Here’s a bit of interesting news stemming from Nintendo’s financial report. Chris Meledandri, the CEO of Illumination Entertainment, is expected to become an outside director at the Big N. The move should go into effect during Nintendo’s 81st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 29.

Nintendo and Illumination are currently partnering on the upcoming Super Mario animated movie. Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto are closely involved with the project.

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Switch has now outsold the Game Boy Advance

Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GBA, News, Switch | 0 comments

Switch secured another milestone today stemming from Nintendo’s latest financial results. At a total of 84.59 million units, it has now outsold the Game Boy Advance. The GBA’s total sits at 81.51 million units.

Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Switch sales had surpassed those of the 3DS. The console has also outsold the Wii U, GameCube, N64, SNES, and NES.

There’s a chance that Switch could end up as Nintendo’s best-selling platform of all time. Wii (101.63 million), Game Boy (118.69) million, and DS (154.02 million) are currently ahead. However, Switch sales have not slowed down at all since launching in March 2017.

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Nintendo million sellers – May 2021 – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury over 5 million and more

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Nintendo’s latest financial results have provided an update on the latest million sellers. A number of Switch titles have reached new milestones.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is one of the newest additions to the list. Since launch, the game has sold over five million copies.

Here’s the full lineup of million sellers:

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Nintendo release schedule – May 2021

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Alongside Nintendo’s latest financial results, the company has included the traditional release schedule for Switch. The document highlights upcoming projects from both its first-party output and third-party studios.

Here’s the complete schedule:

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Nintendo financial results – May 2021 – Switch at 84.59 million units

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Nintendo issued its latest financial results today, which covers the fiscal year earnings release ended March 31, 2021. It contains an update on the company’s overall status and performance, the latest on Switch sales, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Puzzle adventure game Call of the Sea rated for Switch in Taiwan

Posted on 3 years ago by Bryce(@brodee922) in News, Rumors | 0 comments

It looks like Raw Fury’s Call of the Sea could be coming to Switch. This puzzle adventure game was originally released in late 2020 on Xbox consoles and PC and while a PlayStation port has been announced, there has been no word on it coming to Switch.

Well, now a rating on the Taiwanese ratings board has popped up for the game and its listed platform is the Switch (first spotted by Gematsu):

This could mean that the game is coming to the system soon, even though there has been no official word. However, for now, we’ll just have to wait to see if an announcement comes out soon.

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3DS eShop charts – May 5, 2021

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

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Astalon: Tears of The Earth out for Switch in June

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Thanks to an eShop listing, we now have a release date for Astalon: Tears of The Earth. Dangen Entertainment and LABSworks will release the action platformer on June 3, the store page confirms.

Here’s an overview of Astalon: Tears of The Earth, along with a trailer:

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Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Fantasy World Edition footage

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Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Fantasy World Edition is about to land on Switch, and some early footage has emerged. Have a look at the gameplay below.

Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Fantasy World Edition is planned for May 6 on the Switch eShop. Find some additional information and a trailer here.

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Game Builder Garage boxart, screenshots

Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo just announced Game Builder Garage a few minutes ago, and the company has followed up with more assets. We have the official boxart above and a set of screenshots below.