Seth Rogen and Zac Efron play Mario Kart 8 in “Clueless Gamer” segment with Conan O’Brien
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Conan O’Brien has been running a successful “Clueless Gamer” on his late-night talk show for quite while now. In the latest video, he showcases Mario Kart 8 along with actors Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. You can see it in full below – note: contains some crude language and images.
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Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard sold through 30% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Star Fox Zero came out in Japan last week. During its first few days on the market (April 21 – April 24), the game sold 17,114 units with the Star Fox Guard pack. Another 8,135 copies were sold from the standalone release.
Media Create now reports a sell-through rate for the two items. According to its data, they sold through just 30 percent of the initial shipment. Between the debut low sales and sell-through rate, it would be fair to say that Star Fox Zero is off to a slow start in Japan.
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Super Mario Maker – Metal Resistance Event Course footage
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Last night, the “Metal Resistance” Event Course was added to Super Mario Maker along with the Babymetal costume. Watch some footage of the level below.
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Best Buy: Various games and amiibo on sale
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Update: Amazon has price-matched Twilight Princess HD and Tri Force Heroes.
A variety of games and amiibo are on sale at Best Buy as part of the retailer’s “Deal of the Day”. You can see everything being offered here. Some are in-store only, but many are also online like Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, which is $10 off.
Media Create software sales (4/18/16 – 4/24/16) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood #
02./00. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood #
03./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
04./00. [PSV] Bullet Girls 2
05./00. [WIU] Star Fox Zero + Star Fox Guard Double Pack
06./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
07./00. [PS4] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 4: Deluxe Package
08./00. [WIU] Star Fox Zero
09./03. [PS4] Dark Souls III
10./00. [3DS] Terraria
11./00. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 4: Deluxe Package
12./00. [PSV] Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Toukidan #
13./00. [PS4] Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition
14./06. [WIU] Splatoon #
15./07. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
16./09. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
17./00. [PS4] UEFA EURO 2016: Winning Eleven 2016
18./00. [PSV] Kamigami no Asobi InFinite #
19./05. [3DS] Disney Art Academy
20./04. [PS4] Far Cry Primal
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Star Fox Guard version 20160428 out now
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Star Fox Guard has received a new update. After downloading the patch, your game should be bumped up to version 20160428. Nintendo has adjusted the values for calculating the number of bots/rank in the squad.
Kimishima talks Wii U production and shipping strategy for next fiscal year
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This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Next, I would like to discuss our strategy for production and shipping of Wii U in the fiscal year ending March 2017. We plan to greatly reduce the amount of Wii U systems produced and shipped for the fiscal year ending March 2017, compared to the fiscal year ended March 2016.
Taking into consideration demand for the new NX hardware and overall demand forecasts, we plan to ship 800,000 units.
Splatoon driving Wii U sales, Splatfest participating rising, more promotions coming
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This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
The driving factor behind Wii U hardware sales over the fiscal year ended March 2016 was Splatoon, released in May of last year. Strong sales have continued into 2016, leading us to ship 4.27 million units worldwide in this fiscal year. This title started off with early appeal among core gamers and has gradually spread to the young consumer and female demographics, providing an excellent illustration of Nintendo’s strengths.
The number of participants for the in-game events called “Splatfests” has been steadily increasing since the first such event.
The 13th Splatfest, held from April 23rd to the 24th in Japan, saw around 790,000 participants, a record number.
With a total sell-through of 1.49 million units in Japan at the time the 13th Splatfest was held, this means that more than half of the software owners participated in this event. It is no small feat for so many users to be playing a title almost one year after launch, not only in Japan, but across the globe.
We have already expanded this IP beyond the game with a variety of products and events, and we will continue to take advantage of Splatoon’s massive popularity to support products and events and create tie-ins with external partners.
Kimishima on Wii U hardware / software sales
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This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
The number of Wii U systems sold worldwide has surpassed 12 million.
Although this installed base is not as large as we have seen with past home consoles, we had a major hit in 2015 with Splatoon, and we have continued to sell units in Japan.
This graph shows the Wii U software sell-through in Japan from the start of the year through last week, compared with the same period over the last two years. Splatoon has continued to sell well since the start of the calendar year, and we launched The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD on March 10th and Pokkén Tournament on March 18th, spurring higher sales in this period than in the same period in the last two years.
Super Mario Maker – Metal Resistance Event Course and Babymetal costume now live
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Super Mario Maker’s latest costume is now available. After completing the “Metal Resistance” Event Course, players can unlock an outfit based on the Japanese metal idol band Babymetal.
Here’s a description of the level:
Say hello to Babymetal, the metal dance unit taking the world by storm! To celebrate the worldwide release of their latest album “Metal Resistance,” which has been making a splash on charts all over the globe, they’re joining us right here in Super Mario Maker! They even recorded unique voice clips just for us!
