Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…

The palm-sized Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition, a home console that recalls the nostalgia for Nintendo’s 1990s hardware, went on sale overseas in September, and in Japan in October.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition has reached a sell-through of 2 million units worldwide, at latest tallies.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…

We have continued to introduce software titles to maintain the Nintendo 3DS business momentum. As you
can see, multiple titles, including download-only titles, were released in September, well in advance of the holiday season.

From October onward, additional new titles include Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 3 – Styling Star, Kirby Battle Royale, and Mario Party The Top 100.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima

This graph shows the total Nintendo 3DS family weekly sell-through rates for Japan, the US, and Europe from the first week in 2017 to the second week of October. Even after the New Nintendo 2DS XL launch shown in
blue, sales of other 3DS family hardware remained stable. Week 30 shows particularly high growth, and this spike was driven by the release in Japan of the Square Enix title Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Even after Nintendo Switch sales began, sales of the Nintendo 3DS family remain stable, as you can see here.

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

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…

We will continue on to Fire Emblem Heroes, released in February of this year. For this title, we listened to the voices of our consumers and provided continual updates. As the result, we are on track to meet our overall business objectives, including our profit objectives. Since this summer, we have been holding large-scale events, adding new characters, adjusting specifications, and running new promotional campaigns, all bringing about another increase in active users.

You might think that the Fire Emblem series is more popular within Japan, but the share of sales overseas for Fire Emblem Heroes is steadily growing. As you can see, the overseas share of total sales has been expanding for the past several months and has exceeded sales in Japan. By the end of the year, we will also add support for Traditional Chinese text, and expand service to five new target countries and regions: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Thailand, and Singapore.

We will continue services for applications that have already been released, and we will continue releasing new smart device applications on the order of two to three per year.

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

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…

Super Mario Run has hit the 200 million mark for downloads. Overseas downloads comprise more than
90% of the total, and in spite of the difficulties in bringing a Japanese gaming application for smart
devices to the global market, we were able to distribute a Mario game broadly, including to countries and regions
not previously reached by our dedicated video game platform business.

Our aim is for this application to be the definitive Mario application for smart devices. The major update to version 3.0 in September added, among other things, the new “Remix10” mode to allow for shorter bursts of thrilling play. Thankfully, it appears that “Remix10” and other updates have excited both consumers who have already purchased Super Mario Run as well as consumers who are downloading it for the first time. We also ran campaigns to foster more interest, including a special price offer for a limited period, to commemorate the release of the new version.
Although we have not yet reached an acceptable profit point, we have learned a lot in terms of game development and deployment that we want to take advantage of moving forward.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments

Psyonix finally shared a release date for Rocket League on Switch. The game will be on Nintendo’s console starting November 14. However, that’s just a digital version – Psyonix hasn’t had much to say about a physical release.

Thankfully, it does sound like Rocket League will eventually have a physical version on Switch. Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham told one fan on Twitter that news on that front will be provided “later”.

Dunham wrote:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments

Tennis World Tour was previously confirmed for Switch when it was given a general 2018 launch window. Bigben Interactive narrowed things down a bit further, with the game now slated for this coming spring.

Tennis World Tour will be “a complete and faithful simulation of the sport, and also includes a unique system for customizing your strategy during a match, reflecting the tactical, physical, and mental dimensions of tennis.” Roger Federer, Gaël Monfils, Angélique Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Nick Kyrgios, Alexander Zverev, and John Isner are among the more than 30 tennis stars represented.

We have the first teaser for Tennis World Tour below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 80 Comments

Forbes has a new interview up with Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America. Reggie was asked about what we can expect from Nintendo Switch Online as well as the company’s back catalog. He also commented further on why Switch has been in short supply and the importance of the first-party Switch games out of the gate. 

Hear what Reggie had to say about these topics below. You can find the full interview on Forbes here.

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

NBA Playgrounds players on Switch have long waited for the free updates and content that have been put out on other platforms. Today, Saber Interactive finally had some positive news to share. The studio announced that a new version of NBA Playgrounds for Switch will be going into certification within a week.

Here’s the news straight from Saber Interactive:

A new version of NBA Playgrounds on the Switch is heading to certification within a week – the team has been working hard on this radical solution to include all the free updates the other platforms received, so that all Switch players can receive those free updates.

We’re sorry it took this long, we haven’t forgotten about you, but making additions to the game was more complicated than we thought. We aren’t giving up, and will share more news on this including details as soon as we have it!

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

Today, Atlus unveiled The Alliance Alive Launch Edition for the Americas. Copies will include a copy of the game, an exclusive CD soundtrack with 20 tracks, an art book with over 30 pages of illustrations, and a Robbins penguin keychain.

We also have a new trailer for The Alliance Alive below. It’ll teach you about some of the brave humans who are fighting together against the evil daemons that have taken over the world.

Source: Atlus PR

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