Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments

Nintendo is teaming up with Universal Parks & Resorts to create the first “dedicated experiences based on Nintendo’s wildly popular games, characters and worlds,” the company announced today. This is said to be “a significant partnership for Nintendo as it expands the reach and popularity of its characters and intellectual property.”

Details beyond this have not been specifically shared at this time. Nintendo has only said that planned experiences “will include major attractions at Universal’s theme parks and will feature Nintendo’s most famous characters and games.” Additional information will be shared down the line as Nintendo and Universal’s creative teams work to create specific concepts.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

As part of today’s financial results, Nintendo included a section of text that acts as an outlook for the next fiscal year.

Nintendo mentions that it will look to maintain the performance of already-released games for Wii U and 3DS and bring out new titles for their systems. That means DLC for games like Smash Bros., brand new first-party experiences, and “a number of key titles” from third-parties. The new Rhythm Heaven is mentioned, so people are speculating that it’s coming west. I’m personally not ready to go that far yet!

Nintendo has a few other plans in store for this fiscal year. The company will introduce cards, the Yoshi amiibo, and NFC Reader/Writer accessory for regular 3DS systems. Nintendo is also counting on a new source of revenue in the mobile space.

Head past the break to read up on Nintendo’s outlook below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

Nintendo’s latest financial results are in. The company has now reported data for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.

Here’s a breakdown of Nintendo’s performance:

Nintendo Q4 Results:

Net Sales: ¥106.860 billion yen
Operating Income: – ¥6.834 billion yen
Net Income: -¥17.672 billion yen

Nintendo Full-Year Guidance:

Net Sales: ¥550 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥20 billion yen
Net Income: ¥30 billion yen

Nintendo Full-Year Results:

Net Sales: ¥549.780 billion yen (?)
Operating Income: ¥24.770 billion yen (?)
Net Income: ¥41.843 billion yen (?)

Hardware & Software Guidance FY15:

3DS HW: 9 million
Wii U HW: 3.6 million
3DS SW: 61 million
Wii U SW: 25 million

Hardware & Software Results FY15:

3DS HW: 8.73 million (?)
Wii U HW: 3.38 million
3DS SW: 62.74 million (?)
Wii U SW: 24.440 million (?)

Additional Information Q4 (Software/Hardware Shipments, Digital Sales, Cash & Equivalents):

Pokemon ORAS LTD: 9.94 million
Super Smash Bros 3DS LTD: 6.75 million
Super Smash Bros Wii U LTD: 3.65 million
Mario Kart 8 LTD: 5.11 million
Wii U HW: .35 million
3DS HW: 1.65 million
Digital Sales: ¥10.2 billion yen
Cash & Equivalents: ¥915.293 billion yen

Nintendo FY16 Full-Year Guidance:

Net Sales: ¥570 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥50 billion yen
Net Income: ¥35 billion yen

One of the big takeaways here is that Nintendo has finally returned to a full-year profit. The company also beat estimates from the financial community. For the overall year, Wii U sales are up, though 3DS sales fell a bit. A large part of Nintendo’s success resulted from the popularity of amiibo.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo’s latest financial results are in, and a couple of notable tables have been shared in relation to that. Along with an updated release schedule (for first and third-party games), we also have a new million sellers list. You can find them both below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Paper Mario
2. Donkey Kong 64
3. Super Mario 64
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
5. Super Mario World
6. EarthBound
7. Mario Kart DS
8. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
9. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
10. Metroid Fusion
11. Super Mario Galaxy 2
12. Super Mario Bros. 3
13. Mario Party 10
14. Super Metroid
15. The Legend of Zelda
16. Donkey Kong Country
17. Golden Sun
18. Mario Kart 8
19. Advance Wars
20. Super Mario Bros.

Videos

1. The World of Xenoblade Chronicles X
2. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Mewtwo Strikes Back
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Donkey Kong 64 Trailer
5. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Lucas Comes Out of Nowhere
6. Mario Kart 8 200cc is Here Trailer
7. Super Mario 64 Trailer
8. Mario Kart 8 New amiibo Racing Suits Trailer
9. Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 Preview
10. Mario Party 10 Launch Trailer
11. Splatoon Start Inking Trailer
12. Splatoon Ranked Battle, Battle Dojo, and amiibo Trailer
13. Nintendo Minute – Mario Party 10 with Lamarr Wilson
14. LEGO Dimensions Announce Video
15. Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition Trailer
16. Mario Party 10 Trailer
17. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One
18. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
19. Runbow Guest Character Reveal Trailer
20. Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 – Info Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 4 Comments

LevelUp has posted several new shots of the Splatoon amiibo. View the photos in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

The Nintendo Bragg Report – Splatoon
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate May DLC Pack Trailer
Funk of Titans Trailer
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition Trailer 2

3DS

The Nintendo Bragg Report – Splatoon
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Weapons Theme Trailer
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate May DLC Pack Trailer
Bloo Kid 2 Trailer
Johnny Dynamite Trailer
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition Trailer 2

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Some footage has come in of High Strangeness’ Wii U build. Check it out below.

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We’ve gone ahead and posted the launch trailer for Johnny Dynamite. It’s available starting tomorrow on the North American 3DS eShop.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

An update is now available for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker. It’s version 1.1, but you may have some trouble downloading it. Dennis reviewed the game for us, yet he couldn’t find any sign of the patch last night. Hopefully you’ll come across it when booting up the game with Wi-Fi enabled!

Thanks to Axl_abe for the tip.

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