Atlus released a new commercial for Etrian Odyssey V. In Japan, the game is due out on August 4. View the advert below.
Circle Entertainment isn’t slowing down its efforts to localize 3DS eShop games. Today, the publisher announced plans to bring over Kingdom’s Item Shop (may go by a different name in the west) from PUMO, originally released in 2014.
Here’s the news from Twitter:
Really addictive! You guys don't miss this one after it released. It won't be expensive for sure. pic.twitter.com/iHUDSl2dCK
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) July 1, 2016
And here’s the original Japanese trailer:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
02./00. [PSV] Caligula
03./00. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
04./00. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
05./00. [PSV] Refrain no Chika Meikyuu to Majo no Ryodan #
06./02. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice #
07./01. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure
08./00. [PS4] Umbrella Corps
09./03. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
10./05. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
11./07. [PS4] Overwatch
12./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
13./06. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
14./10. [WIU] Splatoon #
15./13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
16./08. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
17./15. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
18./00. [PSV] Chou Ezaru wa Akai Hana: Koi wa Tsuki ni Shirube Kareru
19./12. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
20./00. [PS4] The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series
The Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie, will be getting costumes in Super Mario Maker next week, on July 8th. A special event course will be available, and players will have to beat it twice to get each costume. With the Sisters’ amiibo releasing, it is possible that scanning them will unlock the costumes as well, although this has not been confirmed. You can watch a video of the course and the costumes below:
With the 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders occurring earlier this week, Nintendo has released the approval rating of the board of directors. For the most part, those who were on the board last year had a small increase in approval rating, although Tatsumi Kimishima saw a slight decline. This is most likely due to his change in role to President, however. Compared to Satoru Iwata’s approval rating from last year, there was an increase in percentage (from 83.45% to 87.14%). You can see the approval ratings below (numbers in parentheses represent those from 2015, for those who had been on the board)
– Tatsumi Kimishima: 87.14% (92.60%)
– Genyo Takeda: 95.26% (92.07% )
– Shigeru Miyamoto: 95.26% (92.08%)
– Shigeyuki Takahashi: 95.87% (94.46%)
– Shuntaro Furukawa: 96.38%
– Naoki Noguchi: 94.78%
– Yoshimi Mitamura: 96.81%
– Katsuhiro Umeyama: 97.49%
– Naoki Mizutani: 95.15% (94.52%)
Earlier this week, Media Create data revealed that Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns sold 100,000 copies in its first week in Japan. Per usual, the sales tracker has now followed up with a report that offers more insight into the title’s debut.
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns sold through 61.29 percent of its initial shipment. It didn’t live up to the original game in both first week sales (131,000 units) and sell-through rate (73.07 percent). On the other hand, retailers have noticed that fans who’ve picked up the game are noticeably in their 30s, so it is suggested that there is a strong core fan base that has loyally followed the series through its 20 years.
Looking at the past 3DS releases of Story of Seasons (total sales 286,000 copies) and Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (287,000 copies), both had managed a stable sales volume. Media Create is therefore observing whether Trio of Towns will be able to keep the same sales volume in the future.
In partnership with Nintendo, UNIQLO has launched its UNIQLO T-shirt (UT) Grand Prix 2017 design contest. Anyone around the world can enter until August 31.
Given the partnership, it makes sense that the theme of this year’s contest is Nintendo. Participants are encouraged “to express the joy and excitement of Nintendo’s games through clothing while also fostering creative talent.” Fans can make designs based on the company’s various franchises including Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong.
UNIQLO UT Grand Prix winners will be notified in Spring 2017. They’ll receive up to $10,000 in prize money, and an invitation to attend a special awards ceremony in Japan. Shigeru Miyamoto will be one of the competition’s judges and will also be present at the awards ceremony. Major prize winners will also receive a NX signed by Miyamoto.
These are the full lineup of prizes:
– Grand Prize: $10,000, an invitation to awards ceremony attended by Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo NX signed by him, and a special commemorative award
– Second Prize: $3,000, an invitation to awards ceremony attended by Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo NX signed by him
– Finalist Prizes: $500 each
Winning designs will be featured in UNIQLO’s Spring/Summer 2017 UT Collection, which will be available in men’s, women’s, and kids’ lines from UNIQLO stores in 18 countries and at the UNIQLO.com online store.
Source: UNIQLO PR
On July 20, the arcade version of Pokken Tournament will be getting a major update. The game will be adding Garchomp, Braixen, and Shadow Mewtwo. On top of this, it sounds like there will be a new character on the way.
A broadcast on Niconico during the middle of July will be going over the update. Additionally, based on the official image above, it’s implied that a new fighter teased will be revealed.
The Niconico stream will air on July 14 at the following times:
– 4 AM PT
– 7 AM ET
– 12 PM in the UK
– 1 PM in Europe
Although this news pertains specifically to the arcade version of Pokken Tournament, one would have to think that the fighter would be made available in the Wii U version as well. References to Scizor, Darkrai, and Empoleon were spotted in the latest update, but that doesn’t necessarily confirm that one of these three will be announced.
Miitomo has been updated with new content once again. Players can nab some new items, including a baseball uniform, straw hat, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
– Chipmunk tail
– Baseball cap (set)
– Baseball uniform (set)
– Straw hat
– Basic tank top
– Striped painter’s pants
– Vivid asymmetrical tights
– Pointed-toe pumps
Along with the items, a “Made of star stuff… Starlight Style #1” stage has been added to Miitomo. They provide the following items:
– Star sunglasses
– Stardust one piece
– Stardust pumps
– Stars pendent
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 was playable at E3 2016 a couple of weeks ago. Nintendo World Report now has off-screen footage up from the demo, which we’ve posted below.
