Amazon UK opens pre-orders for new Nintendo Selects, upcoming New 3DS XL systems, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo of Europe will be introducing some new products between now and November. These include another round of Nintendo Selects as well as color variations for the New 3DS XL.
Most can now be pre-ordered on Amazon UK. We’ve rounded up the various items below.
Nintendo Selects
Nintendo Selects: Super Mario 3D World
Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 3
Nintendo Selects: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Nintendo Selects: Mario Party 10
Nintendo eShop Collects: SteamWorld Collection
Nintendo eShop Selects: FAST Racing Neo
3DS
Dragon Quest VII
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Rhythm Paradise Megamix
Systems
Nintendo considered Fire Emblem and Pokemon crossover before moving on to Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE certainly had an interesting development cycle. At one point, it was considered for 3DS. The team also thought about various genres. But in the end, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE was made for Wii U as a mostly unique RPG that borrows some elements from Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei.
Going back well before development started, the game’s origins also have some ties to Pokemon, strangely enough. Nintendo director Hitoshi Yamagami revealed in a Nintendo Dream companion booklet at the end of last year that the company’s Kaori Ando “proposed a plan” that would have featured Pokemon and Fire Emblem. However, since a different proposal was floating around at the same time which would eventually become Pokemon Conquest, the idea was abandoned.
Here’s what Yamagami and Ando had to say about the situation, as translated by kantopia:
LEGO Dimensions footage from Gamescom
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IGN sat down with a couple of developers working on LEGO Dimensions at Gamescom today. New footage was shown, including a look at the latest Harry Potter and Sonic content. View the video below.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild receives Best of Gamescom award
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 11 Comments
The winners are in for this year’s Gamescom awards, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild scored the biggest win. Nintendo’s Wii U and NX game was chosen as “Best of Gamescom” as well as “Best Wii U Game”.
There were a couple of other notable winners as well. Mario Party: Star Rush took home the award for “Best Mobile Game”. Skylanders Imaginators won “Best Family Game”.
More: Gamescom 2016
Video: Image & Form talks SteamWorld Heist on Wii U and SteamWorld Collection
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Image & Form is back with another episode of its video series “The Engine Room”. Today’s edition contains plenty of talk about SteamWorld Heist on Wii U as well as the recently-announced SteamWorld Collection. Check it out below.
Nintendo-related games see increased sales from the holiday period in Japan
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The Obon holiday period took place in Japan last week. During that time, several Nintendo titles were boosted on the sales charts.
Yo-kai Watch 3 sold 93,000 copies for both versions between August 8 and August 14, up 144.65 percent from the previous week. It has also now managed to surpass one million copies sold. Yo-kai Watch 3 is the first title from 2016 to reach that mark.
Also due to demand during Obon, mainstay Nintendo titles experienced increased sales. For example, Kirby: Planet Robobot sold 15,000 copies. That’s a 130.40 percent jump from the previous week.
It’s also worth mentioning that the Olympics gave a boost to Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Across Wii U and 3DS, combined sales were at 18,000 copies. They sold 1.5 times more than last week.
More: Japan, Media Create, sales
Media Create software sales (8/8/16 – 8/14/16) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./03. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura
02./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions #
03./00. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank #
04./04. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter
05./08. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
06./01. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth #
07./10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
08./17. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
09./13. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
10./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
11./06. [PSV] Toukiden 2 #
12./20. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
13./09. [PS4] Toukiden 2 #
14./16. [WIU] Splatoon #
15./12. [PSV] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana #
16./19. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu
17./05. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary
18./26. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
19./25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
20./21. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Zelda: Breath of the Wild wins an award for “Most talked about upcoming game” on Facebook
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has picked up yet another reward. On Facebook, the game has been selected as “Most talked about upcoming game” on the social media site. Based on the image shared by Nintendo, this may only apply to the month of August.
July 2016: Nintendo’s response – Pokemon mania helps drive 3DS to #1
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Nintendo has put out a response to this month’s NPD report, of which should be published in full later today.
The company has now officially confirmed that the 3DS was the top platform in the United States last month in terms of both hardware and software. Monster Hunter Generations, continued momentum from the 2DS price drop, and the positive public reaction to Pokemon GO were all contributing factors.
Nintendo also highlighted the following in its statement:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Magnesis clip
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Nintendo is continuing to give us quick looks at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild based on the E3 2016 demo. Find a short clip of the Magnesis ability and the related shrine below.
Shrine Oman Au introduces the Magnesis ability in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.https://t.co/Gon92lqtWH
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 18, 2016
