Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 3 Comments

The Japanese boxart for the Chibi-Robo! amiibo is now available for viewing. We’ve attached it above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

Nintendo recently announced a Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle for Europe. The same can now be said of Japan.

Nintendo has two Super Mario Maker Wii U bundles planned for Japan. They’re essentially the same, but one comes with one of the 8-bit Super Mario amiibo.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments

Update: Here’s the official announcement:

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Notice something different about Miiverse today? That’s because the free family-friendly service that lets players communicate with other Nintendo players around the world just got a redesign. The makeover is not only visual – the update comes with new features that make sharing tips, drawings and comments about Wii U or Nintendo 3DS games more enjoyable than ever.

The new features included in the redesign include the following:

Screen Shot Album – Saving and organizing screen shots that people take in games are made easier with the new Screen Shot Album. The private album can only be viewed by the player and can hold up to 100 screen shots from a variety of games. The images can even be neatly sorted by game name for easy searching.

Play Journal – With the Play Journal, players can record their unique game experiences by writing journal entries about games as they play them. Creating a journal entry is as easy as opening Miiverse while playing a compatible game, and each entry will include a screen shot that shows exactly what was happening in the game when the player pressed the HOME button. The new Play Journal feature replaces the ability for users to post directly to their own activity feeds.

New Look – In the main community for each Wii U and Nintendo 3DS game, posts will be categorized in three easy-to-browse sections:

Play Journal Entries – All Play Journal entries from players about a specific game will be located here. By viewing the displayed screen shots, players can quickly find other players who are in the same section of the game, making it easy to find relevant tips, comments and experiences.

Drawings – Miiverse is full of incredible drawings from fans. This community section will display artwork other players have created about the game, in order of popularity.

Discussions – If players want to ask questions or start conversations about a game, this is the perfect place to do it. The inclusion of tags in these discussions makes it easier for players to find what they are looking for.

Miiverse can be accessed on the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS systems, as well as via Web browsers. For more information about Miiverse, visit https://miiverse.nintendo.net/.

Nintendo said that the new version of Miiverse would be going live today, and those changes have now been put into effect. You can check out the updates to the social network through your browser here. It’s up and running on Wii U and 3DS as well.

Need a reminder as to what’s new? Then head on over to the original announcement page here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo published a new video showing Splatoon’s new Slosher weapon in action. Take a look below:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

SEGA has included a special feature in 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2. By completing the title, players will gain access to Super Sonic mode. This allows Sonic to begin the game with all of the Chaos Emeralds and 50 rings so he can turn into Super Sonic at any time.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 23 Comments

Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for Super Mario Maker today. Thanks to information included on the page, we have additional details about how amiibo works in the game.

Super Mario Maker will support over 99 amiibo costumes. With the exception of the Mii fighters, there will be compatibility for every figure, including Pokemon, Chibi-Robo, and some of the Animal Crossing cards.

We have one other important tidbit as well: players will be able to obtain the various costumes without amiibo. It’s possible to earn them by playing through the 100 Mario Challenge.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 30 Comments

Included in Nintendo’s latest financial report is an updated release schedule for both Wii U and 3DS. We’ve attached it in full below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

Atlus is bringing a pair of Wii titles to Wii U in Japan next month in the form of eShop downloads. Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Trauma Team are both due out on August 19, Nintendo’s website confirms. Pricing is set at 2,700 yen each.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments

Nintendo’s latest financial results are in. The company reported its latest data today, which covers April 1 through June 30.

Here’s a quick look at how Nintendo performed during the most recent quarter:

– Generated more than $729 million (90 billion yen) in sales
– Up from $603 million (75 billion yen) during the same period last year
– Operating income of $9.3 million (1.1 billion yen)
– Major improvement from the loss of $76 million (9.5 billion yen) the company reported during Q1 2015
– Outpaced analyst estimates in this area as well
– Wall Street and financial experts around the world were expecting the company to report a loss of around $1 million
– Nintendo also reported an earnings per share of 56 cents
– Q1 2016 wasn’t only a decent quarter for Nintendo in comparison to 2014
– In terms of net sales, Nintendo hasn’t made this much money since its fiscal 2012
– First positive operating income for a Nintendo Q1 since its fiscal 2011
– Even though the company generated more revenue in fiscal 2012, that was the year it spent a serious amount of cash on research and development for the Wii U
– Splatoon sold 1.62 million copies
– This even helped push a few extra Wii U systems, according to Nintendo
– Nintendo still expects to generate $4.6 billion in sales and $404 million in operating income for its entire fiscal 2016
– Those estimations are in line with what the company previously predicted at the end of fiscal 2015
– Wii U has now sold over 10 million units

Market Expectations for Q1 were as followed:

EARNINGS FORECAST: Net loss of ¥125 million is the consensus of four analysts surveyed by Nikkei, compared with a year-earlier loss of ¥9.9 billion.

REVENUE FORECAST: Revenue of ¥89.17 billion is the market forecast, compared with ¥74.7 billion a year earlier.

Nintendo Q1 FY15 Results:

Net Sales: ¥90.233 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥1.149 billion yen
Net Income: ¥8.284 billion yen

Hardware & Software Q1 Results:

3DS HW: 1.01 million
Wii U HW: .47 million
3DS SW: 7.92 million
Wii U SW: 4.55 million

Nintendo FY15 Guidance:

Net Sales: ¥570 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥50 billion yen
Net Income: ¥35 billion yen

Hardware & Software FY15 Guidance:

3DS HW: 7.6 million
Wii U HW: 3.4 million
3DS SW: 56 million
Wii U SW: 23 million

Additional Information Q4 (Software/Hardware Shipments, Digital Sales, Cash & Equivalents):

Splatoon: 1.62 million
Digital Sales: ¥12.0 billion yen
Cash & Equivalents: ¥882.808 billion yen

LTD Figures:

Pokemon XY – 13.99 million
Pokemon ORAS – 10.27 million
Super Smash 3DS – 7.04 million
Super Smash Wii U – 3.83 million
Mario Kart 8 – 5.43 million

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Posted on 8 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Girls Like Robots just launched in the Japanese eShop today along with a bunch of other titles you can find here. Check out some footage for the game below!

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