Kimishima: Zelda: Breath of the Wild sales buoyed by entirely new players who heard about strong reception
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 40 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was purchased by a ton of series fans. However, the game’s success can also be attributed to entirely new players.
The Wall Street Journal writer Takashi Mochizuki passed along a comment made by Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima. In a brief statement, he said that entirely new players who hadn’t experienced Zelda before gave Breath of the Wild a shot after hearing about its strong reception.
Nintendo CEO: strong Zelda sales supported by longtime fans but also people who never played but heard latest is great. I'm one of them too.
— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017
Pocket Rumble receives PEGI rating, could be coming soon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments
Pocket Rumble’s launch may not be too far off. The game has received a classification from PEGI, indicating that a release could be just on the horizon.
Originally, Pocket Rumble was supposed to hit the eShop sometime in March. That didn’t happen, and Cardboard Robot Games has yet to share a final date. One of Pocket Rumble’s developers did recently suggest that it will be arriving in the near future.
More: Cardboard Robot Games, indie, Pocket Rumble
Tekken 7 producer comments on possibility of Switch port
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in General Nintendo, Switch | 40 Comments
In a recent interview with Gamespot, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada commented on the possibility of Tekken 7 arriving on the Nintendo Switch. When asked about what the future would hold for Tekken 7 fans on the Switch, Harada had this to say:
“Officially, we can’t really comment on that because our company has strict policy about which titles we talk about for Switch. But personally, we’ve been so busy with trying to master up Tekken for the current platforms that we haven’t really had enough time to study the hardware. We couldn’t even buy it–it was sold out every time we went to look for it.”
Unfortunately, it seems like the possibility of Tekken 7 coming to the Switch is far in the future, at best. You can read the full interview here.
TumbleSeed getting eShop release in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
It looks like TumbleSeed will see a release in Japan on May 2, the same date it releases in Europe and North America. It will be in English only, with no Japanese text, and be priced at ¥1,600.
More: aeiowu, indie, Japan, TumbleSeed
Video: Splatoon – U.S. Inkling Open Finals – Wii U
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has just released a trailer for the finals of the U.S. Inkling Open tournament for the original Splatoon which takes place on April 29th, and will be streamed live through Twitch. You can find Nintendo’s full description of the event below.
Last weekend, over 100 teams competed in the Splatoon U.S. Inkling Open Qualifiers, an online tournament hosted by Battlefy, using the Splatoon game for Wii U. This Saturday, April 29 at 11 AM PT the top 16 teams will compete in the finals. These teams will battle in a single-elimination tournament across different game modes, including Turf War, Splat Zones, Tower Control, and Rainmaker. The winning team from the Splatoon U.S. Inkling Open will be invited to a Splatoon 2 pre-release exhibition tournament at E3 2017. Tune-in this weekend to twitch.tv/inktvsplat at 11 AM PT to see who will be victorious and win a trip to E3 2017!
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Fire Emblem Heroes – World of Radiance maps footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments
Fire Emblem Heroes recently received an update which included the World of Radiance maps and characters. Check out some footage of these new maps below.
Nintendo Switch available on Amazon for Prime members
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 5 Comments
The Gray Nintendo Switch is currently available to order on Amazon if you’re an Amazon Prime member. Grab one here.
More Super Mario Maker maintenance taking place tonight
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo already conducted maintenance on Super Mario Maker a few days ago. More downtime is planned for tonight, as all of the game’s network services will be impacted on both Wii U and 3DS.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 5:50 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe
More: maintenance, Super Mario Maker
Amazon: Save $20 on the Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Collector’s Edition guide
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Amazon is offering a significant discount on the Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Collector’s Edition guide. It was originally priced at $35, but is currently down to $15 for $20 in savings. Place an order here if interested.
Capcom: Monster Hunter XX and Generations doing well, Monster Hunter Stories “underperformed”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 31 Comments
As was the case with Nintendo, Capcom reported its latest financial results today for the fiscal year ending in March. The company’s digital contents business experienced net sales of 58,704 million yen, up 11.7 percent year-over-year. On the other hand, operating income dropped 8.8 percent from last fiscal year, at 11,096 million yen. Net sales for Capcom’s entire business were 87,170 million yen for an increase of 13.2 percent year-over-year.
Capcom noted that Monster Hunter XX, which just shipped in Japan last month, “is off to a promising start”. Monster Hunter Generations (known as Monster Hunter X in Japan) also “achieved solid sales overseas”. The one disappointment in the series was the RPG Monster Hunter Stories – Capcom says it “underperformed.”
