Through a listing on Nintendo’s website, it’s now confirmed that Shadow Puppeteer will be available in North America next week. It should arrive on January 28 for $14.99. The European release is also planned for the same day.
The Yo-kai Watch anime will soon be reaching new countries. VIZ Media has announced that the show will soon air in over 100 territories (Europe and Africa), including the UK.
Broadcasts will begin sometime this spring “on popular kids’ channels”. Specifics about where the anime will air will be shared soon.
VIZ Media also said today that the Yo-kai Watch anime had a “successful run” in the United States.
Source: VIZ Media PR
Update: Here’s some footage of Tetra:
Yet another video has come in showing one of the new Hyrule Warriors characters on Wii U. Footage showing the King of Hyrule is below.
SEGA 3D Classics Collection is coming to North America, and it will be released on April 26. The package will be distributed both physically and digitally. Pricing is set at $29.99 / CA$44.99.
Nine classic SEGA games are included in SEGA 3D Classics Collection. They are as follows:
Power Drift – A high octane sprite-based circuit racer.
Puyo Puyo 2 – A head-to-head competitive puzzle game.
Maze Walker – A 3D mystery adventure.
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa – A classic psychedelic scrolling shooter.
Fantasy Zone II W – Fantasy Zone II W is basically an updated version of the game above.
Sonic The Hedgehog – Control the iconic character in the classic fast-paced platformer.
Thunder Blade – Helicopters, guns, missiles and explosions. What more do you need?
Galaxy Force II – Save the galaxy in this space themed3D shoot ’em up.
Altered Beast – A beat ’em up set in ancient Greece.
Screenshots from SEGA 3D Classics Collection are in the gallery below. You can also find a more comprehensive overview of the various games after the break.
New footage from the English version of Final Fantasy Explorers is starting to surface. We’ve attached three videos below.
Thanks to Le Figaro, new sales figures are in from France. Lifetime 3DS sales are now at 4 million while Wii U is at 742,000. In 2015, Nintendo’s portable moved 686,000 units, and Wii U sold another 228,000 consoles.
LeFigaro also posted a listing of the top 10 best-selling games in France during 2015. Splatoon and three 3DS titles made the chart.
Here’s the full list:
1. [PS4] FIFA 15
2. [PS4] Call of Duty
3. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront
4. [WIU] Splatoon
5. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V
6. [PS3] FIFA 16
7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
8. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
9. [3DS] Tomodachi Life
10. [XBO] FIFA 16
Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.
Here’s the lineup of sales for the second week:
Wii U
Donkey Kong Country – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Freedom Planet – $10.49 (was $14.99)
Game & Wario – $20.99 (was $29.99)
Rayman Legends – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Runner 2 – $4.99 (was $14.99)
Super Mario 3D World – $41.99 (was $59.99)
Teslagrad – $9.99 (was $14.99)
VS. Excitebike – $3.49 (was $4.99)
3DS
3D Classics: Excitebike – $4.19 (was $5.99)
Donkey Kong Jr. – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Mighty Bomb Jack – $3.49 (was $4.99)
OlliOlli – $4.99 (was $9.99)
Sonic Generations – $20.99 (Was $29.99)
SteamWorld Dig – $4.99 (was $8.99)
Toki Tori 3D – $1.39 (was $1.99)
Wario Land 3 – $3.49 (was $4.99)
These deals are valid until January 28 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.
Mario Kart 64 made its way to the European Wii U Virtual Console today. 14 minutes of footage can be found below.
GungHo Online Entertainment has published a new round of details, screenshots, and art for Puzzle & Dragons X. Find some screenshots and details (courtesy of Siliconera) below.
– Puzzle system is the same as Puzzle & Dragons Z
– New game system and characters
– More RPG elements where you walk around and explore dungeons
– Dungeons have random encounters
– The protagonist will fight alongside the monsters for the puzzle battles
– This is different from the previous game
– Switch to the “Capture Board” during battle in order to acquire material for your “Soul Armor” by defeating enemies after filling up a monster’s “Capture Gauge”
– Soul Armors: equipment with the allied monsters’ power in it
– This can be equipped by the protagonist
– Soul Armors can change the protagonist’s appearances
– Also have its own Leader Skills
– Soul Armors are made with different material
– Made at the “Soul Armor Store” in town
– The protagonist’s partner Tamazo will help out throughout the adventure
– Tamazo has the power to transform into other monsters and use their abilities
