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Posted on 8 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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Posted on 8 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%.

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Posted on 8 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.

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Posted on 8 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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Posted on 8 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.

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Posted on 8 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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Posted on 8 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

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Wii U | 4 Comments

Hex Heroes has been in development for a while, and while the developers have noted that they have had trouble developing both the combat and the Wii U version, they now have footage showing off both running well. In the same post, they also note that they will discuss more about a potential Switch version after this week’s presentation.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Koi, a calm exploration game, will be arriving on the Wii U next week. The game is being ported by Circle Entertainment. The game will cost $3.99.

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