Japanese 3DS themes (1/17/18)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
EGOIST (x2) – 200 yen each
En Mochiya Ultra Voice
Takeaki Wada (kurage-P): Hitogoroshi no Bakemono
Kinoshita: Positive * Dance Time
wowaka feat. Hatsune Miku: Unknown Mother Goose
40mp feat. Hatsune Miku: Akuyaku ni Kiss Scene o
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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (1/25/18)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo has updated the release schedule on its platforms for the week of January 25. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Switch Download
Dustoff Heli Rescue 2
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Media Create software sales (1/1/18 – 1/7/18) – Top 50
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 19 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
02./01. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
04./04. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
05./05. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100
06./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum
07./07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
08./10. [NSW] Arms
09./08. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
10./09. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5
11./15. [3DS] Kirby Battle Royale
12./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII #
13./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
14./11. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX
15./12. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 #
16./21. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
17./22. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso
18./18. [NSW] Snipperclips Plus: Cut it Out, Together!
19./16. [NSW] FIFA 18
20./25. [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star
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Media Create sales (1/1/18 – 1/7/18)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 23 Comments
Update (1/11): Swapped out Famitsu’s data for Media Create.
Original (1/10): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 146,006
PS4 – 75,344
New 2DS LL – 28,237
PS4 Pro – 16,339
New 3DS LL – 12,246
Vita – 11,929
2DS – 5,254
Xbox One – 190
Xbox One X – 9
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 134,519
PS4 – 37,175
New 2DS LL – 20,409
New 3DS LL – 12,542
PS4 Pro – 12,456
Vita – 7,970
2DS – 3,700
Xbox One – 335
New 3DS – 163
PS3 – 58
Wii U – 44
Xbox One X – 23
And here are the software charts:
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Japan seems to be suffering from a Switch software shortage
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Pretty much all throughout 2017, the Switch was very hard to come by due to its popularity. These hardware shortages were especially bad in Japan, although Nintendo’s home country received a fairly major restock in December, causing Switch hardware sales to rise. However, it seems like this seems to have shifted the shortage problem to the other side of the market – it seems that certain Switch games are now hard to come by.
Japanese video game retailer GEO reports that first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch are completely out of stock at all of its distribution centers nationwide and they are currently unable to order any additional units from Nintendo. It’s a similar situation at other retailers like Amazon Japan, where many first-party games are also out of stock.
Naturally, a software shortage is not as bad as a hardware shortage – all games can of course also be purchased digitally, but it would still be in Nintendo’s best interest to fix this shortage as soon as possible.
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Japanese 3DS themes (1/10/18)
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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (1/18/18)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo has updated the release schedule on its platforms for the week of January 18. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Switch Retail
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Power Spikes II
Mercenaries Saga Chronicles
Shu (available January 23)
3DS Download
Battleminerz (available January 17)
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Japan’s best-selling games of 2017, hardware totals
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 41 Comments
A new report from Famitsu reveals the best-selling games from 2017. Based on data collected from December 26, 2016 and December 31, 2017, the results are as follows:
1. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon – 2,003,607
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 1,752,096
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI – 1,744,603
4. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 1,684,991
5. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete – 1,336,180
6. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 1,324,280
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 1,103,744
8. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 688,044
9. [3DS] Pokemon Sun/Moon – 576,506
10. [3DS] Super Mario Maker – 423,073
Media Create sales (12/25/17 – 12/31/17)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 79 Comments
Update (1/9): Media Create data is finally in, so we’ve swapped that out for Famitsu’s numbers below.
Original (1/6): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:
Switch – 134,519
PS4 – 37,175
New 2DS LL – 20,409
New 3DS LL – 12,542
PS4 Pro – 12,456
Vita – 7,970
2DS – 3,700
Xbox One – 335
New 3DS – 163
PS3 – 58
Wii U – 44
Xbox One X – 23
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 269,684
PS4 – 50,662
New 2DS LL – 45,387
New 3DS LL – 27,947
PS4 Pro – 16,595
Vita – 14,041
2DS – 6,992
Xbox One – 687
New 3DS – 311
Wii U – 98
PS3 – 40
Xbox One X – 32
And here are the software charts:
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PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage announced for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
Fans of idol games, rejoice: Takara Tomy A.R.T.S has announced PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage exclusively for Switch. Described as a “fashion and rhythm action game”, it will launch in Japan on March 22nd. Early copies of the game will include a download code for a Shion and Hibiki card set. Another early purchase bonus will be announced later.
PriPara (short for Prism Paradise) is mostly known as an arcade game in Japan, though there are also several anime series and movies. PriPara is the successor to the Pretty Rhythm franchise, which is also a series of idol rhythm games.
