Nintendo originally announced near the system’s launch that you would eventually be able to buy the Wii U Gamepad separately and use two of them with the system. Well, support for more than one Gamepad at the time still hasn’t happened and probably will never happen, but you can in fact now buy a new Gamepad directly from Nintendo of Japan’s online store.
The standalone Gamepad costs 13,824 yen. If your old Gamepad broke and your warranty expired and you don’t want to pay for repairs, buying a new one is now an option. Note, however, that the Gamepad itself is region-locked, so it won’t work with your PAL or NTSC Wii U.
Yesterday was a public holiday in Japan so we’re getting our weekly Pokemon Shuffle update today.
First of all, the Mega Manectite competition has ended, so check in to claim your prizes.
Machamp is now available as a special today. You 14 days, until December 8th, to try and catch it.
Finally, Latios is now available in an escalation battle. If you manage to beat level 50, you will also get its Mega Stone. Latios will be available until December 8th.
Nintendo has come up with a new North American amiibo video in time for the holidays. It’s officially labeled as a trailer, but its 30-second length and narration indicates that it’s really more of a commercial. Either way, view the video below.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – The Wild Cards Premium Edition has received a significant discount over on Amazon
. It’s now down to $36, meaning you’ll save $44 with a purchase. I believe this is the lowest price offered for this version of the game thus far.
Tiny Galaxy creator Taylor Hajash took to Twitter a few days ago and shared some news about an update planned for the game. The patch will address some small issues and graphical problems, along with a balance in difficulty.
A permanent price drop for Tiny Galaxy is also planned. In the near future, it will be reduced to $2.99.
A recent issue of Jump revealed a new Yu-Gi-Oh! collaboration for Monster Hunter X. In the game, players can use a Dark Magician costume for their Felyne Palico. Capcom shared an official screenshot of the collaboration earlier today, which you can see above.
KnapNok’s Anchel Labena has commented on a number of topics pertaining to Affordable Space Adventures as part of an interview with Nintendo Life.
Regarding the game’s reception, Labena said that the game has received “some pretty amazing reviews”, which came as a bit of a surprise given its “quirky nature”. Sales were strong out of the gate, though “things slowed down a bit during the months after.”
Labena’s comments in full:
“We’ve been getting some pretty amazing reviews, which we are obviously really happy about. It really caught us by surprise, since Affordable Space Adventures is such a quirky title that we didn’t know what the press would think about it. I guess that all the positive press really affected sales at launch, because we saw a sudden surge of interest from players, YouTube streamers and other media outlets who hadn’t heard about the game before its launch.
While sales kicked off to a great start, things slowed down a bit during the months after launch. We still keep selling units on a daily basis though. It doesn’t come as a surprise either. We are, after all, a digital-only release, and presence in the Wii U eShop is crucial for us. Every time our game shows up in the eShop front page (like a banner, a Nintendo Highlights video or being included in a list of indie games for example), we have a considerable spike in sales. The new update is surely going to get a new surge of interest in the title, so we hope to keep the momentum going with that. We also just launched in Japan, and that’s definitely a super interesting market to get into. You have to think different in how you approach the audience there. Luckily, there are also fans there. One of them posted a drawing on Miiverse and it took as a while to understand that her handwriting said “I’ve been waiting for a year for this game since Knytt Underground” (Knytt Underground being the previous game of Affordable Space Adventure’s Game Director, Nicklas Nygren). What I can tell you, however, is that the game has definitely been a success for us and we are quite happy about how it is performing.”
In August, we posted about a new sci-fi/horror first-person shooter for the Wii U eShop known as Chasing Dead. There hasn’t been much news about the game since, but it has remained in development – and the game should be arriving pretty soon.
Leo, a reader of Nintendo Everything, reached out to developer 2020Venture to find out about the latest progress. There are apparently just a couple of bugs that need to be addressed. Once that’s done, it can go through the approval process. It won’t be too long hopefully!
Zelda Informer, a fan site dedicated to all things Zelda, recently conducted a massive survey about the series. 9,461 people participated, 6,603 of which filled it out to completion.
One of the more interesting results stems from a question asking people about their favorite Zelda game. Here are the results from that one:
The Legend of Zelda – 4%
The Adventure of Link – 2%
A Link to the Past – 13%
Link’s Awakening – 4%
Ocarina of Time – 36%
Majora’s Mask – 29%
Oracle of Seasons – 3%
Oracle of Ages – 3%
The Wind Waker – 19%
The Minish Cap – 6%
Twilight Princess – 37%
Phantom Hourglass – 3%
Spirit Tracks – 3%
Skyward Sword – 18%
A Link Between Worlds – 8%
Tri Force Heroes (E3 Demo) – 1%
Four Swords – 2%
Four Swords Adventures – 2%
Zelda Game and Watch (Any Version) – 0%
BS The Legend of Zelda – 0%
Ancient Stone Tablets – 0%
Link’s Crossbow Training – 1%
Navi’s Trackers – 0%
The Faces of Evil – 0%
Wand of Gamelon – 0%
Zelda’s Adventure – 0%
Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland – 0%
Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love – 0%
Tingle’s Balloon Fight – 0%
Hyrule Warriors – 7%
Ocarina of Time 3D – 14%
The Wind Waker HD – 14%
Majora’s Mask 3D – 15%
Link’s Awakening DX – 4%
Never Beat a Zelda Game – 0%
No Favorite – 3%
Twilight Princess was the most selected response here, although Ocarina of Time is right behind. A Link Between Worlds was also the top handheld title excluding remakes.
You can find much more from the survey right here.
