Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which launched in North America last Friday, has already sold 490,000 units between physical and digital sales, Nintendo has announced. That number accounts for sales between November 21 and November 23.

Thanks to the success of Super Smash Bros., it’s now the fastest-selling Wii U game ever in the U.S. Mario Kart 8 previously held this record.

Nintendo has also confirmed that more than 14 million Super Smash Bros. games have been sold in the U.S. alone.

Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s news:

“The Nintendo holiday is off to a great start, but there’s a lot of work left to do and a few more surprises in store for our fans. With great deals coming on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and great content like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launching next week, Nintendo will offer shoppers the best combination of fun and value this holiday season.”

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/9/9
Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/8/8
Samurai Warriors Chronicle 3 (3DS/PSV) – 9/9/8/8
Never Alone (PS4) – 9/8/7/9
Diabolik Lovers Vandead Carnival (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days (3DS) – 8/7/8/7
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (3DS) – 7/8/7/7
Kamen Rider: SummonRide (PS3/Wii U) – 7/7/8/6

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Bandai Namco released a few new screenshots from Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future, which are posted above. You’ll also find the newly open website here.

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby
3. Pokemon Trading Card Game
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
6. Pokemon Puzzle Challenge
7. Metroid II – Return of Samus
8. Fantasy Life
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Super Mario Bros.
11. Azure Striker Gunvolt
12. Shovel Knight
13. The Legend of Zelda
14. Pokemon Dream Radar
15. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
16. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
17. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
18. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
19. Picross e5
20. Pikmin Short Movies 3D

Videos

1. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire E3 2014 Trailer
2. Sonic Boom Launch Trailer
3. Pokemon Trading Card Game Trailer
4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS One Dog, One Bird, One Zapper
5. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Teaser Trailer
6. Tomodachi Life Wish List Video
7. Sonic Boom Combo Trailer
8. LEGO Batman 3 Trailer 3
9. Pikmin Short Movies Trailer
10. LEGO Batman 3 Launch Trailer
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze Launch Trailer
12. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS: Future King
13. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice
14. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal PAX Prime 2014 Trailer
15. LEGO Batman 3 Trailer 2
16. Pokemon Puzzle Challenge Trailer
17. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal E3 2014 Trailer
18. Pokemon Art Academy E3 2014 Trailer
19. Tetris Ultimate Trailer
20. Mario Kart 7 Video

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 17 Comments

Well, how about this! On today’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, one of the couples went all out with a complete Super Mario Bros. performance – down to the music and props on stage!

Thanks to Cameron for the tip.

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 17 Comments

Square Enix has shared its lineup for this year’s Jump Festa. Dragon Quest Heroes, Final Fantasy Explorers, Final Fantasy Type-0, and Bravely Second will be playable while Final Fantasy XV will be present in video form.

Square Enix will hold a live stream for Bravely Second and Dragon Quest X on December 20. On December 21, there will be stage events for Final Fantasy Explorers, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Dragon Quest X.

You can find Square Enix’s Jump Festa teaser page here.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U contains something known as the “World Status” mode. By hitting up this mode, you’ll see a ticker featuring random statistics collected by players.

Kotaku grabbed the following stats below from this morning:

2,297,299,984 hours of play time – almost a third as much as the entire Halo franchise
6,432,211,879 total damage received
118,676,889 total KOs worldwide
1,446,231 miles total distance the Sandbag has traveled in Home Run Contest – almost six times the distance from the Earth to the moon
3,899,843 online battles held YESTERDAY
10,731,978 online battles ever held
22,107,817 battles overall (offline and offline)

We can’t say this with absolute certainty, but it does appear that Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is included in the data. It’d be tough for the Wii U game alone to accumulate 2.2 billion hours of play within 96 hours of its release!

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