General Nintendo

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments

This week’s issue of Nintendo Minute has gone live, which we have below. Kit and Krysta unbox the Animal Crossing amiibo figures, Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and some card packs from the series 1 amiibo cards. There are some giveaways for fans as well.

More: Nintendo Minute

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment

Last week, the Famicom R.O.B. amiibo came out in Japan. You’ll find an unboxing video for the figure below.

More: Amiibo, unboxing

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

GameStop’s Black Friday 2015 ad has leaked a bit early. There’s not a massive amount of deals for Nintendo fans, but there are a few notable things to point out.

First up, the Ike amiibo will be restocked exclusively at GameStop. We also know that consumers will be able to save $20 on the black and red New 3DS XL systems. Aside from what’s in the gallery below, LEGO Dimensions will be $20 off (to $79.99) while Disney Infinity 3.0 will be slashed by $20 (to $44.99) and Guitar Hero Live will be discounted by $30 (to $69.99).

Source 1, Source 2

More: Amiibo, GameStop, sale

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments

Engadget has another video up showing the SNES PlayStation prototype. The system is turned on, and you can even see games running. Watch the full video below, and check out Engadget’s full article at the source link.

Source

More: SNES

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 20 Comments

Back in 2009, a small team at Nintendo Software Technology – otherwise known as NST – started work on a pitch for a new Wave Race game. The company was hoping to create a new entry in the series for Wii, and there were plans to take advantage of the Wii Remote by offering an original control scheme.

Ultimately, things weren’t meant to be. NST presented its prototype to Nintendo’s higher-ups in Japan, though some members of the board weren’t convinced by the controls, and there were some concerns about it being able to find an audience.

Take a look at the full report from Unseen64 below.

Source

More: NST, top, Wave Race

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 2 Comments

The Falco amiibo has now launched in Japan. For a closer look at the figure, check out the photos below.

Source

More: Amiibo

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

The latest episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.

More: Europe, The Cat Mario Show

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the standalone green Yarn Yoshi amiibo. Get yours here.. In North America, the plushie will release on November 13.

More: Amazon, Amiibo, pre-order

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Last week, Nintendo held its latest financial results briefing. The presentation transcript has been up for several days in English, but we’ve been waiting for the Q&A to receive the same treatment. That’s now gone live right here. There’s nothing overly major beyond what we’ve already covered – in summary form and translations of various answers – but some of you may find it to be an interesting read nonetheless.

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This is data from 28/09/2015-25/10/2015 (4 weeks)

Famitsu published a new report based on sales gathered from October. We don’t have the top 30 software charts just yet – that will be a few weeks – though we do have a few other pieces of data.

First up, here’s a look at the best-selling software for the month:

[PSV] Tokyo Xanadu: 115.973
[PS3] Winning Eleven 2016: 92.756
[WIU] Super Mario Maker: 92.663
[3DS] 7th Dragon III: Code VFD: 85.298
[3DS] Yokai Watch Busters: White Dog Squad/Red Cat Team: 80.486
[PS4] Winning Eleven 2016: 66.000 (estimate)
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes: 59.000 (estimate)
[3DS] Picross 3D 2: 55.000 (estimate)

And the best-selling hardware:

PlayStation 4: 118.881 (90.425 sold on September)
Nintendo 3DS: 86.998 (110.670 sold on September)

Last but not least, here’s a look at sales for the biggest publishers:

Nintendo: 441.000
Konami: 209.000
Koei Tecmo: 162.000

Note that these numbers are based on data collected between September 28 and October 25.

Source, Via

More: Famitsu, Japan, sales