Media Create software sales (6/23 – 6/29) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] Freedom Wars
02./00. [PS4] Watch Dogs
03./00. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II #
04./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken
05./00. [PSV] Girls & Panzer: Senshado, Kiwamemasu! #
06./00. [PS3] Watch Dogs
07./02. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
08./03. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
09./01. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy
10./04. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
11./00. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install #
12./05. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth #
13./00. [WIU] Kamen Rider: Battride War II #
14./00. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate
15./00. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition)
16./10. [PS4] FIFA 14 #
17./08. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
18./00. [PSV] Robotics;Notes Elite #
19./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
20./17. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
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Miyamoto suggested Pac-Man inclusion for Smash Bros. Brawl, Sakurai thought it was “a little too farfetched”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 6 Comments
Pac-Man is joining the Super Smash Bros. series for the first time through the upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. However, it turns out that the classic character could have been included in the previous entry, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Masahiro Sakurai wrote in the latest issue of Famitsu that Pac-Man was a possibility for Brawl courtesy of a suggestion from Shigeru Miyamoto:
“During development of Smash Bros. Brawl, Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo approached me and asked, ‘Can’t we have Pac-Man as a guest character?’ At the time, imagining the image of Pac-Man and his incomplete pizza shape, I thought to myself, ‘Hmmm… That’s a little too farfetched.'”
Sakurai also mentioned in his column that coming up with character ideas for a Smash Bros. game may seem easy, but it takes a great deal of work to implement on the development side.
GameStop ad (7/2 – 7/8)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below:
Nintendo conducting eShop maintenance tomorrow; online stores currently experiencing issues
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The Wii U and 3DS eShops will be affected by maintenance on Monday. Between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET (1 PM PT and 5 PM PT), both stores will be inaccessible, as will the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop.
We’ll also mention quickly that all of Nintendo’s online shops have been experiencing issues since 5:59 PM ET / 3:59 PM PT. The company is working on the situation and hopes to have all services completely restored soon.
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Media Create software sales (6/16 – 6/22) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy
02./02. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
03./01. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
04./04. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
05./03. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth #
06./00. [PSV] htoL NiQ: Hotaru no Nikki
07./00. [PS3] CV: Casting Voice
08./11. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
09./06. [PS3] One Piece: Unlimited World Red
10./10. [PS4] FIFA 14 #
11./05. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Evolution #
12./13. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
13./18. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
14./07. [PSV] One Piece: Unlimited World Red
15./16. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
16./14. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour
17./17. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
18./09. [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard: Lock on Victory!!
19./19. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
20./24. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
21./26. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z
22./08. [PS4] Thief
23./22. [PS3] Rain
24./25. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour
25./20. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories #
26./12. [PS3] Thief
27./27. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up!
28./29. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment #
29./32. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
30./00. [PSV] Sengoku Hime 4: Souha Hyakkei, Hanamoru Chikai #
31./37. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl
32./35. [PSV] Terraria
33./15. [WIU] One Piece: Unlimited World Red
34./34. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Frontier
35./36. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
36./33. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle #
37./40. [PS4] Battlefield 4
38./38. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
39./21. [PS4] Wolfenstein: The New Order
40./28. [PSV] Chou Megami Shinkou Noire: Gekishin Black Heart #
41./00. [PSV] Durarara!! 3-way Standoff: Alley V
42./41. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World
43./42. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
44./31. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All #
45./39. [PSV] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation
46./00. [PSV] Persona 4: Golden
47./23. [PS3] Wolfenstein: The New Order
48./30. [PS4] Infamous: Second Son
49./00. [3DS] Pac-World
50./43. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind
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GameStop ad (6/25 – 7/1)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below (note: very slow week again!).
Nintendo comments on Philips’ patent win in the UK
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 7 Comments
Late last week, Philips announced that it had secured a patent win against Nintendo in the UK. Now Nintendo has followed up by responding to the situation with a lengthy statement. You can find it in full below.
Media Create software sales (6/9 – 6/15) – Top 50
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
02./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
03./01. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth #
04./05. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
05./00. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Evolution #
06./00. [PS3] One Piece: Unlimited World Red
07./00. [PSV] One Piece: Unlimited World Red
08./00. [PS4] Thief
09./04. [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard: Lock on Victory!!
10./09. [PS4] FIFA 14 #
11./07. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
12./00. [PS3] Thief
13./14. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
14./11. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour
15./00. [WIU] One Piece: Unlimited World Red
16./12. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
17./17. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
18./22. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
19./19. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
20./06. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories #
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Philips wins patent case against Nintendo in UK
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 23 Comments
Reuters is reporting that Philips Electronics has won a patent infringement case against Nintendo in the UK. It’s the first of four lawsuits filed against Nintendo.
In a statement, Philips spokesman Bjorn Teuwsen said:
“It’s about a patent for motion, gesture and pointing control that we make available to manufacturers of set-top boxes and games consoles through a licensing program. We’d been trying to come to a licensing agreement with Nintendo since 2011, but since it didn’t work out we started legal action in Germany and the UK in 2012, France in 2013 and in the U.S. last month. We’ve requested fair compensation for the use of our patents.”
Philips did not share information regarding possible financial implications from the ruling.
Thanks to Joachim for the tip.
Aonuma reflects on Zelda: Skyward Sword’s tutorials, will be careful with them going forward
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 9 Comments
One of the more common complaints with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword concerned the game’s tutorials. Many felt that there were too many of them, especially at the beginning.
This is something that series producer Eiji Aonuma has learned from. Aonuma told Kotaku that he now understands “that when you go out and buy a game, you buy the game because you want to play it, and you don’t want to have any obstacles in the way.” Additionally, he admitted that Skyward Sword’s tutorials were “frontloaded”.
Aonuma said this was all “a real learning experience for me”, and he’ll “be careful not to do that.”
