Media Create sales (3/21/16 – 3/27/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 20 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 34,377
New 3DS LL – 22,639
Vita – 20,068
New 3DS – 5,773
Wii U – 4,545
3DS – 2,322
PS3 – 1,290
3DS LL – 365
Xbox One – 55
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 28,370
Vita – 19,028
New 3DS LL – 18,353
Wii U – 12,998
New 3DS – 5,142
3DS – 2,187
PS3 – 1,462
3DS LL – 370
Xbox One – 91
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 368,665 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 210,141 / NEW
3. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 69,438 / NEW
4. [PS4] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 44,723 / NEW
5. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 28,331 / 98,007
6. [PSV] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 21,959 / NEW
7. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 20,322 / NEW
8. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 19,498 / NEW
9. [PSV] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 13,482 / NEW
10. [PS3] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 13,050 / NEW
11. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 11,543 / 119,188
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,639 / 712,822
13. [PS4] The Division – 10,581 / 114,414
14. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order – 10,272 / 74,490
15. [3DS] Splatoon – 8,980 / 1,310,480
16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 7,806 / 14,737
17. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 7,047 / 829,358
18. [PSV] Dance with Devils – 5,129 / NEW
19. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 5,120 / 8,252
20. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 – 4,908 / 105,708
Wave Race 64 originally had boats, Donkey Kong’s tie and ground pound came from Miyamoto
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
This month’s issue of RetroGamer has an interview with a number of former Rare employees. One section has some staffers reflecting on the studio’s relationship with Nintendo, which was a two-way street.
Chris Seavor told the magazine that Rare came up with jet skis in Wave Race 64 while Shigeru Miyamoto suggested ties in Donkey Kong Country:
“Bottom line, everybody won: Wave Race 64 was originally with boats until Tim suggested Jet Skis and in Donkey Kong Country he didn’t have a tie until Miyamoto added one.”
Another ex-Rare staffer, Chris Sutherland, also noted that Miyamoto’s input was crucial when it came to another element of Donkey Kong Country:
“The ground slap that Donkey Kong performed in the DKC series originated as a suggestion from Miyamoto.”
Epic Dumpster Bear hitting the Wii U eShop next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Epic Dumpster Bear is due out around the world on the Wii U eShop next week. Log Games is bringing out the title on April 7 in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Epic Dumpster Bear supports off-TV play, Miiverse stamps, and unlockable bonus levels that use the Wii U GamePad to solve puzzles.
Check out a trailer for the game below.
More: Epic Dumpster Bear, indie, Log Games
Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard Treehouse demos from WonderCon 2016
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At WonderCon this past weekend, JC Rodrigo from the Nintendo Treehouse hosted demos for both Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard. Both can be found below.
Mario Party 2 Wii U Virtual Console size
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
If you happen to have a Japanese Wii U, you can now pick up Mario Party 2 from the eShop. The download is quite small given its 75MB size. Now we just need to know when it will be releasing in the west!
More: file size, Mario Party 2, Virtual Console
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 60
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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
More: Japan, Nyannyan Neko Mario Time
Japanese 3DS themes (3/29/16)
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A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:
Animal Crossing: Gardening Weather – 200 yen
Rune Factory 4 – 200 yen
Story of Seasons – 200 yen
Finding Ojipockle + – 100 yen
Assassination Classroom – 200 yen
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash – 200 yen
Bakuon!! (x2) – 200 yen
Anne Happy? – 200 yen
More: 3DS themes, Japan
Starfy costume heading to Super Mario Maker
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
Starfy has been revealed as the latest costume addition in Super Mario Maker. After completing a new Event Course later this week, players will be able to obtain the new outfit.
Here’s a trailer for Starfy:
Starfy is going to be available in Japan starting on April 1, so it’ll probably be available in North America on March 31 during the evening.
More: Super Mario Maker, top
Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (4/6/16) – Pokemon Snap and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on April 6. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Virtual Console
Pokemon Snap (N64, 1,080 yen)
Densetsu no Starfy 3 (GBA, 702 yen)
3DS Download
Magic Hammer – 500 yen
Simple DL Series Vol. 40 – 500 yen
3DS Virtual Console
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES, 823 yen)
Pilotwings (SNES, 823 yen)
Super Metroid (SNES, 823 yen)
More: Japan, Virtual Console
Japanese Mario Party 2, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Wii U Virtual Console trailers
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Nintendo released official videos for Mario Party 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
