We shared this screenshot in our New Year’s roundup post, though we now have Nintendo’s official translation of the included message. View it below.
Happy New Year! Wishing you a tentacular, squidtastic, cephalopoppin’-off 2015! Now let’s get down to business. Check out the first photo we received this year from our research team. It looks like the crazy squids celebrate New Year’s also! But…wait. Squids keep track of time?! I don’t even…
We have confirmation of at least one new game coming to the Wii U eShop in Europe next week. Family Tennis SP is slated for January 15, according to a newly-discovered listing. Pricing is set at €4.99.
3D Afterburner 2 is launching on the European 3DS eShop next week. The news is confirmed through a listing on the digital store, which features a January 15 release date. 3D Afterburner 2 is priced at €4.99.
Two different Protect Me Knight 2 (Mamotte Knight) themes will be available in Japan starting on January 14 at 200 yen each.
There will also be a soundtrack available on February 22.
Circle Entertainment is kicking off 2015 with its first announcement. The company has officially confirmed that it is bringing the Harvest December visual novel series to the west.
Just a few moments ago, Circle wrote on Twitter:
Happy New Year! Our first news of year 2015 is: Harvest December series English version has confirmed. Cheers! 🙂
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 5, 2015
Circle said last April that it was looking to hire translators for the Harvest December titles.
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
2. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
7. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
8. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
9. LEGO Batman 3 – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
3DS
1. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
9. LEGO Batman 3 – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Inside System is working on a sequel to The Legend of Dark Witch, which is set to be released later this year. The studio opened a teaser site for the game just recently – access it here. New information will be shared on Friday.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Chariot – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF21.00
Crunchyroll – free
Underground – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF24.00
Wii U Virtual Console
Dig Dug – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
Lode Runner – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
3DS Retail
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00
3DS Download
Classic Card Games – €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF8.99
3DS Themes
Game & Watch (Colourful) – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Super Mario (Wooden World) – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Zelda: Skyward Sword: The Impending Battle – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Special Offers
Cubemen 2 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF6.99 until 22.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF10.99
Paper Monsters Recut – €3.29 / £2.79 / CHF3.99 until 15.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €6.49 / £5.49 / CHF7.99
Tested with Robots! – €5.00 / £4.50 / CHF7.00 until 15.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €10.00 / £9.00 / CHF14.00
EDGE – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 21.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
RUSH – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 21.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Toki Toi – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 21.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – €8.49 / £6.99 / CHF9.99 until 29.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €16.99 / £13.99 / CHF19.99
Tetrobot & Co. – €4.99 / £3.74 / CHF5.99 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Kung Fu Rabbit, Puddle or Wooden Sen’SeY on the same Wii U. Regular price €9.99 / £7.49 / CHF11.49
Kung Fu Rabbit – €2.49 / £2.24 / CHF3.50 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Tetrobot & Co. , Puddle or Wooden Sen’SeY on the same Wii U. Regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00
Puddle – €3.49 / £3.14 / CHF4.90 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Tetrobot & Co. , Kung Fu Rabbit or Wooden Sen’SeY on the same Wii U. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF9.80
Wooden Sen’SeY – €4.99 / £4.00 / CHF6.00 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Tetrobot & Co. , Kung Fu Rabbit or Puddle on the same Wii U. Regular price €9.99 / £8.00 / CHF12.00
Cubit the Hardcore Platformer Robot – €1.99 / £1.80 / CHF2.80 until 08.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF4.20
EDGE (3DS) – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 21.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Coaster Creator 3D – €5.00 / £4.00 / CHF6.00 until 22.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €7.25 / £6.00 / CHF9.00
Source: Nintendo PR
