Nintendo is promoting Mario Party: Star Rush by pointing out a new survey conducted by Wakefield Research that many parents say they don’t have enough time to spend with their kids. As the big N notes, “parents tell their children they are too busy to play with them an average of eight times a week, with almost half of parents (48 percent) saying they spend more time commuting to work than playing with their kids. But simple things like playing a quick video game as a family, which tops the list of activities that kids enjoy most (33 percent), can be easy and fun.”
Nintendo adds that over half of parents (52 percent) often avoid playing family games due to the stress of picking a single game that everyone wants to play. Kids getting too bored (36 percent) or arguing whose turn it is (31 percent) are roadblocks as well.
In today’s announcement, Nintendo claims that Mario Party: Star Rush can help avoid these pitfalls. The game lets players take turns at once, experience various mini-games and boss battles, and go through seven different modes.
Source: Nintendo PR
Both Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Monster Hunter 4 Generations will undergo maintenance on Tuesday/Wednesday in Europe and North America. During the following times, all network services will be unavailable:
Monster Hunter Generations:
- 7PM PT (November 15th) – 9:30 PM PT (November 15th)
- 10PM ET (November 15th) – 12:30AM ET (November 16th)
- 3AM in the UK (November 16th) – 5:30AM in the UK (November 16th)
- 4AM in Europe (November 16th) – 6:30AM in Europe (November 16th)
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate:
- 10PM PT (November 15th) – 12:30AM PT (November 16th)
- 1AM ET (November 16th) – 3:30AM ET (November 16th)
- 6AM in the UK (November 16th) – 8:30AM in the UK (November 15th)
- 7AM in Europe (November 16th) – 9:30AM in Europe (November 16th)
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Aqua TV – €4.70 / £3.99 / CHF 5.10
Wii U DLC
Aqua TV – Oceanus – €2.35 / £1.99 / CHF 2.55
Aqua TV – Thetis – €2.35 / £1.99 / CHF 2.55
Aqua TV – Poseidon – €2.35 / £1.99 / CHF 2.55
3DS Download
Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
3DS Demo
7th Dragon III Code: VFD
eShop Sales
Wii U
Ascent of Kings – €1.49 / £1.10 / CHF 1.49 until 24.11.2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.49 / CHF 1.99
Jones on Fire – €1.14 / £0.87 / CHF 1.14 until 01.12.2016, regular price €5.99 / £4.59 / CHF 5.99
Queen’s Garden – €5.24 / £4.12 / CHF 5.24 until 01.12.2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.49 / CHF 6.99
Nano Assault Neo – €7.49 / £6.74 / CHF 10.50 until 08.12.2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Totem Topple – €2.50 / £2.25 / CHF 3.50 until 24.11.2016, regular price €5.00 £4.50 / CHF 7.00
3DS
My Zoo Vet – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 18.00 until 01.12.2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 24.00
Aqua Moto Racing 3D – €5.99 / £5.39 / CHF 8.39 until 24.11.2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
Alien on the run – €3.74 / £3.14 / CHF 4.04 until 01.12.2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.19 / CHF 5.39
Crazy Construction – €5.24 / £3.74 / CHF 5.24 until 01.12.2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Murder on the Titanic – €6.39 / £4.79 / CHF 6.39 until 01.12.2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Safari Quest – €5.59 / £3.99 / CHF 5.59 until 01.12.2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Permanent price drops
Wii U
Defense Dome – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80. Previously €2.99 / £2.29 / CHF 3.29
Source: Nintendo PR
Laura Kate Dale of Let’s Play Video Games has published another report on the Switch. Again, these are just rumors at the moment, but Laura has been pretty accurate on her Switch reporting so far.
According to two separate sources of hers, the UK-based store GAME “has been informed of the Nintendo Switch’s wholesale price to retailers” and will sell the Switch at a price of £199.99. This is not a price dictated by Nintendo, as console manufacturers are not allowed to set suggested retail prices for their consoles, but it’s pretty likely that the system will be sold across the UK at that price.
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
4. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
8. Pokken Tournament- Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. Pokemon X – Nintendo
7. Mario Party: Star Rush – Nintendo
8. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
A new Wii U bundle has released in Australia, in anticipation of the holidays. The bundle is currently available and includes Mario Kart 8 pre-installed and a download code for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It is priced at AU $429.95. Furthermore, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Pikmin 3 have both been added to the Nintendo Selects list for Australia, each priced at AU $49.95. You can watch a trailer for the Wii U bundle below:
Speaking with GamesRadar, Niantic revealed that 1.3 billion Ghost type Pokemon were caught during Pokemon GO’s Halloween event. That took place over the span of five days.
Niantic says Gastly was the most popular Pokemon caught during the Halloween period. Cubone was second, followed by Drowzee in third.
During the latest episode of Live with YouTube Gaming, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment producer Doug Heder visited the show to give viewers a look at the new Sonic Level Pack in LEGO Dimensions. View the full recording below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Zelda: Breath of the Wild is back in the top ten this week.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 27 and November 1.
