Nintendo FCC filing for a “Wireless Gaming Device” appears, likely related to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
A new FCC filing popped up from Nintendo today with the model number HAC-016 as a “Wireless Gaming Device”. HAC is widely believed to be the code for Switch, meaning this should be some sort of device for the platform.
The confidentiality release date ends on June 18, 2017. That likely means we won’t be officially hearing about whatever this thing is until then. The one image we have, shown above, is from the Label Location document.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition update 15 patch notes
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Minecraft: Wii U Edition is adding the Fallout Mash-Up Pack this week. Once maintenance takes place later this week, the DLC should be out another with update 15. We have the full patch notes below.
National StreetPass Holiday event begins in North America today, get Miyamoto’s Mii
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
To celebrate the holidays, Nintendo is kicking off the National StreetPass Holiday event in North America today.
3DS owners can visit one of nearly 30,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots to take advantage of StreetPass functionality offered by various games. Furthermore, a special guest is stopping by. Shigeru Miyamoto’s Mii is available to those who visit a Nintendo Zone location.
The National StreetPass Holiday event ends on January 15.
A holiday message from Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata – 2016 edition
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
You may recall that Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata delivered a holiday message to close out 2015. Today, he’s done something similar for 2016.
Shibata recaps the year that was Nintendo. The likes of Pokemon GO, the NES Classic Edition, and even Mario at the Olympics were all mentioned.
Continue on below for Shibata’s full message.
Hello everyone! This is Satoru Shibata from Nintendo of Europe.
I would like to thank you all for once again giving Nintendo your support over the past year.
For me personally, it has been even more exciting working at Nintendo than usual!
The first highlight was the launch of YO-KAI WATCH, which was well received in Europe and enjoyed by many people. I was happy to be able to make you all smile with my Yo-kai dance, which I practised for three days before the Nintendo Direct.
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Rumor: Switch’s CPU and GPU clock speeds revealed
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 149 Comments
Digital Foundry and Eurogamer have a new report about the specs surrounding Switch. The big takeaways here concern the console’s CPU and GPU.
Below is a notable excerpt from the new report today:
“As many have speculated, the new Nintendo hardware does indeed feature two performance configurations – and the console is categorically not as capable in mobile form, compared to its prowess when docked and attached to an HDTV. And we can confirm that there is no second GPU or additional hardware in the dock itself regardless of the intriguing patents that Nintendo has filed suggesting that there might be. With battery life and power throughput no longer an issue, the docked Switch simply allows the GPU to run much faster. And to put it simply, there is a night and day difference here.
Where Switch remains consistent is in CPU power – the cores run at 1020MHz regardless of whether the machine is docked or undocked. This ensures that running game logic won’t be compromised while gaming on the go: the game simulation itself will remain entirely consistent. The machine’s embedded memory controller runs at 1600MHz while docked (on par with a standard Tegra X1), but the default power mode undocked sees this drop to 1331MHz. However, developers can opt to retain full memory bandwidth in their titles should they choose to do so.
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Screenshots of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads (12/22/16)
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
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Dragon Quest attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Gaming, News | 0 comments
Nintendo’s upcoming “Super Nintendo World” theme park at various Universal Studios parks was talked about quite a bit recently. Now, it seems like Super Nintendo World won’t be the only video game-themed attraction at Universal Studios – Square-Enix announced a collaboration with Universal Studios Japan today. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dragon Quest, a “Real Battle Attraction” is coming to the Universal Studios park in Osaka. There, visitors will be able to grab weapons, enter dungeons and fight monsters for an authentic Dragon Quest experience.
Further details have not yet been announced so far, like the time frame for this event. The fact that this is a celebration of Dragon Quest’s 30th anniversary seems to suggest that this is a limited-time only event that won’t last very long, but we don’t know for sure yet.
Nintendo Download (12/22/16, Europe): Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Picross e7, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – €16.99 / £15.99 / CHF 23.99
Back to Bed – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.99
RADIANTFLUX: HYPERFRACTAL – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 3.99
Zombie Brigade: No Brain No Gain – Conditional Sale: Free if you own Cube Life: Island Survival until 25.12.2016, regular price: €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 6.99
Wii U DLC
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 1st Birthday Skin Pack – free until January 5th, 2017
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Fallout Mash-up – €5.99 / £4.79 / CHF 5.70
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Doctor Who Skins I & II Bundle – €5.99 / £4.79 / CHF 5.70
3DS Download
Picross e7 – €5.00 / £4.50 / CHF 7.00
Geki Yaba Runner Deluxe – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 6.99
TOUCH BATTLE TANK – TAG COMBAT – €3.99 / £3.99 / CHF 5.20
Japanese Rail Sim 3D Monorail Trip to Okinawa – €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 15.00
SkyPeace – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.00
3DS Demo
Ice Station Z
3DS Videos
Shin Chan Vol. 1 – free
Shin Chan Vol. 2 – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Shin Chan Vol. 3 – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
3DS Themes
Mario’s Winter Wonderland – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Jurassic Cubs and the Magic Flow – €1.49 / £1.39 / CHF 2.10
Jurassic Cubs Behind the Meteorite – €1.49 / £1.39 / CHF 2.10
Jurassic Cubs on Lianas with Nichus – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Jurassic Cubs and the big jump – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Jurassic Cubs 3 Pack – €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Hello Kitty Christmas Time – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty celebrates New Year’s Eve – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty with snowman – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty Winter Princess – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Little Miss Ballet – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Mr. Men Little Miss Christmas – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Mr. Men Little Miss Cooking – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Mr. Men Little Miss Dino – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Ice Station Z – €0.89 / £0.79 / CHF 0.95
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/17/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
7. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Minecraft: Story Mode – Complete Adventure – Telltale Games
10. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
