Since its release in Japan in July 2012, the Nintendo 3DS game New Super Mario Bros. 2 has become a huge hit, with more than 1.5 million copies sold in Japan and more than 3.5 million copies sold worldwide.
Kamen Rider is considered by many to be the most popular hero of Japan. Among so many great heroic characters, his fame has withstood the test of time.
NAMCO BANDAI Games has announced the launch of a game project called “Project Versus J” in commemoration of the 45th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump and the 20th anniversary of the game magazine V Jump.
The PSP battle action game Battle Robot Damashii first debuted at the Robot Damashii booth at the Tamashii Nation 2012 event, which was held for three days starting on Oct. 26, 2012.
Shorty after the release of the Wii U version of Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G HD Ver. on Dec. 8, 2012, the downloadable (DL) version was released on Dec. 27.
Following up on 2009’s Final Fantasy XIII and 2011’s Final Fantasy XIII-2, the final chapter in the FF XIII trilogy, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, is set to release in 2013.
Toei Animation and DeNA have collaborated on a social game for the popular manga and anime series Slam Dunk. The game, titled Slam Dunk Mezase! Saikyo Team!!, will be launched in early spring on Mobage.
The former masterpiece has been revived on the 3DS! The Nintendo 3DS downloadable game 3D Space Harrier was released on the Nintendo eShop on Dec. 26, 2012.