1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
4. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
5. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
6. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda Softworks
8. FIFA 18 – EA
9. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
10. Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition – Ubisoft

Wii U

1. Wii Party U – Nintendo
2. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
8. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Miitopia – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Shovel Knight amiibo 3-pack back up for pre-order on Amazon

Posted on 6 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments

The Shovel Knight amiibo 3-pack featuring Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight is once again available for pre-order on Amazon. You can place an order here.

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UK’s best-selling boxed games of 2017, publisher market share

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 9 Comments

GfK and UKIE has provided GamesIndustry with data that reveals the top 100 best-selling boxed games of 2017 in the UK. Additionally, there’s a breakdown of share by publisher. Find all of the relevant charts below.

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Media Create sales (1/1/18 – 1/7/18)

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 23 Comments

Update (1/11): Swapped out Famitsu’s data for Media Create.

Original (1/10): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 146,006
PS4 – 75,344
New 2DS LL – 28,237
PS4 Pro – 16,339
New 3DS LL – 12,246
Vita – 11,929
2DS – 5,254
Xbox One – 190
Xbox One X – 9

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 134,519
PS4 – 37,175
New 2DS LL – 20,409
New 3DS LL – 12,542
PS4 Pro – 12,456
Vita – 7,970
2DS – 3,700
Xbox One – 335
New 3DS – 163
PS3 – 58
Wii U – 44
Xbox One X – 23

And here are the software charts:

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Media Create sales (12/25/17 – 12/31/17)

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 79 Comments

Update (1/9): Media Create data is finally in, so we’ve swapped that out for Famitsu’s numbers below.

Original (1/6): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 269,684
PS4 – 50,662
New 2DS LL – 45,387
New 3DS LL – 27,947
PS4 Pro – 16,595
Vita – 14,041
2DS – 6,992
Xbox One – 687
New 3DS – 311
Wii U – 98
PS3 – 40
Xbox One X – 32

And here are the software charts:

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UK software sales (Week ending 1/6/2018) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts

Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

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

Switch

1. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
4. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
5. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
6. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
7. FIFA 18 – EA
8. Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition – Ubisoft
9. Sonic Forces – SEGA
10. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda Softworks

Wii U

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
7. Wii Party U – Nintendo
8. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
10. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive

3DS

1. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Miitopia – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Mario Party: The Top 100 – Nintendo
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Target: buy 1 get 1 free on select Wii U games

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Target is running a new sale on Wii U games. Nearly 20 titles are included in a buy 1 get 1 free promotion.

You can find the full lineup of eligible titles here. Highlights include Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and more.

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Breath of the Wild director on rethinking Zelda’s conventions, having all staff playtest at the same time

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments

When Breath of the Wild was teased many years ago, one of the aspects Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma highlighted was the desire to upend the series’ conventions. That’s something Nintendo managed to do in the end, resulting in a very different type of Zelda game.

In an interview with GamesRadar, director Hidemaro Fujibayashi spoke about Breath of the Wild’s development and re-thinking Zelda’s conventions, of which he stated:

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild director still trying to find his trademark on the series

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 12 Comments

Zelda: Breath of the Wild producer Hidemaro Fujibayashi has actually been working on the franchise for quite awhile. He directed a few different entries, including Oracle of Ages/Seasons, Skyward Sword, and more.

Although Fujibayashi has greatly contributed to Zelda, he’s not quite sure what his lasting mark on the series will be. In his view, he’s still figuring that out.

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Nintendo on researching games like Skyrim while making Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments

Zelda: Breath of the Wild wasn’t the only open-world game on Switch last year. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also just so happened to launch on the system a few months ago.

When creating Breath of the Wild, Skyrim was one game Nintendo looked at to see what it would be like to make an open-world title. However, that doesn’t mean the developers wanted to take specific elements from that game. Instead it was practically used as research.