Back in April, Level-5 revealed a new cross-media project known as “The Snack World”. Along with games, there are also plans to create a full CG TV anime, manga in CoroCoro, Takara Tomy toy line, and nationwide movie release.
Level-5 has now announced that The Snack World anime will debut alongside the theatrical release of Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! in Japan. This will be taking place on December 19.
Here’s an overview of the story:
In “a certain era” on “a certain continent,” something trivial is happening…The construction of “Large-Scale Leisure Facilities” have demanded the eviction of villages. And when these demands are denied, the village and its residents are destroyed. The main character, a boy named Chup, once lived in “small happiness,” but lost it all. But he gets over his sadness and embarks on a journey of revenge… But he’s madly in love with the king’s daughter, Princess Melora. So in order to fulfill her selfish wishes, he gathers his friends to tackle the impossible.
A few months ago, Bandai Namco held a Twitter campaign so that fans could vote on the next support Pokemon they’d like to see in Pokken Tournament. And in just a matter of days, we’ll finally know who was selected… and more!
The game’s Twitter account teases that two announcements will be made in December 10. In addition to sharing the fan-selected support Pokemon, a brand new fighter will be revealed as well. Who do you guys think will make it in?
Mixi has once again sent out a fresh batch of screenshots and art for Monster Strike on 3DS. Find the latest images below.
In just a few days, Pokemon Picross will be coming to the 3DS eShop. Watch 30 minutes of gameplay below.
A marketing study by researcher InfoScout ranks the best-selling games on Black Friday. Purchases were tracked from a network of 300,000 users over three mobile apps. The graphic above is based on 250,000 receipts from those users on Thanksgiving night and Black Friday.
It’s also worth mentioning that in terms of hardware, Nintendo had 19 percent share on Black Friday, compared to 20 percent on an average day among millennials. Nintendo’s share was at 30 percent among the middle-aged group in contrast to 34 percent on an average day.
Capcom has yet to report on any official sales data for Monster Hunter X, but the game appears to be doing quite well. The game has already managed to surpass Monster Hunter 4G (Ultimate in the west) on the Japanese 3DS eShop. That means X’s lifetime digital sales are already above it in a matter of three days.
Digital sales can be a tricky things in terms of specifics. But it looks like Monster Hunter X has already sold at least 140,000 copies on the eShop based on its positioning.
Update: Bumped to the top. The Mewtwo amiibo
, along with the Inkling Girl amiibo 
, are now lightning deals ($11 each, ends 6:55 PM ET / 3:55 PM PT). Stella Glow
is also down to $42.49.
Plenty of deals have been put up by various retailers today in celebrating of Cyber Monday. For an overview of what’s available, continue on below.
Amazon
15% off select pre-orders and new releases
Mario Kart 8 Wii U Deluxe Set
– $250
Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle
– $51
Mewtwo, Link, Ganondorf amiibo
– $11 each
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
– $24, ends 12:55 PM ET / 9:55 AM PT
Best Buy
Buy 1, get 1 50% off 3DS games – includes Yo-kai Watch, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, more
Target
Black New 3DS XL – $200, comes with Smash Bros. 3DS free
Red New 3DS XL – $200, comes with Smash Bros. 3DS free
Amazon UK has now opened up pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Get yours in here.
The game will be released on March 4, 2016.
Square Enix has finally shared more on Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 over the past few weeks. And at Jump Festa 2016 in December, we should be learning even more about the game.
Square Enix’s official site for the show confirms that Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 will be playable. Not only that, but a trailer will be shown as well.
Jump Festa 2016 will take place on December 19 and December 20 in Japan.
Nintendo has more maintenance lined up for its systems, along with a notable Wii U game.
In a few hours, Wii U and 3DS will both be affected by maintenance. This pertains to elements such as online play and rankings.
Here are the relevant times:
– 1:30 PM PT – 6 PM PT
– 2:30 PM ET – 9 PM ET
– 9:30 PM in the UK – 2 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10:30 PM in Europe – 3 AM in Europe (Tuesday)
Super Mario Maker will also be seeing some maintenance later today. It will be taking place at:
– 1:30 PM PT – 4 PM PT
– 4:30 PM ET – 7 PM ET
– 9:30 PM in the UK – 12 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10:30 PM in Europe – 1 AM in Europe (Tuesday)
