Nintendo’s best overall release last year was Mario Kart 8’s second DLC pack, which earned a 90 percent average (also users’ favorite at 9.2). On the other end of the spectrum, Devil’s Third was the worst with an average of 43 percent from critics. Splatoon was the best new IP with 81 percent.

Here’s the analysis from Metacritic:

“It wasn’t a good year for the Nintendo brand. A year after finishing first in our rankings, Nintendo saw its average Metascore decline by nearly five points and its percentage of games receiving positive reviews fall from 56% to just 41%. The company once again released more unique titles than any other publisher, but too few of them connected with critics. The duds seemed to be spread fairly evenly among Nintendo’s two platforms, with its Wii U titles averaging 71.3 and its 3DS games averaging 71.9.”

And here are the overall 2015 rankings:

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Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon video: “It’s Your Store Now!”

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The Play Nintendo YouTube account has returned with another off-beat video, once again for Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: “It’s Your Store Now!”. You can view it below.

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Haikyuu!!: Cross Team Match trailer

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From Bandai Namco, we have a new trailer for Haikyuu!!: Cross Team Match. Give it a look below.

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Fire Emblem Fates “Life on the Front Lines: The Battle at Hand” trailer

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Nintendo has readied a new trailer for Fire Emblem Fates known as “Life on the Front Lines: The Battle at Hand”. You can give it a look below.

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Bravely Second – Yew Geneolgia introduction trailer

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The latest trailer for Bravely Second introduces us to Yew Geneolgia. Check it out below.

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No dual audio in Fire Emblem Fates

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Fire Emblem Awakening featured both English and Japanese voice acting. Fans were therefore hoping that Fire Emblem Fates would feature something similar. Unfortunately, it seems that only the English track is included in the game’s western release.

Nintendo hasn’t said why they decided against including Japanese voices. If the company comments on this, we’ll share the statement on the site.

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More Hyrule Warriors Legends English gameplay

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Two more English Hyrule Warriors Legends videos have come in from Polygon and GameSpot. Watch them below.

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15 minutes of Hyrule Warriors Legends English footage

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GameXplain has 15 minutes of Hyrule Warriors Legends footage up from the English build. Check it out below.

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Media Create software sales (1/25/16 – 1/31/16) – Top 50

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

01./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo # (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥5.980) – 178.016 / NEW <82,89%>
02./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥7.800) – 141.369 / NEW <85,36%>
03./00. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Nintendo) {2016.01.28} (¥4.700) – 55.331 / NEW
04./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥6.800) – 53.154 / NEW <89,44%>
05./00. [PSV] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 3 # (Broccoli) {2016.01.28} (¥3.800) – 51.289 / NEW
06./01. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 20.260 / 123.516 (-80%)
07./00. [PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.01.28} (¥8.800) – 20.101 / NEW
08./02. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 17.591 / 78.019 (-71%)
09./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥5.800) – 17.023 / 2.661.523 (-18%)
10./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.8 (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.01.28} (¥9.980) – 15.720 / NEW
11./00. [PS3] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.01.28} (¥8.800) – 15.431 / NEW
12./03. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.01.21} (¥5.800) – 15.174 / 69.653 (-72%)
13./08. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 13.256 / 1.228.409 (-4%)
14./00. [PSV] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Festa: Houka Kenran # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.01.28} (¥6.800) – 12.436 / NEW
15./10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.600) – 11.135 / 2.183.566 (+5%)
16./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 10.733 / 642.224 (+3%)
17./09. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.500) – 10.263 / 779.754 (-12%)
18./04. [PS4] Just Cause 3 (Square Enix) {2016.01.21} (¥7.800) – 8.928 / 42.588 (-73%)
19./13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 7.865 / 784.211 (-15%)
20./26. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.12.23} (¥6.800) – 7.429 / 137.877 (+152%)