PrincessSugoi

Maybe Fantasy Zone. If I get MM3D this week it'll be at retail.

Live Action Movie: Metroid

Live Action TV Show: Zelda

Anime: F-zero, Star Fox, Kirby, Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus, Earthbound, Splatoon

No: Donkey Kong, Mario

Nintendo became a gaming giant by taking risks and exploring new avenues, not just simply producing more toys and playing cards. I'm willing to see how this latest venture pans out, it could be a learning experience or another evolution for them.

This all sounds promising actually. Netflix has some quality shows and I can't imagine they'd want to half-@$$ this when they're still pretty fresh in the original content game.

This is what arcade cabinets look like now? Dang, that is slick.

In any case, I'm with @Peach64 . I have no problems with fanservice, just the lack of a female market equivalent in the West. Dead or Alive is one of my favorite series and I love Senran Kagura. Bring on some fighting games with all male casts with their shirts off and junk hanging and I'm on board.

@steamtrain I think you about captured perfectly my problem with the feminist movement and why I'll probably never identify myself as one. There are feminists who are truly about equality but it doesn't change how feminism has became a popular platform for a certain type of woman looking simply to re-distribute power. What doesn't quite come up in conversations about feminism often is the disturbing trend of minority women being silenced, pushed to the background or used as props in the media to promote the "empowered" white woman. Even a term has been coined for it: White Feminism. To me-- that more than anything sheds light on the movement's bigger problems even more than the "shaming", condescending attitudes toward "weak" women and men bashing do.

Two years of hearing Majora's Mask 3D this and MM3D that. I'm getting this freaking game and it better be the best facking thing on the 3DS.

Single mode plays like a 3D platformer AND I get to be lazy by not having to turn off vc? This game just gets better and better.

Never thought I'd see SEGA, Capcom, and Nintendo used in the same headline like this...

"Monster Boy and The Wizard of Booze"

That title alone makes me want to buy this.

If there's any justice in the world, the people upstairs responsible for running this company into the ground would be the ones receiving those 'offers'.

Hearing they're focusing more on Digital/PC content is understandable if it's actually helping them make a profit but concerning. Well... concerning in as what will happen to Project Diva and Atlus. Any other IP's I care about have either been run into the ground or are MIA anyway. If they don't make any more console games fine, just continue to offer the backlog on new gen consoles and I'm good.

I'd be more inclined to be in these Youtubers' corner if they didn't come off as arrogant douchebags that only cared about which games they can make the most buck off of and not whether their users are getting the best content. Don't worry PewDiePie, I won't be missing any Nintendo games on your channel or ANY games for that matter.

Can't exactly be in Nintendo's corner either but I imagine they're not the only company that's been plotting in their secret laboratory how to get a cut of that pie. It was bound to happen one day... I just really wish it wasn't Nintendo that was crazy enough to pull the trigger, they can hardly afford any more bad press as is.

Hmm, if it's coming this soon then I guess I'll skip re-buying Awakening and wait for this instead.

MM is neat and I'd love to play it but not a real priority so ehh.

@IceClimbers

Thanks for the numbers. I wasn't expecting either to do more than 500K in the long run so seeing they've already surpassed that is pretty good news to me.

@Luigifan141 Check your email.

I got two NA codes. I might decide to use one idk yet but drop me an "@" if you want the other one and I'll email it to you.

Fine by me. I had started buying used games because the selection had gotten so poor and the service required more effort than it was worth. Hope the replacement is much more worthwhile.

This may finally be the game that tears me away from LLSIF. All I'm gonna want to do is customize my squid and ink up the place all summer.

Most anticipated 3DS game. <3 Still no word on whether we'll get the Puchi Puku Pack (most likely not) but until SEGA says no I can still hope.

Welp, for a second there I thought I would have to choose between the N3DS or going for the card I want in LLSIF but it looks like Nintendo made the decision for me. Only interested in the smaller model so if it doesn't make it over here then I won't be upgrading.

If you haven't already got Siesta Fiesta, pick it up now. You won't regret it.

Sounds like only a mode my brother and his billion friends will use just to bust each other's ***** for a few hours.

I would have picked up Shantae just out of curiosity if it weren't $20. o.O Like really?

I just got Rune Factory a couple of days ago (last one in the store) so won't be getting Fantasy Life anytime soon.

I figured out the pun as a kid from playing Sonic 2 like a religion. Always preferred it to Tails, Miles is a much cooler name.

So... Snap is still possible?

Whether he's an idiot or a troll with too much on his hands, I can't stop facepalming all the same.

The Boo one is too cute!!!

Their enthusiasm is cute. The whole Bionic Commando thing seems pretty interesting. Styx looks cool but I'm an Amy fan so I'm more interested in the Wii U version for that sole reason.

Wait... they're really selling this for $30? As in the cost of a 3DS retail title? I would have bite at $20 but $30 is a no way in h-e-double hockey sticks.

The SD placement looks very inconvenient but it's honestly not a issue for me. In the year I've had my 3DS I've only taken my SD card out once and that was to copy it's contents to the new one I bought to replace it.

I'm more worried about the screws but I guess the faceplates had to be secured somehow.

I didn't think this game could get any more adorable and then they add Toadette and completely prove me wrong.

I've been hopelessly addicted to the Love Live android app and still working through Triple Deluxe so I guess it's a good thing NOA apparently doesn't want me to spend money on the 3DS VC.

Finally! This and Story of Seasons will be perfect ways of ending this 3DS year.

So instead of just making smaller games with known IP's that could see big returns (hello Megaman), they're just going to pump more money into like... two (?) franchises and hope each installment continues to do gangbusters? I'll say it once again, some companies deserve to fail.

I will be positively gleeful if/when Revelations 2 fails to reach that mark.

Ouch that drop for Bayonetta. I was hoping it would have at least hung in there a few more weeks to reach 100K in the long run but that seems out of the question now.

Yokai Watch's success is just insane, it'll probably hit 3 million before the year is up. I'm really curious as to how it'll fare in the West but Level 5 has no excuse not to try with these figures.

LOL @ Destiny

Not surprising at all. lol

I'm not one of those 2.8 million and am in no rush to be. Other things are occupying my time, maybe I'll get it before Christmas.

Not sure when I'll get the game but I plan to play/main Wii Fit Trainer, Peach, Duck Hunt duo, Greninja, Sonic, and The Villager.

I kind of want this game just for that cutie pie Rei.

I've never played a Persona or SMT game though... there will probably be a lot of references I don't get and that's okay I'm just mainly concerned if my lack of experience with the franchise will hinder my enjoyment of this game.

Pretty lame week for someone who isn't getting Smash right away. But I have my hands full with Triple Deluxe anyway.

@Hy8ogen

I agree and I actually think Bayonetta's sales aren't bad considering the circumstances either. People need to remember that this is the Japanese market, there's a different (and imho more reasonable) measure of success there. Most niche or anime related titles can expect to sell roughly 30K/40K in their first weeks. You're only going to see those six or seven figures for the most popular franchises or stuff like Senran Kagura that's still niche but managed to secure a big dedicated base.

I don't get this generation of gamers at all.

The point of having three different consoles is for their exclusives. Yet, they moan and whine every time there's a timed exclusive or in this case where the game wouldn't even freaking exist if it weren't made as an exclusive. If there are games you want on other consoles THEN BUY THE COTTON PICKING CONSOLE THAT'S THE REASON THEY HAVE THOSE EXCLUSIVES IN THE FIRST PLACE MORONS! But no, you're so married to a freaking brand that you won't ever see a dime from that the thought of actually going after what you want is blasphemous. Unbelievable.

Kamiya sounds so freaking done with these thick skulled fanboys, honestly he's justified to be a whole lot more snappy but obviously that wouldn't be professional.

Um... he pretty much just said "AFAIK" which is not a confirmation of anything. But I guess that wouldn't have been as compelling of a headline.

I'm sure I can guess the nature of the majority of the comments so it's no big loss anyway. X-D

@Webby-sama

Thanks for posting!

Pretty awesome week. Will probably get both DKCR3D and AC:NL.

@edgedino

Tropical Freeze was already confirmed to be part of this week's Smashing Sale during the initial announcement along with Pikmin 3 and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Wait... people aren't seeing a difference? I actually think it may be a bit too much of a difference in the way the text is laid out and the colors are a little too matte for my taste. Also why are the Trilogy scenes zoomed in closer? Yeah, and the jagged lineage on the DS versions are very much apparent here, yeesh.

Still, this will be a day one purchase for me. I've been holding off playing these games and Dual Destinies for a long time just to take advantage of this deal. Too bad AA4 and Investigations weren't included to sweeten the pot but eh.

No fair. ;____;

I was actually expecting these numbers. For a title that didn't exactly light the world on fire on systems with much larger install bases, I think these sales are pretty reasonable.Hopefully it can hang in there a while and reach 100K in the long run.

@WanderingPB The gaming industry has to be the only one I know of that refers to their most casual of audiences as hardcore. Everywhere else, the term "core" is easily definable and you know it's talking about the people that actually sink a lot of time and money into their hobby. I don't consider myself a hardcore gamer but there's something amiss when I play more systems and games than little Jimmy "Hardcore" who only plays GTA, insert overhyped first person shooter of the year here and the annual COD/AC releases on his Xbox or Playstation.

If Atlus keeps doing these discounts because the games' sales are really slow in the meantime, don't they think it may be because of these frequent discounts? I'm never going to bother getting any of these games at full price since it seems another round of discounts will be just around the corner. Idk what the situation is exactly but there just seems to be a circle effect going on here.

Anyway, good to know if these week's Smash sale falls short I can give Atlus some money instead.