Media Create software sales (6/6 – 6/12) – Top 50
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01. / 00. [PS3] Yakuza: Of the End (Sega) {2011.06.09} – 298.717 / NEW
02. / 01. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) {2011.06.02} – 15,551/ 74,343 (-74%)
03. / 03. [NDS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (Pokemon Co.) {2011.04.21} – 11.421 / 130.812 (+4%)
04. / 04. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31} – 10.526 / 530.022 (-2%)
05. / 02. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26} – 8.384 / 105.625 (-50%)
06. / 00. [PSP] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi Portable Vol. 1: CR Evangelion – Shinjitsu no Tsubasa # (Fields) {2011.06.09} – 6.808 / NEW
07. / 13. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 6.243 / 1.911.195 (+9%)
08. / 07. [PSP] Akiba’s Trip (Acquire) {2011.05.19} – 5.523 / 89.477 (-40%)
09. / 00. [PS3] Red Faction: Armageddon (Spike) {2011.06.09} – 5.436 / NEW
10. / 09. [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) {2011.04.28} – 5.306 / 116.798 (-24%)
11. / 11. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14} – 5.302 / 180.066 (-16%)
12. / 14. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 5.230 / 5.197.923 (-5%)
13. / 05. [PS3] Warriors: Legends of Troy (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.26} – 5.128 / 46.862 (-50%)
14. / 25. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} – 4.960 / 346.607
15. / 10. [PS3] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Way of Heaven with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.26} – 4.087 / 25.933 (-36%)
16. / 16. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} – 4.050 / 3.240.957 (+1%)
17. / 08. [WII] Pandora’s Tower: Until I Return to Your Side (Nintendo) {2011.05.26} – 4.005 / 33.885 (-53%)
18. / 17. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} – 3.938 / 2.324.544 (+17%)
19. / 15. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 3.919 / 4.486.990 (-3%)
20. / 00. [PS3] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi Vol. 2: CR Evangelion – Shinjitsu no Tsubasa (Fields) {2011.06.09} – 3.558 / NEW
GameStop’s promotion of Zelda release is amazing
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This might be the neatest GameStop yet and it might even blow your mind considering we don’t often see something like this at the retailer. One store in particular has gone above and beyond any expectations a fan would have to promote the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Zelda posters, items, trinkets, and tons of other paraphernalia have been packed into the store. If only all GameStops cared about the game this much!
Zelda: Ocarina of Time game delays were met with joy from staff
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This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Iwata: The release date got pushed back several times.
Aonuma: Yeah.
Iwata: In general, when a release date gets pushed back and the due date for development is extended, hard days lie ahead, so the atmosphere gets heavy.
Takizawa: But that didn’t happen at all with this project.
Aonuma: Why was that?
Takizawa: Instead, we were like, “All right!”
Iwata: Huh? All right? (laughs)
Ocarina of Time’s fishing pond resulted from casual experiments in the Water Temple
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This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Morita: The Water Temple is in Lake Hylia. Aonuma-san designed that dungeon. The boss that appears there is Morpha. Just when I was making that, there was a landform like a pool.
Iwata: Morpha rises up out of the pool and fights Link.
Morita: Right. When I was making that boss, I casually…
Iwata: “Casually”? (laughs) I doubt you had that kind of time!
Morita: But for some reason I did. (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Volvagia’s movements are the same as a fighter aircraft in Star Fox 64
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This is pretty nuts. As revealed in the latest Iwata Asks, the fire temple boss Volvagia has the same movements as a fighter aircraft in Star Fox 64. Kazuaki Morita programmed bosses in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and also worked on Star Fox 64 3D.
Iwata: Yes, some things aren’t easy to explain.
Takizawa: An example from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the boss Volvagia, which looks like a dragon.
Iwata: Yes. The boss in the Fire Temple.
Takizawa: Volvagia is a dragon, so it wriggles and undulates. I only gave Morita-san the dragon model parts, but he set it in motion immediately. It was mysterious how he could do that.
Iwata: You were impressed—like, “I don’t get it, but wow!”
Why The Great Fairy in Ocarina of Time has a distinctive look
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To say the least, The Great Fairy in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time looks anything but subdued. She comes shooting out of the fountain, with a loud laugh, and with some… interesting attire.
The Great Fairy’s look was certainly intentional. According to Yoshiki Haruhana, a character designer on the original game, revealed in the latest Iwata Asks that he was trying to draw a unique fairy so that she wouldn’t be boring.
Aonuma: The Great Fairy is one character you never forget.
Iwata: The Great Fairy is extremely flamboyant!
Aonuma: The first time I saw her, rather than smile, I drew back! (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Nintendo Power – Readers’ most wanted
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Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
3. The Grinder
4. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion
DS
1. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
2. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
3. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
4. Captain America: Super Soldier
5. X-Men: Destiny
3DS
1. Super Mario
2. Mario Kart
3. Paper Mario
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
5. Star Fox 64 3D
Nintendo Download (6/16, Europe) – complete list
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eShop VC
Donkey Kong (GameBoy) – £3.60/€4
WiiWare
Airport Mania: First Flight – 500 Points
Successfully Learning German: Year 2 – 500 Points
DSiWare
Ubongo – 500 Points
Airport Mania: First Flight – 200 Points
Successfully Learning German: Year 2 – 200 Points
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
