Japan Q1 2016 sales – best-selling games, publisher split, top 5 games on 3DS and Wii U
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
New data reveals the best-selling games in Japan in Q1 this year, based on sales calculated between January 4 and April 3. Yo-kai Sangokushi is already in the top three despite only having been out for about a week.
Here’s the full lineup:
01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
02./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo #
03./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
04./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III
05./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo
06./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations #
07./00. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai #
08./0x. [WiiU] Splatoon #
09./0x. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10./00. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
More Star Fox Guard footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
A few more minutes of Star Fox Guard footage is in, following up on the video we posted a few hours ago. Get a look at some additional gameplay below.
More: PlatinumGames, Star Fox Guard
NNID maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo scheduled an upcoming maintenance period for next week – during that time, logging into services that use your NNID will be unavailable. This affects Wii U, 3DS and web-based services. Below is the exact time frame, sorted by time zone:
- 1 PM PT, April 11th – 5 PM PT, April 11th
- 4 PM ET, April 11th – 8 PM ET, April 11th
- 9 PM GMT, April 11th – 1 AM GMT, April 12th
- 10 PM CET, April 11th – 2 AM CET, April 12th
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7 minutes of Star Fox Guard footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
We’ve seen plenty of Star Fox Zero footage this week, but now some gameplay of Star Fox Guard has emerged as well. Take a look at seven minutes from the title below.
More: PlatinumGames, Star Fox Guard
Super Mario Maker version 1.42 out now
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Super Mario Maker has received a new update, bringing the game to version 1.42. Nintendo says of the patch: “A number of issues have been fixed to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.”
354MB of free space is needed to download the update. Note that it’s required in order to access online features.
More: Super Mario Maker, title update, top
Star Fox Zero co-op footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
IGN has posted another Star Fox Zero video that gives us a look at co-op multiplayer. Check out the footage below.
More: PlatinumGames, Star Fox Zero
Keiji Inafune makes a Super Mario Maker level
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 38 Comments
Polygon has put up the latest video in its “Devs Make Mario” series. In today’s feature, Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune creates a level in the game. View it below.
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Splatoon’s Squid Sisters to perform at Niconico Chokaigi
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Update (4/6): Bumped to the top. It’s now been decided that the Squid Sisters will perform on April 29.
Original (3/24): Splatoon’s Squid Sisters held a performance at Niconico Tokaigi 2016 nearly two months ago. Towards the end of April, Marie and Callie will be back in action.
Nintendo is planning on having the Squid Sisters appear at Niconico Chokaigi. We’re waiting on more concrete information, but additional details will be shared at a later date.
NicoNico Choukagi will run on April 29 and April 30.
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Media Create sales (3/28/16 – 4/3/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 49 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 30,081
New 3DS LL – 22,020
Vita – 17,153
New 3DS – 5,376
Wii U – 3,541
3DS – 2,069
PS3 – 1,537
3DS LL – 342
Xbox One – 207
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 34,377
New 3DS LL – 22,639
Vita – 20,068
New 3DS – 5,773
Wii U – 4,545
3DS – 2,322
PS3 – 1,290
3DS LL – 365
Xbox One – 55
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 269,516 / NEW
2. [PS4] Star Ocean 5 – 113,022 / NEW
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 98,634 / 467,299
4. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 33,406 / 243,547
5. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 14,295 / 112,302
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,657 / 723,479
7. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 10,294 / 129,482
8. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 10,149 / 29,647
9. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 10,073 / 79511
10. [PS4] Winning Post 8 2016 – 8,367 / NEW
11. [WIU] Splatoon – 8,120 / 1,318,600
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 7,627 / 22,364
13. [PSV] Winning Post 8 2016 – 6,166 / NEW
14. [PS4] The Division – 5,446 / 119,860
15. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 4,971 / 13,223
16. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,873 / 834,231
17. [PS4] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 4,765 / 49,488
18. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 4,684 / 25,007
19. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 4,492 / 454,420
20. [PS3] Winning Post 8 2016 – 4,472 / NEW
Japanese Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard trailers
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo has prepared new Japanese trailers for both Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard. Both are posted below.
