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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Nintendo has revealed a few details regarding the Nintendo Direct conference that’s set to be broadcast today. The footage itself is pre-recorded just like the previous Nintendo Direct presentation and was actually recorded on December 19th.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that the broadcast will be focused on games to be released through March 2012. The event begins at 7:00pm PST in the United States today, Monday, December 26th. Here’s the link for the stream.

Nintendo managed to sell 510,629 3DS units last week.


Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has announced that Nintendo has reached the four million milestone slightly earlier than they had previously expected with the Nintendo 3DS. The publication also revealed that both Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 have both broken the 1 million sales barrier.

Nintendo 3DS: 4,135,739


Super Mario 3D Land: 1,042,511


Mario Kart 7: 1,082,391

2.- Another day another rumour, this time the rumour comes direct from a Japanese image board and has been reposted on 4Chan. The original poster basically claims that he has a leaked document containing the character line-up for the forthcoming Smash Bros game which is already confirmed for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The list reads:

• King K Rool (Donkey Kong)
• Zoroark (Pokemon)
• Ghirahim (Zelda)
• Little Mac (Punch Out)
• Saki Amamiya (Sin and Punishment)
• King Hippo (Punch Out)
• Ridley (Metroid)
• Prince Sable (Frogs the Bell Tolls)
• Palutena (Kid Icarus)
• Professor Layton (Professor Layton)
• Megaman (Megaman)
• Crystal (Star Fox)
• Slime (Dragon Quest)
• Shulk (Xenoblade)
• Sonic (Sonic)

Nintendo has reconfirmed that the Wii U won’t be released until after E3 which takes place in June. Both Destructoid and Kotaku are adamant that Nintendo will announce a firm release date for the console during the company’s keynote presentation at E3 2012. Nintendo will be showing off the console at CES next month but won’t be showing any new games. The console is expected to be released between June and December 2012.

3.- Japanese news publication The Nikkei is reporting that Fire Emblem 3D will be the first Nintendo 3DS title to received paid downloadable content. According to The Nikkei Fire Emblem 3D will most likely be released in March.

Nintendo 3DS players will be able to use either prepaid cards or a credit card to make purchases. The Nikkei also reports that Nintendo is planning on including similar paid download content functionality in the Wii U which is due for release sometime after June 2012.

GungHo Online Entertainment has released the opening cinematic of its upcoming PlayStation Vita game Ragnarok Odyssey. The game is being developed by Game Arts while the entire project is being watched over by GungHo Online Entertainment. Ragnarok Odyssey releases in Japan on February 2nd with a worldwide release still in question.


Kokuga is an overhead tank shooting game coming to the 3DS. You can click here on your 3DS to check out 3D screenshots of the game, or you can check after the break to view them in 2D.

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Mister Gaga