Splatoon Twitter account reaches 1 million followers, sends out special piece of artwork
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The official Japanese Splatoon Twitter account has reached an important milestone: 1 million followers on Twitter. To celebrate, they sent out the special piece of artwork you see above.
It’s not exactly breaking news that Splatoon is popular in Japan, but this is another example of it. Especially if you consider that the official Japanese Nintendo Twitter account “only” has 968,000 followers.
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April Fools’ Day 2018 roundup
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
As we’ve seen over the past few years, game developers have gotten into the April Fools’ Day spirit with fake announcements. Some companies have already started sharing their news ahead of April 1 – which is tomorrow of course.
We don’t have any plans for any April Fools’ Day jokes, though we will once again be rounding up all of the Nintendo-related “announcements”. We’ll keep this post updated over the next day or so.
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Download sales for Nintendo titles on the Chinese NVIDIA Shield
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Thus far, four Nintendo games have been released on the Chinese NVIDIA Shield. Owners can purchase New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Punch-Out!!, and Super Mario Galaxy.
Curious as to how much these titles have sold? Here’s some data as of March 23:
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Nintendo on the upcoming Smash Bros. and Splatoon 2 tournaments, first of “many” E3 announcements
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo tends to be quiet regarding its E3 plans until the show is rather close, but this year, the company shared some news pretty early. Last week, it was announced that Super Smash Bros. Switch and Splatoon 2 will both be seeing their own tournaments.
Polygon spoke with Nintendo’s Bill Trinen about the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 and Splatoon 2 World Championship. Trinen noted the following:
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Super Mario Encyclopedia and its limited edition up on Amazon UK
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Following up on other regions, Amazon UK has finally started taking pre-orders for the Super Mario Encyclopedia. You can reserve the standard version here or the limited edition here.
As for other regions, Amazon US still has the Super Mario Encyclopedia here and at a slight discount. Folks in Canada can also pre-order with a discount here.
Mega Man: Official Complete Works due out later this year
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Capcom and UDON are partnering on a special 300-page book for Mega Man. On Amazon, the retailer lists Mega Man: Official Complete Works.
Here’s the official synopsis:
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Off the Hook and Squid Sisters concert at Splatoon European Championship
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
At Splatoon European Championship, Nintendo kicked off the event with a special concert featuring Off the Hook and the Squid Sisters. We have the full recording below.
My Nintendo adds new rewards in North America
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
A number of new rewards are now available on My Nintendo in North America. Several coupons are up for grabs, along with a Mario-themed wallpaper and April calendar. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Pilotwings Resort are among the discounts.
The full lineup of rewards is as follows:
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Valve boss Gabe Newell has plenty of praise for Pokemon
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Pokemon has been an incredibly successful franchise since the beginning. Even after 20 years, the franchise is still going strong.
During a recent media event, Valve boss Gabe Newell actually spoke about Pokemon while discussing the company’s future plans. Here’s what Newell said about the IP’s longstanding success:
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Dragon Quest Illustrations 30th Anniversary Edition coming west later this year
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Dragon Quest Illustrations 30th Anniversary Edition previously released in Japan. At Anime Boston today, VIZ Media announced that the book is seeing localization. It’s due out in the west in December.
Dragon Quest Illustrations 30th Anniversary Edition is an archive of Akira Toriyama’s iconic illustrations and designs. Over 30 years of Dragon Quest titles, released from 1986 through 2016, are covered inside.
