NeoGAF user horuhe has compiled the data of Japan’s best-selling games of the year using weekly Media Create top 20 charts. It may not be complete, but it gives us a look at the Japanese software market and what games they enjoy the most.
We can also have a look at the Wii U and 3DS top 20 best-sellers before the official Media Create charts come available in a few weeks.
Circle Entertainment still has plenty of titles lined up on 3DS. Already, the publisher is planning over ten games for the eShop.
One of these is Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers, created by Arc System Works. This should be out in the west sometime during Q1.
Circle wrote on Twitter a few hours ago:
Still had 10+ 3DS games waiting for complete, includes two excellent titles from ARC system works. This is first one targeting Q1. pic.twitter.com/6sA4Xdq9Jo
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 9, 2017
Finnish retailer Konsolinet has listed several Switch accessories from ORB on their website. ORB have created a couple of accessories for Nintendo hardware in the past, including the Wii and the 3DS. The accessories, like a Game Card holder or a grip for the Switch, don’t really tell us anything new about how the console will work, but it’s nonetheless nice to see that several third party accessories will be readily available.
Konsolinet also lists an official Switch Pro Controller on their website with a March 3rd release date, though that is likely a placeholder.
Over the course of the last year or so, Nintendo’s various European websites got updated continuously, getting new functionality, My Nintendo integration, a new mobile-friendly layout etc. Today they got perhaps their biggest update yet with a new header, and updated sidebar and an all-red color scheme. This is line with Nintendo as a whole moving back to their red-and-white logo and color scheme, instead of the grey-and-white that was used during the Wii and Wii U era.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
3DS Download
Mercenaries Saga 3 – €5.99 / £5.89 / CHF 7.80
Shift DX – €4.99 / £4.00 / CHF 4.49
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
6. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang appeared at CES 2017 this weekend, and while the main topics of the keynote were not Nintendo related, he briefly did touch on the Switch when asked if it connected to their AI endeavors:
Nintendo Switch is a game console. It’s very Nintendo. That entire experience is going to be very Nintendo. The beauty of that company, the craft of that company, the philosophy of that company—they’re myopically, singularly focused on making sure that the gaming experience is amazing, surprising, and safe for young people, for children. Their dedication to their craft, that singular dedication, is quite admirable. When you guys all see Switch, I believe people are going to be blown away, quite frankly. It’s really delightful.
Hex Heroes has been in development for a while, and while the developers have noted that they have had trouble developing both the combat and the Wii U version, they now have footage showing off both running well. In the same post, they also note that they will discuss more about a potential Switch version after this week’s presentation.
Koi, a calm exploration game, will be arriving on the Wii U next week. The game is being ported by Circle Entertainment. The game will cost $3.99.
