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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 13 Comments

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.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 41 Comments

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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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 43 Comments

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.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 28 Comments

We take a close look at the character creation tool in Xenoblade Chronicles X. If you pay attention as we scroll through the different voices, you may catch a surprise or two if you played the first Xenoblade…

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo of Europe just posted a new story trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Watch it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

We’ve already heard about some of Nintendo’s Black Friday 2015 offers and deals, including the new Wii U bundle. This will feature pre-installed copies of Splatoon and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It’ll be sold for $280, but some retailers will be offering it for $250.

Nintendo is also teasing its own set of deals on the eShop. Plenty of discounts are planned “on dozens of the best-reviewed games.”

Head past the break for today’s full announcement about Nintendo’s Black Friday deals.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

A few hours ago, Nintendo put out a new Super Mario Maker update. This small patch brings the game up to version 1.21. No new functionality is introduced, as it instead implements enhancements for a smoother experience. You’ll need 297MB for the update.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos, Wii, Wii U | 27 Comments

A second video has been published online comparing the new version of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD to the original version. View it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Yesterday, Nintendo made a new version of Splatoon available. Players can now download version 2.3.0.

Nintendo has now posted the full patch notes for Splatoon’s latest update. You can find them below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 38 Comments

In a Nintendo Direct recap announcement sent out by Nintendo UK earlier today, the company touched on the upcoming broadcast for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS – though just briefly. It’s stated that this presentation will be the “last one” for the two games. We’ve seen a number of Smash Bros. video events since the initial unveiling, but it looks like things are finally starting to come to a close.

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