Konami producer Tak Fujii has left Konami. In terms of his work on Nintendo titles, he most recently helped develop Frogger 3D.
Fujii announced his departure on Twitter, writing:
It's been great 20 years of creation. Thanks for all who supported, loved my titles. Farewell and may the extreeeeemeness be with KONAMI.
— Tak Fujii????? (@Tak_Fujii) December 17, 2014
Fujii may best be remembered for his presentation at Konami’s E3 2010 conference. You can catch that below if you never saw it. It’s definitely worth a watch!
Nintendo published a listing of the most popular searches on Miiverse for this year, as of November 2014. Pokemon topped the list, followed by Mario and Animal Crossing.
You’ll find the full top ten above. Keep in mind that these are based on worldwide searches – not just North America.
Thanks to Phil S for the tip.
Tomonobu Itagaki is working directly with Nintendo on Devil’s Third. If the opportunity arises in the future, perhaps the two sides could team up again.
When asked by a fan on his Facebook page if he’d be open to revisiting a relationship with Nintendo on a future project, Itagaki wrote: “Naturally. I love their talent, their games!”
Another fan asked Itagaki if Devil’s Third has been completed. He explained in response:
“Haha, I really don’t know I have right to disclose about that lol. Many [people] are working hard for this video game industry, i don’t wanna offend anyone’s position.”
Games featured in the gallery above: Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland, Doraemon: Nobita’s Space Heroes, Etrian Mystery Dungeon, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Remix, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future, Lost Heroes 2, The Great Ace Attorney, and Yowamushi Pedal.
The latest Japanese software sales from Media Create are as follows:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 1,244,171
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 152,384 / 1,950,481
3. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 81,659 / NEW
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 79,005 / 306,533
5. [PS3] Shining Resonance – 67,282 / NEW
6. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 47,393 / 1,835,852
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 32,168 / 2,958,112
8. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 29,418 / 2,255,273
9. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 24,938 / 778,808
10. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Rogue – 17,656 / NEW
11. [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold – 16,659 / 90,275
12. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 16,023 / 49,174
13. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 14,628 / 80,510
14. [PS3] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou with Power-Up Kit – 14,054 / NEW
15. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 12,650 / 31,723
16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu – 12,216 / 36,053
17. [PS3] Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting – 10,675 / NEW
18. [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova – 10,117 / 137,263
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 9,961 / 3,830,376
20. [PS3] Resident Evil HD – 8,493 / 74,196
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 83,041
PS4 – 68,041
New 3DS – 34,676
Wii U – 27,334
3DS LL – 24,475
Vita – 24,039
3DS – 14,911
PS3 – 7,803
Vita TV – 974
Xbox One – 724
Xbox 360 – 102
PSP – 8
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 63,714
3DS – 38,846
New 3DS – 25,541
Wii U – 24,469
Vita – 22,355
3DS LL – 17,319
PS4 – 15,971
PS3 – 5,679
Vita TV – 986
Xbox One – 790
Xbox 360 – 189
PSP – 8
