Just like in North America and Europe, Japan is also getting the Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL. Nintendo shared the boxart today, which you can find above. It features male and female artwork of Corrin on both sides.
All units will also come with these Fire Emblem 0 trading cards:
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Pokemon Red
3. Mario Kart 7
4. EarthBound
5. Pokemon Blue
6. Hyrule Warriors Legends
7. Super Mario World
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Donkey Kong Country
11. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
12. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
13. Kirby’s Dream Land 2
14. Terraria
15. Super Mario Bros.
16. The Legend of Zelda
17. Bravely Second
18. Smash Controller
19. Pokemon Omega Ruby
20. Super Mario Kart
Videos
1. Hyrule Warriors Legends Launch Trailer
2. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
3. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games E3 2015 Video
4. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
5. EarthBound Trailer
6. Super Mario Kart Trailer
7. Super Mario World Trailer
8. Donkey Kong Country Trailer
9. Mario Kart 7 Video
10. Hyrule Warriors Legends – Character Trailer
11. Justice Chronicles Trailer 1
12. Pokemon Red Trailer
13. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
14. Photos with Mario Trailer
15. Nintendo Minute – The History of Mega Man
16. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
17. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
18. Terraria Announcement Trailer
19. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Trailer
20. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop charts
Nintendo has opened up the North American Metroid Prime: Federation Force teaser site. Access it here. You can watch the most recent trailer, view some screenshots, and read up on some game details.
Update: Bumped to the top. Final two weapons are below.
Refurbished Mini Splatling
No prawn shop jokes please! The Refurbished Mini Splatling is made from the remains of a tragically destroyed Mini Splatling…It features Burst Bombs as the sub weapon and packs a Bomb Rush as its special. That’s a lot of inkage happening in a hurry! Sheldon recommends this one for splatters who wanna leave everyone and everything in sight dripping with ink!
Tempered Dynamo Roller
Meet the Tempered Dynamo Roller. This heavy-weight roller gained mobility to quickly run up to the front lines by adding the Seeker as a sub weapon. The quiet but tasteful color tone might lull your opponents into a sense of security before BAM! Killer Wail! Pile on the pressure!
Nintendo has highlighted two more upcoming Splatoon inclusions from Sheldon’s Picks Vol. 1, a set of eight weapons being added to the game tomorrow evening.
Here’s the rundown on the Soda Slosher and Bamboozler 14 Mk III:
Soda Slosher
The Soda Slosher is based on a regular ol’ Slosher, but with some adjustments to the setup. Splat Bombs support the basic strategy, and the addition of the Inkzooka provides ranged power lacking in other models. And the bucket colors are pretty sweet too. Just sayin’.
Bamboozler 14 Mk III
According to Sheldon, this set REDEFINES what it means to be a Bamboozler! Do you think you’re ready? The Bamboozler 14 Mk III takes the Mk I and swaps out the barrel for a different bamboo pipe. This set’s selling point is how the main weapon and the Burst Bombs can really hammer your opponent! That’s not to mention the Inkstrike, which can make life difficult for even far-off enemies.
Screenshots of the Soda Slosher and Bamboozler 14 Mk III are posted below. Details and screenshots for four other weapons are located here, along with the Splatoon version 2.7.0 patch notes.
An update for PixlCross is currently in the pipeline which should improve the experience. During a Reddit AMA, the game’s developer spoke about what’s in store.
When the patch is made available, players will be able to turn down the auto scroll speed or turn it off entirely. PixlBit Studios is also adding button control, am option to turn off error detection, and the ability to go through puzzles on the television. Loading times are also being improved.
We’ll let you know as soon as the update goes live.
Good Egg Galaxy is one of the very first areas players encounter in Super Mario Galaxy. Towards the start of the level, players can encounter a door to receive some advice. You stand in front of it to make a “Read” icon appear, and then press “A” to have a message displayed.
Tumblr page “Supper Mario Broth” uncovered a bit of craftiness Nintendo used here. Players are actually interacting with a signpost through the door, meaning Nintendo repurposed the sign for new functionality. By doing so, the developers didn’t have to create a readable door object from scratch. We’ve seen this sort of thing in other games before, but it’s interesting to see it here as well!
Paranautical Activity will be launching later this week on Wii U. To download the game, 250MB of free space is required. Look for it on the eShop this Thursday.
Xavier Orion Games has just about wrapped up Booty Diver, and the game will debut on PC early next month. But what about the Wii U version?
In a new website post (read the full thing here), the developer explains:
“The Wii U edition has been the target of this title since it’s inception as even a good chunk of the game’s code has Wii U related things built into it. A Wii U version is still on my plan for this game ,but it comes down to one ,or two things happening to make it a reality. Option A) I make enough from the PC edition to buy the development kit out right. Option B) Someone in the indie dev community familiar with Construct 2/Html5 games transferred to Wii U dev kit via NWF is willing to work with me on getting the game ported over. So the Wii U version is NOT canceled although will obviously release much later than intended.”
Naturally one of those two options will need to be realized. If Xavier Orion Games doesn’t generate enough revenue from the PC release or is unable to work with another developer, then expecting Booty Diver on Wii U may be unrealistic. We’ll have to see how the situation pans out over time.
Here’s the newest trailer for now:
The official Splatoon website has announced the 13th Splatfest for Japan. This will begin on April 23 at 9 AM local time, lasting for a full day.
The upcoming Splatfest is being held in partnership with 7-Eleven. It pits two versions of onigiri up against each other: mayonnaise tuna and mature red salmon.
We’ll have the results on the site after the Splatfest ends later this month.
Nintendo has added more maintenance to its schedule for the week. On Wednesday (starting late Tuesday night for those on the West Coast), online 3DS features will be affected for four hours. This will impact elements like online play and rankings.
Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:
– 10 PM PT – 2 AM PT
– 1 AM ET – 5 AM ET
– 6 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 7 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe
