Nintendo’s social media channels from all around the world have expressed their gratitude to fans once again following Iwata’s funeral, which concluded earlier today. Fans all over the world have shared their condolence messages as Iwata’s life was celebrated one last time. We’ve included a couple of Tweets here, but be sure to check the full list after the break:
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.@Nintendo Thank you so much for honoring our late President Satoru Iwata with your kind condolences. Also, we’d like to express our…
— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015
.@Nintendo …heartfelt gratitude to everyone who came to the wake or funeral in spite of bad weather and busy schedules.
— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015
.@Nintendo For all of your kindness, we humbly offer our thanks. (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015
A couple of new Pokemon themes are available for European 3DS consoles. The first is the Pokemon Eevee Collection, featuring Espeon & Umbreon, backed by the Pokemon X & Y Game Sync music. The second theme features Mega Rayquaza & Mega Charizard as well as the X & Y Pokemon League music. They’re available for £1.79/€1.99 each.
A couple of new weapons are being distributed to Splatoon players today in North America, and tomorrow in Europe. The first is the Octobrush, which appears to have a wider span than brushes we’ve seen previously. The second is the N-ZAP89 which adopts the classic NES Zapper look. We’ll know how both these weapons play soon enough!
Capcom has a new video up for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Take a look at it below.
Final Fight One was one of Europe’s other Wii U Virtual Console releases this week. View a video of the game below.
Capcom held a live stream earlier tonight to showcase the latest footage from Mega Man Legacy Collection. We’ve posted the 45-minute Twitch recording after the break.
Splatoon took the fifth spot in the June 2015 NPD charts. But how much did the game actually sell?
GameSpot received information from Nintendo which reveals that Splatoon sold another 290,000 copies in the United States during the month of June. Combined with sales from May, there are now 455,000 gamers out there with a copy of the title.
Aside from Splatoon, we also have a small update regarding Mario Kart 8. Nintendo says that it has sold over 2 million units in the U.S. since launching last May.
Now that the Pikmin and Olimar amiibo has started to release in Europe, we have a look at the related aircraft in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+. Take a look at it below.
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival has arrived on the European Wii U Virtual Console. Check out some footage from the game below.
Nintendo has issued a statement to the June 2015 NPD report.
In the U.S., Nintendo says that combined Wii U and 3DS hardware sales in 2014 thus far have risen by over 20 percent year-over-year. The company added that 3DS hardware on its own has increased by more than 40 percent compared to sales obtained during the same point last year.
The full statement reads:
“Through the first six months of 2015, combined sales of Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems have increased by more than 20 percent over the same time frame in 2014. Much of this growth can be attributed to Nintendo 3DS and the new momentum created by the launch of New Nintendo 3DS XL on Feb. 13. So far this year, sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware have increased by more than 40 percent over sales at the same point last year.”
