Best Buy: B1G1 50% off select 3DS games, save $10 on digital Switch titles, more
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Best Buy is running several deals on Nintendo-related games this week. The retailer is hosting a 3DS-specific offer, a sale on digital Switch titles, and more.
First up, Best Buy has started a buy 1, get 1 50% off sale on select 3DS games. The lineup includes:
Persona Q2 debut sales compared to the original
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Media Create reported this week that Persona Q2 sold 80,000 copies in its first week. The sales tracker has since provided additional tidbits about the game’s performance.
Compared to the first game, Persona Q2 didn’t do quite as well. The original managed to sell 187,000 units in its first week. Also, while that title sold through 80.64% of its initial shipment, Persona Q2 sold through 64.54%.
While that may seem a tad disappointing, Persona Q2 did have the best opening week of any 3DS game in Japan this year. It surpassed Etrian Odyssey Nexus’ number of 72,000 copies. Given that the momentum for 3DS hardware is on the downturn and interest has shifted to Switch, Persona Q2 had a decent result in the end.
Pokemon: Team Aqua and Team Magma 3DS themes out now
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Nintendo is continuing to support the 3DS with new themes. This week, two more Pokemon designs were added to the shop.
Pokemon: Team Aqua and Pokemon: Team Magma are out now in North America, Europe, and Japan. They’re priced at $1.99 each.
Source: 3DS Theme Shop
More: 3DS themes, Pokemon
Sakurai doesn’t think modern Kid Icarus: Uprising port would be possible
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Masahiro Sakurai is so closely associated with the Smash Bros. series that it can sometimes be easy to forget about his other projects. But back in 2012, he managed to successfully bring back the Kid Icarus series with Kid Icarus: Uprising on 3DS.
Kid Icarus: Uprising earned a great deal of praise, though some players were a bit frustrated by the controls. That’s one of the reasons why fans have been interested in seeing it ported to a new system – like Switch perhaps? However, in a recent interview, Sakurai shot down the idea.
More: interview, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Masahiro Sakurai, top
Yo-kai Watch 3’s western release combines all three versions into one game
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Yo-kai Watch 3 initially launched in Japan with “Sushi” and “Tempura” versions. A year later, a third “Sukiyaki” version was released. What does this mean for the western version of Yo-kai Watch 3?
This was initially unclear, but Nintendo and Level-5 did something rather interesting for Yo-kai Watch 3 in the west. As it turns out, all three versions were combined into one game. That means every Yo-kai can be obtained in a single save file.
For Yo-kai Watch 2, Nintendo originally brought Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits to the west. Psychic Specters would come out a year later. Fortunately, we’re avoiding a similar situation with Yo-kai Watch 3.
More: Level-5, top, Yo-Kai Watch 3
Media Create software sales (11/26/18 – 12/2/18) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! #
02./00. [3DS] Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
03./05. [NSW] Super Mario Party #
04./02. [PS4] Battlefield V
05./00. [NSW] Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble Zi-O #
06./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
07./08. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
08./10. [NSW] Minecraft #
09./09. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
10./00. [PS4] Dead by Daylight
11./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
12./13. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
13./06. [PS4] Fallout 76 #
14./04. [PS4] Shenmue I & II
15./03. [PS4] Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories
16./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion
17./00. [NSW] Billion Road
18./17. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies
19./00. [PS4] Lapis x Labyrinth
20./16. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
European Yo-kai Watch 3 launch trailer
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After previously releasing in Japan, Yo-kai Watch 3 is out in Europe today – with North America to follow in early 2019. View a launch trailer for the game below.
More: Level-5, Yo-Kai Watch 3
Pre-order Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey on the Nintendo UK store, get a coaster set
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Similar to past games, the Nintendo UK store is offering a pre-order bonus for Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey. Those who reserve the game will receive the coaster set pictured above.
You can pre-order Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey on the Nintendo UK store here. It launches January 25.
Etrian Odyssey Nexus – “Mapping” trailer
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Atlus issued a new trailer for Etrian Odyssey Nexus showing off the game’s mapping feature. Have a look at the video below.
More: Atlus, Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Media Create sales (11/26/18 – 12/2/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 120,546
PS4 Pro – 10,558
PS4 – 9,852
New 2DS LL – 7,401
New 3DS LL – 2,692
Vita – 1,798
2DS – 342
Xbox One X – 260
Xbox One – 25
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 108,375
PS4 – 13,281
PS4 Pro – 11,083
New 2DS LL – 6,512
New 3DS LL – 2,419
Vita – 1,688
2DS – 952
Xbox One X – 676
Xbox One – 46
And here are the software charts:
