3DS owners in Japan can now get their hands on a Mega Man-themed puzzle for the StreetPass Mii Plaza. Per usual, the latest panel is being sent out through SpotPass. We’ll let you know if this puzzle is also made available overseas.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 43,160 / 232,048
2. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 28,933 / 1,176,134
3. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 24,412 / 77,508
4. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 19,386 / 512,223
5. [PS4] Watch Dogs – 12,783 / 76,378
6. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 12,656 / 43,684
7. [PS3] Kamen Rider Battride War II – 10,651 / 73,300
8. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 10,003 / 56,456
9. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge – 7,607 / 144,500
10. [PS3] GTA New Price Version – 5,717 / 12,448
11. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge – 5,703 / 62,446
12. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 5,065 / 58,878
13. [3DS] Persona Q – 4,996 / 242,375
14. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 4,595 / 4,097,248
15. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install – 4,383 / 14,086
16. [PSV] Girls & Panzer: Senshado, Kiwamemasu! – 4,016 / 35,542
17. [PS4] Akiba’s Trip 2 – 3,602 / NEW
18. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,327 / 3,304,016
19. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 3,305 / 404,211
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,214 / 2,346,622
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 21,914
Vita – 18,438
Wii U – 9,961
PS4 – 7,876
PS3 – 7,511
3DS – 5,424
Vita TV – 2,217
PSP – 1,579
Xbox 360 – 180
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 22,803
Vita – 22,192
Wii U – 10,653
PS4 – 8,059
PS3 – 7,480
3DS – 5,081
Vita TV – 2,727
PSP – 1,445
Xbox 360 – 201
Many fans were curious as to why the upcoming One Piece Unlimted World Red had an original story rather than something closer to the original series. Producer Koji Nakajima sat down with the folks over at Siliconera to go over the thought process behind that and a few other aspects of development, here’s a summary:
- Re-writing parts of the One Piece storyline was exciting for him from the perspective as a fan
- Nakajima wanted every One Piece game he produces to focus on a side story or certain arc, to further explore the game’s universe
- After all characters for the game had been created, they are tweaked to be consistent within the One Piece universe
- He wanted the game to feel like adventuring as Luffy and living the adventurous life of a pirate
- That meant not just focusing on battling, but fishing and other elements
- With the Red update, the emphasis on battling was re-focused with the additional of the coliseum along with characters Boa Hancock and Trafalgar Law
- The game has giant boss battles and Nakajima said the Red Dragon fight was one of his favourites
- Unsure what’s next for the series, but contemplating releasing One Piece Unlimited Cruise in North America (previously only released in Europe)
Miiverse has received another update today. While there isn’t anything too substantional, Nintendo has made a couple of changes that should improve your experience.
First, all versions of Miiverse now let you write posts and comments on multiple lines. The Wii U and 3DS versions of the social network now also let you show up to three of your favorite game genres in your profile.
You can find the full overview of today’s update from Miiverse’s Marty below.
