Media Create software sales (6/22 – 6/28) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Black Kingdom / White Kingdom
02./00. [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night #
03./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition {Fire Emblem Fates: Black Kingdom \ Fire Emblem Fates: White Kingdom}
04./01. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
05./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward #
06./03. [WIU] Splatoon
07./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.2
08./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
09./00. [PSV] Chaos;Child #
10./02. [3DS] Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
11./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward #
12./07. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
13./05. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
14./00. [PSV] Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu: Setsugetsuka Koi Emaki #
15./04. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
16./00. [3DS] Kaitou Joker: Toki o Koeru Kaitou to Ushinawareta Houseki
17./10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
18./00. [PS4] Chaos;Child #
19./00. [PS4] Ride
20./08. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS cut content includes Rock Pikmin, Smash Run co-op, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 18 Comments
Source Gaming has been poking through the development slides featured in Masahiro Sakurai’s Famitsu column anthologies. The site has dug up some interesting information about cut content in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, like initial plans for Rock Pikmin and Smash Run co-op.
Here’s a summary of what’s been shared thus far:
– Rock Pikmin were planned but ultimately put on hold
– These Pikmin would have been heavy with short reach but high attack power
– Smash Run was to receive co-op play
– This idea wasn’t realized due to the 3DS processor’s inability to display multiple fighters on the same screen
– There were also plans for co-op powers at one point
– Sakurai initially considered including four versions of each Special
– Ex: Mario would have been able to launch a double fireball
– Special 4-on-4 Team Battles rules were considered
– Mii Fighters’ Specials were originally going to be included as in-game rewards
– Instead, they ended up as default content
Nintendo now selling Zelda: Wind Waker HD without the gold cover in North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
When The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD originally launched in North America, it was distributed with a gold boxart. This was the only region with such packaging. In Europe and Japan, Wind Waker HD was sold with a blueish boxart.
For whatever reason, North America now has the same packfront as the other two territories. Copies have been spotted with the updated blue boxart. I have no idea why Nintendo decided to change things after such a long period!
Best Buy: $25 off Splatoon and Super Mario 3D World Wii U bundles
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Best Buy is running a slight 4th of July sale on its website. You can save $25 on a pair of Wii U bundles, as the Splatoon and Super Mario World packages are both going for $274.99. Each one comes with a copy of Nintendo Land as well.
Update: Amazon – Pre-orders open for Shovel Knight’s physical version
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Update (7/3): Bumped to the top. Amazon’s pre-orders are now live as well. Get the Wii U version here
, and the 3DS version here
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Retailers are beginning to take pre-orders for Shovel Knight’s physical version, which was officially confirmed yesterday. You can reserve the game on Best Buy here and GameStop here.
Shovel Knight is coming to retail on October 13. Copies are priced at $19.99.
Splatoon weapon analysis videos from Nintendo
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Nintendo added four new videos to YouTube in which different weapons from Splatoon are analyzed. The Splat Charger, Blaster, .52 Gal, and Splattershot Jr are featured in the different clips. All of the videos can be seen below.
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Skylanders SuperChargers “Nintendo Guest Stars” trailer
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Activision has prepared a new Skylanders SuperChargers that puts the focus on the Nintendo guest stars, Bowser and Donkey Kong. Take a look at the video below.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – version 1.0.9 update out now
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Nintendo has given Super Smash Bros. for Wii U a new update. Players can download the latest patch now, which is version 1.0.9.
Today’s update is on the simpler side of things. Nintendo’s official notice is as follows: “Adjustments have been made for a more pleasant gaming experience.”
That’s it – at least in terms of what Nintendo is saying. I’m sure people will be poking through the files to see if there are any changes to things like character stats.
Nintendo is surprised by Splatoon’s success
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Nintendo announced last week that, since launch, Splatoon has sold over one million copies worldwide. The game’s success is something that surprised the company.
Speaking at Nintendo’s latest shareholders meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said:
As some of you may have seen the TV commercials we have been airing recently, “Splatoon” is a brand-new title and not a title from an established series. It has a very unique and fantasy-like setting. This game, inspired by squid squirting out ink, is played by human-shaped characters with squid-like features shooting, instead of squirting, ink at each other, and the team that paints the widest area in its team color wins. Having received high recognition from our consumers for its novelty, this title’s sell-through sales reached 1 million units in less than a month from its release. We feel very grateful for this, since our view was not so optimistic prior to release, for it being a non-series title.
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Iwata on maintaining the sense of surprise with NX, launch won’t mark the end of Wii U/3DS games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 27 Comments
Nintendo is not sharing any specifics about its next system – tentatively known as NX – until next year. There’s a reason for this.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, speaking at the company’s latest shareholders meeting, explained that revealing details early “could also give other companies the opportunity to come up with counterplans or implement the ideas that they find interesting.”
Iwata also touched on plans for Wii U and 3DS following NX’s launch. Even when the new system hits the market, we can apparently expect continued release for the two platforms.
Below are Iwata’s comments in full:
As I mentioned earlier, I cannot speak about the details of NX today. If I mention every detail of what we are newly thinking, it could be persuasive but it could also give other companies the opportunity to come up with counterplans or implement the ideas that they find interesting. There may also be the possibility that it will spoil the sense of surprise for consumers. Of course these factors are all against the interest of the entire company and they would ultimately harm the interest of our shareholders, so we appreciate your understanding in this respect.
Regarding your concern about what will happen to Wii U or what will happen to Nintendo 3DS, NX is a new platform, so the installed base will have to be built up from zero. When NX is launched, there already will be a certain volume of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U hardware widely existing in the market, so from a software business perspective, it would be highly inefficient to stop releasing titles for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U right after the launch of NX. Therefore, while we are preparing NX for the future, we are discussing within our internal development teams as well as with the second-party developers we co-develop software with and also with third-party software publishers about how to continue creating software for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. So, I believe that your point of concern should not happen immediately. As for Wii U, we will continue to make efforts, as it is a priority within the company to think about how we can satisfy the consumers who purchased this system to the maximum extent possible.
