One topic Nintendo addressed during its financial results briefing today is Miitomo.
The early word out of today’s event is that the app will launch in mid-March in Japan. This will be followed abroad during the same month on iOS and Android.
Miitomo pre-registration begins on February 17, with plans to launch next month in 16 countries and 8 languages. The latter includes English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, and Russian.
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima shared a breakdown of the most popular amiibo during CY2015. We have the top 10 for North America, Europe, and Japan.
Below are the results:
North America
1. Link
2. Bowser
3. Toon Link
4. Mewtwo
5. Sonic
6. Pikachu
7. Classic Mario
8. Pac-Man
9. Mega Man
10. Ganondorf
Europe
1. Classic Mario
2. Link
3. Squid
4. Green Yarn Yoshi
5. Mario
6. Smash Mario
7. Pikachu
8. Boy
9. Toad
10. Inkling Girl
Japan
1. Inkling Girl
2. Squid
3. Inkling Boy
4. Mario
5. Classic Mario
6. Modern Mario
7. Isabelle
8. Kirby
9. Green Yarn
10. Digby
amiibo shipments are now at 31 million globally. 9 million of these were sent out in the last quarter, which is actually the largest amount thus far.
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima shared a small update on the company’s quality of life initiative during a press conference earlier today. The device intended to measure sleep quality was originally planned for March, but was moved to April or beyond due to development lagging behind.
Kimishima shared a tiny tidbit about the 3DS as well. He mentioned that the system had trouble raising sales during the year-end holiday season, though digital download games and amiibo figures sold favorably.
Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination has now released in Japan, and footage is starting to come in. You can watch the full intro below.
A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:
Dragon Ball Super – 200 yen
One Piece – 200 yen
Shantae (x2) – 200 yen each
Mighty Switch Force! – 200 yen
Nemuneko Friends – 200 yen
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS can now be pre-loaded on the Japanese eShop. To do so, users will need 4948 blocks of free space.
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 10. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Virtual Console
Chocobo Land – A Game Of Dice (GBA, 702 yen)
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS, 950 yen)
3DS Download
Adventure Bar Labyrinth (648 yen)
Narikiri Kids Your Job Theme Park 2 Light (800 yen)
Battleminer (500 yen)
Nintendo has a couple of new commercials up to promote the upcoming launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS in Japan. Check them out below.
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
Nintendo has revealed another new costume for Super Mario Maker: Professor E. Gadd. You can watch the official trailer below.
Professor E. Gadd will be added to Super Mario Maker via a new Event Course on Thursday. We’ll put up a notice once it’s live.
