Media Create sales (7/4/16 – 7/10/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 22,717
New 3DS LL – 16,505
Wii U – 15,470
Vita – 11,042
New 3DS – 3,284
PS3 – 1,126
3DS – 670
3DS LL – 87
Xbox One – 72
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 23,679
New 3DS LL – 17,648
Vita – 11,461
Wii U – 4,444
New 3DS – 4,122
PS3 – 1,265
3DS – 718
3DS LL – 82
Xbox One – 73
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt – 29,321 / NEW
2. [WIU] Splatoon – 16,351 / 1,415,016
3. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Tri of Towns – 15,530 / 146,677
4. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 9,762 / 42,830
5. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 9,329 / 38,285
6. [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers – 9,080 / 79,471
7. [PSV] Refrain no Chika Meikyuu to Majo no Ryodan – 7,476 / 34,572
8. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 6,850 / 344,903
9. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers – 6,603 / 45,318
10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,423 / 818,113
11. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure – 5,410 / 57,210
12. [PSV] Shin Hayarigami 2 – 5,351 / NEW
13. [PS4] Tales of Zestiria (Welcome Price) – 5,045 / NEW
14. [PS4] Overwatch – 4,957 / 115,725
15. [PSV} Dragon Quest Heroes II – 4,425 / 212,434
16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,363 / 187,339
17. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice – 3,959 / 245,424
18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 3,518 / 2,819,752
19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 3,136 / 130,380
20. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 3,003 / 908,424
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Nintendo’s San Diego Comic-Con 2016 lineup and plans
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Nintendo will be present at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 next week. The company will have a bunch of playable games at the show as well as various activities.
First, have a look at Nintendo’s full lineup below:
Nintendo 3DS
Monster Hunter Generations from Capcom – Launching July 15
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Launching Aug. 19
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward – Launching Aug. 19
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice from SEGA – Launching Sept. 27
YO-KAI WATCH 2 – Launching Sept. 30
YO-KAI WATCH – Now available
Yoshi’s New Island – Now available
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Now available
Kirby: Planet Robobot – Now available
Mario Kart 7 – Now available
Pokémon Omega Ruby / Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – Now available
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Now available
Wii U
Splatoon – Now available
Mario Kart 8 – Now available
Pokkén Tournament – Now available
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Pokemon GO now the biggest mobile game in U.S. history based on daily active users
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Pokemon GO isn’t slowing down, and it’s continuing to reach new milestones. Survey Monkey now reports that the app is the biggest mobile game in U.S. history, based on daily active users. It apparently attracted just under 21 million daily active users as of yesterday.
Within a day, Pokemon GO surpassed Slither.io and Clash Royale, the latter of which was the biggest game of 2016. It also took down the previous record holder Candy Crush. Note that Candy Crush was said to have 93 million total daily active users at its peak, but that was based on all countries and devices. Survey Monkey compared both apps on the basis of U.S. smartphone audience.
SurveyMonkey goes on to say that, given what we’ve seen thus far, Pokemon GO may pass Snapchat on Android very soon. It also speculates that it “could surpass Google Maps itself as the largest user of Alphabet’s mapping data.”
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Brand new Japanese Pokemon Sun/Moon trailer
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A brand new trailer for Pokemon Sun/Moon has come online. In addition to live-action segments, various gameplay is sprinkled throughout.
Here’s the video:
Today’s trailer shows a few things. We get brief looks at Kiteruguma and Mimikkyu, riding Pokemon, Pokémon Amie, and more. Expect to hear more soon.
More: Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun, top
Pokemon GO’s first update being deployed (version 1.0.1 / 0.29.1)
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Niantic is starting to send out Pokemon GO’s first update. Version 1.0.1 / 0.29.1 is officially live on iOS, and should be available on Android shortly.
Here’s the full message about the update:
Thank you for your incredible response and support of Pokemon GO! We are working hard to improve the experience for everyone. This update focuses on making Pokemon GO more stable with the following improvements:
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Pokemon Sun/Moon – Kiteruguma and Mimikkyu revealed
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Update 2: Bumped to the top. Added in a couple more scans.
Update: Correction – Mimitsukiyu’s name is actually Mimikkyu.
A pair of new Pokemon have been revealed in this month’s issue of CoroCoro.
First up is Kiteruguma, a Normal/Fighting creature with Fluffy and Klutz abilities. We also have a look at the Ghost/Fairy Pokemon Mimitsukiyu. This one has the ability called Disguise.
CoroCoro says that those in Alola are scared of Kiteruguma to the point of having warning signs about it. Because of its strength, it can break anything in two. It likes to hug its trainers, though raising one puts your life in danger.
Meanwhile, Mimitsukiyu hates sunlight and prefers dark places. The cloth covering its body is rumored to be a strategy to avoid the sun. If someone tries to remove the cloth, it’s said they’ll become afflicted with an illness.
More: Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun, top
Watch the full Squid Sisters concert from Japan Expo 2016
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At Japan Expo 2016 last week, the Squid Sisters stopped by for a concert. View Callie and Marie’s full performance below.
More Nintendo x Universal Studios Japan partnership details – possible announcement this year
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Some new information about Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan’s partnership emerged earlier tonight from the newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun. Now we have even more details from Sankei Shinbun.
It’s noted in the newspaper that Harry Potter area at Universal Studios Japan needed $400 million. For the Nintendo section, costs could exceed $500 million.
Other than that, multiple attractions/restaurants/stores are being jointly developed between Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan. The Nintendo area may also be “officially announced” to the public sometime before year’s end.
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Mario area at Universal Studios Japan will “exceed” Harry Potter, “many” Nintendo IPs under consideration
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The newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun has some additional tidbits about Nintendo’s partnership with Universal Studios.
Mainichi Shinbun learned from the boss of Universal Studios Japan that the Mario area will “exceed” the Harry Potter section. He also said that “many” of Nintendo’s IPs are under consideration for the theme park aside from Mario. Finally, it’s once again said that the Nintendo area of Universal Studios Japan will be open by the 2020 Olympics.
Nintendo announced its collaboration with Universal Studios last May. Specifics were not shared at the time, and the two sides have mostly been keeping things under wraps.
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Niantic on Pokemon GO – Masuda and Miyamoto’s involvement, regular updates planned, more
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The Pokemon GO interviews continue. Niantic CEO John Hanke has once again been interviewed, this time by Game Informer. The site caught up with Hank to talk about various aspects surrounding Pokemon GO – from the project’s early days, through last week’s launch and the future. He commented on how much Junichi Masuda from Game Freak and Shigeru Miyamoto have been involved, the pace of updates, success thus far, and more.
We’ve rounded up the noteworthy comments from Hanke below. Head on over to Game Informer here for the full interview.