This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta start their “Game of the Year” picks by going through the first six months of 2017 and picking winners for various categories. Check out the full episode below.

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My Nintendo adds Zelda: Breath of the Wild wallpaper in North America, 3DS theme in Europe

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

My Nintendo has updated with a couple of rewards – one for North America, and another for Europe.

Stateside, Nintendo has released a Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Master Cycle Zero wallpaper. It costs 50 Platinum Points.

Over in Europe, you can nab a Zelda: Breath of the Wild – “A New Adventure” 3DS theme. This one costs 20 Gold Points.

You can redeem these rewards here.

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Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon getting an update this month to fix a few issues

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Later this month, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon will be receiving an update. A few different issues will be addressed.

First, Game Freak will be looking to tackle freezes after you pick Litten. Wide Guard protecting against all Z-Moves will also be fixed. Game Freak will address the move Ion Deluge not working at all, along with an issue in which Pokemon who know less than four moves will forget the first move when being taught a move at the Move Tutors.

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Nintendo at The Game Awards 2017 – recap announcement

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 17 Comments

Nintendo has put out an announcement recapping all of its news from The Game Awards 2017. This includes the awards won, plus news about Bayonetta and Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Here’s the full press release:

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Media Create software sales (11/27/17 – 12/3/17) – Top 50

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 3 Comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 107.657 / 944.074 (-36%)
02./00. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} (¥7.980) – 97.732 / NEW
03./02. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 61.596 / 853.654 (-21%)
04./04. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 36.246 / 1.409.776 (+20%)
05./00. [3DS] Kirby Battle Royale (Nintendo) {2017.11.30} (¥4.980) – 28.023 / NEW
06./00. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.11.30} (¥8.800) – 27.230 / NEW
07./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 23.388 / 861.238 (+24%)
08./05. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) – 15.505 / 306.501 (-28%)
09./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 13.068 / 294.639 (+21%)
10./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 11.634 / 668.649 (-23%)
11./06. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Veteran Trainer’s Dual Pack {Pokemon Ultra Sun \ Pokemon Ultra Moon} (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥9.960) – 10.872 / 278.952 (-46%)
12./00. [3DS] Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.11.30} (¥5.980) – 8.353 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.11.30} (¥7.600) – 8.069 / NEW
14./00. [NSW] Resident Evil: Revelations Collection (Capcom) {2017.11.30} (¥4.990) – 6.540 / NEW
15./12. [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star (Nintendo) {2017.11.02} (¥4.980) – 6.450 / 61.055 (+3%)
16./10. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront II # (Electronic Arts) {2017.11.17} (¥7.800) – 5.886 / 55.389 (-45%)
17./00. [NSW] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.11.30} (¥8.800) – 5.636 / NEW
18./00. [PS4] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone DX # (Sega) {2017.11.22} (¥7.990) – 5.579 / 40.475
19./13. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.19} (¥6.900) – 5.542 / 198.985 (-7%)
20./18. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 4.758 / 287.866 (+21%)

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Japan gets Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champions 3DS theme

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To celebrate the arrival of The Champions’ Ballad for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a new 3DS theme has been released in Japan for 200 yen. It should eventually be made available in North America and Europe as well. We have a video for the theme below.

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The Game Awards 2017 winners revealed – Zelda: Breath of the Wild wins “Game of the Year”

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 58 Comments

Another year of The Game Awards is in the books. Coinciding with reveals throughout the show, awards were handed out across a number of different categories.

Two Nintendo games in particular earned a ton of nominations – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Both won awards, but Zelda ultimately took home the majority out of the two, including the top “Game of the Year” prize. Other titles also won out including Metroid: Samus Returns as “Best Handheld Game” and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as “Best Strategy Game”.

Below is the full listing of winners:

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Estimated total coins for the Super Mario games prior to Odyssey’s release

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments

Have you ever wondered how many coins the various Super Mario games have scattered around? Giff Gaff was apparently curious, as the company has calculated estimated totals. Almost every title was examined, with the exception of Super Mario Odyssey – perhaps since it’s a recent release.

There are also some caveats. For Super Mario Galaxy 2, a let’s play was the primary source. Other sources were also used in some cases to help with the totals.