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This week’s 3DS eShop update doesn’t have much in the way of new content but if you’re after another episode of Shaun the Sheep 3D and a new 3DS Download Software title then you won’t have anything to complain about. Art of Balance TOUCH! serves up 200 levels of addictive balancing challenges, making this physics-based puzzler an appealing proposition if you want to flex your brain while on the go.
It was another slow week for the Japanese console industry as sales figures continued to dwindle for the second week in a row. The 3DS was the only system that performed particularly well, with its latest tally of 45 752 units taking its lifetime sales in Japan past the six million mark.
Reports doing the rounds today point to the development of a 3DS-exclusive Castlevania game, currently going by the name of ‘Mirror of Faith,’ with top talent tipped to be working on the title.
This week’s 3DS eShop update is only a couple of hours away so let’s take a look at the latest content drop. The main attraction is a demo for the excellent and consistently charming platformer Rayman Origins. The game hits retailers on June 8th so you’ll have a couple of weeks to put it through its paces before having to decide if it’s worth investing in.
One of the titles that Square Enix will be showing off at E3 next month is Heroes of Ruin - a multiplayer-centric action RPG from n-Space. The Florida-based studio has a history of developing games for Nintendo platforms so you can be sure that its latest title will take full advantage of the 3DS’ hardware and network capabilities.
Nintendo has released a small 3DS firmware update that needs to be downloaded before being able to access the eShop or play online. 3DS users have reported that the only visible change brought about by the new firmware is that a system update can now be performed without first having to enter a parental control pin.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance isn’t out in the West for over two months but that doesn’t mean we can’t build our anticipation levels for its release with some fantastic new footage. Yesterday Square Enix released a batch of new screenshots for the game and today we can get a good feel for the English version of KH3D thanks to a nine-minute trailer featuring a variety of cut-scenes and gameplay footage.
The 3DS may be last in line to receive Rayman Origins but that doesn’t mean it will be any less enjoyable than its PC, console and PS Vita counterparts. It’s going to be very interesting to see how the fantastically colourful and bizarre levels of this excellent platformer appear in stereoscopic 3D, and to see how Ubisoft has utilised the 3DS’ bottom touch screen to enhance gameplay.
The Kingdom Hearts series is well-known for its slick animation and vibrant visual style. Legendary Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura once again serves as director on the latest iteration of Kingdom Hearts so you can be sure that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance will not disappoint from a visual standpoint.
US sales analyst firm The NPD Group has released its latest report on the state of the country’s videogame industry with data on sales for the month of April 2012, revealing a worrying 32% drop in sales across hardware, software and accessory categories.
Revenue generated in the US videogame industry during the reporting period dropped from $930.9 million in April 2011 to $630.4 million this year, mostly due to a lack of new game releases and an early Easter period, as Prototype 2 and Xbox 360 topped their respective categories.
This week’s eShop update contains the usual sprinkling of Virtual Console, DSiWare and 3DS Download Software releases. There’s gravity-shifting platformer VVVVVV to wrap your head around, as well as Sonic Labyrinth and Curling Super Championship to keep you busy until the next content drop. I don’t know about you, but I’m still patiently waiting for Capcom to bring its excellent Ace Attorney series to the 3DS eShop.
Golden Week is usually a highly profitable period for the Japanese videogame industry as it provides people with four days off work/school to put their feet up and play some games. The 3DS benefited the greatest from this sales surge, with its weekly tally up 24% from the previous result. The Wii also performed well (sales up by 72%) to snatch fourth position from the PS Vita.
This week’s eShop update serves up something a little special for 3DS gamers who are old enough to remember Nintendo’s Game & Watch series that proved a massive success during the 80s. The Game & Watch Gallery 2 can be found under the Virtual Console section of the eShop and includes five classic titles that are playable in both their original and remastered forms.
The racing genre is a fairly overcrowded space so it makes sense that developers would try to innovative as much as possible to set their game apart from the competition. Enter Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - a kart racer that features transformable vehicles that can traverse land, sea and air!
This week has been an important one for 3DS owners, with a significant firmware update being released yesterday and Nintendo Zone launching across Europe. The latest 3DS eShop update won’t set your handheld on fire but it nevertheless offers up a new puzzle game (Block Factory) as well as a full-featured animation tool (Inchworm Animation) for creative types.
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