Super Mario Odyssey sells 115,000 copies in France at launch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments
More sales data is in for Super Mario Odyssey. Over in France, the game sold 115,000 copies at launch.
Super Mario Odyssey did better than Super Mario 3D World, which sold 80,000 copies by the end of 2013 when it had released in November. It also sold slightly more than Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which sold 97,000 units during its first weekend back in March.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 character trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 69 Comments
Nintendo has released a new character trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Have a look at today’s video below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct – full presentation
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
The full Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct is now online for those who couldn’t catch today’s presentation live. You can watch the whole thing below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass announced
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 360 Comments
Update: Nintendo’s recap announcement for the Direct confirms a price of $30.
Original: Nintendo has announced an Expansion Pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. By purchasing it, you’ll gain access to new content due out over the next year.
Here’s the full lineup of content:
Support items for your journey – December 2017
New quests for the main game – January 2018
New rare Bade – Spring 2018
New Challenge Battle Mode – Summer 2018
New Story and Adventure – Fall 2018
The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass was just made known during today’s Nintendo Direct. A side quest involving Rex’s costume for Zelda: Breath of the Wild was also announced.
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Dual audio confirmed for Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 52 Comments
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will have dual audio, Nintendo has confirmed. The news was just shared during today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct.
Nintendo intends to offer this option as free DLC at launch. It will allow users to play the game either with English or Japanese voices.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct live stream, blog
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 6 Comments
Today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct will be beginning shortly. Nintendo intends to start the presentation at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.
You can watch the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct as it happens below. We’ll also have a live blog going after the embed.
Kimishima on Switch’s stock woes, maintaining Wii-like momentum, third-parties, eSports, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 24 Comments
Last week, Nintendo delivered its latest financial results. The news was accompanied by the regular financial results briefing held by president Tatsumi Kimishima. Kimishima weighed in on the issues with Switch supply, maintaining Wii-like momentum, third-parties, eSports, and more.
We’ve rounded up the full Q&A in its entirety. You can read all of Kimishima’s comments below.
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Nintendo Treehouse talks crafting in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
The Nintendo Treehouse Log has added in a new entry that offers insight into the game’s crafting mechanics.
Here’s an excerpt:
Bandai Namco surprised at the success of the Switch; three big titles will be announced next year
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 98 Comments
Recently we’ve heard several reports of developers who were surprised at the success of the Switch, which is why we haven’t seen a whole lot of third-party support for the system so far. However, it seems like that attitude is now slowly but surely changing, thanks to the system’s continuously strong sales.
Bandai Namco’s president Mitsuaki Taguchi said the following about his company’s experience with the Switch so far:
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Another hour of Sonic Forces gameplay
Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
GameXplain has also added an hour video of Sonic Forces, so if you need a little bit more footage to see you can check it out down below.
