UK software sales for March 2017 – Switch sells 137,000 units
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 25 Comments
The latest issue of MCV has a listing of the best-selling games in the UK for the month of March. The results are posted below, based on data collected between February 26 and April 1.
As far as physical software sales by platform goes, here are the results:
01 (01) PlayStation 4 – 824,781 (+13.79%)
02 (02) Xbox One – 513,606 (-12.00%)
03 (NE) Nintendo Switch – 137,185
04 (03) Nintendo 3DS – 71,938 (-14.73%)
05 (06) Nintendo Wii U – 50,189 (-35.22%)
06 (04) Xbox 360 – 28,441 (-76.40%)
07 (07) PC Software – 21,749 (-51.42%)
08 (05) PlayStation 3 – 15,057 (-77.58%)
09 (08) Nintendo Wii – 5,019 (-41.70%)
10 (09) PlayStation Vita – 1,673 (-75.71%)
11 (10) Nintendo DS – 1,673 (-51.42%)
More: Chart-Track, sales, UK
Four new Dragon Quest XI screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments
Square Enix has released four new screenshots for Dragon Quest XI, which will release this year in Japan. Check them out below:
More: Dragon Quest XI, Square Enix
Scans roundup – Dragon Quest XI, Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, Fire Emblem Echoes
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 10 Comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Dragon Quest XI, Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, and Fire Emblem Echoes. Scans of all games can be found below.
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop bumped to May
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Update: Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop is officially set for May 16 in North America, with the digital release happening on May 18.
Original: Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop was originally supposed to head west this month, but it’s now on track for May instead.
Rising Star Games said today that the 3DS game will release in Europe on May 25. It will be sold both physically and digitally.
As for North America, it’s looking like the final date is May 16. Retailers like Amazon are now putting up listings with that timeframe.
Source: Rising Star Games PR
Media Create sales (3/27/17 – 4/2/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 23 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 45,509
New 3DS LL – 25,719
PS4 – 25,006
Vita – 7,780
2DS – 6,240
PS4 Pro – 5,051
New 3DS – 1,995
PS3 – 1,724
Wii U – 449
Xbox One – 187
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 78,441
New 3DS LL – 29,771
PS4 – 25,472
Vita – 7,574
2DS – 6,722
PS4 Pro – 5,261
PS3 – 2,930
New 3DS – 2,866
Wii U – 411
Xbox One – 115
And here are the software charts:
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Fire Emblem Echoes details – characters, Mila’s Turnwheel, character growth
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
The Japanese Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia website was updated today, and it’s brought along new details in the process. We have information about characters, the Mila’s Turnwheel feature, and character growth.
We’ve rounded up all of the details below, courtesy of Serenes Forest. You can also find a gallery with art of the latest characters.
Clair
– Initial Class: Pegasus Knight
– Voice Actor: Aya Endo
– Clive’s younger sister
– Member of the Deliverance
– Overbearingness is her one big flaw, not that she pays it any mind
– Cheery and pretty girl who loves to interact with any and everyone
Luthier
– Initial Class: Mage
– Voice Actor: Atsushi Kakehashi
– Lives in a village located at the Zofian borders
– He has fully devoted himself to mastering the art of sorcery and shows nary an interest to the people of society
– Finds it impossible to deal with his younger sister’s selfish streaks
Even more Switch / Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place Thursday / Friday
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
This week is a busy one for Nintendo maintenance, and that will keep up by the end of the week. Even more maintenance will be taking place on Thursday / Friday impacting Switch, Wii U, and 3DS.
The schedule is as follows:
– 9 PM PT – 2 AM PT
– 12 PM ET – 5 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe
Like other maintenance happening throughout the week, certain network services such as online play and rankings may be affected.
More: maintenance
Japanese 3DS themes (4/5/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Two new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
Shovel Knight – 200 yen
Kimoshiba – 200 yen
Kyokai no Rinne – 200 yen
Brave Dungeon (x2) – 100 yen each
More: 3DS themes, Japan
Japanese Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia commercials
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 10 Comments
Nintendo uploaded a trio of commercials for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Find them all below.
UK Yo-kai Watch 2 commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Yo-kai Watch 2 debuted in North America several months ago, but Europe is getting the RPG this week. Nintendo UK will be promoting the game with a commercial, which you can see below.
