Last month, Nintendo brought Kururin Paradise to the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Get a look at the game below.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Super Mario World
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6. Super Mario 64
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. FAST Racing Neo
9. Paper Mario
10. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
11. The Legend of Zelda
12. Donkey Kong Country
13. Shovel Knight
14. Splatoon
15. Zelda: A Link to the Past
16. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
17. Super Mario Galaxy
18. Mario Kart 8
19. EarthBound
20. Yoshi’s Woolly World
Videos
1. Mighty No. 9 Trailer
2. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
5. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
6. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
7. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
8. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash
9. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
10. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
11. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
12. Xenoblade Chronicles X Planet Mira Game Trailer
13. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
14. Super Play Time – Splatoon – First Dip
15. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
16. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
17. Splatoon | Inkredible New Stages and Gear
18. Super Mario 64 Trailer
19. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
20. FAST Racing Neo Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Space Hulk launched on the North American Wii U eShop today. For a look at the title, give the video below a look.
In a leak from this month’s issue of CoroCoro, we found out about three new characters in Pokken Tournament. We now know that Braixen, Garchomp, and standard Mewtwo are joining the roster. That’s not all though. The game’s website just updated, revealing Chandelure as another addition.
It’ll be a little while before we get a proper look at Chandelure. A trailer for the character will debut at Tokaigi 2016 on January 31.
Splatoon’s latest weapon, the Custom Hydra Splatling, is being added to the game tomorrow evening (very early Saturday for those of you in Europe). It should be going live at the following times based on past precedent:
– 6 PM PT
– 9 PM ET
– 2 AM in the UK
– 3 AM in Europe
Nintendo says that this will be the final weapon addition in Splatoon.
We should probably mention that the Custom Hydra Splatling will be the last weapon added to #Splatoon.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 15, 2016
This makes 74 weapons in total in #Splatoon. We're sure you’ve got a few you’ve never tried, right? pic.twitter.com/ODAW2olLTQ
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 15, 2016
Please note that 3 weapons can only be obtained by completing amiibo Challenges & share stats with the Splat series. pic.twitter.com/E6zeH334DF
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 15, 2016
View some images of the Custom Hydra Splatling below.
Since Metroid: Zero Mission finally arrived on the North American Wii U Virtual Console today, we’re posting more footage from the game. You can watch 44 minutes of gameplay below.
Super Mario Maker’s latest Event Course and costume have gone live. You can now tackle the Adventure in Sarasaland level. Once finished, you’ll receive the Daisy outfit.
Here’s an overview of Adventure in Sarasaland:
“Start in the land of Super Mario Bros. and cross the water into the land of… Super Mario Land! That’s the idea behind this course. Transform into Princess Daisy and explore Sarasaland!”
And here’s a complete look at the course:
From a Nintendo perspective, there’s not too much to report on from the latest NPD sales. Wii U and 3DS games were completely absent from the December chart as well as overall top 10 sales in 2015. However, GamesBeat did manage to obtain an interesting piece of information from analyst Liam Callahan.
Callahan said that Wii U experienced its second-best month “in terms of new physical software unit sales.” The holiday season likely played a big role in that, as well as games such as Super Mario Maker.
NeoGAF’s hiska-kun has put together a huge list of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan during 2015. The results are based on data collected by Famitsu between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015.
Here’s the full lineup:
01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
04. [WIU] Splatoon
05. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
06. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
07. [3DS] Monster Strike
08. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
09. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
10. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Black Kingdom / White Kingdom #
Update: No separate post for the top 10 in December. No Wii U/3DS game (including third-parties) made the list unfortunately. Same goes for the full 2015 year top 10.
Super Mario Maker has sold over one million copies in the United States alone, Nintendo has announced. That news comes as part of the December 2015 NPD report, which we should be hearing more about shortly.
Five other Wii U games have also reached Super Mario Maker’s milestone. Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Splatoon have all sold more than one million copies in the United States.
