Nintendo World Store getting a makeover next month
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo World Store would close for one month, on January 19th. It’s actually getting a make over, next month!
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[Brief] Mario & Luigi – Paper Jam: TV Commercial
On Tuesday, Nintendo of America revealed a TV Commercial for Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros., which comes out on January 22nd (in 2 weeks!) in North America!
Read More[North America] Nintendo eShop line-up (Jan. 7) – The Adventures of Bayou Billy
This week, the line-up for the eShop in North America is packed, but if you’re not interested in the Virtual Console or indies, there is nothing for you!
Read MoreFamitsu: scans of the week (January 7th, 2016)
This week, the following games are showcased in Famitsu magazine (January 21st issue): Medabots Girls Mission, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3, and more!
Read More[Japan] Nintendo 3DS Themes of the week (Jan. 6th), sale
This week, only three new Nintendo 3DS Themes were released in Japan, including one for Animal Crossing. There’s also a sale on 10 themes until January 12!
Read MoreJapan: more sales data (December 2015, Monthly Hardware sales, more)
In this post, you will find some additional sales data for Japan, with data about December 2015 by Famitsu, and data for the full year by Media Create!
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[Japan] Virtual Console line-up for January 6th and next week
Today, three new titles were added to the Wii U Virtual Console catalogue in Japan: Super Mario 64 DS, Mario Kart 64, and Final Fantasy I – II Advance!
Read MoreToday’s Super Mario Maker #32: new Event Course and Sky Pop costume
Today, a new Event Course went live for Super Mario Maker. It’s called Southwest Air Adventure: beat it to unlock the Sky Pop costume from Super Mario Land!
Read MoreDaily briefs (Jan. 7): animated Pokémon stickers on LINE, Splatoon mangas, more
Today’s Daily Briefs: animated Pokémon stickers on LINE, two Splatoon mangas in Famitsu, a tease from Cirle Entertainment, Yo-kai Watch goodies, and more!
Read MoreJapan: Famitsu sales for 2015 (Top 10 Software, Hardware, more)
Today, Famitsu published a preliminary report for Year 2015 in the video game market in Japan. Unfortunately, things aren’t looking
Read MoreJapan: Top 10 for the Nintendo eShop (Dec. 27, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016)
Today, Nintendo published the Top 20 for the Nintendo eShop in Japan. On Nintendo 3DS, Cube Creator took the top spot, and on Wii U, Minecraft is still #1!
Read MoreBox Boy! sequel available in Japan; filesize, screenshots, and trailer
Today, Nintendo and HAL Laboratory stealth released a sequel for the popular Box Boy! on Nintendo 3DS. This “sequel” is called Box Boy! Another Box!
Read MoreMaintenance for Xenoblade Chronicles X scheduled for tonight
Today, Nintendo announced that online services for Xenoblade Chronicles X would be down for maintenance tonight. Of course, single player is not impacted!
Read MoreDaily briefs (Jan. 6): Splatoon stamps, Yo-kai Watch Busters commercial, more
Daily briefs for January 6th: pictures of the Splatoon stamps from Japan, another commercial for Yo-kai Watch Busters Getto-gumi update, and more!
Read MoreFigures: Link Nendoroid, Fox McCloud stone statue, Amaterasu by F4F, and more
In this post, you will find details and pics for various upcoming figures: Link Nendoroid, Fox McCloud stone statue,and Amaterasu by First 4 Figures!
Read MoreGenei Ibun Roku #FE: Vocal Collection album to be released next month in Japan
Today, it was announced that a Vocal Collection album for Genei Ibun Roku #FE would be released on February 10th in Japan. Tracklist and cover in this post!
Read MoreStar Fox Zero: Hashimoto talks about working with Nintendo, dual-screen challenges
Last week, Gamespot published a rather lengthy feature about PlatinumGames, which includes an interview with Yusuke Hashimoto about Star Fox Zero (on Wii U)!
Read MoreJapan: several creators talk about Satoru Iwata (4Gamer.net)
In 4Gamer’s article about game creators in Japan, several of them talked about the passing of Satoru Iwata, which was their most impactful event for 2015.
Read MoreMedia Create sales for Week 52, 2015 (Dec. 21 – 27) [Top 50]
Week 52 is Christmas week, by far the biggest year for video game sales in Japan. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo platforms/games did pretty well during that week!
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