CHARTED: Nintendo (week ending Aug 10th)

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

As expected Nintendo’s Pikmin 3 debuted in North America at the number one spot with 114,828 sold in the first week. The game took home the number 2 spot in worldwide sales during the week. Over in Japan Nintendo continues to hold strong with eight of the top ten spots on Nintendo’s consoles, seven of which on the 3DS. First party titles Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Animal Crossing: Jump Out and Pikmin 3 all hold spots in the top ten. All three games are also in the global top ten. Take a look at the full rundown below:

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Nintendo Dates New Super Luigi U

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

While the Luigi DLC for New Super Mario Bros U has been available for sometime now, Nintendo is readying the stand alone retail title for purchase. New Super Luigi U will be released in stores on August 25th. The game continue’s Nintendo’s “Year of Luigi” in 2013. So far, Luigi has explored multiple haunted mansions in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for Nintendo 3DS, partnered up with his brother in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, also for Nintendo 3DS, and taken the Wii U downloadable content world by storm in New Super Luigi U.

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August 22nd Nintendo Download

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Jason Nason

Lots of goodies this week including a trio of Street Fighter games for the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console as well as Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos for the 3DS Virtual Console. A pair of retail releases also see their eShop release this week including Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward from Aksys Games. The 3DS also gets a few new eShop titles including Wakedas, Funfair Party Games and Fish On 3D. To round out the offerings Ubisoft is offering 30% off the eShop price for several of their retail releases, including Splinter Cell 3D and a several

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The Checkered Flag Drops for Gran Turismo 6 on Dec 6th

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

PlayStation 4 might be all the gaming press (us included!) have been talking about these past few months but lest we not forget that the PS3 is still alive and kicking! polyphony digital’s latest racing masterpiece will head to store shelves on December 6th Sony announced during their GamesCom presentation. We’ve known about Gran Turismo 6 for sometime, as the game was originally hinted at way back in 2011, right after GT5 shipped. It was finally revealed this past May, and while GT5 may bear a passing resemblance to its predecessor, this latest version sports 33 different tracks, 1200 cars

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Ubisoft Puts Select 3DS Titles on Sale

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Jason Nason

Ubisoft has put a selection of games on the Nintendo 3DS on sale for the next week. The games are full retail titles which are also available for download in the 3DS eShop. The games are all available for the discounted price until August 27th. All six of the games regularly retail in the Nintendo eShop for $29.99 and are already available for the discounted price of $20.99. Take a look at the full rundown of games below: Rayman Origins Rayman 3D Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars Rabids Travel in Time 3D Petz Fantasy

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PS Vita Receives $50 Price Cut, Memory Cards Also Slashed

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Owning a PS Vita is about to get more financially feasible with the announcement of a $50 price cut across the board. In addition to the price cut for the system, Sony also revealed that the system’s proprietary memory cards would also see their price tags slashed. If you already own a Vita but want to stock up on some extra memory cards the adjusted pricing is as follows: $14.99 for a 4GB stick, $19.99 for 8GB, $39.99 for 16GB and $79.99 for a 32GB memory card. One last cool thing of note – this price cut not only affects

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PlayStation 4 Reaches Retail On November 15th

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready because the PlayStation 4 launches in less than 90 days! Sony revealed at their GamesCom 2013 press conference that their latest home console will launch in North America on November 15th in North America, while gamers in Europe will have to wait two weeks for their consoles on November 29th. Sony’s suggested retail price is $399 USD/CDN or 399 Euros, but I suspect that that price will skyrocket once units hit Ebay. If you haven’t already pre-ordered your console then you might be out of luck, as EB Games/GameStop ceased taking pre-orders some time ago. That means, if

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Konami to Update 3DS Castlevania in HD

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

Konami announced today that they will be updating Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate in HD for release on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The game was originally released for the Nintendo 3DS earlier this year. In the game, it is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth. The worlds’ alliance with the heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force – the mysterious Lords of Shadow. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil wreak chaos and death upon the living.

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Skylanders: SWAP Force Easy Going On Collectors

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Les Major

The info below comes from an E3 2013 interview with Gamespot. It is assumed information from this interview alone as well as confirming that older characters do indeed work in SWAP Force as the official site notes in their FAQ. Skylanders collectors probably won’t have any issue with picking up new SWAP Force figures when they are released October 13th, however if you’re a bit tight on funds you’ll be happy to learn that one aspect of the game seems to support your current set.

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Nicalis to Bring JRPG to Nintendo 3DS eShop

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

It seems that a JRPG may be coming to the 3DS. On August 6th @nicalis hinted at something coming with the tweet “JRPG+SNES style music+3DS.” That tweet was preceded by one asking their twitter followers where they could find a good SNES style composer. Tyrone Rodriguez from Nicalis also remarked in Twitter, “I really enjoy playing a good eShop JRPG on my 3DS.” According to a posting on Destructoid, Nicalis, the developer behind NightSky, will publish the former 16-bit style RPG Android title Grinsia for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was originally released by Kemco.

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Thief Gets out in February

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal have announced that Thief will be released for Windows PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 on February 25th, 2014 in North America and February 28, 2014 in Europe and PAL territories. The game centres around Garrett the Master Thief who is entangled in the growing layers of conflict between Baron Northcrest and the oppressed masses led by Orion, the voice of the people. In a City on the brink of revolution, Garrett’s skills are all he can trust as he walks the fine line between politics and the people. In addition to

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Disney Infinity for 3DS Not Looking Good

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

I can’t say for sure as far as the gameplay goes as we didn’t get our hands on a pre-release copy of Disney Infinity, but the 3DS iteration of the game isn’t looking that great. The game launches tomorrow on all major consoles including the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U and the Nintendo Wii. The game is a direct competitor to the Skylanders franchise which includes collectible toys which can be placed on a control deck and brought into your video game. While the game is looking great and seeing a lot of positive words from critics, the

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FIFA 14 Coming to Wii?

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

EA Sports is bringing the next FIFA game to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next month (plus the Xbox One and PS4 later in the year) but there is no release pending for Nintendo consoles. Or maybe there is? While there is no mention of the game for Nintendo’s comsoles on EA’s website the game has been rated by the ESRB. FIFA 14 for the Nintendo Wii popped up on the ESRB website today. The game was also given a rating today for PS2, PSP and PS Vita. Could EA Sports be releasing the game on the Wii? A

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