Dengeki and Famitsu both have videos with gameplay from Puzzle & Dragons X. Both can be seen below.
Nintendo’s 2016 CSR Report was published yesterday. It’s only in Japanese for the time being, though some interesting information has already been translated from the document.
Here’s an updated look at the employee counts for Nintendo companies, subsidiaries, etc.:
Nintendo Company Limited (Global) – 5,120 Total Employees
* Nintendo of Japan – 2,009 Employees
* Nintendo of America – 1,257 Employees
* Nintendo of Europe – 868 Employees
* Nintendo of Australia – 75 Employees
* iQue – ? Employees
* Mario Club – 305 Employees
* ND Cube – ? Employees
* Nintendo European Research & Development – 30+ Employees
* Nintendo Network Service Database – ? Employees
* Nintendo Technology Development – 30+ Employees
* Nintendo Software Technology – 50+ Employees
* Retro Studios – 70+ Employees
* Monolith Soft – 109 Employees
* 1-Up Studio – 30 Employees
* NES Merchandising – ? Employees
Two more eShop games have been dated for Europe. First up is EnjoyUp Games’ shooter Hurry Up! Bird Hunter, which is releasing for Wii U on July 14 at a €7.99 price point. Defend Your Crypt will follow on 3DS a week later for €2.99.
Yo-kai Watch originally came to Japan in 2013. However, it wasn’t until last year that the franchise appeared in North America.
In an interview with USgamer, Hino talked about the wait for Yo-kai Watch in the west, telling the site:
“In Japan, Level-5 is a known company and we have a good relationship with various companies. But here in the west, it takes time to actually build a relationship with some of the big companies. Since Level-5 isn’t just known for just its name, we have had to build up a level of trust, which we see as one of our biggest challenges.
We realized that our company was finally mature enough to set up a company here. So we think that was one of the factors.”
MyGamingBoulevard has three videos up that provide a closer look at upcoming amiibo. Below, you can see the Zelda: Breath of the Wild figures, plus the new ones planned for the Splatoon and Super Mario lines.
Update: Bumped to the top. Here are the European rewards:
50% Discount on Pilotwings [New Nintendo 3DS] – 25 Gold Coins
50% Discount on Pilotwings [Wii U] – 25 Gold Coins
40% Discount on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 40 Gold Coins
Pilotwings [Wii U] – 65 Gold Coins
Pilotwings [New Nintendo 3DS] – 65 Gold Coins
20% Discount on Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 600 Platinum Coins
A new round of rewards are now available on My Nintendo. These include multiple discounts and games, which are listed below.
Discounts
– 30% discount on Earthbound Beginnings (Wii U, 20 Gold Coins)
– 30% discount on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, 50 Gold Coins)
– 30% discount on Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS, 80 Gold Coins)
– 30% discount on Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS, 100 Gold Coins)
– 30% discount on Mario Kart 8 (Wii U, 140 Gold Coins)
– 15% discount on NES Remix (Wii U, 150 Platinum/Miitomo coins)
– 15% discount on Yoshi’s New Island (3DS, 300 Platinum/Miitomo coins)
– 15% discount on Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS, 300 Platinum/Miitomo coins)
– 15% discount on Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, 300 Platinum/Miitomo coins)
– 15% discount on Wii Party U (Wii U, 600 Platinum/Miitomo coins)
Virtual Console/Download
– Metroid II: Return of Samus (3DS, 30 Gold Coins)
– Wario Land 3 (3DS, 40 Gold Coins)
– Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wii U, 40 Gold Coins)
– Donkey Kong 3 (3DS, 40 Gold Coins)
– Super Mario Kart (Wii U, 60 Gold Coins)
– Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 (Wii U, 60 Gold Coins)
Bit Dungeon+ has been dated for the European Wii U eShop. It’ll be out on July 14 for €4.99.
We mentioned last month that Bit Dungeon+ would be making its way to Wii U soon. For those that missed the news, here’s the game’s trailer:
As we mentioned yesterday, Shaymin is now available as the latest Mythical Pokemon distribution in X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Watch the official trailer below.
Are you having trouble finding worthwhile Super Mario Maker levels? Then a newly opened section of the game’s Japanese website may interest you.
The Super Mario Maker Course Selection area can be accessed here. On the page, Nintendo developers have selected levels and divided them up into categories.
Nintendo is also holding a contest of sorts to create a Super Mario Maker level with certain themes. These are:
1. A course that uses P-Switches/P-Doors in an interesting way
2. A course with a summer theme (makes you feel like you’re in summer)
3. A course that uses the phone audio block well
The deadline for the event is on August 8.
LEGO Dimensions will be receiving a bunch of content beginning in the fall through new figures and packs. One of the more anticipated additions is Sonic, who will even be getting his own figure.
TT Games producer Mark Warburton shared a couple of photos showing Sonic on his Twitter account earlier today. We’ve included those shots in this post.
