System: 3DS
Release date: March 18, 2016
Developer: SEGA
Publisher Nintendo
The Mario & Sonic series first began in 2008 to commemorate the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Since then, Mario, Sonic, and friends have continued duking it out at each edition of the Olympics, now leading up to this summer’s festivities in Rio de Janeiro. But how does Mario and Sonic’s newest foray into traditional sporting events on the 3DS stack up against their previous ventures?
Media Create shared debut sales for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD in Japan earlier this week. Between March 10 and March 13, it moved 52,282 copies. Media Create now has more information about the game’s performance.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD ended up selling through 56.82 percent of its initial shipment. The sales tracker notes that the title is off to a bit of a slow start. On Wii, Twilight Princess sold 139,000 units in its first week, of which the new HD version sold roughly 40 percent of.
The Japanese Pokemon YouTube account uploaded another video for Pokken Tournament that shows how to execute moves for Mewtwo and Shadow Mewtwo. Check it out below.
Nintendo now has the full live stream recording for the Pokken Tournament Early Access Competition Final that took place earlier today. If you missed it, check out the video below.
Bandai Namco published the second My Hero Academia: Battle for All trailer today. Give it a look below.
Super Mario Maker has added in another new costume. After completing the latest Event Course, players can unlock an outfit based on Toadette.
Here’s an overview of the level, titled “Toadette: Treasure Tracker”:
“Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is back with another special course, and this time it’s the Captain’s treasure-hunting partner Toadette who’s taking center stage! Do you have what it takes to doge giant skewers, collect the pink coins, and make it to the bounty of golden treasure at the end of the course?”
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
2. Super Mario 3D World
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
4. Super Mario Maker
5. Pikmin 3
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
7. Super Mario World
8. Rayman Legends
9. Child of Light
10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11. Super Mario 64
12. Super Mario Bros. 3
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. Paper Mario
15. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. The Legend of Zelda
18. Donkey Kong Country
19. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
20. EarthBound
Videos
1. Nintendo Direct 3/3/16
2. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
3. Star Fox Zero – Let’s Rock & Roll Trailer
4. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
5. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
6. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
7. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Breaking the Ice
8. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
9. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
10. Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Project Golem Trailer
11. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – What’s New
12. Super Mario World Trailer
13. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
14. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Game Features
15. Zelda: Twilight Princess Retrospective Episode 4
16. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
17. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
18. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
19. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
20. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
Source: Wii U eShop
Super Mario Maker received an update last week, which added new elements like the Skewer and keys. The game has now received another patch today as well.
Version 1.41 can now be downloaded for Super Mario Maker. The lone note pertaining to this update is as follows: “Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.”
To download today’s update, you’ll need 362MB of free space.
During GDC 2016 today, Capcom localization director Andrew Alfonso delivered a talk on adapting games for worldwide audiences. A portion of his presentation was about bringing Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate west. He spoke about the ways in which he and the team approached the English version – including staying away from memes.
He said:
“I started thinking that I don’t want people picking up my games on release saying, ‘I like these in-style meme references,’ and then another player picking up the games four years later and thinking, ‘They referenced 300 — that sucks!'”
Update: This is out now – see the image below.
Most of the time, demos come out before a game launches. But in the case of Pokken Tournament, we could be seeing a trial after release.
A listing for Pokken Tournament on the European Wii U eShop notes that there will be a demo for the game. It doesn’t say when we can expect it, however. If we hear anything else on this front, we’ll let you know.
