Media Create software sales (3/14/16 – 3/20/16) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [WIU] Pokken Tournament #
02./00. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order
03./01. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s The Division
04./08. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
05./10. [WIU] Splatoon #
06./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
07./00. [PS4] Battlefield 4: Premium Edition
08./05. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3
09./02. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD #
10./03. [PSV] Summon Night 6: Lost Borders #
11./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
12./29. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
13./09. [PS4] Gundam Breaker 3
14./00. [PS4] Senran Kagura Estival Versus: Sakura Edition
15./12. [PSV] Attack on Titan #
16./13. [3DS] Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjou
17./00. [PSV] Wand of Fortune R #
18./14. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations #
19./17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
20./00. [PS4] Yakuza 0 [New Price Edition]
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Pokken Tournament sold through 37% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 31 Comments
Pokken Tournament sold just under 70,000 in its first week in Japan. That’s based on information from Media Create, who collected data starting with the game’s launch on March 18 up through March 20. We now have more analysis from the sales tracker.
According to Media Create, Pokken Tournament sold through 36.65 percent of its initial shipment, which may seem low for a collaboration title between Pokemon and Tekken. Pokken Tournament’s near term sales future may depend on families who are familiar with Pokemon and how much this new game appeals to them during spring break.
On the topic of Wii U hardware, the Pokken Tournament bundle sold 4,000 units. The console surpassed 10,000 units in Japan for the first time in eight weeks.
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Smash Bros. Wii U “bidou” moves have some wavedashing similarities
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Wavedashing, a well-known Smash Bros. technique, hasn’t been seen since Melee. However, players are now starting to explore some “bidou” moves in the series’ latest entry that is reminiscent of it in some ways.
To execute these techniques, a Wii U Pro Controller is preferred, and most buttons need to be remapped. For the most part, it relies on pressing and holding the special move button.
Kotaku explains the benefits of bidou in a new post today:
Bidou opens up the possibility to make perfect pivots easier, pull off crouching perfect pivots, sliding spot dodges, standing dash attacks, and achieve frame accuracy on wall jump attacks. It also makes dash dancing much easier and opens up a brand new tech called “quick step,” which is an even smaller movement than the perfect pivot. What that means in short: reduced lag, better momentum control, and being able to get moves out when you need them.
Here’s a look at bidou from My Smash Corner:
A big question here is how useful bidou will be in the end. Will it be patched in the future?
Easter sale on the Nintendo UK store
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The Nintendo UK store is hosting a new sale in celebration of Easter. The New 3DS XL, games, and merchandise have been discounted. You can find the hub page here for the full sale.
Update: WiiU/3DS tonight – Nintendo shop maintenance, Wii U and 3DS maintenance set for Monday
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Update (3/24): In addition to the maintenance below, Wii U and 3DS maintenance is also taking place tonight for 90 minutes. Here are the times:
– 10 PM PT (Thursday) – 11:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 1 AM ET (Friday) – 2:30 AM ET (Friday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Friday) – 6:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Friday) – 7:30 AM in Europe (Friday)
Original (3/23): Nintendo maintenance will be picking back up early next week. Shop maintenance is scheduled for Monday, as well as downtime for Wii U and 3DS which impacts online elements.
Here’s the complete maintenance roundup:
Wii U / 3DS eShops / Wii Shopping Channel / DSi Shop
– 1 PM PT (March 28) – 3 PM PT (March 28)
– 4 PM ET (March 28) – 6 PM ET (March 28)
– 9 PM in the UK (March 28) – 11 PM in the UK (March 28)
– 10 PM in Europe (March 28) – 12 PM in Europe (March 29)
Wii U / 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.)
– 4 PM PT (March 28) – 7 PM PT (March 28)
– 7 PM ET (March 28) – 10 PM ET (March 28)
– 12 PM in the UK (March 29) – 3 AM in the UK (March 29)
– 1 AM in Europe (March 29) – 4 AM in Europe (March 29)
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Star Fox Zero update: planets and routes
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments
Nintendo updated the Japanese website of Star Fox Zero today with some info on the game’s locations. Here’s a list of the planets you’ll be visiting in the game:
- Corneria
- Meteo ?
- Area 3
- Zoness
- Sector ?
- Titania
- Sector ?
- Fichina
- Fortuna
- Sector ?
- Venom
If you’ve played Star Fox 64, these places should sound familiar to you. Just like in that game, you’ll be able to choose between different routes to your final goal of Venom depending on your decisions in missions. For example, switching to the Walker on Corneria can lead you to a secret boss and a new route.
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Sakurai Famitsu column summary – Smash Bros. eSport thoughts and more
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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai is back with another Famitsu column in this week’s magazine. This time around, Sakurai tackled a few questions from fans.
Here’s a summary of what was shared:
What’s better: printed or digital manuals?
Sakurai points out that he only reads manuals when he’s really stuck, so either way is fine. But for digital versions, it’d be better if they load up as fast as possible. (Note: Many people consider printed guides to be more convenient because they’re not located on the same screen).
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Amazon: LEGO Dimensions for $45
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LEGO Dimensions is half off on Amazon right now. It started out as a $90 game, but has now dropped to $45. Place an order here
if interested.
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Hyrule Warriors version 1.8.0 out now
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Hyrule Warriors has received a new update. After applying version 1.8.0, players can use the new characters Linkle, Skull Kid, Toon Link, Tetra, and King Daphnes. These characters can be unlocked with a code included in Hyrule Warriors Legends.
For those that are curious, Hyrule Warriors’ 1.8.0 update is a 276MB download.
Hyrule Warriors New 3DS / 3DS / Wii U frame rate test
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments
Digital Foundry has put a comprehensive video together comparing the frame rates of Hyrule Warriors Legends on New 3DS and 3DS as well as the original game on Wii U. See the full results below.
