Nintendo had shipped 1.7 million SNES Classic units as of September 30th
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
We already knew that the SNES Classic is doing quite well so far – it sold over 368,000 units in Japan in its first four days on the market in Japan and it outsold all current consoles in the US in September. We now have some more concrete numbers coming from Nintendo’s recent financial results meeting. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki, Nintendo has stated that as of September 30th, 1.7 million units of the SNES Classics had been shipped worldwide.
More: SNES
Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition pre-orders live on Amazon
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Update 5 (10/29): Perhaps the last bump. It’s now $42 off on Amazon Canada.
Update 4 (10/27): Massive discount for Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition pre-orders on Amazon, now $32 off.
Update 3 (10/26): This is now $8 off on Amazon.
Update 2: Now up on Amazon UK and Amazon Germany (thanks axel).
Update: Bumped to the top. This is now up on Amazon Canada as well.
Original: Amazon has started taking pre-orders for the Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition. If you’d like to reserve the special version of the book, you can do so here.
The Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition cover features a gold foil paper with gloss lamination and a spot gritty varnish. The details are embossed and debossed, and it has gold gilding on the top and foredge, with black gilding on the bottom. It’s basically a tribute to the original Zelda cartridge.
Thanks to Wagner C for the tip.
Pre-orders open for Pokemon Mizuki / Selene figma
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Retailers have opened pre-orders for the new Mizuki / Selene figma. This is the female protagonist in Pokemon Sun/Moon.
The figure comes with a standard face plate and a smiling face based on her official artwork. Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio are also included. A shoulder bag, Pokeball, and Z-Ring, are in the package as well for optional parts.
You can pre-order the figma on Play-Asia, Good Smile, or AmiAmi. We have some additional photos below.
Reggie on the one-two combo of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey for Switch, taking chances
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 34 Comments
Nintendo kicked off Switch’s launch with a bang thanks to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If that wasn’t enough, Super Mario Odyssey has arrived just in time for the holidays. These two games have helped made Switch’s first year very special.
Reggie spoke about having Zelda and Mario ready early on for Switch in an interview with TechCrunch. He noted that Nintendo was lucky in terms of the development schedule, with a game like Breath of the Wild being far along in development.
Reggie said:
More: interview, Reggie Fils-Aime
Game Freak on making Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon as two new games, which version is right for you
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
3DS is getting two more Pokemon games next month in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. However, they aren’t entirely new. Both build upon last year’s original Pokemon Sun/Moon. Game Freak has decided to introduce another pair of Sun/Moon titles, following a similar approach to Black 2/White 2 rather than something like Pokemon Crystal or Pokemon Platinum in which a single follow-up game was introduced.
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon director Kazumasa Iwao spoke with GameSpot about the idea behind these latest games and why making two versions made sense. Here’s what he shared on the subject:
Nintendo releases Miiverse “Thank You!” collage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Nintendo is closing down Miiverse next month. But before it ended, a special “Everybody’s Message” community opened where users could share some of their last drawings.
Nintendo collected some of the images that Miiverse visitors created and made a special collage out of it all. The official announcement about the collage, as well as a link to the full-sized version, can be found below.
Thanks to Justin and Sidney Eng for the tip.
More: Miiverse
NERD confirms its involvement with the Super NES Classic Edition
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
NERD, otherwise known as the Nintendo European Research & Development team, worked on last year’s NES Classic. It’s no surprise then that they were also largely responsible for the Super NES Classic Edition. On its website, NERD explains the various aspects of the hardware it worked on.
NERD writes the following on its website:
More: SNES
My Nintendo adds Super Mario Odyssey pixel wallpaper, Prima starter guide in North America
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 2 Comments
Two more rewards have been added to My Nintendo to celebrate the launch of Super Mario Odyssey. Both are up for grabs in North America.
First, you can nab a Super Mario Odyssey pixel wallpaper here. It’ll set you back 50 Platinum Points.
A Prima starter guide for Super Mario Odyssey is also available here. The guide costs 10 Gold Points. You’ll gain access to 28 pages from the guide, including basic controls, control schemes, a detailed map and walk-through for Cap Kingdom, and more. A 15% discount on the full guide is also included.
More: My Nintendo
Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario Odyssey Bingo”
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta celebrate the launch of Super Mario Odyssey with a rousing game of bingo. Check out the full episode below.
Kate Higgins on singing Mario Odyssey’s “Jump Up, Super Star!” and playing Pauline
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 7 Comments
In the English version of Super Mario Odyssey, Kate Higgins plays the role of Pauline and is behind the “Jump Up, Super Star!” song. Higgins has been involved with many anime including Naruto, plus a bunch of different games like Fire Emblem Awakening, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Sonic.
With Higgins’ important role made known, Game Informer caught up with her for some interview questions. Higgins spoke with the publication about recording for Nintendo’s new song and voicing Pauline in Super Mario Odyssey.
Read what Higgins shared on these topics below. Game Informer has the full interview here.
