This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./06. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
02./00. [3DS] Famista Returns
03./00. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
04./08. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./00. [PS4] FIFA 16 #
06./02. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016
07./01. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu #
08./07. [3DS] Picross 3D 2
09./00. [3DS] Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash #
10./10. [WIU] Splatoon
11./03. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016
12./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
13./13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
14./09. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
15./00. [PS3] FIFA 16 #
16./19. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
17./20. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
18./18. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
19./05. [PSV] Yoru no Nai Kuni #
20./21. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village DX
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will feature two Nintendo costumes. In the game, players will be able to dress Miu and Yuri in outfits based on Princess Zelda and Zero Suit Samus. View the official video of the costumes from Nintendo below.
Monolith Soft, developer of the Xenoblade games, has made an update to its staff recruitment page. It now seeks “urgent” and “mass” recruitment for 3DCG designers.
This is the lineup of positions available at the Monolith Soft Tokyo office recruitment section:
– Programmer
– Planner
– 3DCG Designer (Urgent!)
– 2D Designer
– Effect Designer
– Motion Designer
– Project Manager
And the Kyoto office:
– 3DCG Designer (Mass Recruitment!)
– Effect Designer
– Motion Designer
Note that the Tokyo office has been responsible for the Xenoblade games. The Kyoto office is more new and has assisted with the development of Nintendo titles.
In the latest issue of MCV, the publication features an interview with Nintendo UK marketing manager Chandra Nair.
Nair first talked about the Wii U by noting how it’s “a fantastic proposition for both families and gamers”. He also pointed out the system’s “compelling line-up of games” and growing list of “must-have titles”.
Nair said:
“Mario Kart 8 continues to be popular week-in, week-out, even after all this time. And Splatoon is still a relatively new title and something that kids have been pestering their parents for, so we anticipate that bringing these two fantastic games together in one value bundle should be a popular move.”
A new Nintendo developer site is now up and running. Check it out here.
Of course, as this site is primarily intended for developers and publishers, there’s not a massive amount to see for the general public. It is interesting to look at though in any case!
Over on the Nintendo UK store, a number of bundles have been reduced in price. The following products can be purchased for 20-30% off:
Transparent Blue 2DS + Pokémon Alpha Sapphire + Case – £79.99
Transparent Red 2DS + Pokémon Omega Ruby + Case – £79.99
White & Red 2DS + Animal Crossing: New Leaf + Case – $94.99
Black & Blue 2DS + LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins + Case – £94.99
White & Red 2DS + Yoshi’s New Island + Yoshi Backpack – £95.99
White & Red 2DS + Tomodachi Life + Case – £79.99
Transparent Blue 2DS + Star Fox 64 + Case – £95.99
Black & Blue 2DS + Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon + Luigi Hat – £95.99
White & Red 2DS + Mario Tennis Open + Mario plush – £95.99
Black & Blue 2DS + Mario Kart 7 + Bullet Bill t-shirt – £79.99
White & Red 2DS + Pokémon Y + Case – £95.99
Transparent Red 2DS + Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS + Case – £98.99
Black & Blue 2DS + The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds + Case – £95.99
Black & Blue 2DS + Pokémon X + Case – £95.99
White & Red 2DS + New Super Mario Bros. 2 + T-shirt – £79.99
Black & Blue 2DS + New Super Mario Bros. 2 + T-shirt – £79.99
Red & White 2DS + Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer pack (includes case, amiibo cards and more) + NFC Reader – £119.99
Transparent Blue 2DS + Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal + Case + T-shirt – £98.99
You can check out all of the 2DS systems on Nintendo UK’s store here.
Nintendo has started to distribute a software development kit for the new NX system to third-parties, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The publication cited “people familiar with the matter” in its report. Nintendo could introduce NX “as early as next year.”
The Wall Street Journal also briefly touched on NX’s form. It isn’t absolutely certain what shape it will take, but the publication noted that “Nintendo would likely include both a console and at least one mobile unit that could either be used in conjunction with the console or taken on the road for separate use.” Additionally, the company apparently intends to include “industry-leading chips in the NX devices” following criticisms about the Wii U’s power and the console’s inability to stack up against the competition. All of that information is said to have come from those “familiar with the development plans”.
Finally, the Wall Street Journal’s article briefly touches on the NX’s release timing. Having spoken with analysts, there might be reason to believe that Nintendo will be looking to bring it out relatively quickly.
“We are increasingly of the idea that Nintendo might launch the NX in 2016 because of the softness of 3DS and Wii U,” analyst David Gibson told the Wall Street Journal.
We won’t be hearing or seeing NX – at least in any official capacity – until 2016.
The latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes shows off the game’s various costumes. Take a look at the new video below.
