Shipments for Youkai Watch have surpassed 500,000 units in Japan, Level-5 confirmed today. As of February 16, sales come in at about 424,000 units based on Media Create data. The 3DS game has been seeing a bit of a resurgence on the sales charts as of late and it shouldn’t be too longer before actual sales (not shipments) officially hit the 500,000 mark.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Dokopon Choice Djigokush?jo 1-9-kan Omake Pack – 3,780 yen
Maru G?kaku! Chih? K?muin J?ky? Ky?ko Shiken 2015-nendo-ban – 2,800 yen
Maru G?kaku! Chih? K?muin J?ky? Senmon Shiken 2015-nendo-ban – 2,800 yen
Rajirugi de Gojaru – 800 yen
Kuroko no Baske(tball) Sh?ri e no Kiseki (retail title) – 5,980 yen (from 2/20)
Steel Diver: Sub Wars – 952 yen (from 2/14)
Nico Nico (video service application) – FREE (from 2/14)
Game Center CX 3-Chome no Arino DEMO – FREE
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 DEMO – FREE
Little Doll Princess Oyatsu-hen DEMO – FREE
Virtual Console
Bio-Miracle Bokutte Upa (Famicom) – 500 yen
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
Disney Infinity DEMO – FREE
Virtual Console
Elevator Action (Famicom) – 500 yen
Final Fantasy IV (Super Famicom) – 900 yen
Space Manbow (MSX) – 800 yen
A new update has been applied on Miiverse today. No major functionality has been added, but there are a trio of changes.
First, for all versions of Miiverse, users can follow/unfollow others directly from the Followers page. Also for all versions, an icon of a screenshot with an X will appear when posting in an area where it’s not possible to attach screenshots. And lastly, the Wii U version of Miiverse now features an icon below posted videos to play them in high quality.
You can find the full update notes from Miiverse’s Marty below.
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– You hear that? That’s the sound of bananas being peeled all around the U.S. to celebrate the glorious launch of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. The newest game in the lauded Donkey Kong Country series swings to the Wii U system on Feb. 21, bringing with it beautiful high-definition graphics, cleverly designed platforming action and competitive online leaderboards. The game also heralds the exciting return of fan-favorites Dixie Kong and Funky Kong, as well as Cranky Kong, who is a playable character for the first time in series history. Together, they join Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in the biggest and best Donkey Kong Country game yet.
“The games in the Donkey Kong Country series have always entertained audiences of all ages and skill levels with their breathtaking visuals and fun and challenging game play,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze continues this rich legacy with a memorable adventure that’s only available on Wii U.”
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 118,427 – 562,083
2. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 35,717 / NEW
3. [3DS] A-Train 3D – 27,009 / NEW
4. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 23,017 / 440,131
5. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 22,230 / 423,836
6. [3DS] Magi: A New World – 15,793 / NEW
7. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 15,462 / 1,359,241
8. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris – 13,717 / 58,345
9. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 13,704 / 313,291
10. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 12,750 / 3,950,322
11. [PS3] Diablo III – 7,345 / 62,277
12. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 6,952 / 489,596
13. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 – 6,611 / 224,094
14. [PSV] Terraria – 6,245 / 21,315
15. [PS3] GTA V – 5,904 / 707,610
16. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 5,450 / 270,846
17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5,75 / 3,672,543
18. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 5,273 / 248,079
19. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 5,103 / 3,219,168
20. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 4,785 / 377,432
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 27,650
Vita – 17,081
3DS – 12,066
PS3 – 10,226
Wii U – 8,782
PSP – 2,944
Vita TV – 1,267
Xbox 360 – 256
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 36,306
Vita – 16,951
3DS – 12,002
PS3 – 10,240
Wii U – 7,180
PSP – 2,948
Vita TV – 1,331
Xbox 360 – 194
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
This dog is huge… Wait, no, the playable characters are small. The Smash Bros. series doesn’t always stay true to scale.
