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”.
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Video: Image & Form talks SteamWorld Heist on Wii U and SteamWorld Collection
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
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
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
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.
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Media Create software sales (8/8/16 – 8/14/16) – Top 50
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
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
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild wins an award for “Most talked about upcoming game” on Facebook
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 3 Comments
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
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
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
A half hour of Paper Mario: Color Splash footage (Dark Bloo Inn)
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Paper Mario: Color Splash was featured during Nintendo’s Gamescom Twitch stream earlier today. Take a look at the video below for a half hour of footage – specifically from Dark Bloo Inn.
Wii U and 3DS maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
More Nintendo maintenance is now scheduled for next week. In addition to the shop maintenance we posted about earlier, Wii U and 3DS will also be down for four hours on Monday. This will affect online play, rankings, etc.
Here’s when the maintenance period will take place:
– 3 PM PT (August 22) – 7 PM PT (August 22)
– 6 PM ET (August 22) – 10 PM ET (August 22)
– 11 PM in the UK (August 22) – 3 AM in the UK (August 23)
– 12 AM in Europe (August 23) – 4 AM in Europe (August 23)
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Pokken Tournament ships one million units
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 16 Comments
Bandai Namco has announced that the Wii U version of Pokken Tournament has shipped one million units. While this does not mean that it has sold that many copies, it is pretty impressive, especially considering that the game has only been out for five months.
