Level 5 CEO, Akihiro Hino has taken to Twitter to inform a fan that the development team is hard at work creating the next game in the immensely popular Professor Layton series. Hino says that the general framework for the game has already been outlined, but he confessed that it will be a while before they can officially announce the game.
Sales of video games in the United States have been on a steep decline over recent months. The reason? Nintendo. Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz states that Wii software sales “have been trending down 50 percent year over year, and have been for the last 12 months”. Creutz says that consumers have started shifting over to mobile phone and Facebook games which has left Nintendo, and the video game industry, reeling.
“Everybody needs to realize that the Wii software segment is trending down 50 percent year over year, and has been for the last 12 months. That is a massive decline. There’s no way you could not have a decline overall with that big of a decline in that portion of the software.”
“Ten years ago, Nintendo largely catered to kids and Nintendo fanboys. There was about a five year period they could expand their market beyond that, and now I think they’re back to the kids and Nintendo fanboys again. It’s not a bad market but it’s not a market that’s going to grow enormously.”
Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon Black & White 2 starter Pokemon will be Tepig, Snivy and Oshawott. Yes, they’re the same starter Pokemon as those found in the original Pokemon Black & White. Which one will you be choosing when you get hold of the game?
A desperate Capcom fan has apparently done the unspeakable and has pretended to be one of the personnel from the Make A Wish Foundation to find out the progress on the Ace Attorney Investigations 2 localization status. The Capcom fan managed to find Capcom’s Senior Vice President of strategic planning and business Christian Svennson phone number and contacted him directly to find out the status of the game. Svennson was apparently rude to the person in question, and obviously refused to give him an answer, saying only that there’s no new information regarding a Western release.
Nintendo has announced that Pokemon Black & White 2 will be arriving in Japan on June 23rd which is the same date that was posted by an online retailer in Japan. Pokemon Black & White 2 will feature two new main protagonists, though they’ve yet to be named. New gym leaders include Shizui who is water type and Homika who is poison type.
Pokemon Black & White 2′s events will take place roughly two years after the events in Pokemon Black & White and the game begins in Hiougi City. You’ll be able to register a massive 300 Pokemon in your Pokedex, and some of these Pokemon will be new to the series. Pokemon Black & White 2 will be arriving in Europe and North America in the Fall.
Square Enix won’t be too pleased this week as it’s been revealed that Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance sales are down 80% from last week when the game officially launched in Japan. Without further ado, here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts:
A Japanese online retailer has listed the forthcoming Pokemon Black & White 2 with a June 23rd release date. Nintendo of Japan has yet to confirm precisely when we can get our hands on Pokemon Black & White 2, although a Summer release sounds feasible. According to both Nintendo of America and Nintendo Europe Pokemon Black & White 2 will be available to purchase in the Fall.
Famitsu has posted this weeks most wanted video games in Japan. You’ll be pleased to see that there’s an impressive six games for Nintendo platforms in the entire top ten. Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online continues to remain the most wanted Nintendo exclusive in Japan. The Wii version is due to be released later this year.
Nintendo of America has updated the product page for Pokemon Conquest which is exclusive to the Nintendo DS. Pokemon Conquest is known as Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition in Japan. The game is coming to North America on June 18th, and should hopefully be coming to Europe at around the same time. Here’s what you need to know about Pokemon Conquest.
In the Pokémon Conquest game, you take on the role of a young Warlord who is linked with a Pokémon. Together with your Pokémon, you must set out to recruit Warrior allies to strengthen your growing kingdom. Along your journey, you will encounter a variety of Pokémon, as well as Warriors and Warlords inspired by the Japanese feudal era which fans of the famous Nobunaga’s Ambition series of games will recognize. The game contains nearly 200 Pokémon, including many from the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games, which have sold more than 4 million copies combined in the U.S.
As the battlefield unfolds in Pokémon Conquest, you must choose the correct Pokémon type to inflict maximum damage on your opponent. The turn-based skirmishes, allow you to choose different tactics for intense 6-on-6 battles, and battle conditions can change on every turn, keeping you on your toes in anticipation of what will happen next.
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Nintendo of America has released a story based trailer for Pokemon Conquest which is known as Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition in Japan. Nintendo announced earlier today that the game is coming to North America on June 18th. Nintendo Europe has yet to announce a release date for the game, but I assume we should get it around the same time.
