Wii U surpasses 3 million units sold in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 47 Comments
With the latest sales numbers reported by Media Create, we’ve learned that Wii U has now sold over three million units in Japan. The sales tracker has the console at around 3,020,662 units lifetime in the territory. Wii U launched in Japan back in December 2012, so it took around three years to reach this latest milestone.
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Amazon: Shovel Knight on Wii U for $20
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
The Wii U version of Shovel Knight (retail) is on sale again over at Amazon
You can save $5 on the game, bringing the price down to $20. The same deal doesn’t apply to 3DS sadly!
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Japan: Hardware totals for 2015, top 10 best-selling games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Thanks to Famitsu, we now have information about overall sales in Japan for 2015. This accounts for data collected between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015.
First, here’s a look at the numbers per platform:
3DS – 2,189,900 (3,153,045 last year) (20,036,956 lifetime)
PS4 – 1,205,163 (925,570 last year) (2,130,733 lifetime)
PS Vita – 959,342 (1,147,936 last year) (4,382,417 lifetime)
Wii U – 820,304 (604,856 last year) (2,943,587 lifetime)
PS3 – 188,207 (450,034 last year) (10,206,741 lifetime)
Xbox One – 18,093 (45,958 last year) (64,051 lifetime)
In terms of totals, hardware sold 5,381,009 across all platforms. That’s down from 6,428,837 the previous year.
Lastly, here’s a look at the top best-selling games in Japan during 2015:
01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.441.977 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.965.202 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.282.880 / NEW
04./00. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.064.897 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 864.865 / NEW
06./00. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 674.194 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 636.709 / NEW
08./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 625.223 / 2.632.550 (-69%)
09./00. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 607.343 / NEW
10./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest # (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 538.669 / NEW
Guitar Hero Live – two new Premium Shows, top 20 songs played during the holidays
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
It’s time for another content update in Guitar Hero Live. Two new Premium Shows have been added in GHTV: Festival Anthems and New Rock Revolution. There’s also an extension of The Dead Weather’s three playable songs from their live performance in Nashville.
Here are this week’s new songs:
Festival Anthems
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
Biffy Clyro – Black Chandelier
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
New Rock Revolution
Don Broco – Priorities
Lower Than Atlantis – English Kids in America
Mallory Knox – When Are We Waking Up?
FreeStyleGames has also announced the top 20 songs that were played most often in GHTV through the holiday break. For the full list, head past the break.
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Media Create sales (12/28/15 – 1/3/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 17 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 73,778
PS4 – 65,427
Vita – 63,811
Wii U – 53,547
3DS – 21,621
New 3DS – 21,501
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 3,205
Xbox One – 765
Vita TV – 670
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 107,374
Wii U – 92,801
Vita – 73,163
PS4 – 53,023
New 3DS – 29,252
3DS – 13,109
3DS LL – 5,083
PS3 – 3,994
Vita TV – 1,167
Xbox One – 490
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 130,063 / 2,521,859
2. [3DS] Monster Strike – 91,572 / 699,436
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 60,447 / 1,153,989
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 52,753 / 726,885
5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 49,533 / 2,124,427
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 48,222 / 584,717
7. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 26,513 / 620,782
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 24,539 / 1,301,227
9. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 22,378 / 178,420
10. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 22,343 / 198,315
11. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Force – 20,508 / 107,763
12. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 16,139 / 252,344
13. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 13,216 / 192,475
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 11,150 / 266,459
15. [3DS] Downtown no Kagi no Tsukai ya Arahen de!! Zettai ni Tsukamatte ha Ikenai Gasu Kuropikari Land – 9,962 / 22,420
16. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,875 / 1,187,570
17. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 9,828 / 2,421,040
18. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 8,835 / 32,901
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 8,499 / 4,110,542
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 8,122 / 2,589,230
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Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance scheduled for tonight
Posted on 9 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Now that the holiday season is over Nintendo seems to be resuming the weekly maintenance schedule for Xenoblade Chronicles X. All online services for the game will be down for approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. The exact schedule is as follows:
– 5:50 PM PT – 10:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK – 2:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe
Genei Ibun Roku #FE original soundtrack due out in Japan next month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments
An original soundtrack based on Genei Ibun Roku #FE will be available in Japan next month. For 3,240 yen, fans can gain access to 18 different songs.
