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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo has announced that Babymetal will be added to Super Mario Maker as the game’s latest costume.

Here’s a trailer for the outfit, along with the announcement straight from the Japanese metal idol band:

The Babymetal costume is scheduled to arrive in Japan on April 28. That means we should be seeing it in North America tonight along with a new Event Course.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo’s earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 are in. Below are the full details:

– Fell 60.6 percent to 16.5 million yen, or $148 million, on revenue of $4.53 billion (down 8 percent)
– Nintendo’s stock price has fallen slightly in trading, down 0.9 percent to $18.72 a share
– Nintendo saw diminished assets, cash flow, and profits during the year

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 87 Comments

Nintendo has just made a significant announcement regarding the upcoming Zelda game for Wii U.

First, the title is no longer slated for release this year, and is now expected in 2017. It’s confirmed for NX as well in addition to Wii U. The new entry in the Zelda series will launch simultaneously on both platforms.

Nintendo said it will use the extra time to improve the quality of the project.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 5 Comments

During an interview with Le Parisien, Nintendo of France’s Philipe Lavoue provided some new sales figures. We have data for four of the company’s recent systems as well as amiibo.

As of now, DS has sold 10.5 million units in France, followed by Wii at 6.4 million, 3DS at 4 million, and Wii U and 740,000. Nintendo has also moved 1.4 million amiibo in the country.

It’s also worth noting that, last year, Nintendo sold 4 million games in France. Six of these were in the top 20, such as Splatoon.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

A second North American Star Fox Zero commercial has appeared on Nintendo’s YouTube page. Like the original, it once again features the Fox McCloud puppet. Here’s the video:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 154 Comments

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE was playable at PAX East last weekend and we got quite a bit of video footage of the Western version thanks to that.

The game’s trailer that was shown in the last Nintendo Direct already showed a change made to a character’s outfit in the localized version; Nintendo recently commented on the game’s localization. Gameplay footage from PAX has confirmed several other changes.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

More footage of two’s big PAX East 2016 games – Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and Kirby: Planet Robobot – is surfacing online. We’ve rounded up the latest videos below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Update: And here’s yet another video:

More direct-feed footage of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE’s English build has arrived. View another 10 minutes below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
4. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
7. Splatoon – Nintendo
8. LEGO City Undercover – Nintendo
9. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
10. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
5. Hyrule Warriors Legends – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Pokemon X – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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