This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii Download
Super Mario Galaxy – $19.99
3DS DLC/Update
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition – DLC Update – Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition includes two gigantic puzzle RPGs, which both use a unique drag-and-match style of game play. And now your Mushroom Kingdom experience expands even further with a downloadable update for the Super Mario Bros. Edition. This free update brings new Mario and Luigi Leaders, new Transformations and new Allies. You’ll also find updated Score Attack challenges that include online world rankings, new Free Challenges that let you pick your own team and game-play replays.
3DS Themes
Mario’s Winter Wonderland
Pokémon: Peeking Friends
Pokémon: Poké Crests & Kokeshi Dolls
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
– Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Nintendo 3DS), Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival (Wii U) and more games from Capcom are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 1.
– Shovel Knight (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 1.
– The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), TRANSFORMERS PRIME (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Activision are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 4.
Wii U
– Roving Rogue is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Electronic Super Joy is more than 10 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $6.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Toto Temple Deluxe is 40 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 6.
– Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and more from Nordic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
3DS
– Chat-A-Lot, Governor of Poker and more games from Teyon are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains is 30 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth are on sale starting 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 28 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 11.
– Funfair Party Games, Jewel Match 3 and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Glory of Generals, Parking Star 3D and more games from Circle Ent. are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
– Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot is 30 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Zombie Incident is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Coaster Creator 3D and Cube Creator 3D are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– League of Heroes, Monster Shooter and more games from Gamelion Studios are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
– KORG DSN-12 and KORG M01D are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, AiRace Speed and more from Qubic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
– Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey to Kyoto is 50 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
Activities
Fan Faves – The fans have spoken! The Miiverse community voted on their picks for best Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games of the year. Did your favorites make the list? Go to the 2015 Nintendo Fan Faves website to find out!
National StreetPass Holiday – Share the joy of the season with other Nintendo fans by trading StreetPass tags during National StreetPass Weekend. Stop by any of the more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots across North America with your Nintendo 3DS system from Dec. 24 through Jan. 4 – you could get up to six StreetPass tags from across North America. In the YO-KAI WATCH game, visit the old Wayfarer Manor to meet wandering Yo-kai and receive gifts from them or even battle and befriend them. Collect puzzle pieces for the new Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam panel, or pick up enemy tokens for StreetSmash in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. You can also find a character named Claude with a special decorating request for you in the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game.
Find a hotspot near you here: http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/nintendozone.
Source: Nintendo PR
Another new weapon is being added to Splatoon. The Rapid Blaster Pro Deco is a variant of the standard Rapid Blaster Pro but with the Disruptor and Killer Wail sub and specials instead.
The weapon will be available at the usual times (morning in Japan, nighttime in Europe, evening in North America).
Today, Atlus announced that they will be releasing a soundtrack album for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final next year. The OST will be available on February 24th (the game itself will be out on February 10th). The soundtrack will contain a total of 35 tracks on two discs. It will cost 3241 yen (+ taxes).
Update (12/24): Bumped to the top. Famitsu’s data has been replaced with Media Create.
Original (12/23): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 103,246
Wii U – 79,266
Vita – 52,289
PS4 – 46,749
New 3DS – 25,964
3DS – 9,984
3DS LL – 4,921
PS3 – 2,769
Vita TV – 834
Xbox One – 512
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 81,294
Wii U – 47,890
PS4 – 38,497
Vita – 35,116
New 3DS – 19,454
3DS – 8,549
3DS LL – 3,531
PS3 – 2,434
Vita TV – 793
Xbox One – 609
And here are the software charts:
[3DS] Monster Strike – 437,903 / NEW
[3DS] Monster Hunter X – 188,225 / 2,201,273
[PS4] Fallout 4 – 123,018 / NEW
[3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 103,091 / 1,954,591
[WIU] Splatoon – 86,332 / 998,667
[WIU] Super Mario Maker – 84,789 / 575,977
[3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 49,309 / 1,224,517
[3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 45,834 / 127,681
[3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 39,397 / 191,930
[3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ – 33,661 / 557,715
[PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 32,129 / 474,139
[PSV] Miracle Girls Festival – 27,484 / NEW
[PS4] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – 23,534 / NEW
[PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – 20,883 / NEW
[PSV] Exist Archive; The Other Side of the Sky – 19,984 / NEW
[3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 19,764 / 61,717
[PS4] Exist Archive; The Other Side of the Sky – 17,413 / NEW
[3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 11,656 / 288,585
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Life – 10,898 / 4,088,603
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Tri-Force Heroes – 10,500 / 128,095
* Note: latest numbers are based on data from Famitsu, as Media Create figures have been delayed. Post will be updated with Media Create data upon availability.
Nintendo has posted a new video for the Captain Toad costume in Super Mario Maker, which will be available in about a day from now. Watch it below.
The Wall Street Journal has some new interview quotes up with DeNA president Isao Moriyasu. Much of the discussion pertained to Miitomo. Moriyasu commented on the user experience, how it’ll separate itself from other social networking/messaging services, and more.
Head past the break for a roundup of Moriyasu’s remarks. You can find a bit more of the interview here.
Update: This is already available at Best Buy. It does have an “Only at Best Buy” tag though, so I suppose it won’t be an exclusive any longer come next month!
Next month, a new amiibo travel case will be sold by HORI. Amazon
lists a January 21 release date.
HORI’s case features retro Mario mystery block artwork, plus clear windows to display your amiibo collection. The officially-licensed product stores up to eight figures.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Capcom has shipped three million copies of Monster Hunter X in Japan, the company announced today. That figure includes physical copies sent to stores as well as downloads cards and digital sales on the eShop.
Monster Hunter X’s previous milestone was two million copies shipped. Capcom shared the news on December 2, less than a week after the game launched.
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai often writes columns that are featured in Famitsu. There’s a new piece in this week’s issue, and unsurprisingly, it’s dedicated to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Sakurai specifically comments on the latest DLC characters: Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta.
With Cloud, Sakurai reiterates what he said during the Smash Bros. presentation about his inclusion. He was picked as a roster addition because he’s the most popular Final Fantasy character by far.
Cassandra Lee Morris, the voice of Lin in Xenoblade Chronicles X’s English version, put up a video about her involvement with the RPG earlier this week. She spoke about auditioning, the controversy concerning Lin’s outfits, and more. We have the full video below.
