Usually with each of Splatoon’s Splatfests, the results are announced one hour after the competition ends. But with this weekend’s Pokemon Splatfest, Nintendo is taking a slightly different approach.
Results for all Splatfests – North America, Europe, and Japan – will actually be announced at the same time. Here’s when that’ll happen:
– 11 PM PT (Saturday)
– 2 AM ET (Sunday)
– 7 AM in the UK (Sunday)
– 8 AM in Europe (Sunday)
As for the map rotation, Blackbelly Skatepark, Camp Triggerfish, and Museum d’Alfonsino will be featured.
In Japan, Nintendo Badge Arcade has received a new patch. Version 1.3.1 is out now. As of this moment, I don’t believe it’s available in western territories.
As far as the patch goes, it doesn’t do a whole lot. Nintendo says that some problems have been fixed so that the game can be player more comfortably.
Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow are releasing on the 3DS virtual console later this month and their respective pages have finally gone live in the European and North American eShop.
The pricing details for Europe have been revealed through this. There is now confirmation that the price of the games in Europe will be £8.99/€9.99.
Also revealed are the language options for the games. English, French, and Spanish are the options in North America. The options in Europe are English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
Update: The stock appears to have sold out. We’ll update if it becomes available again or from other retailers.
Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition, which includes the Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation versions, is available on eBay from Best Buy. Click here to check it out.
Puzzle & Dragons X is launching in Japan on July 28, GungHo Online Entertainment announced today. The retail version will be priced at 4,800 yen while the digital release will cost 4,074 yen. Reservations begin on March 16.
Puzzle & Dragons X will come in two versions: God Chapter and Dragon Chapter. Each one will have some unique monsters. The games also feature a Capture Mode, co-op, and a battle mode.
Here’s the first trailer:
As previously announced, Puzzle & Dragons X is getting a manga adaptation by Momota Inoue in CoroCoro starting with the April 15 issue. An anime is also planned from Studio Pierrot starting on July 4 on TV Tokyo.
Only one Nintendo-related game picked up a victory at the DICE Awards earlier tonight. That went to Super Mario Maker, which was chosen as Family Game of the Year.
Splatoon had been nominated for Action Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay. Additionally, Yo-kai Watch and Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon saw nominations for Handheld Game of the Year.
Closing out today’s Virtual Console footage is a look at Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. Watch some gameplay below.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
4. Super Mario World
5. Super Mario 64
6. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Super Mario Bros.
9. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Paper Mario
11. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
12. EarthBound
13. Donkey Kong Country
14. Metroid: Zero Mission
15. Don’t Crash
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
18. Shovel Knight
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Donkey Kong 64
Videos
1. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
2. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – What’s New
3. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
4. Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
6. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
7. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
8. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
9. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
10. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Trailer
11. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
12. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
13. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer 2
14. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
15. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
16. FreezeME Trailer
17. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
18. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
19. Shadow Puppeteer Trailer
20. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash
Source: Wii U eShop
During the DICE Awards tonight, Satoru Iwata was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime accepted the reward for Iwata and then delivered a speech about his former boss and friend.
Here’s the full segment:
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has been writing columns in Famitsu for a long, long time. In next week’s issue, his 500th piece will be published. It’ll be in April that Sakurai has had columns featured in Famitsu for 13 years.
To commemorate the milestone, a special live stream will be held on Famitsu’s Nicovideo page on March 10 at 9:30 PM Japan time. The main contents of this broadcast stream will be mentioned in Sakurai’s upcoming column. Japanese fans can also submit questions on Famitsu’s website for a chance to have them be answered.
