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Minecraft has become the best-selling game on the Japanese Wii U eShop. When we reported on the game’s ranking on December 27, it was already at the ninth spot. Minecraft: Wii U Edition has been climbing up the charts rapidly since then.

Famitsu reported in its most recent issue that the download has sold 77,233 copies. That’s based on data collected between November 30 and January 3.

Here’s a look at how Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s sales stack up to other versions of the game:

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Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge footage

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge was made available to consumers in Japan starting this week. If you purchase a figure, you can receive a code to download the game on Wii U and 3DS. We finally have some extensive footage – check it out below.

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Juicy Beast shares more on Toto Temple Deluxe’s sales

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Juicy Beast said earlier this month that the studio was disappointed by the sales of Toto Temple Deluxe. A few days ago, the company shared some concrete data.

Toto Temple Deluxe has sold roughly 6,000 copies across all platforms. You can see a breakdown of sales by platform above, which seems to show that the Wii U version outperformed the likes of Steam and Xbox One. It’s also fairly close to the PlayStation 4 edition.

Juicy Beast hopes that Toto Temple Deluxe will “benefit from the long tail eventually”.
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on the Wii U VC doesn’t let you share screenshots on Miiverse

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

When a new game comes out – be it a completely new title or something like a Virtual Console release – its related community opens on Miiverse. It’s here where users are usually able to share screenshots of games. With one classic game that just hit Wii U though, this isn’t possible.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance made its way to the Wii U Virtual Console this week. Users, however, have been mentioning in the community that posting screenshots isn’t possible. We don’t know why this is, but I imagine Square Enix must have some reason!

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Video: Lightwood Games explains amiibo support in Word Puzzles by POWGI

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

With Word Puzzles by POWGI hitting Wii U and 3DS in Europe this week, Lightwood Games put together a video explaining how amiibo works in the game. Check it out below.

More: Amiibo, indie, Lightwood Games, Word Puzzles by POWGI

Discovery’s 2.2 update detailed

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Noowanda intends to update Discovery, the studio’s block building game on the Wii U eShop. Several features are already lined up for version 2.2, including off-TV in single-player, a third-person view, and more. Other potential features like managing materials on the GamePad, block coloring, and more animals are also under consideration.

Players can share feedback about what they want to see from Discovery over on Miiverse. It sounds like Noowanda will be looking at all comments.

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Here’s a look at the upcoming update:

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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (1/28/16, North America)

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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Nintendo Minute – “Let’s Shovel!”

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

This week’s Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s episode, Kit and Krysta give Shovel Knight another look now that amiibo support is here. We’ve gone ahead and posted the video below.