Nintendo has confirmed that Mega Man 4 is coming to the Virtual Console in Japan on October 17th. The game will be available for ¥500.
(via nintendoeverything.com)
Nintendo has announced an Animal Crossing: Jump Out bundle that includes the specially-designed 3DS XL that’s shown above. It’s set to be released on November 8th and will cost ¥22,800.
Nintendo of Japan has announced a Nintendo Direct broadcast. This one, however, will focus completely on Animal Crossing: Jump Out, which is coming to the region this year. You can watch the stream at this site at these times, on Friday, October 5th:
- 8 p.m. JST
- 7 a.m. ET
- 4 a.m. PT
- 12 p.m. BST
- 11 a.m. GMT
The stream will be in Japanese, of course, but I’m sure there’ll be plenty of eye-candy to enjoy.
(via nintendoworldreport.com)
As expected, Nintendo has confirmed that a number of first-party retail titles for the 3DS will be released on the eShop in Japan. The full list includes:
- Mario Tennis Open
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
- Mario Kart 7
- Super Mario 3D Land
- Hana to Ikimo no Rittai Zukan
- Star Fox 64 3D
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Pilotwings Resort
I wonder if we’ll see a similar announcement for other regions at the next Nintendo Direct.
(via nintendoworldreport.com)
The sales statistics from Japan have confirmed that, for yet another week, the 3DS continues to dominate the region. It sold 61,382 units within a period of seven days, compared to the 14,921 sales of the PSP, and 9,295 sales of the PlayStation Vita. I’m still thinking there’s a lack of “Vita is Doomed” articles when you think about how many there were for the 3DS.
(via neogaf.com)
Nintendo has confirmed that the blue and black version of the 3DS XL is coming to Japan on the 11th of October and will cost ¥18,900. You can check after the break for images of the device.
(via nintendoeverything.com)
Librica, a company that is partly owned by various Japanese publishers (Square Enix, Marvelous AQL, etc) has announced the existence of “Bookstore Anywhere” for the 3DS. The application will provide manga, light novels, and other sorts of similar content. When it launches on October 20th via the eShop, “there will be over 100 manga series to begin with, that are currently being serialized in Japanese manga magazines”, and “3DS users will also be able to occasionally receive free magazines through the 3DS’ Wi-Fi capabilities”.
But I have a feeling this won’t be released outside of Japan.
(via siliconera.com)