all the time is just a dumb idea that limits what is achievable.

“Valve is bang on: proprietary stuff is madness, we should be moving to more open platforms, to interoperability, bringing everyone together. If this is not the motto for the big console manufacturers, not only will we not be there – they’re likely to die a horrible premature death, the kind of which I think the Vita will suffer from.”

Club Nintendo is back with a fresh new look and the ability to purchase downloadable games with Nintendo Coins, earned from redeeming your purchases. Currently up for grabs are Super Mario Kart for Wii and The Legend of Zelda: 25th anniversary poster set amongst other items. Go ahead and check it out.

Nintendo of Japan has announced that a Golden Nunchuck and a 3DS game case capable of holding 18 games are now available on Club Nintendo. The Nunchuck retails for 600 points whilst the 3DS game case is worth 150 points.

The Nunchuck is part of a special campaign with The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword. Buy Skyward Sword, register the game at Club Nintendo, and you’ll be able to get the item for 400 Points. This offer is available through to February 20th.

4.- Nintendo has revealed that for the first time in the series history Mario Party 9 ends each stage with a Boss Battle. Once players have finished a stage they are tasked with cooperating together to banish the evil bosses littered throughout the game. Bowser and King Boo are two of the bosses Nintendo has revealed so far. Mario Party 9 is due for release in North America on March 11th.

Best Buy is offering Fling Smash and Kirby’s Epic Yarn for an incredible $7.99 each. Fling Smash comes with Wii Remote Plus, which is the standard Wii Remote with Wii MotionPlus built-in. FlingSmash only appears to be available in store for $7.99, but you can order Kirby’s Epic Yarn for $7.99 from the website.

Apparently US gaming emporium GameStop reached out to Nintendo and persuaded themto release Xenoblade Chronicles in the United States according to an anonymous source. The source also claimed that GameStop is aiding with publishing costs for the game.

The same source also revealed that Nintendo of America will be looking closely atXenoblade Chronicles pre-orders before committing to releasing The Last Story in the US. Apparently pre-orders for Xenoblade Chronicles are not doing as well as Nintendo had expected.

Capcom has announced that the PlayStation Vita can be used to control the PlayStation 3 version of beat-em-up Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3. Players will have the ability to map functions such as special moves to a tap of the screen which will make it easier to pull of complex actions. You can have four special moves mapped to the PlayStation Vita screen.

5.- There are new scans the new ‘Country of Musketeers’ world in Kingdom Hearts 3D. The world is based off of the 2004 Disney adaption of The Three Musketeers and will feature characters: Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie and Pete. It has also been confirmed that Joshua and Beat from The World Ends with You will make an appearance in the game.

Zen Studios has announced that their eShop game, Zen Pinball 3D, will not be launching this year as they had planned. Instead, the game will be launching sometime next year. Though it is a shame, it shouldn’t be too long until it’s available for purchase.

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Mister Gaga