Photos of the Pokemon Sword/Shield launch event at Nintendo NY
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To celebrate the launch of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, Nintendo NY held a special midnight launch event. The Big N has now passed along a few photos from the festivities. We have the full set of images below, along with their descriptions.
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Mario Kart Tour – Winter tour starts next week
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Nintendo has announced that the Winter tour will be starting next week in Mario Kart Tour. Expect it to go live on November 19 at 10 PM PT / November 20 at 1 AM ET.
Nintendo shared a single screenshot from the tour, which we have above.
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Mario Kart Tour made $31.8 million in October, total revenue for Dr. Mario World at $3.6 million
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According to Sensor Tower data, Mario Kart Tour earned $31.8 million in October. It was the 28th top grossing mobile title globally, which was one place above Fortnite (in terms of App Store revenue only). Mario Kart Tour currently has an averaged revenue per download of $0.36.
Sensor Tower compares Mario Kart Tour’s performance to that of Fire Emblem Heroes, though the latter title has been around much longer. In any case, Fire Emblem Heroes generated $8.9 million in October. Also, between November 1 and 10, Mario Kart Tour brought in $7 million whereas Fire Emblem Heroes earned $3.6 million.
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield serial codes are region-free
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Just like with past entries, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have serial codes players can redeem in-game. With such codes, players can receive cosmetic items in particular.
There’s good news this time around with how codes are handled. They now work in any region and are not limited to their original place of distribution. That means if a code was originally made available in Japan for instance, it will still work in North America and Europe.
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SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays DLC schedule, trailer
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After SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays launches on November 28, Bandai Namco won’t be setting the game aside. A bunch of DLC is planned starting in December and leading into March.
Here’s the full schedule, courtesy of Gematsu:
Yo-kai Watch 4++ details and screenshots – multiplayer, new quests, new yo-kai
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Level-5 provided the latest details and screenshots for Yo-kai Watch 4++ today. The latest news update covers multiplayer, new quests, and the latest new yo-kai.
Here’s the full roundup, courtesy of Gematsu:
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Bee Simulator Switch footage
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Bee Simulator is now available on Switch, and we have some new footage of the game in action. Get a look at the gameplay below.
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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection delayed to February 25
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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection is seeing a month-long delay. Originally scheduled for January 21, it will now release on February 25.
Speaking about the delay, Mega Man series producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya said:
October 2019 NPD: Luigi’s Mansion 3 has series’ best debut
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 came in at the third spot as part of the October 2019 NPD chart. That’s quite good, especially considering it came out at the very end of the month.
The NPD says that Luigi’s Mansion 3 set a new launch month franchise sales record. It outdid the previous high set by the original Luigi’s Mansion on GameCube.
October 2019 NPD: Switch was the best-selling hardware platform, still the best-selling platform of 2019
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Switch continues to perform well in the United States. Once again, the system was the best-selling hardware platform. Additionally, it remains the best-selling platform of this year.
Last month, Nintendo announced that Switch had surpassed 15 million units sold in North America. Switch sales in the region were up more than 20 percent year to date.
