July 2018 NPD: Switch the best-selling hardware platform, Nintendo hardware at highest point for a July month since 2009
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July turned out to be a fantastic month for Switch. In the United States, it was the best-selling hardware platform in terms of both dollars and units sold.
According to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella, “this is the seventh month that Switch has led in hardware dollar sales since launching in March 2017, and the first since December 2017. Unit sales of Nintendo hardware in July 2018 reached its highest point for a July month since 2009.”
July 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, through 2018, last twelve months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of July, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best through 2018 and over the past twelve months. Continue on below for the full results.
July 2018 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S. – Octopath Traveler is #1
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of July 2018. The results can be found below.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas Gamescom 2018 dev demo and footage
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Ubisoft has a new build of Starlink: Battle for Atlas up and running for Gamescom. IGN showed it off during an event today, and also had one of the developers stop by. Check out the full video below.
GoldenEye 007 devs on toning down initial violence, how using Oddjob is cheating, game’s huge success
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MEL Magazine has a huge article up looking back on GoldenEye 007. Lead environment artist Karl Hilton, gameplay / engine programmer Mark Edmonds, and developer David Doak were brought in for the retrospective piece.
The interview has a number of highlights, some of which we have below. There’s talk about toning down the violence with Nintendo being concerned about the amount of killing, how using Oddjob is cheating in their view, and huge success including Nintendo being unable to keep up with the initial demand.
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Earthworms footage
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Earthworms is due out for Switch this Friday via the eShop. For a look at the game, check out the following video:
More: All Those Moments, Earthworms, SONKA
Nintendo shares another video of Super Mario Party’s new River Survival mode
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Earlier today, Nintendo unveiled River Survival as Super Mario Party’s newest mode. Nintendo of America just shared its own video, which we have below.
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Splatoon 2 – North American Splatfest #13 art
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Nintendo shared a new piece of art to promote this weekend’s Splatfest in North America. During the event, players will fight flatware: forks or spoons. We’ve attached the art above.
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Rocket League Progression Update goes live next week
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The next patch for Rocket League will go live next week, Psyonix has announced. Players will be able to download the Progression Update, which “is focused on how and when you earn XP and how you play with your friends online,” starting August 29.
Below are the full details straight from Psyonix:
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Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – newest fighter reveals, modes, and more
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Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with his latest column. In it, he goes over information revealed during the Nintendo Direct earlier this month.
Sakurai wrote about the inclusion of Simon, Richter, Chrom, Dark Samus, and King K. Rool, going a bit into why they were added. He also covers modes plus the huge amount of stages and music.
