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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- A new report provided by analyst firm PiperJaffray states that Xenoblade Chronicles was the third best-selling game in the United States during April. EA and Bioware’s Mass Effect 3 was the number one selling game which was followed by Activision’s Prototype 2 and Nintendo published Xenoblade Chronicles.

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Ubisoft has released a brand new teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed 3. The trailer asks fans to ‘unite’ in an effort to unlock the worlds first gameplay premier – which presumably means you have to support the game via social media. Assassin’s Creed 3 has already been confirmed for Wii U, though Ubisoft has yet to announce a date.


Ubisoft and Marvel have registered a domain name for AvengersBattleforEarth.com which many are assuming is a new video game based on the phenomenally well received movie. Both studios have yet to confirm whether there is an Avengers game in development but it would be safe to assume that it’s being worked on.

Nintendo has announced that it’s bringing Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn’s Elincia to Fire Emblem: Awakening for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on May 10th. Elincia, hails from Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and Fire Emblem Path of Radiance. Fire Emblem: Awakening is heading to Europe later this year.

Capcom has announced that its managed to shift over 1.6 million units of Monster Hunter Tri G for the Nintendo 3DS. The game has only been released in Japan thus far, but it’s expected to come to North America and Europe later this year. We should hopefully hear more about a Western release for Monster Hunter Tri G at E3 next month.

Polish website MWRC is reporting that we will see a new Resident Evil title for the Nintendo 3DS later this year. The new game will be titled Resident Evil: Downfall and will take place between the events of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. The player will control Claire Redfield who would witness the “downfall” of humanity. The game was originally announced by reputable UK publication Digital Spy but the article has since been pulled.

2.- Michael Inglis, the creator behind the viral Lego Zelda video, has had his dream come one step closer to reality as over 10,000 people have backed his Lego Zelda concept at the official Lego website. Because Inglis has managed to get over 10,000 supporters Lego will have to review the concept and decide if it’s something they would like to do. Of course, they would need to get Nintendo to approve the concept as well.

Cam Weber, EA Sports general manager of football, recently took the opportunity to talkabout the forthcoming Madden game which is due to be released on Wii U. Weber was asked a number of questions including whether or not he thought the Wii U was truly a next-gen console. His reply, “absolutely”.


There is some fear that Nintendo’s Wii U platform will be stuck between the current generation and the next one. Is the console really a next-gen platform?

Absolutely. It’s a [new] platform with a new controller input, so we’ll do everything we can to deliver an experience that will take advantage of the hardware for that consumer.

Tip: Jeff C

Blockbuster UK has added a whole host of Wii U titles to its database including a select number of games which haven’t been officially announced. The games include Marvel Super Heroes along with the previously announced New Super Mario Bros Mii and Pikmin. This is all speculation at this point, but we will obviously hear the full list of Wii U launch window titles during Nintendo’s E3 press conference next month.

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Mister Gaga