This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura
02./00. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter
03./00. [PS4] The Idolm@ster: Platinum Stars #
04./00. [PSV] Toukiden 2 #
05./00. [PS4] Toukiden 2 #
06./02. [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana #
07./10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
08./09. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
09./05. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
10./03. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu
11./00. [PS3] Toukiden 2 #
12./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
13./06. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
14./11. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
15./13. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
16./14. [PS4] Overwatch
17./07. [WIU] Splatoon #
18./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure
19./00. [PSV] The Longest 5 Minutes #
20./18. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
Capcom has put out a few more screenshots from the new coverage of Monster Hunter Stories. Check out the latest images below.
Puzzle & Dragons X debuted in Japan last week. Between July 28 and July 31, the game sold around 87,000 copies. Media Create does’t have any extra data, but Dengeki did post a few extra tidbits.
Puzzle & Dragons X came in two versions. The split was 45,000 copies for the “God Chapter” version and 42,000 units for “Dragon Chapter”. The sell-through rate was roughly 45 percent.
Unfortunately, Puzzle & Dragons X struggled mightily when compared to the 2013 predecessor Puzzle & Dragons X. That game saw sales of 1.53 million copies, so the point we are looking here would be how far this one can capture potential users.
Miitomo has received some new content tonight. Nintendo is rolling out Miitomo Drop stages as well as new items.
With Miitomo Drop, users can look forward to a new Miitomo Drop stage every day for the next six days. Three are for “Calling all competitors! High-Impact Sports”. Another three are for “The vast depths! The World of the Sea”. A game ticket will also be provided each day.
Calling all competitors! High-Impact Sports is out now. It has the following items:
– Medal
– Olive wreath
– Track uniform
– Tracksuit
Aside from Miitomo Drop, new items have been added to Miitomo Shop. These include:
– Dragon wings
– Sporty tank top
– Baggy tight-ankle sweatpants
– Jelly sandals
– Shell pendant
– Basic headband
– Plain short-sleeve tee
– Plain shorts
Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Style Savvy: Fashion Forward are heading to North America on August 19. Those who plan on purchasing these titles digitally can now pre-load them from the eShop. That means you can download most of the data ahead of time, with only a small update needed at launch.
Metroid Prime: Federation Force is 10,241 blocks / 1,280.125MB. Style Savvy: Fashion Forward takes up 6,767 blocks / 845.875MB.
Various businesses have reaped the benefits of Pokemon GO, bringing them extra customers and attention. However, there are some institutions and private areas that haven’t been happy about being a PokeStop. Niantic is fortunately now starting to act on removal requests.
The Provo City Library is one such place that asked Niantic to take down its status as a PokeStop. They were told on August 2 that their request had been approved, and PokeStops were actually removed more quickly than they anticipated. Similar stories should begin popping up more frequently very soon.
Niantic CEO John Hanke has penned a new message about Pokemon GO on the company’s official website.
The main point of the letter was to highlight the importance of maintaining service. Niantic said it was delayed in bringing out the game across Latin America “due to aggressive efforts by third parties to access our servers outside of the Pokemon GO game client and our terms of service”. Third-parties were blocked to free up resources, transition to new features, and avoid cheating.
Hanke also said that Niantic has “heard feedback about the Nearby feature in the game and are actively working on it.”
The full message reads:
Things have been pretty crazy here at Niantic over the last few weeks but despite all of the ups and downs we get up every day inspired by the original goals of Niantic – to create an experience that encourages healthy outdoor exploration and social gameplay. Every positive story we hear (like this one from the UK) motivates us to keep working to support the game and continue the roll-out. Running a product like Pokémon GO at scale is challenging. Those challenges have been amplified by third parties attempting to access our servers in various ways outside of the game itself.
Nnooo has announced that The Legend of Kusakari will release on August 25 in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The 3DS eShop game is priced at $4.99 / €4.99 / £3.99 / AUS$6.99 / NZ$7.99.
For those that missed it, here’s a trailer from February:
We’ve included some information about The Legend of Kusakari after the break.
Niantic has acknowledged a new bug within Pokemon GO. The game’s latest issue, which affects throw accuracy, is increasing escape odds and omitting the XP bonus. Thankfully, a fix is said to be in the works.
Here’s the official tweet from Niantic:
Trainers, a new bug affecting throw accuracy increases the odds of escape and omits the XP bonus. We are working on a fix, stay tuned…
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 4, 2016
Psycho Pigs is out now on the European 3DS eShop, with the North American launch taking place soon. The game takes up 654 blocks on an SD card. That amounts to 81.75MB.
