This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All – 83,395 / NEW
2. [PSV] Moero Chronicle – 32,957 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 30,305 / 950,035
4. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour – 9,439 / 86,210
5. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 8,049 / 371,184
6. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment – 7,868 / 201,381
7. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 5,553 / 4,063,466
8. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – 4,594 / 120,549
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 4,504 / 584,509
10. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,386 / 3,277,125
11. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 3,360 / 219,568
12. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,345 / 2,318,577
13. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (new version) – 3,161 / 36,149
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3,040 / 3,734,701
15. [PS3] GTA V – 2,968 / 775,741
16. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 2,697 / 544,874
17. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 2,658 / 1,454,778
18. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 2,363 / 294,700
19. [PS3] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – 2,339 / NEW
20. [PSV] God of War Collection – 2,265 / NEW
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 18,350
Vita – 12,810
PS3 – 7,339
PS4 – 6,792
Wii U – 6,716
3DS – 5,250
PSP – 1,642
Vita TV – 1,055
Xbox 360 – 201
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 28,414
Vita – 17,143
PS4 – 8,480
PS3 – 7,684
Wii U – 7,613
3DS – 7,529
PSP – 2,022
Vita TV – 1,351
Xbox 360 – 233
Sinobi has put up more Hyrule Warriors details from Famitsu. NeoGAF’s StreetsAhead translated the information. For a roundup of the latest news about Hyrule Warriors, check out our summary below.
– Official pricing: Retail – 7,980 yen, eShop – 6,980, Premium Box Set – 11,664
– Premium set includes a Triforce-shaped clock and serial codes for 6 special costumes
– A “Treasure Box” will also be available on Amazon and Tecmo Koei’s online store “GAMECITY”
– No details on the Treasure Box yet
– Link, an in-training soldier, must rescue the Princess Zelda from the witch Shia, who has been turned evil somehow
– Famitsu confirms a 2-player mode in which one person plays on the GamePad and the other plays on the TV
– GamePad acts as a menu when playing alone
– Can equip characters with different weapons to change the way they fight
– Weapons include speed focused one-handed swords to heavier weapons that focus on damage
– Game includes a weapon upgrade system and character growth/improvement
– Musou action combined with the Zelda series’ Z-targeting means you can avoid attacks and focus on enemy weak spots
– Zelda series’ spin attack appears instead of the Musou Ranbu (?) of the musou franchise
– Bombs won’t be used for just throwing at enemies
– Impa, a captain of the Royal Army, appears as a playable character wielding a giant long sword.
– There will be several other playable characters
– Aonuma was surprised by how many characters there are
– Playable at E3 2014 next month
– 70% complete
A Small Miiverse update has gone live allowing for the ability to Yeah comments along with a profile re-design for users. You can check out a video of the update below.
Bomberman inspired Bombing Bastards got a new trailer today along with an official press release outlining many of the game’s features:
Have a blast! Bomb oodles of nasty critters in a series of 30 wicked mazes! Defeat hellish bosses in heroic fights! Play solo, or with up to 4 friends in merciless battles! Embark on a hilarious journey with the witty Dr. Wallow to conquer the galaxy in this explosively fun arcade game!
Key features:
- 5 picturesque worlds with 30 wicked mazes.
- A huge bestiary of critters to blast.
- A multitude of items and power ups to collect.
- 5 hellish boss levels whose punishing difficulty will only be matched by the satisfaction you’ll get once you beat them.
- A hilarious single-player adventure where you help the witty Dr. Wallow get rid of all the critters and become the ruler of the galaxy.
- A fully customizable battle mode for 2 to 5 players using the Gamepad, Wii Remotes, Classic Controllers and/or Pro Controllers.
- Over 10 minutes of caustic comments from Dr. Wallow, voiced by David Goldfarb (the voice behind multiple characters in Mario Kart 8).
- 7 famous pieces of classical music electronically butchered by Samuel Safa.
The game is coming to Wii U and PS4.
In this latest One Piece: Unlimited Word Red trailer, Bandai Namco have showcased fresh footage focusing on the game’s Coliseum Mode. We also get a look at the game’s primary villain, Red the Aloof.
Coming from an official PR email, Nintendo have announced that with every purchase of Tomodachi Life, players will also be given 2 download codes of Tomodachi Life: Welcome Version. This lite version of the game can be gifted to other systems and will allow players to create up to 3 Mii characters with the personality traits and voices that will be used in game. Miis will also have access to an island exclusive to the demo that upon completion will unlock 1 of 8 rare panda suit items for use in the full game.
Colours, colours everywhere! Sakurai gets into the nitty gritty of mirroring character models today:
The leg and arm positions of some characters will automatically be mirrored when facing left or right. Mario, for example, will have his chest shown in the foreground regardless of whether he’s facing right or left. This was quite a tedious task, but thanks to it we can show the best features of each character even better.
He also provides an example of how it was before this change:
