This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [WIU] Splatoon
02./00. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus: Fortune Tower and the Dice of Fate
03./00. [PS4] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho
04./00. [3DS] Stella Glow
05./03. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
06./05. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
07./04. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
08./00. [3DS] Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland #
09./02. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe
10./00. [PS3] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho
11./08. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
12./11. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code
13./09. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!!
14./13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
15./71. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
16./15. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
17./00. [PS4] Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
18./10. [PSV] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation with Power-Up Kit
19./20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
20./18. [WIU] Mario Party 10 #
Throughout this week, Amazon and Best Buy are holding a few notable Wii U sales.
The first notable discount is for the Splatoon Wii U bundle. Through June 20, consumers can save $25 on the package. The bundle normally goes for $300 and includes a Wii U console as well as a copy of Splatoon.
Along with the Splatoon Wii U bundle, several titles for Nintendo’s console have gone on sale. Consumers can save $10 (Amazon
, Best Buy) on Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and Mario Party 10.
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones has been classified over in Australia. Nintendo is listed as publisher, so this rating should be for an upcoming Virtual Console release.
Arc System Works announced a couple of days ago that the company acquired the rights to Double Dragon and other franchises. Perhaps they’ll handle Double Dragon III’s eventual Virtual Console version?
The second Yo-Kai Watch film debuts in Japan on December 19, CoroCoro’s July issue reveals. Tickets go on sale starting on December 19.
The movie will be titled Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daioh to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! (Film Yo-kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Meow!).
CoroCoro sadly doesn’t share any actual story details, so we’ll need to wait for further information.
Nintendo held the first Splatfest for Splatoon in Japan this weekend. It’s finished now, and Nintendo has gone ahead and announced the results.
Splatoon players were asked to choose between one of two sides. They could either vote for rice or bread as their favorite breakfast meal.
The official Japnaese Splatoon Twitter account reveals that rice came out on top with 57 percent of the vote. Bread nabbed just 43 percent.
Nintendo acknowledged that some players were experiencing connection issues during the Splatfest, which seemed to cause problems more for rice representatives. The company apologized for the trouble.
With E3 2015 just on the horizon, lots of news has popped up over the past few days. That includes the Hyrule Warriors 3DS leak, upcoming Smash Bros. presentation, and resurfacing of Devil’s Third. We also heard about Mega Man Legacy Collection and Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for the first time, as well as the localization announcements of PopoloCrois and The Legend of Legacy. Phew! Brian and newcomer Jon talk about of the latest news in this week’s Just a Chat.
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Let’s Talk #12: E3 2015 hopes and dreams
It’s crazy to think about how, in a week from today, E3 will be finished. The Nintendo World Championships will be over and done with, all announcements will have been made, and the expo itself will go on hiatus until next year.
Nintendo had an excellent E3 last year. It’ll be tough to top what they showed in terms of pure news and announcements, but there’s a heck of a lot to look forward to.
Nintendo is getting things started early this year with a Super Smash Bros. presentation from Masahiro Sakurai at 10:40 AM ET / 7:40 AM PT / 3:40 PM in the UK / 4:40 PM in Europe. The Nintendo World Championships 2015 kick off a few hours later at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT / 11 PM in the UK / 12 PM in Europe. Nintendo will be quiet on Monday, but will be back in full force on Tuesday with its Digital Event (12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe) and Treehouse Live streams throughout the week.
I think it goes without saying that the Nintendo Digital Event is the big thing here. We’ll be seeing more of previously-announced titles, along with new games for this year and 2016. Mario Maker, Devil’s Third, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Hyrule Warriors 3DS, Star Fox Wii U, and plenty more should be on display.
With all of that on mind, what are you hoping to see at E3 next week? Is there a game you’d like to see announced? Which already-announced title are you interested in seeing more of? Really, any E3 related talk is suitable for this week’s Let’s Talk topic!
There’s one game I’d like to see above all else right now: Metroid. The series feels like it’s been dormant for much too long (only five years, but still!).
