Last week, we reported on Tappingo coming to Europe soon, with the exception of Germany, where the game will not be released likely in part due to the cost of having to acquire an age rating for Germany in addition to the PEGI rating required for the rest of Europe. However, situations like that might soon be a thing of the past. GoNintendo reports that the Nintendo eShop, in addition to other platforms, will join the IARC (International Age Rating Coalition), which allows to developers to more easily obtain appropriate age ratings for various regions simply be filling out a form. In an increasingly globalized marketplace, this is certainly a welcome option.
It might be a while before this has a tangible benefit for Nintendo platforms, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction. We’ll keep you updated on further developments.
Check out a highlight video of games released on the European eShop this past month:
This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:
Wii U
1. Splatoon – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros for Wii U – Nintendo
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush – Nintendo
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts
9. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
10. Mario & Sonic: Sochi Winter Games 2014 – Nintendo
3DS
1. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo
10. Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition
Source: Chart-Track
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual Formats
All Formats
Source: Chart-Track
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Virtual Console
Megaman Battle Network 3 Blue (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29/CHF 9.80
Megaman Battle Network 3 White (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29/CHF 9.80
3DS Retail
LEGO Jurassic World (available June 12) – €29.99/£24.99/CHF 45.00
3DS Download
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure – €9.99/£8.99/CHF 14.00
eShop Sales
Wii U:
Cubemen 2 – €4.49/£3.99/CHF 6.49 (Ends June 25th, regular price €7.99/£6.99/CHF 10.99 )
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland – €12.90/£9.90/CHF 14.90 (Ends July 11th, regular price €29.99/£24.90/CHF 38.90)
Fit Music for Wii U – €12.90/£9.90/CHF 14.90 (Ends July 11th, regular price €29.99/£24.90/CHF 38.90)
3DS:
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland – €10.90/£8.90/ CHF 13.90 (Ends July 11th, regular price €24.90/£19.90/CHF 31.90)
Battleminer – €3.49/£2.99/CHF 4.75 (Ends June 25th, regular price €7.99/£5.99/CHF 9.49)
Source: Nintendo PR
Starting today until June 22nd, Giratina will be available for capture on Pokémon Shuffle. This event slightly differs from other challenges in the past, as this is the first ever Escalation Battle. What makes an Escalation Battle different from the other challenges – which have typically been timed events – is that as you beat the stage more and more, the difficulty raises, but with the difficulty rising, your chances of catching Giratina become greater and the rewards much better.
Once you reach Level 5 of the Giratina stage, you will be awarded with 1,000 coins. At Level 10, you’ll be awarded with a Disruption Delay. Level 30 provides a Mega Start, and at Level 50 a Mega Speedup.
To celebrate the launch of this new Escalation Battle, players from around the world will receive a Mega Speedup for free. All you have to do is boot up your game and hit Check In to download the new patch and obtain it!
Last week’s Mega Venusaur challenge has concluded, and now the top ranking players within their region from around the world are receiving their Venusaurite.
If you were the top 10k in Europe, 20k in North America, or 50k in Japan, you should be receiving your Venusaurite now. For those that participated but didn’t rank, as with other challenges of this nature, you’ll be awarded a Jewel for trying. Don’t forget to Check In and update your game to receive it!
Were you one of the lucky ones within your region to snag a Venusaurite? These can’t be obtained by normal play, so let us know in the comments below!
The last time I played through Xenoblade Chronicles was just after its European release in 2011, so I’ll let the other staff writers with fresher memories of it handle the actual game of the month. Instead, I’d like to take a not-so-brief look back at the history of the game’s developer, Monolith Soft, and the games they developed prior to Xenoblade. There are plenty of recurring themes, gameplay elements and staff involved, so let’s see how almost a decade of developing RPGs shaped this robot-slaying, god-climbing adventure.
HullBreach Studios released a new SDK Paint video for the game’s upcoming version 3 update. It shows the updates to the interface, including the menus used to reach various aspects of the application. In another video, HullBreach will provide a look at the overhauled painting screen like the new brush types and the add-on content Effects Pack.
