German website Nintendo-Online published a new piece about the development of the Game Boy. It’s an interesting recap of how the system came together, which includes information about a partnership with Sharp and more.

Here’s a brief summary Nintendo-Online passed along:

– developed by the 40-man R&D1 team with Gunpei Yokoi handling the system’s design and Satoru Okada working on the hardware
– goal was to combine the concepts behind Game & Watch and NES
– system had to be small, technically on par with the NES and cheaper than the NES
– to archive this, the team had to use a black & white LCD display; a color screen would have increased the power consumption and thus made the system more expensive
– system was codenamed “Dot Matrix Game”, hence the console’s model no. starting with “DMG”
– Sharp was approached to manufacture the screens of the DMG because it already supplied the Game & Watch displays
– Sharp was unable to produce the screens at a price low enough for Nintendo so that development of the console reached a dead point
– R&D1 learned about the “Chip on Glass” technique which would make a cheap production possible and approached TV maker Citizen to produce the Game Boy’s screens using this technique
– in the end, Sharp was also able to use the CoG technique and was thus chosen to produce the screens and made a four billion yen investment for that
– the screens Sharp produced at the beginning were of a wrong type and were next to useless for the Game Boy project
– Yokoi remembers Hiroshi Yamauchi’s reaction on Game Boy prototype with wrong screen type: “What the hell is this? I can’t see a damn thing. What’re you thinking? No one’s gonna buy a game they can’t see. Forget it.”
– finally Sharp produced Super-Twisted Nematic displays with decreased motion blur effect

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Splatoon is doing very, very well in Japan. Because of the game’s strong sales, the game has been tough to find on store shelves. Nintendo even issued an apology on its Twitter account last week, and vowed to ship more copies in the coming days.

We’re now hearing that Splatoon managed to sell through over 90 percent of its initial shipment in Japan. That isn’t confirmed just yet, but it wouldn’t be terribly shocking based on reports of how its selling out at various stores. This would also likely mean that Splatoon sold somewhere in the range of 150,000 copies in Japan. We should be receiving official data on Wednesday!

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Court Records nabbed a live stream recording of The Great Ace Attorney’s demo on NicoNico. Check out the third part of the demo below.

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Bandai Namco opened a Japanese teaser site for Project Treasure today. Access it here.

There’s not much to see at the moment other than the gameplay trailer that debuted during yesterday’s Japanese Nintendo Direct. There’s also a confirmation that Project Treasure is built with Unreal Engine, thanks to a logo included on the page.

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Marvelous have released a new trailer for their upcoming 3DS game PoPoLoCrois Farm Story. Check it out below:

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SEGA have released two new trailers for their upcoming 3DS game Stella Glow, focusing on characters Sakuya and Mordimort. Check them out below:

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This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Splatoon – Nintendo

2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

3. Mario Party 1o – Nintendo

4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

5. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush – Nintendo

6. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

7. Mario & Sonic: Sochi Winter Games 2014 – Nintendo

8. Super Smash Bros for Wii U – Nintendo

9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker –  Nintendo

10. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo

3DS

1. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo

4. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

5. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

9. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo

10. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – Capcom

Source: Chart-Track

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Track

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Don’t Starve: Giant Edition – €13.99/£12.59

FullBlast – €4.99/£4.40 (Ends July 2, regular price €5.99/£5.39)

Wii U Virtual Console

Big Brain Academy (Nintendo DS) – €6.99/£6.29

3DS Download

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven  – €29.99/£24.99

Permanent Price Drops

3DS

Bird Mania 3D – €0.99/£0.89 (Was €1.99/£1.79)

eShop Sales

Wii U

Spot the Differences: Party! – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends June 11, regular price €5.00/£4.49)

Turtle Tale – €1.99/£1.65 (Ends June 18, regular price €2.99/£2.49)

99 Moves – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends July 7, regular price €2.49/£2.29)

99Seconds – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends July 7, regular price €2.49/£2.29)

Abyss – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends July 7, regular price €1.99/£1.79)

Darts Up – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends July 7, regular price €2.49/£2.29)

Rock ‘N Racing Off Road – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends July 7, regular price €5.99/£5.39)

Rock Zombie – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends July 7, regular price €6.99/£6.29)

Spy Chameleon – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends July 7, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Unepic – €4.99/£4.40 (Ends July 7, regular price €9.99/£8.99)

3DS

Wakedas – €1.99/£1.69 (Ends June 25, regular price €2.99/£2.49)

Witch & Hero – €1.99/£1.59 (Ends June 25, regular price €3.99/£3.19)

World Conqueror 3D – €3.99/£3.19 (Ends June 25, regular price €4.99/£3.99)

Murder on the Titanic – €5.99/£4.49 (Ends July 2, regular price €7.99/£5.99)

Secret Agent Files: Miami – €5.99/£4.49 (Ends July 2, regular price €7.99/£5.99)

Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends June 11, regular price €5.00/£4.49)

Turtle Tale – €1.99/£1.65 (Ends June 18, regular price €2.99/£2.49)

Retro City Rampage: DX – €5.99/£5.48 (Ends June 11, regular price €8.99/£7.99)

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version – €4.99/£4.49 (Ends June 11, regular price €9.99/£8.99)

Snow Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends June 11, regular price €7.99/£7.19)

Darts Up 3D – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends July 7, regular price €2.99/£2.69)

Dress to Play: Magic Bubbles – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends July 7, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

Football Up Online – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends July 7, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

Toys vs Monsters – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends July 7, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends July 2, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends July 2, regular price €1.99/£1.79)

Cube Tactics – €2.49/£2.29 (Ends July 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Governor of Poker – €2.49/£2.29 (Ends July 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Groove Heaven – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends July 2, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D – €2.49/£2.29 (Ends July 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Heavy Fire: Special Operations – €2.49/£2.29 (Ends July 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Robot Rescue 3D – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends July 2, regular price €2.99/£2.69)

Skater Cat – €2.49/£2.29 (Ends July 2, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Source: Nintendo PR

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