UK software sales (Week ending 2/3/2018)
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
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Target: B1G1 free select Wii U games, select 3DS titles for $25 now live
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Update (2/4): These deals are now live. Wii U sale is here and 3DS sale here.
Original (2/3): Starting tomorrow, Target will be running a couple of notable Nintendo-related offers.
First, a few Wii U games will be included in a B1G1 free sale. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Pokken Tournament, and Splatoon are confirmed titles thus far.
Splatoon 2 vs. Splatoon 1 Arowana Mall video comparison
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
Arowana Mall, a returning stage from the first Splatoon, joined Splatoon 2 last night. We’re now able to see how the stage compares in both titles. You can see a comparison video below.
More: comparison, Splatoon, Splatoon 2
Bayonetta 1 and 2 Switch vs. Wii U video comparison
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 57 Comments
Update 2: Bumped to the top. Original comparison has been added in below. We also have a video comparing Bayonetta 2 on Switch and Wii U. Nintendo World Report also clarifies in its reupload that the darker shade isn’t confirmed to be the game itself just yet as it could be due to the capture equipment.
Update: The video has been removed. We’ll bump this to the top if/when it returns.
Original: Nintendo World Report has put together a video comparing the original Bayonetta on Switch and Wii U. The game has a slightly darker tone on Switch, and also loads a bit faster. You can watch the full comparison below.
More: Bayonetta, comparison, PlatinumGames
Zelda: Breath of the Wild update out now (version 1.5.0)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 13 Comments
A new update has gone live for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It primarily acts as a way of adding in support for more languages, though Nintendo says fixes have also been implemented.
The full patch notes are as follows:
- You can now select Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), or Korean in the language settings menu on the Switch console to display text in the selected language.
- Voice Language selection is not supported for the above languages. If you choose “Match System Settings” in Options, voice data will be set to Japanese.
- Various fixes to improve gameplay.
Thanks to Cameron and Reddit for the tip.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs on The Champions’ Ballad DLC, what’s next for the series, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments
Nintendo has published a new video interview with Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the series producer for Zelda and Breath of the Wild’s director respectively. The two talked about a few different topics, including The Champions’ Ballad DLC, what’s next for the series, and more. Watch the full interview below.
Watch Mr. Aonuma and Mr. Fujibayashi talk about The Legend of #Zelda: Breath of the Wild and share some behind-the-scenes insight into The Champions’ Ballad DLC. pic.twitter.com/v8v5Rbsbpr
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 31, 2018
Breath of the Wild now the second highest-selling Zelda game
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 14 Comments
Nintendo confirmed earlier today that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has shipped 6.7 million copies on Switch worldwide. Adding in sales of the Wii U version of about 1.08 million, the overall total should be roughly 7.78 million units worldwide.
The big takeaway from that number is Breath of the Wild is now the second highest-selling Zelda game. Only Twilight Princess has it beat globally with 8.85 million copies sold. Breath of the Wild could very well overtake it in time.
Switch officially outsells Wii U
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 80 Comments
With the release of Nintendo’s financial results today, Switch has cleared another major milestone. Looking at the latest numbers for the console shows that it has officially surpassed sales of the Wii U.
As reported a short while ago, Switch has achieved lifetime sales of 14.86 million units through the end of December. Wii U sits at 13.56 million.
Nintendo said earlier today that Switch sold 12.1 million consoles during the nine month period ended December 31. 7.24 million units were sold specifically during the quarter.
New Minecraft update out tonight / tomorrow with Moana Character Pack, Skin Pack 1
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
A new update is due out very soon for Minecraft on both Switch and Wii U. The patch will implement a number of fixes, but also adds the Moana Character Pack and Skin Pack 1.
Maintenance will be taking place for Minecraft later today. The patch should be going live during the early part of that period.
For the full patch notes of today’s update, continue on below.
More: 4J Studios, Minecraft, Mojang, title update
Switch, Minecraft maintenance taking place this week
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo has started to update its maintenance schedule for this week. So far, two sessions are planned. One is specifically for Switch and general while the other is for Minecraft (which probably means an update is on the way).
The full maintenance schedule is as follows:
Switch
– 4:50 PM PT (January 30) – 6:30 PM PT (January 30)
– 7:50 PM ET (January 30) – 9:30 PM ET (January 30)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (January 31) – 2:30 AM in the UK (January 31)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (January 31) – 3:30 AM in Europe (January 31)
Minecraft (Switch / Wii U)
– 5:50 PM PT (January 30) – 7:30 PM PT (January 30)
– 8:50 PM ET (January 30) – 10:30 PM ET (January 30)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (January 31) – 3:30 AM in the UK (January 31)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (January 31) – 4:30 AM in Europe (January 31)
