You may recall that a Culdcept Revolt Direct was held for Japan last month. Nintendo has now announced that a second broadcast is set to air on June 22 at the following times:
– 4 AM ET
– 7 AM PT
– 12 PM in the UK
– 1 PM in Europe
You can watch the Culdcept Revolt Direct as it unfolds below. We’ll also post about the presentation next week.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice #
02./02. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
03./01. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
04./04. [PS4] Overwatch
05./05. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
06./03. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
07./00. [PS4] Project CARS
08./07. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
09./00. [PS4] Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
10./10. [WIU] Splatoon #
11./08. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
12./13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
13./12. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
14./06. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End #
15./11. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
16./16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
17./15. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
18./00. [PS4] Grand Ages: Medieval
19./19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./09. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator #
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice debuted in Japan last week. During its first few days on the market, the game sold nearly 200,000 copies. Media Create now has more information about its performance.
Sales for Spirit of Justice fell about 20 percent when stacked up to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies’ first week. In July 2013, that game sold 250,000 units.
Media Create does note that pre-orders were roughly the same for the two titles. Spirit of Justice had 129,000 pre-orders while Dual Destinies’ reservations were at 121,000.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice started out by focusing on core fans of the series who pre-ordered the game, and the floating buyers are considered to be reduced. Considering proactive measures from multimedia expansion have been pushed such as a TV anime currently airing, Media Create says that the results can be hardly said to be sufficient.
Another small note by the way: the Lime x Black and Pink x White New 3DS XL colors sold 10,000 units. It contributed to the gaming market and helped raise overall hardware numbers a bit.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Mario Kart 7
2. Pokemon Yellow
3. Rhythm Heaven Megamix
4. Kirby: Planet Robobot
5. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
6. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
7. Pokemon Red
8. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
9. Pokemon Trading Card Game
10. Pokemon Blue
11. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
12. Super Mario Bros. 3
13. BoxBoy!
14. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
15. Zelda: A Link to the Past
16. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
17. Mega Man Legacy Collection
18. Super Mario World
19. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
20. Donkey Kong Country 3
Videos
1. Kirby: Planet Robobot Overview Trailer
2. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
3. Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 Trailer
4. Starter Pokemon for Pokemon Sun/Moon Revealed
5. Explore the Alola Region in Pokemon Sun/Moon
6. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
7. Mini Mario & Friends Launch Trailer
8. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
9. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
10. Disney Art Academy Overview Trailer
11. Hyrule Warriors Legends Launch Trailer
12. Mario Kart 7 Video
13. Super Mario World Trailer
14. Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo Trailer
15. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
16. Monster Hunter Generations Announcement Trailer
17. Photos with Mario Trailer
18. Minecraft Battle Mini Game Trailer
19. Sssnakes Trailer
20. Terraria Announcement Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
IGN hosted a gameplay demo for Skylanders Imaginators at E3 a little while ago. You can get a look at the full recording below.
Last year, Best Buy offered the Super Mario Maker button set as a pre-order bonus. It can now be purchased from a normal price straight from the retailer’s site. It’s available for $8, which isn’t too bad!
Another 65 minutes of Rhythm Heaven Megamix footage has been posted on YouTube. For another look at the game, view the video below.
In an interview with IGN, Shigeru Miyamoto teased what Nintendo is planning next for Mario. Miyamoto said that the company is trying to make “a new kind of Mario”, which has a possibility of showing up at E3 next year.
He said:
“We’re always challenging ourselves to create something new, so hopefully you’ll see a new kind of Mario in about a year or two. Maybe next E3 we’ll be able to share something.”
Later in the discussion, Miyamoto noted that there are different challenges with Mario compared to Zelda – which is seeing a refresh of sorts through Breath of the Wild – due to the wide audience Mario games reach.
“It’s kind of difficult with Mario because some of the more important conventions of Mario are based on the approachability and accessibility of those games. (Having new people join Nintendo has allowed Nintendo to look) at the conventions with fresh eyes.”
Capcom still has more collaboration DLC to announce for Monster Hunter Generations. And as stated by producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, we’ll be hearing about what’s in store “in the coming months”.
Capcom previously revealed Fire Emblem crossover equipment for Monster Hunter Generations in the west. There’s also DLC based on Okami and Ghosts ‘n Goblins.
