Pokemon Art Academy users in Europe and Japan can download a new patch from the 3DS eShop. It’s relatively minor all things considered, as the update is only intended to one particular issue.
As stated on an official Nintendo of Europe page:
Corrects the issue that when converting a picture made using only the Outline pen to JPEG format, in order to post it to Miiverse or save it to the SD card, the colours would not save correctly and would all be changed to black.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Turtle Tale – Kameshima Dakkai – 300 yen
Dokopon Choice – Ayakashi Hisen Vol. 2 7 – 12-kan Pack – 2,640 yen
Virtual Console
NA (no titles since 5/7)
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
Bayoneta 2 (retail title) – 7,700 yen
Virtual Console
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Famicom) – 514 yen
Lode Runner (Famicom) – 514 yen
Super Mario Ball (Mario Pinball Land, Game Boy Advance) – 702 yen
Victory Run (PC Engine) – 617 yen
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS has clearly experienced the best Japanese debut for any game in the series thus far. It will likely end up as the franchise’s best seller in the long-term as well.
Nintendo has lifted the reviews embargo for Hyrule Warriors, and verdicts are starting to flood in. Here’s a quick look at what the critics are saying about the game:
Destructoid – 8.5 / 10
Shacknews – 8 / 10
IGN – 7 / 10
GameSpot – 8 / 10
Kotaku – “Yes”
GameTrailers – 7 / 10
Joystiq – 4 / 5
Game Informer – 8 / 10
Polygon – 5.5 / 10
GamesBeat – 85 / 100
NintendoWorldReport – 8.5 / 10
DigitalSpy – 3 / 5
Videogamer – 7 / 10
Nintendo Life – 7 / 10
CVG – 8 / 10
Eurogamer – 8 / 10
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 944,644 / NEW
2. [PS4] Destiny – 91,277 / NEW
3. [PS3] Destiny – 49,503 / NEW
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 47,065 / 2,469,211
5. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution – 40,180 / NEW
6. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 22,977 / 75,351
7. [PSV] Toukiden Extreme – 15,338 / 121,320
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 6,839 / 665,918
9. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 5,734 / 179,714
10. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 4,898 / 1,269,742
11. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – 4,709 / 106,181
12. [PS4] Sengoku Musou 4 – 4,534 / 16,291
13. [PSV] Chain Chronicle V – 4,178 / NEW
14. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 – 4,084 / 137,143
15. [3DS] Medabots 8 – 3,766 / 45,306
16. [PSP] Toukiden Extreme – 3,657 / 20,485
17. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise – 3,467 / 76,033
18. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 3,452 / 160,821
19. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors – 3,365 / 100,177
20. [PS3] GTA V – 3,300 / 60,307
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 31,602
PS4 – 23,623
Vita – 12,331
3DS – 7,967
Wii U – 7,062
PS3 – 6,083
Xbox One – 3,015
Vita TV – 817
PSP – 101
Xbox 360 – 96
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Xbox One – 25,674
3DS LL – 23,624
Vita – 14,441
Wii U – 7,349
PS4 – 7,299
PS3 – 6,139
3DS – 5,931
Vita TV – 910
PSP – 288
Xbox 360 – 126
