The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 19,811
Vita – 19,471
Wii U – 16,033
PS4 – 8,375
New 3DS – 4,672
PS3 – 2,411
3DS – 1,527
Vita TV – 739
Xbox One – 737
3DS LL – 729
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 21,504
Wii U – 20,891
PS4 – 18,555
Vita – 9,018
New 3DS – 4,214
PS3 – 2,628
3DS – 1,275
3DS LL – 836
Vita TV – 462
Xbox One – 207
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 151,823 / NEW
2. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 54,544 / 192,785
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 36,979 / 1,527,272
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII – 24,758 / 758,874
5. [PSV] World Trigger: Borderless Mission – 23,334 / NEW
6. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 20,635 / 357,075
7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 18,267 / 1,028,888
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 16,772 / 660,659
9. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 16,288 / 156,474
10. [PSV] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 15,932 / NEW
11. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 Empires – 14,297 / NEW
12. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX – 14,034 / 73,490
13. [PSV] Saki Whole Country – 13,698 / NEW
14. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4 Empires – 13,056 / NEW
15. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 4 Empires – 11,360 / NEW
16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,244 / 332,663
17. [PS4] Destiny: The Taken King – 6,643 / NEW
18. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 5,866 / 468,228
19. [PSV] Yunohana SpRING! – 4,561 / NEW
20. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,095 / 1,126,412
Update: This is now out of stock.
Walmart is once again offering the gold Mario amiibo, but not in a conventional way.
The retailer has started selling a new bundle featuring Super Mario Maker and two amiibo. Along with the gold figure, you’ll also get the 30th anniversary Mario amiibo.
Those that are interested can get the bundle here.
A few hours ago, a new Genei Ibun Roku #FE blog post went live on the game’s Japanese website. This one comes from composer Yoshiaki Fujisawa.
You can find a breakdown of Fujisawa’s post below. All translations come courtesy of Siliconera.
– Fujisawa has worked on plenty of music arrangements in the past
– This includes arrangements for talents such as Kenichi “Hyadain” Maeyamada, music for some anime such as Nichijou, and more recently Love Live and GATE
– Working for Avex Group on this game
– His work with Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem all started back with a single phone call in late-fall of 2013
– Avex’s Aburai [George Aburai] asked if he was busy and gave him a proposal
– From there, it was decided that he’d join the staff in the development of a new game
– This would end up being the new Wii U game
– He then met up with the developers and sound team, learned more about the game
– He was a bit nervous, considering that he’s more familiar with working on music for anime and TV shows
– First thing he felt: “it was very difficult!”
– He struggled a lot in the completely different mindset that is required for making video game music, as he’s more familiar with how things are done for TV shows.
– Everything from the timing, flow, and feelings of a song, were all different from the way he usually works on music
– However, the sound team from Atlus gave him all kinds of advice that came in handy for his work
– He says working with the team in an incredibly creative environment, where ideas shapes themselves up, was really fun
– He recalls how excited he felt when they first checked out a demonstration of one of his songs, although he says that he was always nervous whenever it came to presenting the songs
– For this game, “entertainment” is a big theme
– Fujisawa explains that the game is full of songs that bring out the feelings of the stages and floors, and plenty of groovy tracks
– “Especially for the battles—I just can’t help but want to dance [to the music] while fighting!”
– He explains that all the field and event scene tracks have been made with a variety of tracks that have been made through the challenges of ideas provided from the team
– “Oh, and everything about this title is overwhelmingly great, if I do say so myself.”
– The above image is a character that appears in the game, and it was modeled after the composer’s actual look
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS will be undergoing a bit of maintenance next week. The game’s online aspects will be down for 90 minutes on Wednesday.
Here’s the breakdown of times:
– 10:30 PM PT (Tuesday) – 12:00 AM PT
– 1:30 AM ET – 3:00 AM ET
– 6:30 AM in the UK – 8:00 AM in the UK
– 7:30 AM in Europe – 9:00 AM in Europe
I’m mainly bringing this maintenance up since the new Super Mario Maker stage is being added next week. I imagine that it will be available shortly after the servers go back up!
A new Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns commercial has been uploaded by Bandai Namco. The commercial boasts the game’s player roster and online modes. Check it out below:
In December, SEGA 3D Classics Archives 1+2 Double Pack will be released in Japan. It will naturally include SEGA’s two compilations: SEGA 3D Reprint Archives and SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2.
Here’s what’s included in both:
SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1
3D Space Harrier 3D
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa Opa Brothers 3D
3D Out Run 3D
3D Streets of Rage 3D
3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master 3D
3D Ecco the Dolphin 3D
Space Harrier 3-D
Out Run 3-D
SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2
3D Sonic The Hedgehog
3D Galaxy Force II
3D Thunderblade
3D Altered Beast
3D Fantasy Zone II W
3D Power Drift
3D Puyo Puyo 2
Maze Walker (Master System version)
Fantasy Zone II (Master System version)
SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1+2 Double Pack is due out on December 23. Pricing is set at 6,990 yen.
A new StreetPass Mii Plaza puzzle just found its way to Japan for Picross 3D 2. At this time the panel is not available as of yet in the west. We’ll likely be seeing if the Picross 3D 2 puzzle makes its way overseas.
In celebration of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer’s release in North America, Nintendo has pushed out a new Mii to 3DS owners. Producer Aya Kyogoku has now shown up in the StreetPass Mii Plaza. If you have SpotPass enabled, you should be seeing her soon!
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