Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and amiibo take this holiday season by storm
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– This holiday season is all about Mario. And Link. And Yoshi. And Samus. And Kirby. And…well, a lot of classic video game characters. That’s because Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and the first round of amiibo figures, Nintendo’s first foray into the toys-to-life category, are both launching on Nov. 21, right in time for the holiday shopping season. Nintendo’s favorite characters are going to be everywhere, whether on the battlefields of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, on store shelves as must-have amiibo figures or at the top of everyone’s holiday wish lists.
“Launching Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and amiibo on the same day kicks off the holiday shopping season with a bang…and a smash,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With a wide range of amiibo figures to choose from and a new Super Smash Bros. game on Wii U with more features than ever before, shopping for the Nintendo fan on your list will be easy this year.”
Media Create software sales (11/10 – 11/16)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 79,586 / NEW
2. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 – 71,303 / NEW
3. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 64,060 / NEW
4. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 39,502 / 2,144,346
5. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle X! – 35,098 / NEW
6. [PS3] Dengeki Fighting Climax – 34,671 / NEW
7. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 28,025 / NEW
8. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 – 36,684 / NEW
9. [PSV] Dengeki Fighting Climax – 25,607 / NEW
10. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 21,086 / 2,863,976
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 18,723 / 1,720,189
12. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 13,544 / 713,132
13. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2014 – 6,570 / 117,607
14. [PSV] Hanayamata Yosakoi LIVE! – 6,285 / NEW
15. [XBO] Halo: The Master Chief Collection – 4,867 / NEW
16. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2014 – 4,243 / 75,316
17. [PSV] Marginal #4: Idol of Supernova – 4,170 / NEW
18. [PS3] The Evil Within – 4,124 / 87,056
19. [XBO] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – 3,730 / NEW
20. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia – 2,926 / 65,046
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Media Create hardware sales (11/10 – 11/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 38,457
Vita – 19,301
PS4 – 15,537
Wii U – 14,002
New 3DS – 13,373
3DS LL – 9,172
PS3 – 4,711
3DS – 4,199
Xbox One – 2,245
Vita TV – 675
Xbox 360 – 91
PSP – 25
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 50,619
New 3DS – 15,020
PS4 – 10,078
Vita – 9,874
3DS LL – 9,083
Wii U – 4,787
PS3 – 4,666
3DS – 4,495
Vita TV – 678
Xbox One – 513
Xbox 360 – 107
PSP – 2
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 8 Player Smash! commercial (UK)
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Fix coming for Mario Kart 8’s MKTV upload issue
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Over on Nintendo’s tech forum it’s been revealed that a fix is coming to an MKTV issue introduced with Mario Kart 8’s latest 3.0 update. Some users have been receiving Error Code 104-1852 when attempting to upload a highlight to YouTube, here’s what a representative had to say on the topic:
Currently, when attempting to upload a game highlight video to YouTube, some users may receive Error Code 104-1852 and the video upload may fail as a result. Nintendo is aware of this and a system update to address this issue is being prepared. We will provide a status update on our support website here once the system update is ready for release.
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Video: Watch Dogs Wii U has some interesting shadow bugs
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshots (11/19/14)
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One of the big features in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the inclusion of Masterpieces, a look back on what the game’s cast got up to in some of their previous incarnations. Today Sakurai talks a little bit about how that’s all going to work when we get our hands on the game:
He continues:
Some of the Masterpieces aren’t unlocked at the beginning of the game. It’s impressive that there are even games from the Game Boy. Some games have different starting points, while others come loaded with save data.
Video: Mario Kart 8’s Mute City recreated in F-Zero X
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Ever wondered what would happen if you took the Mute City from Mario Kart 8’s latest DLC and tried to run it in actual an F-Zero engine? Apparently you don’t need to look any further because it now exists thanks to the track editor in F-Zero X. What do you think, is this a faithful recreation of the recreation?
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Mario Kart 8 director on choices behind the Nintendo DLC tracks, small tweak to improve lightweight racers
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Another interview with Mario Kart 8 director Kosuke Yabuki has popped up online – this time from GameSpot. Yabuki was asked about how the team decided on the Nintendo franchises for DLC tracks, revealed a small tweak made to improve the lightweight racers for collisions, and more.
Read on below for some excerpts from GameSpot’s interview. You can find the full thing here.
