Zelda: Breath of the Wild stickers out now on iMessage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
If you’re on an iOS device with access to iMessage, you can purchase a new set of stickers from Nintendo based on Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It features Link, Princess Zelda, and other familiar faces from Hyrule, including memorable lines and poses.
The Zelda: Breath of the Wild iMessage stickers are up on iTunes here. It’ll set you back $1.99.
UK: Nintendo is the third biggest publisher of 2017, sales by platform
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 27 Comments
GamesIndustry has provided new information about gaming sales in the UK this year. The site breaks down the top five publishers by UK sales as well as sales by platform.
In terms of publishers, Nintendo ranks third when it comes to boxed sales. That’s behind EA (16.8%) and Activision Blizzard (15.6%), but ahead of Ubisoft (9.7%) and Sony (8.3%).
GamesIndustry also has the following breakdown of sales by platform in 2017:
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ARMS graphic novel will be part of Dark Horse’s Free Comic Book Day
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Dark Horse has announced that their ARMS graphic will be offered free of charge as part of their Free Comic Book Day Silver on May 5, 2018. Details from their press release are below:
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SNES Classic back in stock at GameStop
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Update: It appears stock has since sold out.
Original: The SNES Classic Edition is currently available on GameStop. If you are still looking for one, you can order yours here.
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Rottytops from Shantae getting her own figure
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Last week, WayForward’s Matt Bozon held a poll on Twitter asking fans to help choose the next Shantae figure. The results are in, and the winner is Rottytops. She just beat out Risky Boots as well as Sky and Bolo.
WayForward will be working with CharaGumin on the upcoming figure. The two sides released a Shantae figure earlier this year.
Wow! Rottytops beat Risky Boots by a sliver! Thank you all so much for participating!! Wow!! 🙂 Results will go to @volks_hobbydept !! pic.twitter.com/9H7TVMdCSm
— Matt Bozon (@MrBozon) December 16, 2017
SNES Classic Edition in stock on Amazon UK, ships to the US
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
The Super NES Classic Edition is available once more on Amazon UK. You can place an order at the retailer here.
For those curious about US shipping, you should be able to place an order stateside. We were able to make it to the final step of the checkout process, so there shouldn’t be any issues.
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Metroid amiibo 2-pack could be restocked soon
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo created two new Metroid amiibo tying in with Metroid: Samus Returns – the Metroid itself and a Samus figure. Both were sold in a double pack.
At this point, you can’t really find the Metroid amiibo at retailers. But that could be changing soon. An updated Children’s Product Certificate from Nintendo shows that the 2-pack saw a new run of manufacturing in November. We’ll keep an eye out on any restocks in the future.
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Nintendo on Zelda’s future, Breath of the Wild director says he has “lots of ideas and lots of motivation”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 100 Comments
Nintendo delivered Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s second DLC pack last week. Now that the game’s development is truly finished (at least that we know of), fans can’t help but wonder what the future holds for the franchise.
As you would expect, Nintendo isn’t ready to delve into any specific plans just yet. However, Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and series producer Eiji Aonuma did talk about their mindset going forward.
My Nintendo adds Pokemon discounts, Pokemon Crystal wallpaper in North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
My Nintendo is celebrating this week’s announcement of Pokemon Crystal for the 3DS Virtual Console with new rewards. Discounts have been added in addition to a wallpaper.
On the discount front, you can save 30% on Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (Wii U) for 140 Platinum Points. There are also 30% discounts on Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (Wii U) and Pokemon Trading Card Game (3DS) for 20 Gold Points each.
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Nintendo Minute – “Game of the Year 2017: Part 2”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta continue on with their proceedings for the Game of the Year awards. Check out the full episode below.
