Slender: The Arrival made it to the North American Wii U eShop yesterday. In Europe, the game’s release won’t be too far behind.
The European eShop is currently listing an October 29 launch for Slender: The Arrival. You’ll be able to pick it up for €8.99.
Best Buy is running a 1-day sale of sorts for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. If you purchase the game today, you can receive 25 percent off an eShop card. You can take advantage of today’s offer here.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch will be heading to the Wii U eShop next week. Get a look at the game in video form below.
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is the next Wii download for Wii U in Europe. On Twitter, Nintendo announced that the game will be available starting on October 29. Those who purchase Resident Evil 4 by November 5 can receive a 25 percent discount.
Here’s the Twitter announcement:
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition will arrive on #WiiU #eShop on 29/10 and will have a 25% discount until 05/11. pic.twitter.com/I8HBrr3OXL
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 23, 2015
At least in Europe, the only way to purchase Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival could be through the retail bundle. A listing on the eShop suggests that a digital version will not be made available. We don’t have official confirmation straight from Nintendo at the moment, but this is what we have to go on at the moment.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD
02./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
03./04. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
04./00. [PSV] Geki Jigen Tag: Blanc + Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Zombie Gundan #
05./10. [WIU] Splatoon
06./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
07./06. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016
08./14. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
09./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10./13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
11./03. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
12./07. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu #
13./11. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016
14./08. [3DS] Picross 3D 2
15./09. [3DS] Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash #
16./02. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns
17./18. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
18./17. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
19./05. [PS4] FIFA 16 #
20./22. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
With the launch of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes in the west, series producer Eiji Aonuma and Shikata took to Miiverse and talked a bit more about the game.
First, here’s some opening comments from Aonuma:
We next have comments from Shikata, who explains why the game features three players instead of four:
7th Dragon III Code: VFD made its debut in Japan on October 15. Up through October 18, Media Create reported that the game sold 75,477. Further information about the game’s performance has since been published.
Media Create notes that 7th Dragon III sold through 77.05 percent of its initial shipment. To compare, 7th Dragon 2020-II – the latest entry in the series for PSP – moved 73,697 copies in its first week. That title sold through 68.93 percent of its initial shipment. 7th Dragon III on 3DS did actually see higher pre-orders than its predecessor.
The 7th Dragon series has appeared on a few platforms over the years – DS, PSP, and 3DS. Still, Media Create points out that fans have continued to remain interested in the series.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has commented a bit more on the new entry in the series for Wii U.
Speaking with IGN, he commented about the game’s open world. Aonuma acknowledged that some fans were hoping that Skyward Sword had a bigger open world, and for this title, he wants to “put a surprise, or kind of a twist, on my view of an open world game.”
He said:
“We actually had some feedback from Skyward Sword, where people were saying, ‘This is not exactly the Zelda game I was looking for, I was looking for a bigger open world.’ Unfortunately, I can’t go into details but I’m hoping to put a surprise, or kind of a twist, on my view of an open world game. I hope that you’ll look forward to it.”
Aonuma also talked about fan feedback. Though the development team reads a lot of what fans think about the series, not all of their feedback will make it into future Zelda titles.
“If we put all the feedback the fans write directly into the game, there won’t be an element of surprise. If there’s a comment and they’re asking for certain element, I would think, ‘Oh, why not interpret this in a different way that you wouldn’t expect?’ That’s how we create a new element in a Zelda game. I always want to implement something new and surprising into every game.“
European 3DS owners can receive a free theme for downloading Zelda: Tri Force Heroes from the Nintendo eShop before November 19, 2015. This theme seems to only be available for those who choose to buy a copy through digital download.
