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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News | 1 Comment

Yoshi’s New World sold 58,285 copies in its first week, based on data from Media Create. The game also sold through 57.59 percent of its initial shipment.

The last mainline Yoshi game, Yoshi’s Island DS, moved 303,114 copies at launch with a sell-through rate of 84.82 percent. There’s definitely a big difference between the two, though there are important factors to consider.

Perhaps biggest of all is that Yoshi’s New Island is included in Nintendo’s “Monthly Recommended Software Campaign”. New 3DS owners are able to download one game for free (or choose from other titles) through the end of August.

Media Create reports that Yoshi’s Island DS sold to younger and older Mario fans. Yoshi’s New Island, however, was mainly purchased by a younger audience.

Yoshi’s New Island could end up selling quite a bit more down the line. Yoshi’s Island DS eventually went on to move one million copies in Japan, so something similar could happen with the new 3DS title.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Italian website NintendOn caught up with Rika Suzuki, who was once the vice president of Cing. Suzuki spoke about what it’s like making games with a narrative focus, the studio’s closure, and interest in continuing Kyle Hyde’s story (Hotel Dusk).

Head past the break for Suzuki’s comments. The full interview can be found here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo’s financials for Q1 2014 have been released (that is, for April – June), here are a look at some of the highlights to come out of that press release:

• Revenue: 74.70B yen (-8.4% year over year)
• Opt income: -9.47B yen
• Net income: -9.92B yen

Hardware + Software Sales

• Wii U unit sales (hardware): 0.51 million
  Financial year – 0.40 million
  Lifetime to date – 6.68 million
• Wii U unit sales (software): 4.39 million
  Financial year – 4.39 million
  Lifetime to date – 36.67 million
  * Mario Kart 8 sold 2.82 million copies worldwide in its first month on sale.

• 3DS unit sales (hardware): 0.82 million
  Financial year – 0.82 million
  Lifetime to date – 44.14 million
• 3DS unit sales (software): 8.57 million
  Financial year – 8.57 million
  Lifetime to date – 171.49 million

• Wii unit sales (hardware): 0.09 million
  Financial year: 0.09 million
  Lifetime to date: 101.15 million
• Wii unit sales (software): 1.60 million
  Financial year: 1.60 million
  Lifetime to date: 896.82 million

• DS unit sales (hardware): 0.06 million
  Financial year: 0.13 million
  Lifetime to date: 153.99 million
• DS unit sales (software): 2.15 million
• Financial year: 10.29 million
  Lifetime to date: 938.93 million

Financial Year 2014/2015 Forecast

• 3DS hardware – 12 million
  3DS software – 67 million
• Wii U hardware – 3.6 million
  Wii U software – 20 million
• Wii hardware – 0.5 million
  Wii software – 9 million

For a look at how these numbers compare to previous quarters, check out this thread

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DS, News, Wii, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

More Nintendo maintenance is planned for all of Nintendo’s systems today.

First, at 2:30 PM PT, all Wii U and 3DS online services will be affected. This will only last for a five-minute period.

Also, between 1 PM PT and 5 PM PT, the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shop Channel, and DSi Shop will be down for maintenance.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 3 Comments

Nintendo is planning a bunch of maintenance for its services and games today.

First, all online shops will be unavailable between 4 PM ET and 9 PM ET (1 PM PT and 6 PM PT). There will also be a five-minute period in which all Wii U and 3DS network services will be unavailable.

That’s all on top of game maintenance for Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper, Poke Transporter, Pokemon Bank, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Code of Princess, and Need for Speed: The Run.

You can find the full rundown of today’s maintenance below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DS, News, Wii, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The Wii U and 3DS eShops will be affected by maintenance on Monday. Between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET (1 PM PT and 5 PM PT), both stores will be inaccessible, as will the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop.

We’ll also mention quickly that all of Nintendo’s online shops have been experiencing issues since 5:59 PM ET / 3:59 PM PT. The company is working on the situation and hopes to have all services completely restored soon.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, Images, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

Little Orbit has shared its E3 2014 lineup. The company’s playable games include How To Train Your Dragon 2, Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Falling Skies: The Game, Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, Disney Violetta: Rhythm & Music, and Winx Club: Saving Alfea. Head past the break for overviews of each title.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DS, DSiWare, News | 1 Comment

XSEED released the first Retro Game Challenge in North America, but has confirmed numerous times that there are no plans to localize the sequel. The company doesn’t believe it would be viable from a sales standpoint to invest in the DS title.

But interestingly, Renegade Kid recently expressed interest in handling Retro Game Challenge 2 for XSEED. Co-founder Jools Watsham said on Twitter yesterday that a DSiWare release “would do great on the eShop.”

Check out all of Watsham’s comments below:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, Images, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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