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Nintendo ending repair service for the 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan

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

Nintendo is further phasing out the 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan. After next month, repair service for both models will be ending.

Nintendo explained on its website that it has become difficult to obtain the necessary parts. All color variations of the 3DS (CTR-001) and the 3DS XL (SPR-001) will be affected. However, repairs will continue for the New 3DS, New 3DS XL, 2DS, and 2DS XL.

March 31 is the final day for 3DS and 3DS XL repairs in Japan.

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Best-selling LEGO games of all time revealed

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

LEGO recently celebrated a major milestone. December was actually the 25th anniversary of the release of LEGO Group’s first ever video game.

In light of the landmark occasion, we have a small bit of interesting data concerning the series as a whole. The top five best-selling LEGO games of all time have been revealed.

Here’s the full lineup:

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Famitsu sales (2/8/21 – 2/14/21)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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Famitsu sales (2/1/21 – 2/7/21)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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Nintendo maintenance schedule – February 7, 2021

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

Nintendo has quite a bit of maintenance scheduled, though all upcoming sessions will be complete towards the start of next week. All of the Big N’s platforms will be impacted.

Here’s the full schedule:

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Famitsu sales (1/25/21 – 1/31/21)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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Switch has now outsold the 3DS

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As of November 2020, Switch sales were at 68.30 million worldwide. Nintendo reported its latest financial results today, and we now know that the total amount has since increased to 79.89 million. In reaching that mark, the system has hit another milestone.

It turns that Switch has now surpassed lifetime sales of the 3DS. The dedicated portable moved a total of 75.94 million units. Nintendo ended 3DS production last September.