This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Mario Kart 7
4. Super Metroid
5. Pokemon Red
6. Bravely Second
7. Pokemon Blue
8. EarthBound
9. Super Mario World
10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
11. Donkey Kong Country 2
12. Super Mario Bros. 3
13. Kirby’s Dream Land 2
14. Hyrule Warriors Legends
15. Shovel Knight
16. Donkey Kong Country
17. Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward
18. Gunman Clive
19. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
20. Galaga
Videos
1. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
2. Hyrule Warriors Legends Launch Trailer
3. Mario Kart 7 Video
4. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
5. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
6. Super Mario World Trailer
7. Zelda: A Link to the Past
8. Super Mario Kart Trailer
9. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Trailer
10. EarthBound Trailer
11. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
12. Terraria Announcement Trailer
13. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
14. Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
15. Pokemon Red Trailer
16. Super Metroid Trailer
17. Donkey Kong Country Trailer
18. Photos with Mario Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
20. Justice Chronicles Trailer 1
Source: 3DS eShop
Nintendo announced Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins earlier today. The animated short will air around the world later this week (Wednesday in most places).
The Japanese Star Fox Zero website has now been updated with a couple of tidbits about the “presentation”. First, The Battle Begins will be about 15 minutes long. A special Game Center DX video for Star Fox Zero will also air in Japan, coming in at roughly 35 minutes.
Update: This is now up for pre-order on Amazon. Ocarina of Time on Amazon US here, Amazon Canada here. The next set is also confirmed to be Oracle of Ages/Seasons. That can be found on Amazon US here and Amazon Canada here.
Starting in November, VIZ Media will be releasing the first of five manga series compilations from author/illustrator Akira Himekawa. Fans can pick up “The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition Volume 1” for $17.99 / $21.99 CAN. This will feature parts one and two of Ocarina of Time’s manga telling.
Senior editor Beth Kawasaki said of today’s news:
“The Legend of Zelda is an unforgettable and tremendously loved property among multiple generations of video game, pop culture and manga fans. We are very excited to bring fans The Legend of Zelda in a comprehensive new way with these collectible omnibus editions.”
Each volume of the Legendary Edition will come with two graphic novels. They’ll launch every two months, meaning the second set should follow in January, and so on.
U.S. retailers like Best Buy have already opened up pre-orders for Nintendo’s upcoming amiibo, and GameStop will be next out of the gate tomorrow. You’ll be able to reserve the new Kirby series as well as Isabelle in her winter and summer outfits. We’ll put up a separate post when live.
Update (4/18): Bumped to the top. RCMADIAX has confirmed that two games will be included in Tap Tap Arcade 2. Interestingly, you can only get one via this bundle. Skeasy and the new title Volcano will be included. Here’s a first look at the latter.
[WiiU] First look at the new game #Volcano, available only in the upcoming #TapTapArcade2 this July on the #eShop. pic.twitter.com/ak41SoZtKU
— RCMADIAX [+=••] (@rcmadiax) April 18, 2016
Original (4/17): RCMADIAX has announced it will release Tap Tap Arcade 2 on the Wii U eShop this summer in both North America and Europe. Like the original, it’ll be a bundle of sorts featuring previous titles from the indie developer. Tap Tap Arcade 2 should be out in July.
RCMADIAX sent out the following message via Twitter earlier today:
[Wii U] #TapTapArcade2 is coming to the #eShop this July in both North America and Europe! More details soon… pic.twitter.com/zXNszwQOZC
— RCMADIAX [+=••] (@rcmadiax) April 17, 2016
Update: Bumped to the top. The 20% Prime discount is now live for Prime members.
Last week, XSEED announced that Corpse Party 3DS will be localized for North America this summer. The game will be sold on the eShop, but a limited “Back to School Edition” physical release is also being made available. Amazon now has this up for pre-order here.
Corpse Party: Back to School Edition includes a couple of special items. Along with the game, you’ll receive high-quality miniature figurines of characters Naomi Nakashima and Seiko Shinohara plus a soundtrack CD. The CD includes nearly 80 minutes of music from the game not previously featured on the “Songs of the Dead” compilation, including three tracks exclusive to the 3DS version.
Update 3 (4/18): Bumped to the top again. The 20% Prime pre-order discount is finally live on Amazon.
Update 2 (4/16): Bumped to the top. Now available for pre-order on GameStop here.
Update: This is now live on Amazon Canada here.
Original (4/15): Yesterday, Atlus announced that Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is heading to North America this summer. Pre-orders for the game are now starting to go live.
You can reserve Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse on Amazon here. The 20 percent discount isn’t up for Prime members yet, but it should be soon.
We’ll keep you informed as other retailers open up pre-orders.
The Bravely Second Collector’s Edition is available again for purchase at GameStop. You can get an order in here. If it sells out, we’ll update this post.
Two more items have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the week. Wii U and 3DS is up first, followed by Super Mario Maker.
Here’s the full schedule:
Wii U / 3DS
– 9 PM PT (Tuesday) – 1 AM PT (Tuesday)
– 12 AM ET (Wednesday) – 4 AM ET (Wednesday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 9 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 10 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
Super Mario Maker
– 6 PM PT (Wednesday) – 8 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 9 PM ET (Wednesday) – 11 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 4 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 5 AM in Europe (Thursday)
When this maintenance is taking place, all online services will be impacted.
A new Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge trailer shows some of the characters included in the game. Watch the video below.