France: Lifetime Wii U and 3DS sales and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Thanks to Le Figaro, new sales figures are in from France. Lifetime 3DS sales are now at 4 million while Wii U is at 742,000. In 2015, Nintendo’s portable moved 686,000 units, and Wii U sold another 228,000 consoles.
LeFigaro also posted a listing of the top 10 best-selling games in France during 2015. Splatoon and three 3DS titles made the chart.
Here’s the full list:
1. [PS4] FIFA 15
2. [PS4] Call of Duty
3. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront
4. [WIU] Splatoon
5. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V
6. [PS3] FIFA 16
7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
8. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
9. [3DS] Tomodachi Life
10. [XBO] FIFA 16
eShop “Winter Warm-up Sale” – week 2 discounts
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments
Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.
Here’s the lineup of sales for the second week:
Wii U
Donkey Kong Country – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Freedom Planet – $10.49 (was $14.99)
Game & Wario – $20.99 (was $29.99)
Rayman Legends – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Runner 2 – $4.99 (was $14.99)
Super Mario 3D World – $41.99 (was $59.99)
Teslagrad – $9.99 (was $14.99)
VS. Excitebike – $3.49 (was $4.99)
3DS
3D Classics: Excitebike – $4.19 (was $5.99)
Donkey Kong Jr. – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Mighty Bomb Jack – $3.49 (was $4.99)
OlliOlli – $4.99 (was $9.99)
Sonic Generations – $20.99 (Was $29.99)
SteamWorld Dig – $4.99 (was $8.99)
Toki Tori 3D – $1.39 (was $1.99)
Wario Land 3 – $3.49 (was $4.99)
These deals are valid until January 28 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.
Wii U has sold nearly 700,000 units in Germany
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 17 Comments
Börse Online has an updated sales figure for Wii U in Germany. According to the site, 690,000 units have been sold. That accounts for 17 percent of the market share in Germany – PlayStation 4 is at 68 percent while Xbox One is at 15 percent.
Mario Kart 64 Wii U Virtual Console footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Mario Kart 64 made its way to the European Wii U Virtual Console today. 14 minutes of footage can be found below.
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Puzzle & Dragons X details, screenshots, art
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GungHo Online Entertainment has published a new round of details, screenshots, and art for Puzzle & Dragons X. Find some screenshots and details (courtesy of Siliconera) below.
– Puzzle system is the same as Puzzle & Dragons Z
– New game system and characters
– More RPG elements where you walk around and explore dungeons
– Dungeons have random encounters
– The protagonist will fight alongside the monsters for the puzzle battles
– This is different from the previous game
– Switch to the “Capture Board” during battle in order to acquire material for your “Soul Armor” by defeating enemies after filling up a monster’s “Capture Gauge”
– Soul Armors: equipment with the allied monsters’ power in it
– This can be equipped by the protagonist
– Soul Armors can change the protagonist’s appearances
– Also have its own Leader Skills
– Soul Armors are made with different material
– Made at the “Soul Armor Store” in town
– The protagonist’s partner Tamazo will help out throughout the adventure
– Tamazo has the power to transform into other monsters and use their abilities
Xenoblade Chronicles X version 1.0.2 out now, adds Spanish and French subtitles
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
Nintendo sent out a new Xenoblade Chronicles X update late last night, bringing the game up to version 1.0.2. Players will find that Spanish and French subtitles have been added. These can be accessed by setting the system language to the desired language. Xenoblade Chronicles X’s update weighs less than 20MB, so it’s quite small!
Thanks to Cameron for the tip.
Isabelle, Tommy and Timmy, Kapp’n, Rover amiibo packaging
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 6 Comments
Nintendo has released the various packaging images for the upcoming Animal Crossing amiibo figures. Take a look at the boxarts for Isabelle, Tommy and Timmy, Kapp’n, and Rover above.
More: Amiibo, Animal Crossing
Ganbarion is making Dragon Ball: Project Fusion
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Bandai Namco is publishing Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. However, another company is actually developing the game.
A new blog post reveals that Ganbarion is working on Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. You may know the studio for Pandora’s Tower and One Piece games such as One Piece: Unlimited World RED and the One Piece: Unlimited series.
North American Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS boxart
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Nintendo has posted the North American boxart for Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on 3DS. Check it out above.
Source: Nintendo PR
Nintendo Download (1/21/16, North America) – Minecraft: Story Mode, Mario Advance 4, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Brunswick Pro Bowling – $39.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 – $7.99
Wii Download for Wii U
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure – $19.99
Wii U Download
Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1: The Order of the Stone – $4.99
SKEASY – $1.49
Wii U Demos
A World of Keflings
Cube Life: Island Survival
3DS Retail
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – $39.99 (available Friday)
3DS Download
Pet Inn 3D – $19.99
3DS Themes
SEGA SG-1000
Animal Crossing : Winter Frolicking
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
– Winter Warm-Up Sale! – It’s week two of the Winter Warm-Up Sale! Save up to 30 percent off select games, and be sure to check back next week for a lineup of new deals. This week’s deals start Jan. 21 at 9 a.m. PT and end Jan. 28 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Barbie and Her Sisters Puppy Rescue (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Little Orbit are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 12.
Wii U
– Super Toy Cars is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– The Quiet Collection is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1.
– Toon Tanks is 20 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
– Fit Music and Luv Me Buddies Wonderland from O2 Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
3DS
– Luv Me Buddies Wonderland is more than 45 percent off (reduced from $24.90 to $12.90) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
– Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight and Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1.
Source: Nintendo PR
