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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

A couple of days ago, SEGA Sammy posted its latest financial results. There was a downturn during the first quarter of FY2016, though the company’s gaming division performed a bit better.

Here’s a full breakdown of SEGA Sammy’s latest financials:

– SEGA Sammy (parent company of game publisher SEGA) said that gains in its gaming unit could not offset overall losses
– Revenue of ¥52.9 billion ($425 million)
– That’s down 41.2 percent compared to last year’s number of ¥90 billion ($723 million)
– Profit: ¥7.9 billion ($63.5 million) loss for the quarter
– That’s down sharply from a profit of ¥5.1 billion ($41 million) during the same period last year
– The poor results were attributed the downturn to a number of factors, including the economy
– SEGA said the gains in digital games for smart devices in Japan were not substantial enough to offset the “shrinking” packaged game software business
– SEGA’s gaming division (Entertainment Contents Business) did better than the company as a whole
– Entertainment Contents Business posted net sales of ¥41.9 billion ($336 million)
– That’s up 4.1 percent compared to last year
– Operating loss of ¥739 million ($5.9 million) during the period
– This number was better than the ¥1.4 billion ($11.2 million) loss during the same quarter last year
– In the packaged game business, SEGA sold 1.83 million games “in spite of the lack of sales of major titles”
– No specific sales figures for any SEGA games

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 12 Comments

Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages premiered in Japan last month. A trailer for next year’s movie accompanies the film, and we previously heard that a new Pokemon was shown during the video.

We now have the first images of the new Pokemon. It definitely looks like the blob that was shown in fan sketches. For the time being, it’s still completely unclear what this new Pokemon is about.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has now gone live. This week, Kit and Krysta look at some of the previous DLC that came to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Check out the full video below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

GameXplain has uploaded another comparison video for Smash Bros. In this latest one, we get to see how Hyrule Castle compares between the Wii U version and N64 original. Watch the video below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

There’s a whole lot of unboxing going on in the video below. We have another look at the Japanese Animal Crossing New 3DS XL, plus the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer NFC set, and cover plates.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Update 2: Back in stock again apparently!

Update: Now gone. It lasted a decent amount of time on Best Buy’s site!

The Dark Pit amiibo can currently be purchased on Best Buy’s website. Get an order in here. If it doesn’t work, try using this link.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 2 Comments

The R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Game & Watch amiibo could be seeing their first pre-orders as early as next week. Speculation has surfaced about an event GameStop will be hosting on August 8, and an exclusive three pack containing the three figures will supposedly be offered.

Here’s the lowdown:

– Special GameStop amiibo event
– Stores are being allocated extra hours in the early morning
– The 3-pack will be a GameStop exclusive (not the individuals)
– The 3-pack will be a Retro Pack featuring R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Mr. Game & Watch
– Each store will have roughly 30 available for pre-order
– Pre-orders will be the traditional “head in store and put $5 down” style rather than Web In Store
– If a location allows more than their allocated pre-orders, the customer will not receive their pre-order
– As of now, the 3-pack is the only pre-order officially announced internally for the 8/8 event
– As a side effect, GameStop most likely not be receiving individuals of R.O.B., Duck Hunt, or Mr. Game & Watch
– Pro members may be allowed in to stores an hour early

All of this information is unconfirmed for the time being. If we hear anything official, we’ll be sure to bring the news to you.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Nintendo opened a community to celebrate E3 2015 last month. Gamescom 2015 is now getting the same treatment as well. If you’d like to participate in some discussions relating to thee expo, head on over here.

Thanks to Shinun for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

This year’s Gamescom is taking place somewhat earlier than usual. Next year, things will be back to “normal”, so to speak. Organizer Koelnmesse has announced that Gamescom 2016 will be held between August 17 and August 21.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Famitsu has shared information about Blaziken’s availability in Pokken Tournament.

The character will be included in a pre-release period for play testing between August 6th and August 31st. Fans who are interested need to sign up from August 3 to August 29. After August 31, Blaziken won’t be playable until its full release at a later date.

Take a look at some screenshots of Blaziken in Pokken Tournament below.

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