Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT / 2 PM in the UK (an hour from now). You can watch streams for the North American, European, and Japanese broadcasts below. Note: the North American presentation is 46 minutes long.
I’ll try keeping this post updated in a live blog fashion, but no promises! Actual news posts are top priority. Still, we will definitely have a summary here throughout the Nintendo Direct.
Updates will follow below. Important news will be published on the site immediately.
New Fire Emblem
– Made by Intelligent Systems
– Kozaki Yusuke making designs
– Story by Shin Kibayashi
Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle, Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition
– Coming west, officially
– Out in May as one package
Pokemon Shuffle
– Puzzle game
– Limit on how many moves you can make for each battle
– Free to play
– Out in February
Wii games on the Wii U eShop
– Games supporting the Classic Controller can also be played using the GamePad controller
– Mario Galaxy 2 available today
– Punch-Out!! on January 29
– Metroid Prime Trilogy on January 29
– Will be available for half price for one week after their release dates
– More Wii titles coming to the eShop
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
– Short presentation with gameplay from Bill Trinen
Next Smash Bros. amiibo
– Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, Ness, Charizard
– These are out on Spring
Super Mario amiibo series
– Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad
– Launches alongside Mario Party 10
– Out March 20 (new amiibo and Mario Party)
– Mario Party 10 works with 9 amiibo
– Special Mario Party 10 bundle with Super Mario amiibo
– In Mario Party 10, use amiibo to unlock themed game pieces and game boards
Captain Toad amiibo supported
– Pixel Toad will be hidden in stages
– March 20 update will add this
Splatoon
– New gameplay and info
– Out in May
Project Treasure
– New Wii U game from Bandai Namco
– Free to download
– Action game
Hyrule Warriors
– New DLC out on February 5
– Tingle, Young Link coming
Xenoblade Chronicles X
– New trailer
– Out on April 29 in Japan
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
– For both Wii U and 3DS
– Cross-buy
– Out March 5
Indie games
– Various titles featured – we’ve covered them before!
– Blek – from Broken Rules and kunabi brother, out February 2015
Story of Seasons
– Out in March
Fossil Fighters Frontier
– Out March 20
New 3DS
– Confirmed for February 13
– XL systems only mentioned for North America
Code Name Steam
– More gameplay and Trinen presentation
– Uses amiibo
– Fire Emblem characters can join your team via amiibo
Smash Bros. 3DS
– amiibo update coming next month
Marth amiibo
– Will be restocked
Ace Combat 3DS game
– Coming west next month
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
– Out in April
IronFall
– Still alive, coming soon, makes use of the New 3DS
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
– Limited edition New 3DS to be sold at GameStop
Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
– Out in February 13
– Uses the c-stick of the New 3DS
– Pre-order Code Name Steam at GameStop to receive a Majora’s Mask pin
– Special edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS announced
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 30,455
Vita – 21,536
PS4 – 19,118
New 3DS – 14,226
Wii U – 10,803
PS3 – 8,216
3DS – 6,685
3DS LL – 6,308
Vita TV – 791
Xbox One – 563
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 76,439
Vita – 56,700
PS4 – 42,216
New 3DS – 40,338
Wii U – 30,031
3DS LL – 19,096
PS3 – 17,867
3DS – 17,293
Vita TV – 1,305
Xbox One – 637
And here are the software charts:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 74.998 / 2.322.127 (-64%)
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 38.420 / 2.432.659 (-65%)
03./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 23.667 / 2.096.515 (-67%)
04./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 21.453 / 2.412.467 (-53%)
05./04. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 18.884 / 548.128 (-67%)
06./07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 10.281 / 3.074.502 (-57%)
07./09. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥7.171) – 9.460 / 111.229 (-48%)
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 9.211 / 144.876 (-47%)
09./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 8.884 / 889.064 (-69%)
10./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 7.991 / 3.893.111 (-52%)
11./12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 6.640 / 111.050 (-57%)
12./08. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 5.007 / 238.804 (-78%)
13./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 4.691 / 2.454.992 (-64%)
14./13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.27} (¥5.626) – 4.687 / 65.671 (-66%)
15./00. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition] (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 4.641 / 107.614
16./17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 4.067 / 100.468 (-63%)
17./15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184) – 4.052 / 90.569 (-66%)
18./00. [PS3] Shining Resonance # (Sega) {2014.12.11} (¥8.880) – 4.021 / 106.389
19./16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.12.04} (¥5.378) – 3.860 / 73.879 (-65%)
20./00. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 3.764 / 347.793
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Prima’s strategy guide for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D will launch on February 13, according to a Best Buy listing. That would also suggest that the game itself will be available next month. Speculation has pointed to Majora’s Mask 3D releasing on the same day as the New 3DS, though this is our first official sign from retailers about it potentially happening.
Meanwhile, we also now know what will be offered in the collector’s edition version of the Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D strategy guide. This sports “a stylish hard cover and comes with a sheet of character clings to show off your love of the Legend of Zelda franchise.”
You can find the standard edition guide on Best Buy here, and the collector’s edition version here.
The complete Super Smash Bros. Club Nintendo soundtrack listing is in. Between two evenly split CDs, there will be over 70 songs to enjoy.
Read on below for the full listing.
“Red” CD
1. Menu (Original)
2. How to Play (Super Smash Bros. Melee)
3. Ground Theme / Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)
4. Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme (Super Mario 3D Land)
5. Try, Try Again (Mario and Luigi: Dream Team)
6. Kongo Jungle (Donkey Kong Country)
7. Stickerbush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2)
8. Gerudo Valley (Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
9. Full Steam Ahead (The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks)
10. Brinstar (Metroid)
11. Obstacle Course (Spring / Summer) (Yoshi’s Island)
12. Green Greens Ver. 2 (Kirby’s Dreamland)
13. Corneria (Star Fox)
14. Star Wolf / Sector Z (Star Fox 64)
15. “Battle!” (Trainer Battle) (Pokemon X and Y)
16. N’s Castle Medley (Pokemon Black and White)
17. Mute City Ver. 3 (F-Zero)
18. Id (Purpose) (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
19. Wrath of the Reset Bomb (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
20. Dark Pit’s Theme (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
21. Ashley’s Song (WarioWare: Touched!)
22. Tortimer Island Medley (Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
23. Kapp’n’s Song (Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
24. Jogging / Countdown (Punch-Out!!)
25. Gaur Plain (Xenoblade)
26. You Will Know Our Names (Xenoblade)
27. Balloon Fight Medley (Balloon Fight)
28. Bath Time Theme (Vocal Mix) (Nintendogs)
29. Save the World, Heroes! (Find Mii II)
30. Tomodachi Life (Tomodachi Life)
31. Pac-Man (Club Mix) (Pac-Man)
32. Tetris: Type A (Tetris)
33. Trophy Rush (Original)
34. Multi-Man Smash (Original)
35. Credits (Original)
36. Online Practice Stage (Original)
Square Enix released Final Fantasy 1 alongside Final Fantasy Explorers as a first-print bonus, complete with 3D support. Now the game is being released on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week.
Final Fantasy 1 is due out on January 21 for 1,080 yen. View some screenshots above.
