March 2017 NPD: Switch was the best-selling hardware in the U.S.
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 46 Comments
Update: As expected, Nintendo has responded to this month’s NPD report – specifically Switch and Zelda sales. See their comments here.
Original: Preliminary data is beginning to be reported for March 2017. In the United States, we’re hearing that Switch was the top-selling platform, beating out the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The system sold over 500,000 units in North America during its first week alone.
Nintendo previously confirmed that Switch experienced the best first 2-day sales in the Americas for any system in its history. Records were outpacing the Wii, and continued to be broken.
Nintendo may have more to say about Switch’s sales within the next week.
I Am Setsuna – Temporal Battle Arena footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
I Am Setsuna received the Temporal Battle Arena today as free DLC. Check out some footage of the update below.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch bundle will only be sold in Russia
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
News about a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch bundle emerged yesterday. Listings were found on Nintendo’s store, revealing that the package will be offered alongside the game later this month.
Nintendo has since followed up with GameSpot. According to a representative, “The bundle is exclusive to Russia and there are no plans to bring it to other countries at this time”.
A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch bundle for other regions may happen at some point. For now though, the only way to obtain this package is by being located in Russia.
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New amiibo, Neon Yellow Joy-Con pre-orders live at GameStop – Cloud (Player 2), Twilight Princess Link are exclusives
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 15 Comments
GameStop has opened pre-orders for all of the new amiibo announced yesterday. Reserve them here.
We should note that two amiibo are confirmed as GameStop exclusives. Cloud (Player 2) and Twilight Princess Link will only be sold at the retailer.
One last note: pre-orders for the Neon Yellow Joy-Con are also live on GameStop here.
The Japanese Splatoon 2 website is now live. You can check it out for yourself here. It has some plenty of screenshots and some footage as well.
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Switch, Wii U, 3DS maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo already has maintenance lined up for next week. Switch, Wii U, and 3DS will be impacted for a little over an hour on Wednesday / Thursday.
The schedule is as follows:
– 6:45 PM PT (April 19) – 8 PM PT (April 19)
– 9:45 PM ET (April 19) – 11 PM ET (April 19)
– 2:45 AM in the UK (April 20) – 4 AM in the UK (April 20)
– 3:45 AM in Europe (April 20) – 5 AM in Europe (April 20)
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe video shows off the different boosts
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
Nintendo has come out with a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe video that shows off the different boosts that you can pull off, including the new pink addition. Have a look at it below.
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Footage from Nintendo Direct confirms that legwear is a separate customization option in Splatoon 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Ever since Splatoon 2 was first revealed, we’ve known that different kinds of legwear will be available in the game as an additional way of customizing your Inkling. What wasn’t known, however, was whether they would be tied to a specific shirt or shoes or whether you can freely choose which pants to wear. Footage from the latest Nintendo Direct now confirms that it’s the latter – the “Style” tab in the game’s options menu shows that the female Inkling can choose between standard pants, a skirt and spat.
This also confirms that are a total of four hairstyles to choose from for each gender.
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Sonic Forces teases new character
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 34 Comments
Thus far, the only character we’ve seen in Sonic Forces has been Sonic – in both his Modern and Classics forms. But during today’s Nintendo Direct, a “new ally” was teased. It’s possible that the character is connected to Sonic Forces’ third gameplay style.
More: SEGA, Sonic Forces
Nintendo Direct footage gives a glimpse of four new Arms characters
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 18 Comments
Update: Make that four characters, actually!
These are the first two:
And two others:
Original:NeoGAF member JoeInky has spotted two new characters for Arms. In footage shown during today’s Nintendo Direct, we get a small glimpse of what looks to be a woman character and a robot. Neither has been revealed yet, but Nintendo should be sharing more details leading up to the June launch.
