The Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo's best 3DS game of 2015 is getting a sequel.

I just discovered Harvest Moon 3's VC trailer. It is glorious.

Well, I wonder who's taking all this money for this game, considering the original maker is gone...

Presumably Natsume, they still seem to have the rights for the older titles. And I presume they'd have to pay the series's Japanese owner, Marvelous.

Well, the XSEED corporation owns classic HM now (now known as Story of Seasons, apparently), so I assume them.

Natsume is still making games with the HM title, but those are a completely different animal.

edited 10th Jan '16 9:52:35 PM by BaffleBlend

@HM 3 Trailer: Oh, that's gold. XD

Alright, I have sales numbers for most notable 2015 3DS games in Japan and the US. Is there any game people are interested in?

The Top 5.

Keep in mind that US numbers are unofficial. JP numbers are official. Everything is retail (but no bundles in US) only up to December unless otherwise noted.

US:

• Majora's Mask: 942K
• Monster Hunter 4: 458K
• Pokemon SMD: 352K
• Triforce Heroes: 312K
• Happy Home Designer: 270K

JP (Famitsu):

• Monster Hunter X: 2,441,977
• Yo-Kai Watch Busters: 1,965,202
• Happy Home Designer: 1,282,880
• Dragon Quest VIII: 864,865
• Monster Strike: 636,709

I've been playing Badge Arcade and it's kind of weird how they keep using Nikki as a character even though Swapnote crashed and burned. Although apparently they've been using her for a few other things I just didn't notice.

I suppose she got super popular through Swapnote.

Honestly, all would have needed to do was disable adding photos to notes and it would still be a thing.

Anyhow, anyone else disappointed that the bonus themes through Badge Arcade don't have special music or sound effects?

Yes, I know they're mostly designed to be more open backgrounds for badges and software icons, but some fitting music in them would have been nice.

3DS at 57.94 million. Deer and Death at 14.46 million. Metroid Kart at 13.03. Should be in a museum at 11.46. Wario is Missing hits 8 digits at 10.04. Poochie knocks out instrument at 3.96. Home Decorating 2.93. Much Doge at 1.08.

Adding on :

• Mario Kart 7 sold nearly a million in its fifth holiday. Mario Kart never stops. I don't think 15 million is out of the question, though it's not guaranteed.
• Pokemon XY should painfully crawl its way to 15 million probably. It'll be the lowest selling mainline game in the series, and the decline is due to Japan of all places. Bloody Yo-kai.
• Pokemon ORAS should surpass FRLG eventually and end close to HGSS. Strong and steady is the name of the game for Pokemon.
• I'm approximating, but Ocarina 3D (4 million) + ALBW (3 million) + Majora's Mask 3D (3 million) + Triforce Heroes (1 million) equals 11 million 3DS Zelda games shipped. And that's being generous to ALBW and MM. New Leaf (10 million) + Happy Home Designer (3 million) equals 13 million 3DS Animal Crossing games shipped. Stay winning Mayor. Even if you add Hyrule Warriors: Legends, Zelda will likely still end up comfortably behind Animal Crossing.

edited 2nd Feb '16 7:25:15 AM by Sterok

Happy home designer is eh.

I really wish there was more feedback on my style, I can't tell if what I am doing is good or making a rainbow coloured nightmare.

Say what now

I'm actually glad there's no scoring system in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. The whole point of the game is to have a toy box to freely do whatever you want, and if there was a "right" way to do things then we'd wind up with a bunch of samey houses due to everyone trying to optimize.

Yet another JRPG localization announced. Basically, this is the 3DS right now more than ever (and I'm OK with that).

edited 2nd Feb '16 6:18:53 PM by ComicX6

I made that comment like, 4 months ago. It's not terrible for me since that's one of my favorite genres, but a little variety would be nice. Oh well. At least we can all look forward to Federation Force.

I kinda forgot Fed Force was still a thing.

If you haven't done so, go sign up for your new Nintendo Account. All it really needs is your NNID.

So it basically just link's your NNID with it?

Did it already.

That link is the only way I've been able to find the page though.

Where is it on the site? I can't figure it out.

I know club Nintendo is gone, so it's not there...right?

Nintendo Account is an all-in-one account which links up all of your other ones.

Club Nintendo is dead. It's successor, My Nintendo, hasn't launched yet.

Double post: Super Metal Dave got a leak for the 3DS line-up through the end of the year for North America.

Spring-Early Summer

• Mario and Sonic Rio 2016
• Nintendo Selects Wave 1
• Hyrule Warriors Legends
• Disney Art Academy
• Bravely Second
• Code Name: “Caviar F” (casual friendly smaller budget game)
• Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Summer

• Code name: “Torte City” big budget unannounced game for all gamers core/all ages
• Dragon Quest VII
• Code name: “Cadillac” (casual friendly smaller budget game late summer)

Fall-Holiday

• 3DS Hardware Price Cut
• Code name: “N-Stars” big budget game for all ages
• Nintendo Selects Wave 2
• Code name: “DMW 2” possibly Disney Magical World 2
• Dragon Quest VIII
• Pokémon 20th Anniversary game “Niji” Japanese translation: “Rainbow”

The 3DS is getting one last hurrah in Pokemon Sun and Moon this Holiday.