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.
Nintendo release schedule – July 2016
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Nintendo has published a new release schedule that’s up-to-date through July. It can be found in full below.
Splatoon – final Splatfest results, compilation videos
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Update 2: And here’s the North American compilation video:
Update (7/26): Added in a European compilation of Splatfests below.
Original (7/24): Splatoon’s very last Splatfest has come to an end. All have the battles have finished, and the final results are in.
The outcome was close for both votes and wins. However, Team Marie had slight edges in both (54 percent and 51 percent respectively). Because of that, they prevailed with a final score of 360 to 340.
Here’s a new video from Nintendo in celebration of the final Splatfest:
European FAST Racing Neo boxart, first screenshots of the new DLC tracks
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments
FAST Racing Neo received some big news today. Not only is a physical release planned for Europe (hopefully we’ll have a North American confirmation soon), but new DLC is in the works as well. Shin’en is preparing 10 new vehicle profiles, 18 new audio tracks, and eight new racing tracks.
We now have a first look at the new levels in the gallery below. Additionally, you can check out the retail version’s boxart above.
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European SteamWorld Collection boxart, Rising Star Games publishing in North America
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It was announced earlier today that SteamWorld Heist and SteamWorld Dig are getting a physical version in Europe as the packaged “SteamWorld Collection”. The boxart is now available, which we’ve attached above.
And good news for folks in North America. Image & Form confirmed through Twitter that SteamWorld Collection is being released stateside, courtesy of Rising Star Games.
Here’s the official news:
SteamWorld Collection disc coming to Wii U publ by @NintendoEurope. Also coming to Americas via @RisingStarGames! RT pic.twitter.com/J9I02s2NXi
— Image & Form Games (@ImageForm) July 26, 2016
FAST Racing NEO and SteamWorld Collection getting retail releases in Europe
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo announced today that Shin’en Multimedia’s FAST Racing NEO and Image & Form’s SteamWorld Collection (which includes both SteamWorld Heist and SteamWorld Dig) will get a retail release in Europe as part of the “Nintendo eShop Selects” on September 30th.
FAST Racing NEO’s retail release will also contain the eight new courses of the upcoming NEO Future Pack DLC. Those who already own the digital version will also get access to the NEO Future Pack on September 30th.
Similarly, the SteamWorld Collection retail release will also contain the SteamWorld Heist add-on The Outsider, which launches on September 30th as well.
Prices for both games have not yet been announced.
Source: Nintendo PR
Splatoon – top 100 players for the Callie vs. Marie Splatfest
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Nintendo shared the results of Splatoon’s final Splatfest on Sunday. It was close, but Team Marie prevailed due to slight edges in popularity and wins.
Since this was the final Splatfest, Nintendo did something a bit special. Those who were in the top 100 of the Callie vs. Marie competition were recorded, and the results were highlighted on the game’s official Tumblr. Head past the break for the full list.
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LEGO Dimensions – “Who’s The New Guy?” video
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Warner Bros. has prepared the first entry in its new video series for LEGO Dimensions. Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time introduces viewers to B. A. Baracus (The A-Team) below.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition update 10 releasing soon
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Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be receiving its next update soon. The tenth patch should be out later this week, if not today.
The update does add some new content – specifically the Battle Map Pack 2 and Redstone Specialists Skin Pack. However, it’s mainly a way to fix a number of issues.
Head past the break for the full patch notes.
Wii U and 3DS maintenance taking place in a few hours
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Wii U and 3DS will be impacted by a few hours of maintenance later today. Certain network features like online play, rankings, etc. will be impacted.
Here’s the schedule:
– 4:30 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 7:30 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 12:30 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 1:30 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe
Remember: more Wii U and 3DS maintenance will take place later this week. Find the schedule here.
