More on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s debut in Japan and Switch sales
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 62 Comments
Now that the Japanese holidays are over (specifically Golden Week), sales trackers aside from Famitsu have delivered sales numbers for the week of April 24. Both share more information about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s big launch.
According to Media Create, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 285,000 copies up through April 30. That is down slightly from the original game on Wii U (released May 2014 at 326,000 copies first week). However, considering Wii U sold a total of 1,765,000 units as of the game’s release, when compared to Switch’s 777,000 units, there’s a difference of one million in the spread. Considering Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a port of the Wii U version with added features, Media Create feels that the initial results are favorable.
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EA CEO excited about Switch, considering additional games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 38 Comments
During its latest financial call today, EA was asked about Switch. CEO Andrew Wilson said that the publisher is now very bullish on the system, and expressed excitement that a new ecosystem exists. Wilson also stated that EA is considering additional games for Switch.
As of now, EA is only working on one title for Nintendo’s console – that being FIFA 18. It remains to be seen if and when we’ll be seeing any other games from the company.
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Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
It won’t be much longer now until Switch owners are able to pick up Minecraft. In case you’re curious, it’ll be a 512MB download. Look for the game on the eShop this Thursday.
An hour of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
New footage of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition is starting to surface, starting with GameXplain’s hour-long live stream below. Watch the full recording ahead of Thursday’s launch below.
Kimishima cautious about selling 10 million Switch units this fiscal year, third-party asked for big games quickly
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 50 Comments
Nintendo has set a target of moving ten million Switch units this coming fiscal year. However, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima is being cautious about that goal. Nikkei quotes Kimishima as recently saying, “I don’t think we can readily achieve the target [of selling 10 million consoles].”
Nikkei’s piece has one other noteworthy excerpt. The site reports: “An executive at one software company said Nintendo asked it to introduce major releases ‘as early as possible.'” Who might that third-party publisher be?
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe maintenance taking place tonight
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Nintendo will be starting a maintenance process for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch that will affect all online play, so all network services related to this game will be unavailable during these hours tonight:
- 7 PM PT – 8 PM PT
- 10 PM ET – 11 PM ET
- 3 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
- 4 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitch messes with Link’s inventory model, lets you “drop” the Master Sword
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 15 Comments
Ditching the Master Sword isn’t normally possible in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But with a new glitch, players are allowing for it to happen – and in a strange way.
Having enemies shoot a certain number of arrows causes issues with the game’s memory management. When there are too many arrows, you’ll see a glitched character model of Link in the inventory menu. Weapons can also be duplicated. By doing so, you can “drop” the Master Sword, and you’ll even see a message stating: “The Master Sword has returned to the forest”.
Note that the sword is still kept in your inventory. It’s though that Nintendo may have thought about creating a possible failsafe in a previous build that was ultimately discarded. It’s pretty neat in any case.
ARMS: New “Ribbon Ring” stage revealed
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 6 Comments
Today’s ARMS Twitter update revealed a brand new stage – “Ribbon Ring”, which is Ribbon Girl’s home stage. The interesting feature of this stage is that the center part of it can rise in the air, as you can see below:
「リボンリング」は、ステージ中央がせり上がる!
遠くのファンからも、バッチリ見えますね!! pic.twitter.com/9O7M79lQbx— ARMS(アームズ) (@ARMS_Cobutter) May 9, 2017
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Splatoon 2 – Squid Sisters Stories – chapter 4
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments
Nintendo is back with the continuation of the Squid Sisters Stories for Splatoon 2. This new initiative intends to tell the tale of Callie and Marie following the final Splatfest.
Read up on the fourth chapter in the story below. For previous entries, head on over here.
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New Rime footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
IGN has a pair of new videos up for Rime with gameplay. In addition to an enemy encounter, we also have some footage of an underwater area. Both videos are included below.