I’d prefer to see a 3D Metroid – specifically a new Metroid Prime – though I’d gladly take a new 2D entry as well. As long as we see something Metroid-related at E3, I’ll be happy!
Highlights from last week’s topic: How are you liking Splatoon?
DeltaPeng
Pros
So far, the overall game is great. Have not tried single player. The art style/design and concept is cool and is a fresh take on the shooter genre, with Turf wars being more about covering area in paint (less attacking other players, a relaxing experience), and ranked battles primarily focused on attacking other players so that the Zones can be painted (a tense, potentially frustrating experience). Love the new IP.
Weapon and gear selection is plentiful and diverse, and will keep people occupied for a long while.
Aiming with gamepad gyro-sensors feels good and works well.
Easy to level up and get money as you obtain that from any online play (better than grinding as compared to SSB for custom moves [mainly an issue bc the grind is for single player, when the core gameplay/game_time is multi. Mini-rant end]), but maybe too easy. Could’ve made it longer and I don’t think people would’ve minded, I’ve unlocked all weapons, but have not bought/used them all to prevent clutter to my weapon screen. I have 200k money, which is probably enough to unlock everything left in the game since most items are pretty inexpensive.
Cons
-Could use more online stages, the more the better, potentially more than they have planned (planned 2-3 more?).
-ranked battle rank point system adds to frustration of the mode, way too easy to lose points, and is frustrating if you feel you’ve lost due to the ‘randomness’ of stage_selection/team_ selection/team’s_weapon_loadout. Because of point system, people will probably get stuck in the C range and B- ranks, so matching with similar ranked people can still give you wide ranges in skill levels. The tendency I find in ranked matches is that I either play people who completely destroy me and my team, or vice versa.
-not sure about the weapon balance at times, some of the people who are really good at long range or high power splatterguns are really hard to take down.
-hours of play wears on the wrists due to gamepad weight, may need to be careful of that as the game is addicting. A con as they could add other controller options (as far as I know, single player cannot do wiiU Pro controller).
-could use more pre-set message options other than “c’mon” and “booyah”
Recommendations
-ability to create and save/load multiple custom gear/weapon loadouts (help sort through the clutter once a lot of items are collected)
-ability to change equipment while in waiting lobby (or use different saved loadout, per above)
-Paintbrush may need a buff in attack, and an easier way to attack as opposed to mashing ZR (maybe 2 swipes per ZR press). Feels a bit weird when most other attacks are holding ZR or pressing it once.
~ability to exit lobby (maybe, keeping it does help with arranging matches, I imagine)
~ability to sell gear (essentially, reset abilities, or prevent less/no use ones from cluttering menu)
r4ind4nce
I’m really enjoying it despite the fact that I never warmed up to any other online shooter. It’s amazingly fresh (…) and a lot of fun! Also, knowing Nintendo any content shortages will probably be temporary.
timZ117
I love it.
The single player feels like classic nintendo. New gameplay mechanics in allmost every stage, really expressive and funny characters as opponents. Its just really smart and well done.
Multiplayer is a lot of fun too, but i do think its still a bit light on modes and options at the moment.
I cant wait to see whats in store for splatoon the next couple of months, and ill definitely be playing the game for a long time if they keep supporting it the way they have!
Unsurprisingly, Jupiter’s most recent Picross game will be coming west. The company has confirmed to Nintendo Everything that Picross e6 is currently targeted for overseas release during the summer. This applies to both North America and Europe, and if all goes well, there will be a simultaneous launch in both regions.
All previous Picross e games – the original up through Picross e5 – are available on the 3DS eShop.
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden was rated in Australia a few days ago. From that listing, it’s been pretty much assumed that Bandai Namco has plans to localize the 3DS fighter.
If the Australian classification wasn’t enough, a retailer in Spain has apparently started advertising the game. Media Markt has put up a promo poster, which lists an October 30 release date. The included date is likely a placeholder, but the fact that it’s being advertised is certainly encouraging. With any luck, we’ll be getting an official announcement soon!
