Nintendo president Furukawa on Nintendo’s lack of financial support for Smash Ultimate tournaments
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
While Nintendo have hosted several tournaments for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and provided support for the community in other ways, they generally don’t provide prize money for the tournament winners, making it tough for competitive players to build a career around it. In a recent interview with Nikkei, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about this issue and said the following (credit goes to Kotaku for the translation):
Pokemon Sword & Shield: next online competition Galar Newcomers announced
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The next online battle competition for Pokemon Sword & Shield has been announced. Titled Galar Newcomers, the only allowed Pokemon are those that were discovered in the Galar region as well as Galarian Forms, excluding Zacian and Zamazenta. The format will be Double Battles. All participating players get 50 BP.
Currently, there’s some confusion over the exact timing of this competition. The English version of the description states that registration for the competition is now open until January 30th, 23:59 UTC, and that battles will run from January 31st 00:00 until February 2nd 23:59 UTC. However, the Japanese version of the description says that registration is open from January 16th through January 23rd 23:59 UTC and that battles will run from January 24th 00:00 UTC till January 26th 23:59 UTC. Registration actually isn’t open right now, despite what the English description claims, so the Japanese dates being correct seems more likely. We will keep you updated once this has been cleared up.
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Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers trailer #2
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Atlus has issued the second official trailer for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Get a look at the new video below.
Stardew Valley update out now (version 1.4.3)
Posted on 5 years ago by Elias in Switch | 0 comments
A new update is rolling out for Stardew Valley, focusing on bug fixes and stability after the big content update just last month. Readers can take a look at the patch notes after the break.
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2D pixel art action game Code Shifter comes to Switch January 30th in Japan
Posted on 5 years ago by Elias in News, Switch | 0 comments
Arc System Works has announced Code Shifter, a game featuring characters from across its various franchises including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and the River City series. It will launch digitally for Switch and other platforms on January 30 in Japan for 2,000 yen, and is slated to come “soon” to the west. It will support English, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese language options. Take a look at the overview, image gallery, and trailer below:
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Famitsu software sales (12/23/19 – 12/29/19) – Top 30
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 243,476 (2,988,134)
2. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 59,349 (505,998)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 52,521 (495,639)
4. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 40,905 (1,145,939)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 40,883 (2,659,009)
6. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 40,866 (195,128)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 35,385 (3,453,052)
8. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 34,696 (New)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 34,649 (1,263,710)
10. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 33,623 (336,995)
Scans roundup – Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore and Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story. Scans of both games can be found below.
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Pokemon Twitter account apparently puts out tweet with pink Gastrodon in Sword/Shield, then deletes it
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
Play Pokemon is one of the official Twitter accounts for the Pokemon series. Earlier today, a message was apparently posted with a pink Gastrodon. However, soon after, it was deleted.
Here’s a look at the tweet:
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Shield, Pokemon Sword
2020 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees announced
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Ahead of the 20th annual Game Developers Choice Awards in March, the full list of nominees were announced today. A number of Nintendo-related games are included, such a Untitled Goose Game with four nominations.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Nintendo represented 80% of the console market in Japan in 2019, company’s strongest console sales since 1999
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
2019 was one of Nintendo’s better years for sales in Japan – especially when it comes to Switch specifically. The company secured 80 percent of the console market last year, with Switch accounting for 76 percent of that amount. Nintendo’s main platform also saw its sales increase 29 percent year-over-year.
Nintendo’s strong 2019 is really put into perspective when considering the past couple of decades. As it turns out, last year was the Big N’s best year when looking back on its console sales going back to 1999.
