CHARTED: Nintendo (Week ending Aug 31st)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Jason Nason

Madden NFL 25 and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn were the big debuts in the North American charts this week, which dropped several Nintendo holdouts. The lone release in the top ten on a Nintendo console this week was Disney Infinity for Wii, which was the best selling platform for the game in its second week. The highest Nintendo release this week in North America was New Super Luigi U, which debuted at #11 with just over 23,000 units sold. Pikmin 3 is holding on at #17 after 8 weeks in Japan however the game is not doing as

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September 12th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Jason Nason

The DSiWare service sees a boost today with three new titles, including two edutainment titles. The games, all from Enjoy Gaming Ltd, are Letter Challenge, Tales to Enjoy! Little Red Riding Hood and Tales to Enjoy! Puss in Boots. Nintendo’s hotly anticipated The Wonderful 101 will also hit store shelves and the Wii U eShop this Sunday and is included in the download. Zelda II: The Adventures of Link also arrives on the Wii U Virtual Console. Over on the 3DS the demo for Atlus’ next RPG Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl gets the demo treatment on Monday while

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Shantae Kickstarted Project to be Released on PS Vita

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jason Nason

The folks at WayForward have announced today on their Kickstarter page that with Sony’s announcment of the newest model of PS VITA and PS VITA that the game they are fundraising for will also be released on Sony’s portable. The release won’t be added as a stretch goal but will be included in the package as an option if the company makes their $400,000 fundraising goal. “Hey folks, a lot of you have been asking for Half-Genie Hero on VITA. As it happens, the landscape of gaming has shifted somewhat today with Sony’s VITA TV announcement. In response, we’ve decided

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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate | Review

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jason Fayta

Version tested: PlayStation 3 Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (hereafter Ultimate) is an expanded edition of Dead or Alive 5, arriving just under a year from its predecessor’s release. New stages and characters, along with new modes and system tweaks, define the “ultimate” package, but the simultaneous release of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters, a free-to-play version of Ultimate, may be the version that gets newcomers into the series.

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Xbox Music Streaming Comes To Non-Win8 Users

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Les Major

The big news is that Xbox Music has come to iOS and Android in the form of an app today, but I’m more excited for being able to use it on a PC that isn’t running Windows 8. I’ll still never give up my first love, the pay but so good service Rara.com which when I first signed up was like a buck per month to try for like the first three months then only five thereafter. It took me a bit to find out exactly where Xbox Music is located but the US site pointed me to Music.Xbox.com and

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WayForward Launches Kickstarter for HD Shantae Game

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Jason Nason

WayForward is the latest game developer to turn to Kickstarter looking to crowd fund their latest project. The game will be a new and original game in the Shantae series and will be in HD for home consoles. WayForward has developed more than 200 licensed titles over the last 23 years, the most recent being Ducktales: Remastered. The company has also made a handful of games for Nintendo platforms, including the two previous Shantae games. “Shantae is a a Half-Genie who hair-whips monsters with her ponytail, and belly dances to transform into magical creatures. She explores Sequin Land, solves labyrinths,

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Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory | Review

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Les Major

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory is the third in the series but was story friendly enough for me to be able to dive in and enjoy the game, even with it being my first adventure in this universe. The game feels like a hybrid between a visual novel and a JRPG. Not in the sense that you’re trying to date anyone, but more so the fact that there is just so much character interaction involved in the game; you do feel like you’re watching a visual novel, rather than playing a typical JRPG.

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More Price Drops in the 3DS eShop

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Jason Nason

A few games on the Nintendo 3DS eShop are on sale and another handful have seen their regular price dropped this week. Included in the drops are Konami’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate which sees its regular price reduced by $10! The bulk of the other games are puzzle games with Puzzler World 2013 being slashed by 50% as well as Puzzler Brain Games. On the sale front Groove Heaven is on sale for $2.99 through September 19th as is BIT.TRIP SAGA which is a full $10 off through the 15th of this month. Take a look

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Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prize pools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports. Each week, I’ll be posting interviews I’ve had the pleasure of conducting with members

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Nintendo Drops the Price on Several Wii Games

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo announced a price drop of three of their most popular Wii games today. The games have all surpassed the million mark in unit sales and have been reduced in price. The three Wii games which are now available for a lower price are Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Sports Resort. The suggested retail price of these three games has dropped to $29.99 each, which comes into effect today. “The new price represents one of the many steps Nintendo is taking to provide shoppers with the best value and variety across all its systems

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September 5th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has released a bunch of new games this week in the eShop, including a couple of games from Capcom and a bunch of nice looking new 3DS eShop games. Capcom’s classic role-playing game Breath of Fire II hits the Wii U Virtual Console today and joins Capcom’s eShop D&D game Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. Also released this week include original eShop titles Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Spot the Differences: Party! Over on the 3DS we find the eShop release of retail title Sonic Generations as well as the debut of Darts Up 3D! Also available on

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Special Pokemon 3DS XL Systems Coming

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo unveiled a special limited edition of the Nintendo 3DS XL today among the several Pokémon related releases. The limited-edition Nintendo 3DS systems come in both blue or red and feature the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal. The bundle will be released on September 27th! With the bundle coming out a few weeks prior to the release of the game itself it’s surprising that the special edition 3DS XL doesn’t include a copy of the game. The full retail copies of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will be released both in stores and on the eShop on October 12th.

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Mega Evolutions Coming To Pokémon X and Y

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Les Major

Much of this could be considered to be spoilers if you’re looking to learn about all this content in game. However, if you are holding out till the October 12th release date, you’ve probably run screaming from any website proclaiming news of Mega Evolutions so far anyway. Speculation of a MewThree Pokémon ran rampant earlier this year and recently was revealed to be a new concept in the game series. It seems when a Pokémon reaches level 100 now they can Mega Evolve in battle into a new form. That’s not all though, these evolutions only take place in battle

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Xbox One Launches November 22nd 2013

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Les Major

Microsoft announced today that their next-gen console will be released on November 22nd. The system, which it seems is unable to be pre-ordered anywhere anymore, retails for $500. This launch includes the initial launch markets of Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and USA. More markets will follow in 2014. The Xbox 360 was released in the USA and Canada back in 2005, also on November 22nd. With day one exclusives like Dead Rising 3, a new Killer Instinct, and Ryse: Son of Rome, Microsofts latest system is looking very promising now that

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