Here’s the full lineup of included tracks (warning: potential spoilers!):
- Reincarnation by Kiria (CV: Yoshino Nanjo)
- Feel by Tsubasa Oribe (CV: Inori Minase)
- BLACK RAIN by Yashiro Tsurugi (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya)
- Beastie Game by TIKi (CV: Sumire Morohoshi)
- Memory of Rain by Mamori Minamoto (CV: Kaori Fukuhara)
- More than friends, less than lovers. by Tsubasa Oribe (CV: Inori Minase)
- Maze by Kiria (CV: Yoshino Nanjo)
- Give me!! by Kiria x Tsubasa Oribe (CV: Yoshino Nanjo / Inori Minase)
- Distance between you and me by Emotional KEY (CV: Karin Nanami / Chinatsu Wakatsuki / Mina Nakazawa)
- Dear ? Witch! Sweet? by Mobuyama Mobudai (CV: Sekiya Mayu)
- Going through the Tunnel by Mamori Minamoto (CV: Kaori Fukuhara)
- Jump! Ogre!!! by Toma Akagi (Yuuki Ono)
- Dream ? Catcher by Tsubasa Oribe and Eleonora Yumizuru (CV: Inori Minase / Ayane Sakura)
- Under the moon by Yashiro Tsurugi (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya)
- Not an Illusory World by TIKi (CV: Sumire Morohoshi)
- Fly ~Your Wind~ by Tsubasa Oribe (CV: Inori Minase)
- Fire Emblem ~Drama’s Light~ by Itsuki Aoi & FORTUNA ALL STARS (CV: Ryohei Kimura / Yuuki Ono / Ami Koshimizu / Ayane Sakura / Yuichi Nakamura / Yoshino Nanjo / Kaori Fukuhara / Yoshimasa Hosoya / Inori Minase / Sumire Moroshi)
- Smile Smile by Itsuki Aoi & FORTUNA ALL STARS (CV: Ryohei Kimura / Yuuki Ono / Ami Koshimizu / Ayane Sakura / Yuichi Nakamura / Yoshino Nanjo / Kaori Fukuhara / Yoshimasa Hosoya / Inori Minase / Sumire Moroshi)
CD Japan is offering a bonus poster with first press copies, and mu-mo will include a character acrylic charm set for Tsubasa, Itsuki and Toma.
Genei Ibun Roku #FE Vocal Collection: Fortuna All Stars arrives on February 10.
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Media Create software sales (12/21 – 12/27) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
02./01. [3DS] Monster Strike
03./04. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
04./06. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./05. [WIU] Splatoon #
06./00. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force
07./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
08./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
09./08. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
10./09. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 #
11./10. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
12./03. [PS4] Fallout 4 #
13./00. [3DS] Medarot 9: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver.
14./00. [WIU] Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem #
15./16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu
16./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.7
17./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
18./29. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
19./21. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
20./24. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns
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Kimishima comments briefly on Splatoon, sales, NX, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 70 Comments
Sankei West recently spoke with Tatsumi Kimishima. During their talk, Nintendo’s new president talked a bit about Splatoon, sales, mobile, My Nintendo, and NX.
The first topic discussed during the interview was Splatoon. After Sankei mentions that it’s selling well, Kimishima said that painting colors as a way of battle and the characters allow it to be accepted by a family audience. He added that, in the future, it’s possible to extend it widely like Super Mario Bros.
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Media Create sales (12/21 – 12/27)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 99 Comments
Update (1/4): Bumped to the top. Hardware and software numbers have been replaced with Media Create. Hardware is still from Famitsu.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 107,374
Wii U – 92,801
Vita – 73,163
PS4 – 53,023
New 3DS – 29,252
3DS – 13,109
3DS LL – 5,083
PS3 – 3,994
Vita TV – 1,167
Xbox One – 490
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 103,246
Wii U – 79,266
Vita – 52,289
PS4 – 46,749
New 3DS – 25,964
3DS – 9,984
3DS LL – 4,921
PS3 – 2,769
Vita TV – 834
Xbox One – 512
And here are the software charts:
01./02. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 191.000 / 2.392.000 (+1%)
02./01. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 170.000 / 608.000 (-61%)
03./04. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 120.000 / 2.075.000 (+16%)
04./06. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 98.000 / 674.000 (+16%)
05./05. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 95.000 / 1.094.000 (+10%)
06./00. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.12.23} (¥7.344) – 87.000 / NEW
07./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 62.000 / 536.000 (+93%)
08./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 52.000 / 1.277.000 (+5%)
09./08. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Nintendo) {2015.12.03} (¥5.076) – 48.000 / 176.000 (+5%)
10./09. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.05} (¥6.145) – 44.000 / 236.000 (+12%)
11./10. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076)
12./03. [PS4] Fallout 4 # (Bethesda Softworks) {2015.12.17} (¥8.618)
13./00. [3DS] Medarot 9: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. (Rocket Company) {2015.12.24} (¥6.264)
14./00. [WIU] Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem # (Nintendo) {2015.12.26} (¥7.236)
15./16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2015.11.19} (¥5.184)
16./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.12.23} (¥10.778)
17./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800)
18./29. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156)
19./21. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616)
20./24. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.10.08} (¥6.145)
21./20. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes (Nintendo) {2015.10.22} (¥5.076)
22./18. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (Pokemon Co.) {2015.09.17} (¥5.076)
23./25. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
24./34. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront # (Electronic Arts) {2015.11.19} (¥8.424)
25./26. [3DS] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.07.09} (¥5.119)
26./37. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776)
27./42. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
28./22. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.26} (¥5.627)
29./32. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1! (Takara Tomy) {2015.10.22} (¥5.832)
30./27. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World (Pokemon Co.) {2015.11.19} (¥3.996)
* Note: latest numbers are based on data from Famitsu, as Media Create figures have been delayed. Post will be updated with Media Create data upon availability.
