This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
2. Minecraft: Wii U Editon
3. Super Mario Maker
4. Rayman Legends
5. Super Mario World
6. Child of Light
7. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. Super Mario 64
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Super Mario Bros.
11. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
12. Paper Mario
13. Zelda: A Link to the Past
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
16. Donkey Kong Country
17. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
18. EarthBound
19. Super Mario 3D World
20. Donkey Kong 64
Videos
1. Pokemon Direct 2/26/16
2. Nintendo Direct 3/3/16
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Game Features
5. Star Fox Zero – Let’s Rock & Roll Trailer
6. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
7. Mighty No. 9 Trailer
8. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
9. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Adventuring with amiibo
10. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
11. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – What’s New
12. Zelda: Twilight Princess Retrospective – Episode 1
13. Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
14. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
15. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
16. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
17. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
18. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
19. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
20. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
Source: Wii U eShop
Miitomo will launch in Japan on March 17, Nintendo has announced. Pre-registration will close at 12:00 Japan time.
A specific start time (in actual hours) has not been determined just yet. Once it’s live, there will be notifications on the Nintendo Twitter account and also to pre-registered email addresses.
Previously, Nintendo confirmed plans to bring out Miitomo in March, but had not provided a specific date until today. It’s unclear when other regions will be receiving the app, though it should be sometime this month.
We have a few more bits of information regarding Fire Emblem Fates’ debut sales in the United States, along with data for a crossover 3DS title.
Nintendo confirmed earlier today that Fates sold close to 400,000 copies between Birthright and Conquest in February, with digital sales included. NPD leaker creamsugar puts the games at a combined 315,000 units sold – less than Nintendo’s amount since eShop sales aren’t accounted for here. Birthright sold the most with 44 percent (roughly 138,600), followed by Conquest at 41 percent (roughly 129,150) and the special edition at 15 percent (roughly 47,250).
Moving on, debut sales are in for Project X Zone 2. The game sold 18,000 copies in the United States last month – not counting any eShop sales.
Note that Fire Emblem Fates and Project X Zone 2 did not have a full month of sales since they launched during the middle of February. NPD’s February reporting period ended on February 27.
Thanks to Brian for the tip.
Nintendo has issued a response to the latest NPD sales report. There’s even more good news regarding Fire Emblem Fates’ performance in the U.S. last month as well as the classic Pokemon re-releases on the eShop.
First, Nintendo says that Fire Emblem Fates sold nearly 400,000 copies when combining physical and digital versions. “This far outpaces 2013’s Fire Emblem Awakening game, the series’ previous record-holder in the United States,” according to the company.
In other news, Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS eShop broke the first-week sales record. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS previously held this achievement.
Head past the break to read Nintendo’s February 2016 NPD response in full.
Update 2 (3/10): Bumped to the top again. Monster Hunter Generations is now up on Amazon Canada
Update: Bumped to the top. Amazon has been updated with the proper 20% pre-order discount.
Original (3/7): Amazon has started taking pre-orders for Monster Hunter Generations. To reserve the game, head on over here. We’ll update this post as Generations becomes available at other retailers.
Note that the 20% Prime discount is not live yet. If you’re interested in Monster Hunter Generations though, you may want to reserve it now. There’s been a glitch with a bunch of Amazon games lately, where games that didn’t receive the discount ended up being 40% off instead. This won’t be reflected right away, but it should show up before Generations launches.
Disney Infinity 3.0 has a few new Play Sets planned for 2016. One of these, as leaked by the back of a Kraft Mac & Cheese box of all things, is one for Finding Dory. We don’t have any details just yet, but this certainly makes sense given how it’ll tie in nicely with the upcoming movie.
Update: GamesBeat added this quote to its article from NPD analyst Liam Callahan:
“If sales for Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, and the special edition for Fire Emblem Fates were combined, this title would have ranked third for new physical software sales. The combined first month sales of Fire Emblem Fates would more than triple the first month sales of the next-highest game within the franchise, Fire Emblem: Awakening.”
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February 2016. The results can be found below.
1. Far Cry: Primal (PS4, Xbox One)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
4. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PS4, Xbox One)
5. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
6. Lego Marvel Avengers (360, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PS3, 3DS, Vita)
7. Street Fighter V (PS4)
8. Minecraft (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
9. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)
10. Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
It’s important to note that Fire Emblem Fates’ placement on the chart is only based on Birthright’s sales, which outsold Conquest. If you count Conquest and the special edition, Fates would have been closer to the top. I’m sure Nintendo is very pleased with how the games are selling in the United States thus far.
More footage from Star Ghost – one of today’s Wii U eShop releases in North America and Europe – is here. There’s 12 minutes of footage in the video below.
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus, first revealed for Wii U last July, has now received a release date. Aksys Games and LookAtMyGame announced today that the title will be available on March 31 as an eShop download. A price point was not specified.
Wii U owners can expect a fusion of action-adventure and RPG elements in Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus. Players will navigate through hordes of enemies and massive boss battles, solve puzzles, talk with locals, and gain skills to restore hope to Exidus. The game also features hidden items, secret areas, and bonus quests within the experience that will feature over 30 hours of gameplay.
Here’s a rundown of features:
– Four Magical Realms – Explore an enchanted nexus of worlds never before imagined! Collect magical tomes to gain access to new areas and further the narrative!
– Bring on the Bad Guys! – Giant bosses and vicious monsters will test your might as you fight to save Exidus. Develop your skills and adapt your tactics to gain the edge over evil!
– Musicom – Communicate with monsters and villagers by collecting runes and mastering their arcane language!
– A Trove of Treasures – Bonus unlockables, secret items and extra quests add extra depth to the gargantuan journey before you!
For those that missed it, we’ve attached Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus’ original trailer below.
Source: Aksys Games PR
In addition to Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past also launched on the European 3DS eShop today as a New 3DS Virtual Console game. You can view 10 minutes of off-screen footage in the video below.
