Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has had a rough past few months. We found out that he was suffering from a bile duct growth back in June, which was thankfully taken care of.
Iwata’s surgery resulted in heavy weight less that may have been apparent to some after watching today’s Nintendo Direct. As such, he decided to share a personal message on Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account.
Iwata wrote:
I have seen many comments from people concerned about my weight loss. While it is true that I have lost weight due to a major surgery, my weight has thankfully stabilized now after 2.5 months and I’m progressing well. I am really grateful for everyone supporting me, the doctors as well as the hospital-staff.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Gurutan Otona no Eitango – 500 yen
Gurutan Otona no Eitango Demo – FREE
Gurutan K?k? Eitango – 500 yen
Gurutan K?k? Eitango Demo – FREE
Gurutan Chugaku Eitango – 500 yen
Gurutan Chugaku Eitango Demo – FREE
Ch?jin Ultra Baseball Action Card Battle Lite Version – 500 yen
Pinpon Trick Shot – 200 yen
Maru G?kaku Shakai Fukushishi Shiken Heisei 26-nendo-ban – 2,800 yen
Maru G?kaku Shakai Fukushishi Shiken Heisei 26-nendo-ban Demo – FREE
Lego Movie: The Game (retail title) – 4,536 yen (from 11/6)
Cooking Mama: Watashi no Sweets Shop (retail title) – 4,968 yen (from 11/6)
Sherlock Holmes: Puzzle City (retail title) – 2,700 yen (from 11/6)
Pinch 50 Renpatsu!! Demo – FREE
Sumikko Gurashi Koko ga Ochitsukun desu Demo – FREE
Fujiko F Fujio Characters Daish?g?! SF Dotabata Party Demo – FREE
Virtual Console
NA (no titles since 5/7)
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
Lego Movie: The Game (retail title) – 5,616 yen (from 11/6)
Fujiko F Fujio Characters Daish?g?! SF Dotabata Party Demo – FREE
Virtual Console
Devil World (Famicom) – 514 yen
A special offer was announced for Japanese Club Nintendo members during today’s Nintendo Direct. Those who register Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire will receive Game & Watch Gallery 3 on the 3DS Virtual Console. This is particularly notable since there haven’t been any new 3DS VC titles in Japan in several months!
Monolith Soft has opened a website for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Access it here.
