Zelda: Breath of the Wild – North American vs. European boxart comparison
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 43 Comments
he Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will have different boxarts in North America and Europe. The one on the left is for the states, while the one on the right is for PAL territories. Which do you prefer?
Wii U and 3DS maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Wii U and 3DS will be undergoing maintenance next week for a couple of hours. The schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (January 16) – 7 PM PT (January 16)
– 8 PM ET (January 16) – 10 PM ET (January 16)
– 1 AM in the UK (January 17) – 3 AM in the UK (January 17)
– 2 AM in Europe (January 17) – 4 AM in Europe (January 17)
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Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild also out on March 3rd worldwide
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
It got a bit lost in all the Switch news, but Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will also be released on March 3rd worldwide, alongside the Switch version.
GameStop offering up to $75 extra credit with trade-in toward Switch pre-order
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 10 Comments
Update: To clarify how this works, it’s extra credit. Since the 32GB Wii U is trading in for $120, you could earn another $75 if you’re a Pro member, meaning $195 in total.
Original: GameStop, along with many other retailers, will begin taking Switch pre-orders tomorrow. If you have an old system lying around, you may want to trade it in for credit that can be used to reserve the new console.
Those with a Power Up Rewards Pro membership can save $75 on Switch pre-orders when trading in a Wii U, PlayStation VR, PS4, or Xbox One. If you’re a regular customer, you can earn $50.
Alternatively, GameStop will accept a Wii / 3DS and will provide $30 if you have a Power Up Rewards Pro membership. These two systems provide $20 without a subscription.
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GDC poll: 50% of devs believe Switch will outsell Wii U
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 61 Comments
Over 4,500 developers participated in the Game Developers Conference’s fifth annual State of the Industry Survey. The results are now published in full, revealing some optimism for Switch.
50% of participants believe Switch will outsell Wii U. 37% weren’t ready to make a guess, while the remaining 14% believe it’ll perform worse than the previous console.
Developers were also asked whether Switch’s feature of being a hybrid portable/home console would catch on with the public. Those results are as follows:
– 19% strongly agreed it would
– 11% said consumers wouldn’t care
– 48% suggested they might
– 23% indicated they didn’t know how it would be received
Perhaps the one bit of concerning news is that just 3% of surveyed developers are working on Switch games. That’s just slightly above Wii U’s 2%.
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot (1/11/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 12 Comments
Nintendo has dished out another new Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot, giving us a beautiful environment image. Take a look at it above.
Media Create sales (1/2/17 – 1/8/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 78,927
New 3DS LL – 54,645
Vita – 34,023
2DS – 26,214
PS4 Pro – 8,242
New 3DS – 8,019
Wii U – 3,147
PS3 – 1,156
Xbox One – 180
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 73,421
New 3DS LL – 45,809
Vita – 25,487
2DS – 20,259
PS4 Pro – 9,916
New 3DS – 4,342
Wii U – 2,589
PS3 – 1,002
Xbox One – 221
3DS – 72
3DS LL – 40
And here are the software charts:
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New Zelda: Breath of the Wild art (1/9/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo didn’t have any new concept art to share from Zelda: Breath of the Wild last week, but we do have a new image today. Get a look at today’s image showing the outfit of a worker in Hyrule above.
Japan: top 20 best-selling games of 2016
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
NeoGAF user horuhe has compiled the data of Japan’s best-selling games of the year using weekly Media Create top 20 charts. It may not be complete, but it gives us a look at the Japanese software market and what games they enjoy the most.
We can also have a look at the Wii U and 3DS top 20 best-sellers before the official Media Create charts come available in a few weeks.
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UK software sales (Week ending 01/07/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
6. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
