Level-5 on Yo-kai Watch’s NA sales, Snack World update, future plans and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 26 Comments
Nikkei Trendy published a new interview with Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino. There was plenty of talk about Yo-kai Watch, including the first game’s performance in North America, the next Yo-kai Watch movie, and Yo-kai Watch 3. He also shared a status update on Snack World and what lies ahead for the company.
Siliconera rounded up details from the interview, which we’ve summarized below. You can read their full article here.
Yo-kai Watch sales
– Anime has received favorable TV ratings
– Games are at around 400,000 copies sold in North America
– Hino says that looking at it from a Yo-kai Watch perspective, that’s not nearly enough.
– It takes time for things to start catching on in North America
– Level-5 is putting together a plan of having things bloom like a flower in half a year or a year from now
– Specifics weren’t shared
– Hino noted that the idea is to have North America get content that Japan has yet to see, or some content before Japan, or at the least at the same time Japan gets it
Yo-kai Watch movie
– Third film will have live action and anime parts
– Was originally planned as a full-CG film
– This would have taken two years, which would have been the case for a full live-action film as well
– Level-5 wants a new film each year and thought of ways to make that happen, including its whole story
More: Akihiro Hino, Level-5, top, Yo-kai Watch, Yo-Kai Watch 3
Mew codes going out to North American Pokemon newsletter subscribers
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
If you’re a North American Pokemon newsletter subscriber, an email containing a code for Mew should be making its way to your inbox. Codes to redeem the Mythical Pokemon in X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire are going out this morning. They can be redeemed through August 31.
Nintendo UK boss Simon Kemp leaving the company
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments
Simon Kemp, general manager for Nintendo UK, is department from the company. MCV received word that he’s leaving ‘to pursue opportunities for a change of career outside Nintendo.’
Nintendo said in a statement:
“Simon has performed the role of general manager of Nintendo UK since November 2012. Nintendo would like to take this opportunity to thank Simon for his services to Nintendo UK and to wish him every success in his choice of new career.”
Kemp became Nintendo UK’s boss after replacing David Yarnton in 2012. For the moment, Stephan Bole will take over his role, who is senior managing director for European subsidiaries. Nintendo is now looking into a permanent replacement for Kemp.
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Another Yo-kai Watch 3 commercial
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Another new Yo-kai Watch 3 commercial has gone in which focuses on the events happening in the US. Check it out below.
Dan McFox: Head Hunter footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 2 Comments
Dan McFox: Head Hunter recently came out in Europe, and yesterday in North America. A little bit of footage showing the game can be seen below.
Media Create software sales (5/30/16 – 6/5/16) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
02./02. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
03./03. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
04./04. [PS4] Overwatch
05./06. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
06./07. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End #
07./10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
08./09. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
09./05. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator #
10./13. [WIU] Splatoon #
11./12. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
12./11. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
13./16. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
14./00. [PSV] Taishou x Alice: All in One
15./14. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
16./19. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
17./18. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
18./08. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator #
19./26. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle to be discontinued in Japan soon
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
A notice on Nintendo’s website notes that the Japanese Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle will soon be discontinued. A specific date isn’t mentioned, but it’ll be on the way out soon. Once retailers sell their remaining stock, that’ll be it.
Consumers will still have two options left if they’re interested in picking up a Wii U. They’ll be able to buy a standard system, or the new Splatoon bundle.
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Pokken Tournament upgrading to version 1.3 on June 15th
Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Update: The patch notes are available, courtesy of Serebii. The notes are quite extensive (especially for Shadow Mewtwo), and so have been placed after the jump.
More: Bandai Namco, Pokken Tournament
More Nintendo maintenance next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Update (6/10): Splatoon will also be getting some maintenance in the same window. Here’s the schedule for that:
– 3 PM PT (Monday)- 7 PM PT
– 6 PM ET (Monday) – 10 PM ET
– 12 AM in the UK (Tuesday)- 3 AM in the UK
– 1 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 4 AM in Europe
Update (6/9): Even more maintenance for Wii U and 3DS! Once again, here’s the schedule:
– 5:50 PM PT (Tuesday)- 7:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET (Tuesday)- 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Wednesday)- 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday)- 4:30 AM in Europe
Original (6/8): Nintendo has scheduled another round of maintenance for next week. All network services will be unavailable during this time for Wii U and 3DS. The times are as follows:
– 3 PM PT (Monday) – 6 PM PT (Monday)
– 6 PM ET (Monday) – 9 PM ET (Monday)
– 11 PM in the UK (Monday) – 2 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 12 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 3 AM in Europe (Tuesday)
More: maintenance
Another round of The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Having come out earlier in the week for Wii U, more footage from The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is now available. We’ve posted additional gameplay below.
