UK: Nintendo is the third biggest publisher of 2017, sales by platform
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 27 Comments
GamesIndustry has provided new information about gaming sales in the UK this year. The site breaks down the top five publishers by UK sales as well as sales by platform.
In terms of publishers, Nintendo ranks third when it comes to boxed sales. That’s behind EA (16.8%) and Activision Blizzard (15.6%), but ahead of Ubisoft (9.7%) and Sony (8.3%).
GamesIndustry also has the following breakdown of sales by platform in 2017:
More: Chart-Track, sales, UK
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Switch vs. PS4 video comparison
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 16 Comments
ContraNetwork put together a video showing how the new Switch version of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 compares to the original. Check it out below.
Amazon Prime: Titan Quest pre-orders for $24
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Titan Quest will cost $40 when it comes to Switch next year. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, pre-orders are supposed to be 20% off, making it $32. However, some sort of error is currently in place discounting it even further to $24.
Since this is an error, we expect it to be fixed soon. You can currently place an order here – you might just want to be quick about it.
NBA 2K18 update out now (version 1.06)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
NBA 2K18’s latest update is now available on Switch. 2K Sports and Visual Concepts have started to distribute version 1.06.
The new update encompasses a number of improvements, fixes, and changes. The full patch notes are posted below.
More: 2K Sports, NBA 2K18, title update, Visual Concepts
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition has released in Japan, and footage is starting to find its way online. Have a look at 25 minutes of gameplay below.
Scans roundup – Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus, Valkyria Chronicles 4, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Atelier Lydie & Suelle, VS. Super Mario Bros., and WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom. Scans of all games are below.
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Rocket League Switch tech analysis
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 10 Comments
Digital Foundry has returned with a new technical analysis of a Switch game. For its latest investigation, Rocket League is the focus.
Having Rocket League run at 60 frames per second was the top priority. As a result, the team needed to make some compromises to the visuals.
More: Panic Button, Psyonix, Rocket League
Super Mario Odyssey is Japan’s best-selling 3D Mario game after eight weeks
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
The latest sales figures from Japan were reported today. Thanks to those numbers, we have an interesting stat about Super Mario Odyssey. After eight weeks, it’s actually the best-selling 3D Mario game ever, beating out Super Mario 3D Land, both Galaxy games, and everything else.
Here’s how the numbers stack up for all of the 3D Mario titles after eight weeks:
More: sales, Super Mario Odyssey
Media Create sales (12/11/17 – 12/17/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch | 73 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 221,210
PS4 – 45,161
New 2DS LL – 31,653
New 3DS LL – 19,115
PS4 Pro – 17,804
Vita – 9,049
2DS – 4,324
Xbox One – 2,175
New 3DS – 421
Xbox One X – 132
Wii U – 75
PS3 – 44
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 164,908
PS4 Pro – 45,163
PS4 – 40,524
New 2DS LL – 27,074
New 3DS LL – 15,059
Vita – 8,483
2DS – 3,192
Xbox One – 406
New 3DS – 248
Xbox One X – 75
Wii U – 70
PS3 – 48
And here are the software charts:
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First Valkyria Chronicles 4 gameplay to be shown next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
SEGA has shown quite a bit of Valkyria Chronicles 4 since its original announcement, but we’ve yet to really see the game in action. That changes next week.
The first live gameplay from Valkyria Chronicles 4 will debut on December 27 at 8 PM Japan time during a new broadcast. YouTube, LINE Live, and Periscope will be hosting the stream. Valkyria Chronicles fan Hashiyan Kousaka will act as the MC, and special guests Naomi Ohzora (Nikola Graf voice actress) and Yukiyo Fujii (Chiara Rocino voice actress) will be appearing.
We’ll post the gameplay here as soon as it airs.
