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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- The Pokemon Company has unleashed two new Japanese commercials for the highly anticipated Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition.

More After the Break...

Nintendo has yet to confirm whether or not there will be a Western release for the game, but we may hear something at E3. Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition comes out in Japan on March 17th.


Nintendo took the highest share of game sales revenue during January according to Enterbrain and Famitsu. For the month of January, which covers December 26 through January 29, Nintendo was the top publisher with the Kyoto based company accounting for 23.6% of video game revenue in Japan. Namco Bandai followed at 18%, with Capcom in third with 10.9%, Square Enix in fourth with 6.9% and Konami in fifth with 6.2%.

As Nintendo and Konami promised the Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D demo is now available to download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is due for release February 21st in North America and March 8th in Europe. What are your impressions of the demo?

2.- Nintendo of America has issued a press release stating that Hulu Plus is now available on Wii in the United States. Starting today, Wii owners can subscribe to Hulu Plus for $7.99 a month and instantly stream current-season hit TV shows such as Family Guy, Glee, New Girl, Vampire Diaries, The Office, The Biggest Loser and Modern Family, as well as full back seasons of hit shows like Community and Grey’s Anatomy. For the first month of launch, users who download Hulu Plus for Wii and do not already have an existing Hulu Plus account will get a two-week free trial.

“Wii offers the most entertainment fun for everyone in the family, with an impressive selection of streaming movies and TV shows in addition to an unparalleled lineup of games that can’t be played anywhere else. The Wii console is the hub of the living room, and with the addition of Hulu Plus, millions of households now have even more options for streaming premium TV shows and movies.”
- Tony Elison, Nintendo of America’s senior director and general manager of Network Business.
“We want to be everywhere, on every screen where people want to watch their favorite shows and discover new ones on their own schedule. Wii is not only one of the most important entertainment devices in the living room, but one of the most heavily anticipated and requested platforms by users and subscribers. Teaming up with Nintendo gives millions of households across the U.S. an immediate way to access some of their favorite current season shows on-demand in their living room through Hulu Plus.”

- Pete Distad, VP of Marketing and Distribution at Hulu.

Update: According to people who have downloaded the Hulu application it’s apparently a one week trial rather than the two-week trial that the press release stated. Thanks to everyone who let me know.

3.- Respected Japanese newspaper The Nikkei is claiming that major developers who were in the process of developing games for the PlayStation Vita are cancelling all projects and are concentrating their focus on the Nintendo 3DS. Sony has come out to say that this isn’t true, “and that many, many” third-party developers are working on titles for the system in the foreseeable future.

“Major Japanese companies are canceling all projects intended for Vita and are changing development to the 3DS.”

Capcom’s Senior Vice-President, Christian Svensson has taken to the Capcom forums to answer fans questions about Resident Evil 6 coming to Wii U. Svensson would neither admit or deny that the game will be coming to Wii U, but expect to hear much more about Resident Evil 6 at this years E3 event in June.


“We’ve made no announcements to this end at this point. I can’t say more than that right now.”

Famitsu has revealed that your custom-made character in Fire Emblem Kakusei has amnesia and when he awakens, Krom and his sister Rizu are next to you. After a demonstration of your commanding skills, you join Krom and his vigilante group. The game features three difficulty settings and you’ll be able to choose between Casual Style, which makes the game easier, and Classic Style, which features all the standard features of the game including the permanent death of your allies. You can check after the break for scans from the game.

4.- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy has launched in Japan and it is apparently doing very well. GetNews in Japan isreporting that the game has sold out in stores soon after being put on the shelves. Though we won’t know the exact numbers until next week, this is still very good news. Hopefully the game’s success will mean it will be localized soon.

Square Enix has opened the official site for Dragon Quest Monsters Terry’s Wonderland 3D. The website has revealed that using Scout Attacks and special items will cause your Scout Gauge to increase. The higher your Scout Gauge is, the more likely it will be that a monster will join your party. You’ll be able to keep up to four monsters in your party at once depending on the size of the monsters you choose.

You can click here to check out the site for yourself.

According to MCV magazine, Dillon’s Rolling Western is coming to the eShop in Europe next week. The game itself focuses an armadillo named Dillon who has to protect his town using attack towers and his own rolling attacks. No price was given in the article and there is no word on when the game will hit other regions, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

5.- Rising Star Games has announced that BIT.TRIP SAGA will arrive in Europe on the 16th of March. The compilation includes all six BIT.TRIP games, including BEAT, CORE, VOID, Runner, FATE and FLUX. You can see the box art above, along with new screenshots after the break.

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Mister Gaga