This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta share some more gaming confessions. See the full episode below.
Amazon has a couple of decent deals running at the moment. For 3DS, Zelda: Tri Force Heroes can be had for $25 ($15 off). Skylanders SuperChargers on Wii U is also on sale for $20 (save $20), and includes Turbo Charge Donkey Kong.
In April, the “Nintendo Spring Partner Preview” went up on Nintendo’s YouTube page. It highlighted a few games, including Tumblestone. We learned at the time that, in addition to Wii U, a New 3DS version was in the works.
There’s been a lot of news about Tumblestone since then, including a release date and retail version. But good news: the New 3DS version is still coming along as well. It’s planned for later in the year.
The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild reconfirmed on Twitter earlier in the week:
@makindatcake Yes! Tumblestone will be coming to New 3DS later in the year.
— Tumblestone (@TumblestoneGame) June 29, 2016
Update 2 (7/1): The second part is now live here. Looks like these are going up quicker than expected!
Original (6/30): Nintendo UK has put up a new transcript of a conversation held between Miitomo producer Yoshio Sakamoto and EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi. The two go over the origins of the app that debuted a few months ago.
You can read the full discussion here. Five more parts will be added to the page over the next few weeks.
In Japan, 3DS owners have an opportunity to nab an exclusive Dragon Ball: Fusions theme. Those who stop by certain shops can scan a QR code from a promotional book which can then be used to obtain it. Limited quantities of a special book are also being handed out (pictured below).
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.
