Disney XD has picked up the Yo-kai Watch anime for another 50 episodes as the series rings in season two, Level-5 announced today. The first 26 episodes are also now streaming on Netflix.
Yo-kai Watch season two kicks off on August 1 at 12:30 ET/PT. It’ll feature more than 90 new Yo-kai, the new Yo-kai Watch “Model Zero”, and new Yo-kai Medals. Did somebody say new?
Here’s a trailer:
Today’s announcement also mentioned that “Nintendo has seen steadily increasing game sales, and the Hasbro boys toy line has been a top-ten seller.”
Source: Level-5 PR
In just a few days, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be out on Wii U with the addition of Rugby Sevens. Get a look at a new video of the sport in action below.
#MarioSonicRio2016 arrives on Friday! Check out the new addition of Rugby.https://t.co/pCOVdC6F7p
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) June 20, 2016
Awhile back, Nintendo put up a Japanese page which allowed visitors to make their own Super Mario Maker wallpapers. The same site is now up in English here. It supports wallpaper creation for both desktops and smartphones.
Simon Kemp’s departure from Nintendo UK was made known earlier this month. He’s now been replaced by Nicolas Wegnez, who will become the company’s new general manager.
Wegnez has been with Nintendo for over 20 years. His most recent position was with Nintendo Iberica as marketing and PR director.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (available June 24th) – €59.99/ £49.99 / CHF 77.90
Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympics Games – €49.99/ £39.99 / CHF 64.90
Mighty No. 9 – €19.99/ £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Wii U Download
Minecraft: Wii U Edition (PATCH) – free
Rubik’s Cube – Conditional Discount: €2.49/ £2.24 / CHF 2.99 for users who own Cube Life: Island Survival until 21/07/2016, regular price: €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99
STEEL LORDS – €14.99/ £10.99 / CHF 14.99
Dual Core – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
SPLASHY DUCK – €1.49/ £1.39 / CHF 2.10
Wii U DLC
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Tokyo Millennium Collection – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Mirage Hunter (EXP) – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Mirage Hunter (Mastery) – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Mirage Hunter (Savage Festival) – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE 3 Support Quest Set – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Atlus Collaboration Costume Set – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Mighty No. 9 – Ray Expansion – €4.99/ £3.99 / CHF 7.00
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Battle Map Pack 1 – €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.00
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Battle Map Season Pass – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 9.60
SDK Paint – Slideshows Pack 1 – €0.50/ £0.50 / CHF 0.70
SDK Paint – Slideshows Pack 2 – €0.50/ £0.50 / CHF 0.70
SDK Paint – Slideshows Pack 3 – €0.50/ £0.50 / CHF 0.70
SDK Paint – Total Slideshows Pack – €1.25/ £1.09 / CHF 1.70
Wii U Virtual Console
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Nintendo presents: Style Boutique (DS) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
3DS Download
Rubik’s Cube – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99
Conveni Dream – €5.00/ £4.50 / CHF 6.10
Unholy Heights – €5.99/ £5.39 / CHF 8.40
3DS Demo
Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympics Games
Teddy Together
3DS DLC
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 8 Vanguard Dawn – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
eShop Sales
Wii U
VoxelMaker – €3.59/ £2.79 / CHF 3.99 until 30/06/2016, regular price €4.49 / £3.49 / CHF 4.99
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition – €2.35/ £2.15 / CHF 3.30 until 07/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20
3DS
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition – €2.35/ £2.15 / CHF 3.30 until 07/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20
Shingeki no Kyojin: Humanity in Chains – €14.99/ £12.00 / CHF 17.00 until 07/07/2016, regular price €29.99 / £34.99 / CHF 38.90
Snow Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 30/06/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
Parking Star 3D – €1.99/ £1.69 / CHF 2.40 until 14/07/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.49 / CHF 3.50
Quell Reflect – €2.79/ £2.19 / CHF 3.20 until 14/07/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.70
Swords & Soldiers 3D – €3.99/ £3.29 / CHF 4.90 until 14/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.59 / CHF 8.30
Demon King Box – €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.60 until 14/07/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.80
Space Lift Danger Panic! – €0.80/ £0.65 / CHF 0.99 until 30/06/2016, 22:59 UTC for users who own Heart Beaten, until 30/06/2016. Regular Discount €1.65/ £1.29 / CHF 2.00 until 30/06/2016. Regular price €2.49 / £1.99 / CHF 2.99
Heart Beaten – €1.09/ £1.00 / CHF 1.69 until 30/06/2016, 22:59 UTC for users who own Space Lift Danger Panic!,  until 30/06/2016. Regular Discount €2.33/ £2.00 / CHF 3.33 until 30/06/2016. Regular price €3.49 / £2.99 / CHF 4.99
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
4. Splatoon – Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD- Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
9. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
10. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
3DS
1. Kirby: Planet Robobot – Nintendo
2. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo
9. Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Mighty No. 9 will finally be released this week and to help you make an informed decision of whether or not to purchase it, we’ve rounded up some reviews from various sites:
IGN – 5.6 / 10
Gamespot – 5 / 10
GameInformer – 6 / 10
Videogamer – 5 / 10
Destructoid – 6.5 / 10
DigitalSpy – 2 / 5
Much like its protagonist, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is climbing to new heights. The Offical Game Trailer from E3 2016 has been making the rounds, and it has now become the most viewed video on Nintendo’s YouTube page, with almost 6,300,000 views. The previously most viewed video was the Nintendo 2DS introduction video.
