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Sonic the Hedgehog is out now as one of a few new packs for LEGO Dimensions. See the official launch trailer below.

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

01./00. [PSV] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star # (Marvelous) {2016.11.10} (¥6.980) – 73.019 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star #
(Marvelous) {2016.11.10} (¥7.980) – 67.356 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] PriPara Mezameyo! Megami no Dress Design # (Takara Tomy) {2016.11.10} (¥5.400) – 28.865 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition (Bethesda Softworks) {2016.11.10} (¥5.980) – 27.330 / NEW
05./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.11.04} (¥7.900) – 26.070 / 131.834 (-75%)
06./00. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star – Velber Box {PlayStation 4 \ PlayStation Vita}
(Marvelous) {2016.11.10} (¥19.990) – 18.439 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Beyblade Burst
(FuRyu) {2016.11.10} (¥5.780) – 16.516 / NEW
08./02. [PS4] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.11.02} (¥7.600) – 14.367 / 80.402 (-78%)
09./04. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) – 12.950 / 195.369 (-43%)
10./09. [PS4] Titanfall 2
(Electronic Arts) {2016.10.28} (¥7.800) – 7.069 / 42.126 (-48%)
11./08. [PSV] World of Final Fantasy # (Square Enix) {2016.10.27} (¥5.800) – 7.007 / 68.924 (-53%)
12./12. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush (Nintendo) {2016.10.20} (¥4.700) – 6.630 / 57.876 (-37%)
13./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories # (Capcom) {2016.10.08} (¥5.800) – 6.364 / 266.788 (-46%)
14./06. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization #
(Bandai Namco Games) {2016.10.27} (¥7.200) – 6.335 / 93.031 (-60%)
15./07. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization #
(Bandai Namco Games) {2016.10.27} (¥6.100) – 6.299 / 91.679 (-60%)
16./10. [PS4] World of Final Fantasy #
(Square Enix) {2016.10.27} (¥5.800) – 5.442 / 71.459 (-58%)
17./13. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 4.688 / 171.893 (-18%)
18./14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
(Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 4.386 / 915.601 (-17%)
19./00. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience {Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes \ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain}
(Konami) {2016.11.10} (¥3.980) – 4.196 / NEW
20./00. [3DS] Saiki Kusuo no ? Nan: Shijou ? Dai no ? Nan!? (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.11.10} (¥5.700) – 3.519 / NEW

The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.

YouTube user JayShockblast posted a bunch of footage from the new LEGO Dimensions packs, including Sonic, E.T., and the Gremlins. Watch a video with lengthy gameplay below.

Today, Polygon published a lengthy interview with Valhalla Game Studios head Tomonobu Itagaki. Much of the discussion centered around the ill-fated Wii U game Devil’s Third. He chatted about its origins and how it ended up on Wii U, Nintendo of America’s handling of the game, and the negative critical reception.

We’ve picked out notable excerpts from the interview below. Be sure to read the entire piece on Polygon here as well.

The Game Awards 2016 are just a few weeks away, and now we know the full set of nominees across various categories. Several Nintendo-related titles are up for consideration, including Fire Emblem Fates as “Best Mobile/Handheld Game” as well as “Best Strategy Game”. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is also nominated for “Most Anticipated Game”.

Head past the break for the lineup of categories that include Nintendo games. The entire lineup is on the official site here.

THQ Nordic made a new Darksiders Warmastered Edition trailer today, which is now available for viewing. See it below.

In other news, Darksiders Warmastered Edition no longer has a concrete date on Wii U. It was originally planned for October 25, before being moved to November 22. THQ Nordic now says the Wii U version will release “at a later stage.”

Source: THQ Nordic PR

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 92,344
New 3DS LL – 20,345
Vita – 10,410
2DS – 7,972
New 3DS – 3,603
Wii U – 2,756
PS3 – 611
3DS – 324
Xbox One – 171
3DS LL – 57

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 32,041
New 3DS LL – 19,798
Vita – 9,816
2DS – 7,122
New 3DS – 3,807
Wii U – 2,071
PS3 – 735
3DS – 408
Xbox One – 181
3DS LL – 47

And here are the software charts:

A new video from Game Informer shows off the Tribalstack Tropics level in Yooka-Laylee. Several minutes of footage is below.

SuperMetaldave64 posted a new video interview with Brjann Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Image & Form. Sigurgeirsson discussed the SteamWorld series, working with Wii U, and the Switch. Hear what he had to say in the video below.


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