Build-A-Bear making Mudkip plushie
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Build-A-Bear revealed its latest Pokemon plushie today, and fans now have the opportunity to get their hands on one for Mudkip.
Mudkip is a Water-type Pokemon with a large head featuring orange gills and a blue fin on top. It first showed up in the series’ third games, Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire.
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Prison City, side-scrolling shooter, coming to Switch
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Original (8/4): Prison City is in development for Switch, Retroware and Programancer have confirmed. While it will initially appear on Steam this month, the goal is to have it ready for Nintendo’s console soon after that.
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller that has players taking on techno-terrorists. It comes with customizable gameplay and difficulty, a Boss Rush mode, and more.
Here’s an official overview:
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Switch gameplay
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 just launched on Switch, and for a closer look at how it turned out on Nintendo’s console, you may want to check out gameplay that’s come in. Footage shows off the platformer fighter.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
Nintendo on The Super Mario Bros. Movie success, positive impact on its business
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie was one of the biggest films of the year, and it provided a boost to Nintendo’s overall business. Details about this were provided as part of the company’s latest financial results.
Nintendo spoke about the movie’s success and how “sell-through of evergreen (Switch) titles related to Super Mario from April through September increased appreciably year-on-year.” The Big N’s mobile apps and merchandise saw an increase as well.
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Nintendo says it will continue releasing Switch games “without being bound by the traditional concept of the platform lifecycle”
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Even though Switch is coming up on its seventh anniversary in March – and entering its eighth year on the market – Nintendo won’t be abandoning the system anytime soon.
During its financial results briefing toady, the company said it “will continue to release new titles and content for Nintendo Switch without being bound by the traditional concept of the platform lifecycle.” The company highlighted titles that are on the way from both a first-party and third-party perspective.
Nintendo Switch Online accounts at 38 million, annual playing Switch users at 117 million
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Nintendo shared a couple of data points for Switch during its financial results briefing today.
The first thing to point out is that the total amount of Nintendo Switch Online members (combined with Expansion Pack) is at 38 million. The company also says the annual playing Switch users is at 117 million – up from 108 million.
As stated in Nintendo’s document:
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Nintendo says many series games have grown on Switch, many long-term sellers
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Nintendo talked about Switch software sales during a financial results briefing today, and there are three key takeaways.
First, many series have seen an increase in sales with games released on the platform. A number of titles have also gone on to become long-term sellers. Finally, games like Animal Crossing and Kirby have seem more success outside of Japan on Switch.
Nintendo said in its report:
Nintendo says it’s seeing a different sales trend with Zelda on Switch
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According to Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda has been experiencing a different sales trend on Switch. It goes without saying, but the series has seen a big uptick this generation.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold over 30 million copies. It won’t be long before Tears of the Kingdom hits 20 million. Nintendo also says both games have been seeing more success in Japan.
Nintendo Accounts at over 330 million, will be foundation for Nintendo’s lasting relationship with consumers
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According to a financial results briefing document, over 330 million Nintendo Accounts have been registered. Nintendo says it has even been able to reach consumers where Switch isn’t sold.
The document also acknowledges how, in the past, “it was not easy to maintain users’ information across platform generations”. But now Nintendo Accounts “will be a foundation upon which Nintendo can maintain a lasting relationship with consumers.”
The full note reads:
Super Mario Bros. Wonder sales at 4.3 million worldwide in first two weeks, fastest-selling Super Mario game ever
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Nintendo has provided an update on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, revealing that the game has sold 4.3 million copies worldwide. That’s just after two weeks on the market.
With that milestone, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever.
