Scans roundup – Kenka Bancho 6, various ads
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It’s a light issue of Famitsu this week, meaning there isn’t much to post! You can at least get another look at Kenka Bancho 6 and a few ads in the gallery above.
GameStop ad (1/7 – 1/13)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.
Media Create hardware and software sales (12/22 – 12/28)
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Media Create is a bit behind on sales information from Japan. Due to the holidays, we now have two sets of data.
Here are the hardware sales between December 22 and December 28:
New 3DS LL – 105,947
New 3DS – 49,503
Wii U – 43,950
Vita – 42,405
PS4 – 33,150
3DS LL – 25,653
3DS – 15,171
PS3 – 12,578
Xbox One – 1,162
Vita TV – 1,090
Xbox 360 – 121
PSP – 7
For comparison’s sake, below are the hardware numbers from the previous week:
New 3DS LL – 108,235
New 3DS – 46,815
Wii U – 38,314
Vita – 32,834
PS4 – 30,951
3DS LL – 27,469
3DS – 13,832
PS3 – 9,956
Vita TV – 963
Xbox One – 893
Xbox 360 – 129
PSP – 6
And below are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 262,310 / 2,039/205
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 165,329 / 2,283,344
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 91,857 / 2,001,935
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 85,776 / 471,236
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 51,306 / 2,345,260
6. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 49,671 / 210,869
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 42,765 / 3,040,100
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 38,637 / 851,776
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 26,477 / 83,665
10. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 22,414 / 88,946
11. [PSV] The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order – 21,978 / NEW
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20,882 / 3,868,448
13. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 19,074 / 119,961
14. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko Ga Ochitsukundesu – 18,741 / 74,642
15. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 17,301 / 74,642
16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 16,425 / 118,214
17. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 14,866 / 58,966
18. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 14,549 / 47,130
19. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – 14,113 / NEW
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 13,629 / 2,437,387
The data for the previous week should be released tomorrow.
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Wii U’s YouTube app receives another update
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The official YouTube application for Wii U has been updated once again. At the moment, we’re not entirely sure what’s changed. The modifications are likely minimal, but if we hear about what’s new, we’ll be sure to keep you informed.
More: title update, YouTube
Japanese Kirby and the Rainbow Curse commercial
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Japanese Kirby and the Rainbow Curse amiibo promo
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Xenoblade Chronicles X in the final stages of development, more info this month
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A brief update was posted to the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X Twitter account yesterday. It was stated that the team is in high spirits as they approach the final stages of development. Additionally, we can expect an increase of information from around this month.
Japanese hardware rankings for 2014, top ten best-selling games
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Famitsu published a new article today revealing new Japanese sales data for the year 2014 as a whole.
First, here’s a look at the system rankings last year:
3DS – 3,153,045
PS Vita – 1,147,936
PS4 – 925,570
Wii U – 604,856
PS3 – 450,034
Xbox One – 45,958
We also have data for the top ten best-selling games in Japan last year:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 3,050,178
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 2,464,850
3. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 2,381,177
4. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 2,066,022
5. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 2,007,327
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 994,346
7. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 842,053
8. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 748,139
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 687,957
10. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 478,366
Nintendo fans in the Scandinavian region experiencing issues with Smash Bros. Club Nintendo promotion
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo has a promotion running all around the world for Super Smash Bros. owners on Wii U and 3DS. By registering both games on Club Nintendo, you can receive a free soundtrack CD and access to Mewtwo DLC this spring.
We haven’t heard about too many issues pertaining to the promotion, but those in the the Scandinavian region are dealing with a major problem. Here’s what reader Håkon sent us:
It seems as though the Scandinavian region is cheated out of the Smash Bros.-promotion with the soundtrack and Mewtwo being provided to those who purchased versions for both the Wii U and the 3DS.
As the 13th of January draws closer, and the last date on which you are allowed to register games for the promotion, Bergsala (the Nordic distributor of all Nintendo games and merchandise) has yet to make any statement on how or if they will provide this promotion to the loyal fans in this region. This is by no means the first time Bergsala is unable to keep up with the content offered by the company in other regions.
I personally attempted to get a statement from Bergsala regarding this matter, but the only reply I got was that they had “no information regarding these campaigns at the moment”. Of course, this could be no more than corporate talk, but there are currently no signs that they have any plans of including us this time around either.
Seems like the Nordic region is yet again left out in the cold.
Hopefully things can get sorted out over there soon!
