Media Create software sales (1/9/17 – 1/15/17) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix) {2017.01.12} (¥6.800) – 137.797 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony # (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.01.12} (¥6.400) – 76.166 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony # (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.01.12} (¥7.400) – 40.006 / NEW
04./02. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 31.656 / 3.071.241 (-65%)
05./01. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 23.845 / 914.683 (-76%)
06./06. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 23.192 / 608.398 (-2%)
07./03. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 16.732 / 261.089 (-65%)
08./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 10.066 / 245.418 (+6%)
09./07. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 10.004 / 917.772 (-57%)
10./04. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 8.890 / 1.083.384 (-72%)
11./00. [PS4] SG/ZH: School Girl/Zombie Hunter (D3Publisher) {2017.01.12} (¥6.980) – 8.439 / NEW
12./05. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} (¥4.700) – 7.334 / 152.172 (-69%)
13./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 6.410 / 107.764 (-59%)
14./00. [PSV] Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni – Bikini Party Edition (Marvelous) {2017.01.12} (¥4.980) – 5.078 / NEW
15./09. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life # (Sega) {2016.12.08} (¥8.190) – 5.064 / 331.388 (-63%)
16./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 4.940 / 275.984 (-63%)
17./15. [PS4] Watch Dogs 2 (Ubisoft) {2016.12.01} (¥8.400) – 4.656 / 102.611 (-47%)
18./20. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) – 4.647 / 249.053 (-31%)
19./10. [3DS] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Heroes (Konami) {2016.12.15} (¥4.500) – 3.714 / 77.274 (-73%)
20./31. [PS4] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) {2016.12.01} (¥2.800) – 3.272 / 28.196
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An estimated look at the size of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s map
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a massive world to explore. At last year’s E3, Nintendo said that the Great Plateau represents an extremely small percentage of the game even though it was pretty spacious itself.
So just how big is the world in Breath of the Wild? Reddit user have put together an estimate and rough size comparison based on various calculations, the results of which are above. Wind Waker’s size is off, though the others should be somewhat close.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Treasure Trove are coming in April
Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
We recently learned that Shovel Knight will be launching for Switch, but we didn’t know when it would be available. An update on the PlayStation Blog by developer Yacht Club Games has revealed that Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, which will be coming to all Nintendo systems, will launch in April.
This new campaign from the perspective of Specter Knight, member of The Order of No Quarter, will come along a new Shovel Knight package called Treasure Trove with all three main campaigns and some other new content.
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Reggie confirms Zelda is Nintendo’s last Wii U title, games will still be sold and online will continue
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild marks the end for Wii U – at least from a games standpoint. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Polygon last week what we all expected, which is that no other titles are in development.
However, Reggie did say that Wii U games will still be sold at retail as well as on the eShop. Additionally, online services will not be shutting down anytime soon.
According to Reggie:
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Aonuma on Zelda: Breath of the Wild – fan feedback, voice acting, timeline placement, more
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Vice has a pretty big interview up with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma about Breath of the Wild. Topics include fan feedback, voice acting, where it sits in the timeline, and more.
You can find notable excerpts from the interview below. The full discussion is located here.
Eiji Aonuma on Breath of the Wild’s development process, the game’s physics engine, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch, Wii U | 8 Comments
Eurogamer recently had the chance to interview Eiji Aonuma and ask him about Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda in general. Make sure to read the full interview here; below are a couple of interesting tidbits:
Video: Yoshi’s Woolly World Wii U vs. New 3DS comparison
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After originally hitting Wii U, Yoshi’s Woolly World is on 3DS as Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. A comparison has now come in of the two versions. Since Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World is only at 60 frames per second on New 3DS, that version was specifically used here. The full comparison is below.
More Wii U / 3DS maintenance happening in a few hours
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
It’s been a busy time for Nintendo maintenance as of late. That continues later tonight, with two hours of maintenance planned for Wii U and 3DS.
The schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (January 18) – 7 PM PT (January 18)
– 8 PM ET (January 18) – 10 PM ET (January 18)
– 1 AM in the UK (January 19) – 3 AM in the UK (January 19)
– 2 AM in Europe (January 19) – 4 AM in Europe (January 19)
Worth a reminder: 3DS’ maintenance scheduled for next week remains on track.
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Ubisoft on Switch’s audience, initial lineup of games, dev approach, why it will be more successful than Wii U
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GamesIndustry published a new interview with Xavier Poix, the boss of Ubisoft’s French studios, about all things Switch. He weighed in on the audience for Switch, Ubisoft’s initial lineup of games and why they were chosen, the company’s approach to development, and why the system will be more successful than Wii U.
We’ve rounded up some notable excerpts from the interview below. Head on over here for the full discussion.
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Media Create sales (1/9/17 – 1/15/17)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 39, 116
New 3DS LL – 23, 212
Vita – 13,816
2DS – 9,243
PS4 Pro – 7,887
New 3DS – 2,091
Wii U – 1,169
PS3 – 701
Xbox One – 75
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 78,927
New 3DS LL – 54,645
Vita – 34,023
2DS – 26,214
PS4 Pro – 8,242
New 3DS – 8,019
Wii U – 3,147
PS3 – 1,156
Xbox One – 180
And here are the software charts:
