Nintendo will be hosting a live stream for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D on February 12. For those that are interested, check out this Niconico page on February 12. The stream will kick off at 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT / 9 PM Japan time.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma will be in attendance from the stream. Expect plenty of gameplay to be shown!
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 21,880
PS4 – 17,392
Vita – 11,871
New 3DS – 7,700
PS3 – 7,211
Wii U – 6,807
3DS LL – 3,641
3DS – 3,187
Vita TV – 521
Xbox One – 222
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 20,065
Vita – 14,991
PS4 – 13,793
PS3 – 8,600
New 3DS – 8,028
Wii U – 7,088
3DS LL – 3,882
3DS – 3,287
Vita TV – 589
Xbox One – 259
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – 53,264 / NEW
2. [PS4] Far Cry 4 – 36,239 / NEW
3. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria – 29,487 / 370,377
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 27,566 / 2,431,812
5. [3DS] Yowamushi Pedal – 20,510 / NEW
6. [PS3] Far Cry 4 – 18,366 / NEW
7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 14,108 / 2,488,766
8. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – 12,867 / 45,005
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 10,832 / 2,451,205
10. [PS4] Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War – 10,219 / NEW
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 8,878 / 2,131,311
12. [PS3] Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War – 7,621 / NEW
13. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy – 6,514 / 60,488
14. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 6,398 / 576,112
15. [PS3] Ukiyo no Shishi – 6,184 / NEW
16. [3DS] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ – 5,851 / NEW
17. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 5,425 / 3,093,812
18. [PSV] Kokujo no Psychedelica – 5,318 / NEW
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,103 / 906,468
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,910 / 3,909,169
Capcom shared a bit more about its latest financial results today.
In terms of specific sales, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has sold 2.7 million copies in Japan thus far. Capcom was vague regarding the performance of Gaist Crusher God, only noting that sales “were below expectations”.
New details regarding Splatoon have come out of this week’s issue of Famitsu. You’ll find the information in the summary below (thanks StreetsAhead):
-Team made up of lots of staff that worked on Wii U launch titles. Once they’d grasped the hardware, they wanted to create something innovative.
-Working on a local multiplayer mode in addition to online and Hero Mode
-Hero mode is predominantly a 3D platformer with heavy emphasis on human-squid transformations
-Random matching is done world wide, game tries to place you with players close to your skill level based on ratings
-Tried implementing a system whereby you could give orders to your team mates, but battles were too quick and hectic for them to be effective so they got rid of the feature
-Game won’t use CPU fighters; only once 8 human players have been found will a match start
-Having multiple modes with random matching would limit the number of players per mode, so all the focus is on the 4 vs. 4 for that
-No communication with players you are matched with
-They didn’t think of using Bloopers when they decided on squids (they apparently forgot they existed)
-No money can be earned in Hero Mode. Your points, as displayed at the end of the match, are turned into money and experience points.
-A lot of the music is written by Tooru Minegishi (who has worked on Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Super Mario)
