A few hours ago at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show, the Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association announced the winners of the Japan Game Awards 2015.
Yo-kai Watch 2 was one of the big winners. The game came out on top in three different categories, which is more than any other title. Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai also picked up an award.
Here’s the full rundown of winners:
Best Sales: Yo-kai Watch 2 Ganso/Honke
Global Award – Japan: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Global Award – Overseas: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Game Designers Award:
- Ingress (Niantic)
Excellence Awards:
- Bloodborne
- Yo-kai Watch 2 Ganso/Honke
- Destiny
- Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U
- Monster Hunter 4G
- Dragon Quest Heroes
- Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin’nuchi
- Mario Kart 8
Special Award:
- Monster Strike
- Minecraft
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award: Masahiro Sakurai
Grand Prize: Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso/Honke/Shinuchi
The “Future Division” awards will be handed out on Sunday, closing out the Japan Game Awards 2015.
Capcom has shared new images pertaining to Monster Hunter X. Above are two images of 3DS themes, which are included with pre-orders in Japan. We also have screenshots in the gallery below showing the Nyanter Mode (play as a Felyne).
With the release of Extreme Exorcism just a few days away, Ripstone has posted a launch trailer for the game. Check it out below.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack (available Sunday) – $49.99
Wii U Download
Defense Dome – $2.99
Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX – $7.99
Year Walk – $6.99
Zombie Defense – $7.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Car Battler Joe – $6.99
Wii U update
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
3DS Retail
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – $39.99
3DS Demo
The Legend of Legacy – available Sept. 22
3DS update
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
3DS Themes
Pokémon: Dancing Pikachu
Pokémon: Pikachu’s Cry
Pikachu Bundle: Dancing & Cry
Pokémon 151: Mewtwo
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
– Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.
– The Swapper (Wii U), OlliOlli (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Curve Digital are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
Wii U
– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– ZaciSa’s Last Stand is 25 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 23.
– Bombing Bastards and Spot the Differences: Party! from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.
3DS
– ?Xeodrifter and Mutant Mudds from Renegade Kid are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– AiRace Speed and AiRace Xeno from Qubic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 8.
– Glory of Generals, Quell Reflect and Swords & Soldiers 3D from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT Oct. 8.
– Fractured Soul is 75 percent off (reduced from $11.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon is 33 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– Aqua Moto Racing is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 23.
Permanent Price Drop
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker has been reduced to $39.99 (from $49.99).
Activities
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Red Badge” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Red Badge” tournament runs through Sept. 20. Opt in via the SpotPass feature on your Nintendo 3DS system for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!
Source: Nintendo PR
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse came out in the west about a year ago. But in Japan, the game has still yet to be released.
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse now has a set Japanese release date of November 19. Better yet, WayForward has teamed up with publisher Integrow for a physical version. The game will cost 4,200 yen.
Nintendo has filed a new patent involving clickable scroll wheel shoulder buttons. The filing was submitted in February of this year, but was only just published today.
An image included with the patent shows a controller that looks fairly reminiscent of a Wii U GamePad. The device has a touchscreen, but features a smaller design and two instead of four buttons as well as analog sticks rather than Circle Pads. Most significant is the addition of clickable scroll wheels for the left and right shoulder buttons.
Here’s an abstract from Nintendo’s filing:
“An example operation apparatus includes: a direction input operation section provided on a front surface of a housing of the operation apparatus and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with at least one hand of a user, the direction input operation section is allowed to be operated with a thumb of the hand; and a rotation operation section which is provided on a surface different from the front surface of the housing and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with the hand or the other hand of the user, the rotation operation section is allowed to be operated with an index finger of the hand or the other hand and which is an operation section capable of being rotationally operated.”
We’ll have to see if anything comes from this patent. This could just be a harmless filing on Nintendo’s part!
Super Mario Maker has achieved its first milestone. On its Japanese Twitter account, Nintendo announced that over 1 million courses have been uploaded since launch last week.
A new video, posted below, highlights a few of the user-made levels thus far.
In Japan, Nintendo has started offering a second wave of downloadable content for Fire Emblem Fates. The company has remade “the very best” maps in the series.
Players can purchase all DLC maps from the second wave in the “Special Value DLC 4-Pack” for 900 yen. Maps can also be purchased individually for 250 yen each (though one is free).
Head past the break for an overview of the new content.
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