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Amazon sale on 3DS games: Fire Emblem: Awakening, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and more
Whew! E3, huh? Right? Y'all remember when that guy said that stuff, and then all the things happened? What a crazy week! We don't know about you, but we're feeling like it might be time to unwind from this week's insanity by catching up on our gaming backlogs while we wait for all these sick-looking next-gen jams to drop. Fire Emblem: Awakening, Mario Kart 7, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Super Mario 3D Land and a mess of other great 3DS games have all been dropped to around $30 on Amazon, which is convenient since we were just saying how we need to catch up on our backlog. Weird! Head past the break for the full list of games and their pertinent purchasing links.
New Nintendo eShop releases: Dillon's Rolling Western, Kirby's Adventure
Wii U's excellent Virtual Console promotion continues, with the NES Kirby's Adventure available for 30 cents. If you have a Wii U, of course you should pick that up! Also coming to Wii U soon is Injustice, which will be downloadable from the eShop on April 16, concurrent with its release on other platforms.Also out on April 16: Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers on 3DS. It'll be out digitally and in stores as well. Today, you'll be able to download the Dillon's Rolling Western sequel.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers comes with bonus soundtrack
Atlus is wonderfully consistent in its desire to bundle soundtrack CDs with the first printing of all its games. The latest package to receive musical accompaniment is Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for 3DS, out April 16 in North America.Copies pre-ordered or purchased at launch from "participating retailers" (including GameStop and Amazon in the US, and EBGames, VGP, and Amazon in Canada) will be packaged as a "boxed set" with a soundtrack CD, containing new arrangements of Soul Hackers' music. Of course, since the original Soul Hackers never came out in North America, it'll be hard to spot the new arrangements.
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers summoned to 3DS April 16
Hidden within Nintendo's expansive release list was a firm date for Atlus' 3DS update of the never-localized Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers. You'll be able to negotiate with demons in labyrinthine first-person dungeons starting April 16 in North America.The updated 3DS version of the Saturn/PlayStation RPG features new content including a bonus dungeon, in which you can encounter Raidou Kuzunoha from other Devil Summoner games.
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers coming to North America in spring
The next game in the Shin Megami Tensei series to make it to North America is one that missed its chance before. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released on Saturn in Japan in 1997, but was never localized.But now Atlus is planning to release a localized version of the 3DS remake in North America in the spring of 2013. The first-person RPG combines a futuristic "cyberpunk" setting with the traditional SMT demon battles and negotiations. The 3DS screen adds automapping functions and the ability to change difficulty levels on the fly.
