Media Create sales (5/2/16 – 5/8/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 24,880
New 3DS LL – 19,675
Vita – 18,090
Wii U – 7,224
New 3DS – 5,187
PS3 – 1,340
3DS – 1,209
3DS LL – 171
Xbox One – 60
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 28,578
New 3DS LL – 20,257
Vita – 20,168
Wii U – 10,020
New 3DS – 3,997
PS3 – 1,560
3DS – 1,091
3DS LL – 233
Xbox One – 100
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 79,807 / 224,653
2. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 33,996 / 498,883
3. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 24,827 / 109,800
4. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 23,936 / 125,917
5. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 14,200 / 586,555
6. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 14,035 / 70,512
7. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,289 / 762,839
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 9,478 / 1,356,993
9. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 8,947 / 870,375
10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,040 / 156,313
11. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 6,523 / 42,494
12. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood – 6,178 / 49,058
13. [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard – 5,419 / 30,228
14. [PS3] Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness – 5,273 / 25,301
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 5,184 / 43,103
16. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 5,029 / 136,478
17. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood – 4,897 / 50,291
18. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 4,674 / 286,944
19. [3DS] Terraria – 3,659 / 14,878
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,584 / 2,630681
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2DS price dropping to $80 on May 20, Style Savvy: Fashion Forward and Disney Magical World 2 confirmed for NA
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Nintendo is dropping the price of the 2DS in just a matter of days. Today, the company announced that the system will be reduced from $99.99 to $79.99 on May 20. Some systems also come with a pre-installed copy on Mario Kart 7.
A pair of titles have also been announced for North America. Style Savvy: Fashion Forward is launching on August 19, followed by Disney Magical World 2 on October 14.
Find today’s full announcement below along with information about the new games.
Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing mobile apps will be free-to-start
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Nintendo announced that Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing mobile apps are in the works as part of its most recent financial results. At the time, the company didn’t say if they’d be paid or free-to-start downloads.
DeNA has now come forward with an official answer. Chief executive Isao Moriyasu told The Wall Street Journal that Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing will be free-to-start apps. A Nintendo spokeswoman confirmed this to the publication as well.
Moriyasu additionally mentioned that the new mobile titles are more “pure-game apps” compared to Miitomo.
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Culdcept Revolt Direct live stream
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A special Nintendo Direct will be held for the Japanese 3DS title Culdcept Revolt in just a short while. The presentation should begin at 7:30 AM ET / 4:30 AM PT (an hour from now). You can watch the broadcast as it happens below.
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Lime x Black, Pink x White New 3DS colors heading to Japan next month
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Nintendo has unveiled a pair of color options for the New 3DS in Japan. On June 9, consumers will be able to pick up Lime x Black and Pink x White options. Each one is priced at 20,304 yen.
Here’s another look at both:
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Sakurai tries to clear up a few misconceptions about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS
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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with a new column. The full issue won’t be out until tomorrow, but as usual, some leaks have surfaced – including tidbits from Sakurai’s piece.
It seems that the latest Famitsu column is about Sakurai clearing up misconceptions, both in terms of his own work and his peers. There is some talk about Smash Bros. here.
Here’s what leaked out of Famitsu earlier today:
– There must be some favoritism from Sakurai since both Kirby and Pit are included in the boxart: In actuality it wasn’t even Sakurai who decided the boxart composition, but rather Nintendo.
– [Insert character here] is too strong, there must be some favoritism involved: The team balanced characters objectively by referring to results from monitoring versus battles.
– Kirby’s stages are all from games made by Sakurai: Sakurai tries to clarify that this isn’t always the case. Initially, there were plans to have a stage based on Kirby’s Epic Yarn (which wasn’t made by him), but with the arrival of Yoshi’s Woolly World, its theme and stage composition changed.
– Too many Fire Emblem characters, does Sakurai really likes the series that much? It may be indeed too many, but it was decided strategically (rather than raw favoritism).
Japanese Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games trailer
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A new 5-minute Japanese trailer is in for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. View it below.
Popo and Nana costume coming to Super Mario Maker this week (Ice Climbers)
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Nintendo has revealed another new costume heading to Super Mario Maker this week. An outfit based on Popo and Nana – otherwise known as the Ice Climbers – is coming soon.
Here’s a trailer:
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Star Fox Zero devs on Nintendo/Platinum workload, reaction, single-player focus
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USGamer has published a new interview with Yugo Hayashi and Yusuke Hashimoto, the two directors of Star Fox Zero. Both had plenty to say about the Wii U title. Among the topics discussed in the interview include the workload split between PlatinumGames and Nintendo, reaction to the game, and putting the focus on single-player.
We’ve posted some excerpts from the talk below. You can read the full interview here.
Disney Infinity cancelled, dev closing, Disney pulling the plug on console titles
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Disney is making massive changes to its video game business going forward, and is signaling the end of Disney Infinity.
Disney Infinity is coming to an end this summer after the release of three new characters from Alice Through the Looking Glass later this month, and the Finding Dory Play Set in June. There will be no more content after this.
Avalanche Software, the team behind Disney Infinity, will be closed. Disney Interactive as a whole is also no longer making games, and will instead “transition exclusively to a licensing model.”
An official statement reads:
“After a thorough evaluation, we have modified our approach to console gaming and will transition exclusively to a licensing model. This shift in strategy means we will cease production of Disney Infinity, where the lack of growth in the toys-to-life market, coupled with high development costs, has created a challenging business model. This means that we will be shutting down Avalanche, our internal studio that developed the game. This was a difficult decision that we did not take lightly given the quality of Disney Infinity and its many passionate fans.”
