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The latest footage of Etrian Odyssey V was shown during the first episode of Etrian Radio, now up on Atlus’ YouTube page. The recording with gameplay is below – primarily showing customization.

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

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.

Another new Yo-kai Watch 3 commercial has gone in which focuses on the events happening in the US. Check it out below.


This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7.800) – 43.640 / 228.460 (-76%)
02./02. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
(Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 38.984 / 159.647 (-68%)
03./03. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
(Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 24.742 / 93.117 (-64%)
04./04. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥7.800) – 17.897 / 76.261 (-69%)
05./06. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
(Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 14.832 / 300.479 (-14%)
06./07. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2016.05.10} (¥7.900) – 6.742 / 166.661 (-33%)
07./10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
(Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 6.555 / 786.986 (+3%)
08./09. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) – 6.496 / 532.480 (-13%)
09./05. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) – 5.991 / 23.821 (-66%)
10./13. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 5.392 / 1.377.885 (+3%)
11./12. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 5.260 / 151.392 (-7%)
12./11. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
(Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 5.065 / 136.953 (-13%)
13./16. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 4.815 / 887.719 (+9%)
14./00. [PSV] Taishou x Alice: All in One (Prototype) {2016.06.02} (¥6.500) – 4.539 / NEW
15./14. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 4.048 / 89.580 (-21%)
16./19. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
(Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 3.344 / 167.295 (+15%)
17./18. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) – 3.042 / 602.831 (-11%)
18./08. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) – 2.888 / 12.273 (-69%)
19./26. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.650 / 114.796
20./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) – 2.462 / 52.923 (-1%)

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)

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As another means of celebrating E3, National StreetPass Week will be hosted between June 10 and June 19. 3DS owners can stop by a Nintendo Zone location to receive up to six StreetPass tags from around North America.

Here’s a notice from the 3DS eShop:

Nintendo is heading to E3 2016 to give fans a first look at the upcoming The Legend of Zelda game for the Wii U console. Bring your Nintendo 3DS system to a Nintendo Zone location from June 10-19 to collect up to six StreetPass tags from around North America!

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The May 2016 NPD report was issued earlier today. Unfortunately, there were no Nintendo titles in the top 10 – be it first-party or third-party. However, that hasn’t stopped the big N from issuing a statement pointing to success in other areas.

There’s big news for 3DS, as the system “recently passed 60 million units worldwide”. Nintendo also highlighted the success of 2DS in the United States following the price drop to $80.

May was a milestone month for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Having recently passed 60 million units worldwide, the current generation’s top-selling dedicated gaming platform welcomed an entirely new audience with a lower suggested price of $79.99 for the Nintendo 2DS system. This big value has already shown big results. According to the NPD Group, which tracks U.S. video game sales, in May the system saw a 38 percent sales boost over April and a 148 percent increase year-on-year – all after just one week at the new price.

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Yet another new commercial is in for Kirby: Planet Robobot. See the “Ready to Rocket” promo below.

Upcoming 3DS title Teddy Together has been delayed until August 11th in Australia and New Zealand. The game was previously slated to release July 2nd. It is still on track for its July 1st release in the EU.

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