Daily Briefs (Jan. 20) – Splatoon charms, Yo-kai Watch movie sales
Splatoon
Here’s pictures of Splatoon charms, now available in Bandai’s capsule toys machines in Japan:
Source: Official Splatoon account (Twitter)
Yo-kai Watch
During its fifth week-end, the second Yo-kai Watch movie (called Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daioh to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!) sold 137,368 tickets for 159,688,300 yen (about US$1.36 million) in 358 theaters. Since its releas, back in December, it has grossed over 5 billion Yen ($43 million).
Source: ANN
Circle Entertainment
Yesterday, Circle Entertainment made some announcements on Twitter:
- the EU version of The Legend of Dark Witch 2 has passed Nintendo lotcheck. It should be released sometime in Februrary!
- Circle Entertainment is bringing another Japanese adventure game (most likely on the Nintendo 3DS). The game has passed lotcheck at Nintendo of America, but not at Nintendo of Europe just yet.
- the development of the Nintendo 3DS version of Toy Defense (done by Haruka Production) is almost complete, and it should be released “very soon”.
Minna de Mamotte Kishi / Protect Me Knight 2
Yesterday, Ancient announced that Minna de Mamotte Kishi (Protect Me Knight 2) would get some free DLC, next week. It will include:
- new music tracks
- new stages
- new difficulty mode
- the ability to switch characters mid-game
- and more…
Here’s a trailer for the DLC, which also showcases Nintendo 3DS Themes coming on the same day as the DLC:
Via: Japanese Nintendo
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Majou to Yusha II
As spotted by Japanese Nintendo, the teaser website for Majou to Yusha II (Witch & Hero II) went live in Japan: it means that the game will be released in the near future. Last week, Circle Entertainment revealed that the English version was also almost done.
Mega Man Legacy Collection
In Japan, Famitsu has announced a special contest for Mega Man Legacy Collection, where fans can come up with an illustration that could be used as the boxart. The winning entries (7 of them) will get a replacement cover for the game (with the illustrations), and there will be some extra goodies for the two best entries.
Famitsu also posted pictures of early purchase bonuses for the various retailers, and the Limited Edition:
Mega Man Legacy Collection (3DS) comes out on February 23rd in Europe and North America, and February 25th in Japan.
Source: Famitsu
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.
Here’s the latest message from the Producer of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. on Miiverse:
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. (3DS) comes out on Friday in North America.