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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Edge magazine has revealed that Monster Hunter Tri G will be making its way to the United States and to Europe sometime this year. The publication says that Europe will be getting it in the third-quarter of this year while the US date is still to be confirmed. Hopefully Capcom will announce something shortly.

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Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, has revealed the best-selling games on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in 2011, along with revenue generated in US dollars. Nintendo certainly did well as the company managed to scoop 81% of gross revenue for downloadable titles in 2011. Here’s the top ten in its entirety:

• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo) – 338,700 Units / $2.3 Million USD
• Excitebike (Nintendo) – 481,100 Units / $1.3 Million USD
• Super Mario Land (Nintendo) – 230,500 Units / $1.1 Million USD
• Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! (Nintendo) – 112,700 Units / $969,000 USD
• Pushmo (Nintendo) – 93,300 Units / $634,000 USD
• Kirby’s Dream Land (Nintendo) – 84,500 Units / $384,000 USD
• Let’s Golf 3D (Gameloft) – 43,200 Units / $356,000 USD
• Donkey Kong (Nintendo) – 82,800 Units / $348,000 USD
• Xevious (Nintendo) – 47,900 Units / $301,000 USD
• Hyu Stone (Poisoft) – 50,300 Units / $293,000 USD

2.- Edge magazine, which is renowned for being the most stringent of all video gaming magazines, has stated in its review that Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D looks better than Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater HD on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. High praise indeed for a game that had initially received fairly disappointing previews from several publications.

“Packed with detail, both in terms of it’s environments and mechanics, this is a game that pays back investment in spades. MGS3 is a modern classic – the tightest, smartest and most emotional journey in the series – and even the HD update doesn’t look as good as this portable treatment.”

Team Ninja has uploaded five minutes of ultra-violent footage from the forthcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 onto Youtube. Ninja Gaiden 3 is already confirmed as a launch title for Wii U so expect to see it sometime later this year. I presume the footage shown in the video is from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, but the Wii U version shouldn’t be too different.

Nintendo of Europe has unleashed its first television commercial for The Last Story. The advertisement is short at only twenty-two seconds, but it features plenty of action packed scenes. The Last Story is due out in Europe this Friday and can be pre-ordered here.


We reported that the release date for Dillon’s Rolling Western had supposedly been revealed in the latest issue of MCV magazine. Today we have confirmation that the game, now called Rolling Western, will be launching next week on Thursday in Europe. Unfortunately, there is still no price for the game.

According to retailers, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D will launch on May 22nd. Atari did announce that the game is on hold, so this may be a placeholder date. We’ll have to wait and see. Even so, for the time being, there are new screenshots and the box art after the break.

Nintendo has released a new trailer for Kid Icarus: Uprising that centers around the three Sacred Treasures.

3.- In regards to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D being delayed, n-Space shared the following statement on their Facebook page:
Apparently Atari has delayed the release of Roller Coaster Tycoon 3D. Unfortunately, we first learned of this from the same reports as the rest of you. The game is complete and approved by Nintendo of America as of Jan 31 and we’re waiting for news of its approval in Europe. I don’t know any more about Atari’s reasons. Publishers face many, many considerations when releasing a game – timing, marketing support, distribution, etc. Making a good game is only a small part of the bigger battle of releasing a successful product.


That’s a bit lousy of Atari to not inform the developers that their game was delayed. But it’s nice to known the game is done. And maybe, based on what we’ve heard, it will be released on May 22nd.

There is three minutes of footage from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy that you can find after the break.


Metal Gears Solid: Snake Eater 3D didn’t impress me a whole lot when I played it at E3. Even so, the reviews from EDGE and Nintendo Power are very positive, perhaps making it more worthy of attention that I thought.

EDGE rated the game with a 8/10 and said the following:

Packed with detail, both in terms of it’s environments and mechanics, this is a game that pays back investment in spades. MGS3 is a moden classic – the tighest, smartest and most emotional journey in the series – and even the HD update doesn’t look as good as this portable treatment.

Nintendo Power rated the game with a 9/10 and said the following:

A phenomenal game. Almost nothing was sacrificed in bringing the title to the Nintendo 3DS; from the opening scene to the powerful ending, every character model and every bit of excellent voice acting is intact, and the production values are sky-high.

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Mister Gaga