Today, Nintendo announced that it is partnering with Mojang and Microsoft on a special Super Mario series collaboration with Minecraft.
The “Super Mario Mash-Up Pack” will be available for free starting on May 17. This will add new 40 skins, a Super Mario-themed pre-made world, and a set of Super Mario-themed music and item textures. It’s all inspired by various entries in the Super Mario series, including Super Mario World, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.
The retail version of Minecraft: Wii U Edition has also been dated. It’ll be out on June 16 for $29.99.
A trailer and the official announcement for the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack can be found below.
Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the week. As of now, this will impact Wii U and 3DS’ online features (online play, rankings, etc.).
It’ll all begin later today with the following maintenance:
– 4:30 PM PT – 8 PM PT
– 7:30 PM ET – 11 PM ET
– 12:30 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
– 1:30 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
As a reminder, the following Wii U and 3DS maintenance is also happening tomorrow:
– 4 AM PT – 8 AM PT
– 7 AM ET – 11 AM ET
– 12 PM in the UK – 4 PM in the UK
– 1 PM in Europe – 5 PM in Europe
And it’ll end later this week with the following maintenance:
– 10 PM PT (Tuesday) – 1 AM PT (Wednesday)
– 1 AM ET – 4 AM ET (Wednesday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 9 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 10 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
Later this month, Square Enix will be hosting a Dragon Quest 30th anniversary birthday countdown special live stream. This will be shown on Niconico at the following times on May 26:
– 5:30 AM PT
– 8:30 AM ET
– 1:30 PM in the UK
– 2:30 PM in Europe
MC Ayana Tsubaki, Dragon Quest series executive producer Yuu Miyake, and Dragon Quest series creator and game designer Yuji Horii will be on the broadcast. The group will count down to the May 27 30th anniversary of the Dragon Quest series.
Atlus published two more trailers for the upcoming next installment in the Etrian Odyssey series; a more general trailer and a trailer for the Herbalist class:
Bandai Namco publushed two more trailers for My Hero Academia: Battle for All, once again showcasing two of Deku’s classmates, Yuuga Aoyama and Denki Kaminari:
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Super Meat Boy – €11.20/ £10.40 / CHF 15.60 until 26/05/2016, regular price €14.00 / £13.00 / CHF 19.60
PIXEL SLIME U – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Color Symphony 2 – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 10.00
Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii) – €19.99/ £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Wii U DLC
LEGO MARVEL’S Avengers: All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange Pack – €2.99/ £2.50 / CHF 3.70
3DS Download
WordsUp! Academy – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 3.99
3DS Demo
Witch & Hero 2
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Contra III The Alien Wars (SNES) – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20
eShop Sales
Wii U
Word Search by POWGI – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 19/05/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
DuckTales: Remastered – €5.99/ £4.79 / CHF 8.40 until 26/05/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99/ CHF 21.00
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – €4.94/ £3.95 / CHF 6.90 until 26/05/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 21.00
STEEL RIVALS – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 19/05/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF 9.90
Resident Evil Revelations – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 11.80 until 26/05/2016, regular price €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 59.00
3DS
Word Search by POWGI – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 19/05/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 12.75 until 26/05/2016, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90
2 Fast 4 Gnomz – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 09/06/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
AiRace Speed – €2.39/ £2.10 / CHF 3.39 until 09/06/2016, regular price €3.49 / £3.10 / CHF 4.89
AiRace Xeno – €1.69/ £1.59 / CHF 2.39 until 09/06/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Goosebumps: The Game – €15.99/ £12.49 / CHF 19.99 until 13/06/2016, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90
Terraria – €14.99/ £12.74 / CHF 18.71 until 26/05/2016, regular price €19.99 / £16.99 / CHF 24.95
Resident Evil Revelations – €8.99/ £7.49 / CHF 11.67 until 26/05/2016, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 26/05/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Super Street Fighter IV 3D – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20 until 26/05/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
10. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
3DS
1. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. Pokemon X – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Monster Hunter X will be getting some Street Fighter felyne costumes, at least in Japan. The costumes, dressing felynes up as Chun-Li and Blanka, will be distributed through June 30th at 7-spots. A regular distribution is expected in the future, and it is unknown if the western release, Monster Hunter Generations, will get these costumes. These costumes are returning features from Monster Hunter 4G.
Capcom has come out with a new commercial for Ace Attorney 6, which is releasing in Japan on June 9. View it below.
