Darksiders Warmastered Edition launches October 25
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Nordic Games has officially announced Darksiders Warmastered Edition. The release is scheduled for October 25, and will cost $19.99 / £14.99.
The team at Kaiko is working on Darksiders Warmastered Edition. Previously, they worked on Legend of Kay Anniversary for Nordic, which came out on Wii U last year.
We’ve attached Darksiders Warmastered Edition’s boxart above.
Source: Nordic PR
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Japan’s top 100 best-selling games in Japan during the first half of 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
In this week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine reveals the top 100 best-selling games in Japan during the first half of 2016. The results can be found below.
Note that data was collected between December 28, 2015 and June 26, 2016. It does not include digital sales, but download cards from retail as well as bundles were tallied.
01. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations #
04. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
05. [PS4] Dark Souls III
06. [3DS] Monster Strike
07. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders #
08. [WIU] Splatoon #
09. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
10. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
12. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice #
13. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders
14. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End
15. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| (Dedicated Download Card Special)
16. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai #
17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
18. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
19. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End #
20. [WIU] Pokken Tournament #
Warner Bros. trying not to cannibalize its LEGO games between Dimensions and new titles
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has to be careful with its LEGO games. Not only does the publisher support the on-going LEGO Dimensions with new packs, but it also brings out entirely new games from time to time, such as LEGO Jurassic Park and LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Having LEGO Dimensions alongside new titles entirely can obviously can create a bit of a difficult situation. Doug Heder, producer at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, recently spoke with Polygon how the company needs to avoid cannibalizing sales of its own games.
Heder noted:
Darksiders Warmastered Edition receives first screenshots and details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Nordic Games now has an official page up on its website for Darksiders Warmastered Edition. The page provides the first screenshots from the new version as well as details.
First, the screenshots:
Darksiders Warmastered Edition features several improvements over the original. It’ll run at 1080p, with doubled texture resolutions, enhanced rendering, improved shadow rendering, and post processing effects.
Head past the break for the full rundown on Darksiders Warmastered Edition.
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New LEGO Dimensions packs up for pre-order on Amazon
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LEGO Dimensions will add several new packs on November 18. Two are planned for Fantastic Beasts Story Pack, plus one each for Sonic, E.T., and Gremlins.
Amazon is now accepting pre-orders here. Prices vary by pack.
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Minecraft: Wii U Edition maintenance tonight, Splatoon maintenance next week
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Two games have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the coming days. Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be first, and will be seeing maintenance tonight. This is likely so the new patch can be deployed.
It’s scheduled for the following times:
– 5:50 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe
Splatoon will also be seeing maintenance next week:
– 5:50 PM PT (August 2) – 7:30 PM PT (August 2)
– 8:50 PM ET (August 2) – 10:30 PM ET (August 2)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (August 3) – 3:30 AM in the UK (August 3)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (August 3) – 4:30 AM in Europe (August 3)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – demo reactions
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
At Hyper Japan Festival 2016 earlier this month, 30 fans won the opportunity to play the E3 demo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo UK posted a video of their thoughts, which you can watch below.
Media Create sales (7/18/16 – 7/24/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 21,463
PS4 – 20,021
Vita – 11,363
Wii U – 5,864
New 3DS – 4,355
PS3 – 1,006
3DS – 725
3DS LL – 189
Xbox One – 55
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 23,382
PS4 – 20,395
Vita – 10,991
Wii U – 7,601
New 3DS – 3,665
PS3 – 1,045
3DS – 653
3DS LL – 106
Xbox One – 63
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 168,782 / 800,918
2. [PSV] Ys VIII – 43,753 / NEW
3. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 20,616 / NEW
4. [PS4] Black Rose Valkyrie – 12,862 / NEW
5. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 8,383 / 59,339
6. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,502 / 53,398
7. [WIU] Splatoon – 7,305 / 1,430,562
8. [PSV] New Interpretation Stranger of Sword City – 7,248 / NEW
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 7,143 / 2,830,996
10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 6,087 / 356,474
11. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 6,082 / 162,565
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,744 / 829,979
13. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,635 / 196,161
14. [PS4] Overwatch – 4,184 / 124,706
15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure 3,252 / 64,433
16. [PSV] 7’scarlet # – 3,128 / NEW
17. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 2,961 / 159,388
18. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Version) – 2,832 / 136,399
19. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt – 2,812 / 38,651
20. [PSV] Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain – 2,733 / 42,519
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Nintendo million sellers – July 2016
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Nintendo has shared an updated listing of million sellers across Wii U and 3DS. Here’s the latest data for both platforms:
Wii U
Mario Kart 8 – 7.70 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. U – 5.34 million pcs.
Nintendo Land – 5.10 million pcs.
Super Mario 3D World – 5.01 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 4.90 million pcs.
Splatoon – 4.42 million pcs.
Super Mario Maker – 3.65 million pcs.
New Super Luigi U – 2.64 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – 1.82 million pcs.
Mario Party 10 – 1.81 million pcs.
3DS
Pokémon X/Pokémon Y – 14.98 million pcs.
Mario Kart 7 – 13.56 million pcs.
Pokémon Omega Ruby/Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – 12.24 million pcs.
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – 10.81 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 10.39 million pcs.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 10.11 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 8.23 million pcs.
Tomodachi Life – 5.09 million pcs.
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 4.88 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 4.30 million pcs.
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Nintendo reports Q1 financial results
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Nintendo has reported its financial results for Q1, the period between April 1 and June 30.
The company lost 24.5 billion yen ($232.7 million), whereas they saw a profit of $78 million last year. Revenue also fell year-over-year, coming in at 61.9 billion yen ($663 million) – a 31 percent drop.
While 3DS hardware sales were down seven percent from a year ago to 940,000, software was up 7 percent to 8.47 million units. Wii U managed to move 222,000 units, which is a 53 percent dip from last year. Wii U software sold 4.68 million units for a three percent bump. Additionally, 1.7 million amiibo figures and 1.3 million card characters were sold.
Here are more of the highlights from Nintendo:
During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, for Nintendo 3DS, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which was released globally, showed steady sales. In the U.S., BRAVELY SECOND: END LAYER was released, and in Europe, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Conquest was released and both titles got off to a good start. As a result, the worldwide sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software were 0.94 million (7% decrease on a year-on-year basis) and 8.47 million units (7% increase on a year-on-year basis) respectively.
With respect to Wii U, in addition to titles such as Star Fox Zero/Guard and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which were released globally, Splatoon and Super Mario Maker which were released during the prior fiscal year showed steady sales. The global sales of Wii U hardware and software were 0.22 million (53% decrease on a year-on-year basis) and 4.68 million units (3% increase on a year-on-year basis) respectively.
