Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 91 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 69,654
PS4 – 20,433
New 3DS LL – 11,470
New 2DS LL – 11,173
PS4 Pro – 4,225
Vita – 4,080
2DS – 2,137
New 3DS – 430
Wii U – 117
PS3 – 83
Xbox One – 63

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 28,779
Switch – 22,277
New 3DS LL – 16,083
New 2DS LL – 14,939
PS4 Pro – 5,909
Vita – 5,177
2DS – 2,999
New 3DS – 575
Wii U – 151
PS3 – 110
Xbox One – 100

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 3 Comments

Developer Sectordub and publisher Devolver Digital have announced Pikuniku for Switch. The game, a puzzle-exploration game, is slated for launch in 2018.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

The next Splatfest in Splatoon 2 is taking place this weekend. Pearl is representing Team Flight while Marina is leading Team Invisibility. Nintendo prepared some new art for the Splatfest, attached above.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

The busy week of Nintendo maintenance continues. On Thursday / Friday, Wii U will be impacted specifically.

The latest maintenance schedule is as follows:

– 5:50 PM PT (August 31) – 7:30 PM PT (August 31)
– 8:50 PM ET (August 31) – 10:30 PM ET (August 31)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (September 1) – 3:30 AM in the UK (September 1)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (September 1) – 4:30 AM in Europe (September 1)

Certain network services involving online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted during the maintenance period.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos | 3 Comments

Another new Fire Emblem Warriors clip has gone live. This time around, Koei Tecmo highlights a dual attack between Ryoma and Xander. Check it out below.

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The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions. If you pre-order the game, you’ll receive the Mario hat pictured above. Reservations are live right here.

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Nintendo published a Pokken Tournament DX trailer today focusing on what’s new with this version of the game. View the video below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 134 Comments

Back in 2015, EDGE published a special issue of its magazine featuring what it felt was the top 100 greatest games of all time. This month, they’re back at it again with a revised list.

The 2017 edition makes a number of changes. One big addition is Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which has taken Dark Souls’ spot as EDGE’s best game of all time. Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time remain in the top ten, however.

The full list is as follows:

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Nintendo has started the pre-load option for Metroid: Samus Returns in Japan. Thanks to that, we now know how much size the game requires digitally.

Metroid: Samus Returns takes up 5,542 blocks, or 692MB. Those numbers may vary slightly in the west, but since pre-loading should be live in North America soon as well, we should have a final answer pretty soon.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Earlier in the week, Minecraft was updated on both Switch and Wii U to support the Myths Glide Track Pack. Check out a trailer for the DLC below.

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