GameStop seeing “tremendous demand” for Switch, higher pre-order attach rate than Wii U
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 105 Comments
In an interview with alistdaily, GameStop senior director of merchandising Eric Bright spoke about Switch in-depth. One big takeaway is that the retailer is seeing “tremendous demand.”
He said:
“We’ve seen tremendous demand for Switch. And of the initial allocation of pre-orders we took, the majority of them were done by PowerUp Reward customers. They’re definitely looking for this device. We have a ways to go before we satisfy all the demand that’s out there.”
Bright brought up several positive points about Switch: the portable factor, Q1 launch, third-party games, and support of indies.
Miyamoto, Aonuma on Zelda and fan feedback
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 83 Comments
Update (2/20): Here’s the embed version:
Original (2/17): Game Informer once again has a feature on Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Today, the magazine caught up with Shigeru Miyamoto and series producer Eiji Aonuma to chat about fan feedback.
You can watch the interview for yourself right here. We should have an embed option within the next couple of days.
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Jakks Pacific making new 4.5 inch Breath of the Wild Link figure
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Jakks Pacific is teasing a brand new Zelda figure which will be based on Link’s appearance in Breath of the Wild. For now, we’ve only heard that it will be 4.5 inches.
Jakks Pacific put up the following on Instagram earlier today:
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Pre-orders open for Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards on Amazon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the new Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards. Packs of five can be reserved here. They’ll be out alongside the game on March 24.
Super Mario Bros. Movie Limited Edition Steelbook unboxing
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 6 Comments
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was re-released on Blu-ray as part of a Limited Edition Steelbook at UK retailer Zavvi. An unboxing video provided by Nintendo Impact Gaming can be found below.
Nintendo Account website updated, new features added (overview of purchases, friend suggestions, more)
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments
The Nintendo Account website got a minor facelift and some new features today in preparation for the launch of the Nintendo Switch next week. Generally, the website looks a lot cleaner now with less settings and features stuck together in one category.
Some of the new & updated features include:
- You can now change the language of the Nintendo Account website without having to change your country of residence in the settings
- Parental Controls: create an account with restricted features for a child, such as a spending limit and age-based purchase restrictions on the eShop
- Account Activity: See a list of purchases associated with your account. If you linked your NNID with your Nintendo Account, your digital 3DS and Wii U games will show up here.
- Friend Suggestions: This feature lets you connect with friends across multiple Nintendo Account linked services by providing friend recommendations in one service based on your existing friends in another service. This currently only works with Nintendo’s mobile games, but not with the Wii U and 3DS.
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World of Nintendo line adding Splatoon blaster toys, can shoot ink
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At the Toy Fair 2017, Jakks Pacific is giving a first look at some new World of Nintendo items featuring Splatoon. Splattershot and Quick Shot blaster toys are due out at some point in the near future. Both shoot slime / ink, which will be available in different colors.
VideoGameHeat shows off the toys in a new video from Toy Fair:
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Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia coming to North America and Europe in June
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
A couple of years ago, the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia came out in Japan. Nintendo is now finally working together with publishers such as Dark Horse to bring the book west.
Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, and Amazon France all have the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia up for pre-order. It also has pages on Amazon US and Amazon Canada, though it can’t be reserved there just yet. All sites are currently pointing to a June 15 release.
The Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia contains 256 pages. It’s packed with information and art for 17 different games. You’ll find explanations of characters, items, and level designs plus various interviews with the developers and anecdotes.
Thanks to Wagner C for the tip.
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Wonder Festival 2017 (Winter) news – various Nintendo figures
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
The 2017 winter edition of Wonder Festival is now underway. As usual, we have plenty of news about upcoming Nintendo-related figures. New items from Metroid, Fire Emblem, Pokemon, and Kirby are all on display.
These figures are currently being featured at Wonder Festival in one form or another:
– Samus figma from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
– Sakura Nendoroid from Fire Emblem Fates
– Pikachu Nendoroid
– Lillie Nendoroid from Pokemon Sun/Moon
– Ash and Pikachu Nendoroid
– Red figma from Pokemon
– Ice Kirby Nendoroid
– GSA Kirby & Robobot Armor
Images from the various pictures are below. Some are obviously more far along than others.
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Suda51 talks a bit more about Switch, wants Travis Touchown in Smash Bros.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 59 Comments
Suda51 appeared on the latest episode of IGN’s Up At Noon show this past week. At one point, the No More Heroes creator tackled a few questions about Switch.
First, when asked about whether it’s easy developing for the platform and working with Nintendo, he responded by saying that it’s extremely easy. He also feels that the environments are in place to make things easy for developers.
Suda51 then said that he’s hoping to bring back many familiar characters for his new project on Switch – including Travis Touchdown obviously. He’s thinking about how to use the Joy-Con controllers for something like charging Travis’ Beam Katana. On Wii, the No More Heroes games had players recharging the weapon by by shaking the Wii Remote.
