Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story dev on how it approached the remake, Bowser Jr.’s Journey mode, updating music, more
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In last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, the magazine spoke with the developer of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey. The team commented on how it went about remaking the game, the new Bowser Jr.’s Journey mode, updating the music, and more.
We’ve prepared a full translation of Nintendo Dream’s interview. If interested, you can read it in full below.
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn pre-load live, file size
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Nintendo will be releasing Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn on 3DS next month. If you’re interested in owning the game digitally, the pre-load option on the eShop is now available.
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn takes up 11,665 blocks of space. That amounts to 1.42GB.
Kirby’s Extra Epic launches physically and digitally for 3DS on March 8.
Source: 3DS eShop
Media Create software sales (2/11/19 – 2/17/19) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Jump Force (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.02.14} (¥8.200) – 76.894 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Catherine: Full Body # (Atlus) {2019.02.14} (¥7.980) – 51.824 / NEW
03./01. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 34.541 / 431.771 (-10%)
04./03. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 29.843 / 2.860.986 (-4%)
05./00. [PS4] Far Cry: New Dawn (Ubisoft) {2019.02.15} (¥5.400) – 26.285 / NEW
06./02. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 19.265 / 755.810 (-46%)
07./00. [PS4] Metro: Exodus (Spike Chunsoft) {2019.02.15} (¥7.800) – 17.513 / NEW
08./05. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! # (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 15.287 / 1.490.789 (-13%)
09./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 12.249 / 2.133.021 (+0%)
10./04. [PS4] Resident Evil 2 # (Capcom) {2019.01.25} (¥7.800) – 11.636 / 338.492 (-49%)
11./07. [NSW] Super Mario Party # (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 10.942 / 1.018.889 (-8%)
12./00. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi with Power-Up Kit # (Koei Tecmo) {2019.02.14} (¥9.800) – 10.326 / NEW
13./00. [PSV] Catherine: Full Body # (Atlus) {2019.02.14} (¥7.980) – 9.241 / NEW
14./08. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 8.905 / 607.502 (+7%)
15./09. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 8.235 / 1.292.065 (+13%)
16./10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 7.193 / 2.932.629 (+2%)
17./00. [PSV] La Corda d’Oro: Octave # (Koei Tecmo) {2019.02.14} (¥7.800) – 4.585 / NEW
18./11. [PS4] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown # (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.17} (¥7.600) – 4.250 / 249.839 (-32%)
19./12. [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 3.758 / 231.659 (-16%)
20./00. [NSW] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi with Power-Up Kit # (Koei Tecmo) {2019.02.14} (¥9.800) – 3.705 / NEW
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January 2019 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, last 12 months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of January, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
Media Create sales (2/11/19 – 2/17/19)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 65,958
PS4 – 11,792
PS4 Pro – 7,892
New 2DS LL – 3,358
Vita – 1,767
New 3DS LL – 1,254
2DS – 142
Xbox One X – 55
Xbox One – 13
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove physical edition, King of Cards, Shovel Knight Showdown, new amiibo delayed
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A few months ago, Yacht Club Games dated a bunch of new Shovel Knight products for April 9. The physical version of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight Showdown, and Treasure Trove amiibo 3-pack were all planned for that day. Unfortunately, this will no longer be happening.
Yacht Club said today that everything has been delayed “one last time.” All items previously scheduled for April 9 will be pushed back “several months – at most”.
Here’s the full update from Yacht Club Games:
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Japan’s top ten highest-selling games and top-selling hardware of 2018
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Earlier today, Famitsu published a report that reveals the top ten highest-selling games and top-selling hardware of 2018 in Japan.
Software sales increased 108.2% year-over-year while hardware was down 84.1% year-over-year. 264.21 billion yen was spent on software and 170.09 billion yen on hardware. Digital sales went up in a big way in 2018, including general online purchases.
Here’s a bunch of additional data from Famitsu:
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UK software sales (Week ending 2/16/2019) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Nintendo
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
5. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
6. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Party – Nintendo
8. Minecraft – Nintendo
9. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
10. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy – Activision Blizzard
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
4. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
5. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
6. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
7. Legend of Kay: Anniversary – THQ Nordic
8. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
9. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – Sega
10. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
5. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
10. Etrian Odyssey Nexus – Atlus
Source: Chart-Track
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Pre-order updates (2/17/19)
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Nintendo maintenance schedule as of February 17, 2019
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Nintendo has started to update its maintenance schedule for the coming week. Fortunately, only one session is planned thus far, and it should be over after tonight.
Here’s a look at the schedule as of now:
