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.
In celebration of releasing Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Nintendo UK has created a weekly contest for fans. UK entrants will submit designs based around a theme, and one lucky winner will be picked weekly. The winner will receive a Series 1 Animal Crossing amiibo cards Pack and an Animal Crossing amiibo cards collectors album (series 1).
This week’s theme is “A Blue Room” and will run from October 23rd until October 29th. To enter just share a screenshot of the design to the Nintendo UK Twitter channel.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes has finally released in Europe, here is the launch trailer to commemorate the arrival. Check it out below.
Nintendo just released two brand new character trailers for the highly anticipated Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem Cross over, Genei Ibun Roku #FE, releasing this December on Wii U in Japan. Below you can find two trailers: one for Mamori Minamoto, and another for the eccentric Barry Goodman.
Today is a pretty important day for Nintendo Everything. That’s right – it’s our eighth anniversary!
I’ve been saying this for the past couple of years, but it boggles my mind that I’m still doing this. Eight years is a long time. Actually, that’s about a third of my life.
As corny as it sounds, Nintendo Everything is really much more than a job to me. I’ve literally poured every morsel of energy I have into the site in hopes of making it the best it can be. That usually means very little sleep, continuing work when I’m deathly ill (I still remember covering the 2011 3DS conference before going to the hospital a couple of days later – that was fun), and putting all free time to the side.
I have a huge love for Nintendo, and that’s why it’s great that I can deliver updates about the company to you all each day. Even though there have been struggles along the way (many of which I tend to keep quiet so that we can focus on what’s happening in the world of Nintendo), knowing that I’m sharing my passion with people who take interest in what the site provides make it all the more enjoyable. So thank you to everyone who has stopped by Nintendo Everything over for the years – be it for eight years or one day. I truly appreciate every single one of you. I hope I can keep this going as long as I can.
A little heads up for everyone! If you see anything strange happening on the site or any downtime throughout the day, know that it’s intentional. Nintendo Everything will be going a bit of a metamorphosis. Once finished, the site will hopefully turn into a beautiful butterfly!
A number of new characters were confirmed for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash this week. Players will be able to control Waluigi, Rosalina, and more. But there were some additional characters that Nintendo hadn’t officially announced. In new footage from the game, we’re able to determine who the mystery roster additions are.
We’ll be putting the information after the break!
