Xenoblade Chronicles X video: two different approaches
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To start out Xenoblade Chronicles X, you can take different pathways to the Habitat unit. We try out both in the video below, with two different characters we created.
Video: A look at Splatoon’s Museum d’Alfonsino map
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Nintendome over on YouTube posted a video showing a closer look at Splatoon’s new Museum d’Alfonsino map. Watch it below.
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Various pre-orders open for Nintendo products
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Update 3: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD amiibo bundle back up on Best Buy.
Update 2: Bumped to the top again. Mega Man Legacy Collection – Collectors Edition
is back up on Amazon.
Update (11/13): Bumped to the top. Removed what’s sold out at Amazon and Best Buy. Added new items for GameStop.
Following today’s Nintendo Direct, a number of Nintendo titles are now available to pre-order. We’re rounding up everything below.
Amazon
Pokken Tournament
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Bravely Second: End Layer
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest DLC [Digital Code]
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest [Digital Code]
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright DLC [Digital Code]
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright [Digital Code]
Pokémon Red Version [Digital Code]
Pokémon Blue Version [Digital Code]
Pokémon Yellow Version [Digital Code]
Best Buy
GameStop
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD with amiibo
Pokken Tournament
Dragon Quest VII
Bravely Second
Nintendo’s “Game Center Holiday Edition” – Super Mario Maker
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
The Play Nintendo YouTube account has a short promo up for Super Mario Maker. Check it out below.
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North American Wii U “Magical Nights” commercial
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Nintendo has already shown a number of North American 3DS commercials for the holidays, and we now finally have one for Wii U as well. Take a look at the promo below.
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Video: “How Yooka-Laylee’s Team Do the Voice of a Bat”
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IGN is continuing its coverage of Yooka-Laylee. In the latest video, Playtonic’s Gav Murphy talks voice acting. Check it out below.
More: Playtonic, Team17, Yooka-Laylee
UK Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash commercial
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Nintendo UK put up a commercial for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash earlier today. Take a look at it below.
More: Camelot, commercial, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, UK
October 2015 NPD: amiibo sells 800,000 units, Wii U hardware up 40%
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Nintendo shared more about its sales performance in the U.S. during the month of October with IGN.
According to the site, amiibo figures and cards sold 800,000 units. Lifetime sales of amiibo are now up to 9 million in the United States alone.
Additionally, Nintendo says that Wii U hardware sales saw a 40 percent increase compared to October of last year. The company added that sales “have increased more than 20 percent in the first 10 months of 2015” year-over-year.
We also have one more tidbits from the NPD. If software had been ranked on a SKU-basis, “Super Mario Maker would rank in the top 10” in software numbers for the month.
Star Fox Zero – new footage graphics comparison
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Nintendo World Report has put together a comprehensive video comparing Star Fox Zero’s footage from E3 to what was shown during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. Watch it below.
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The Game Awards 2015 nominees announced
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The nominees are in for The Game Awards 2015. For Nintendo, they’re included in categories for Game of the Year (Super Mario Maker), Developer of the Year, and more.
We’ve posted the Nintendo-related nominees after the break. For the rest of the bunch, head on over to The Game Awards’ website here.
