Video: A look at one of Splatoon’s upcoming weapons
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
A few days back, lots of details leaked about upcoming content for Splatoon. That included news about maps, modes, and weapons.
Footage has since surfaced showing one of these unreleased weapons. Head past the break to see it in action.
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Monolith Soft on Xenoblade Chronicles X, sharing dev insight and open to helping other Nintendo teams
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Nintendo interviews haven’t stopped pouring in from E3 2015. The latest one comes from Game Informer, who chatted with Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi and Nintendo’s Genki Yokota.
Topics include:
– Why Los Angeles was chosen as the main city for Xenoblade Chronicles X (New York was considered)
– HD development
– Working on first-party Nintendo games and being open to helping out with Zelda Wii U
It’s a pretty massive interview, so we’ve only posted a few excerpts below. You can read the full discussion here.
Nintendo: Wii U has a lot of quality games, NX shows company’s commitment to dedicated game hardware
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 37 Comments
The Financial Post has posted a few more comments from Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s vice president of sales and marketing. Moffitt mainly commented on how the Wii U has plenty of quality games, and how NX shows the company’s commitment to dedicated gaming hardware.
Here’s a quick roundup of what was shared:
On how Wii U still has a lot to offer…
“Our job and our goal is through our first-party games, to build the installed base up so that it makes it easy for third-party publisher to bring their third-party content to our systems.”
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Scans roundup – Aikatsu! My No. 1 Stage!, Dragon Quest VIII, Fire Emblem Fates
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has now been published, and while it isn’t as Nintendo-packed as previous issues, there’s still plenty to check out. The latest Nintendo coverage is mainly dedicated to Aikatsu! My No. 1 Stage!, Dragon Quest VIII, and Fire Emblem Fates. Scans of each are in the gallery below, along with a random one for Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem.
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Nintendo talks about why Super Mario Maker is being released on September 11
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We knew for some time that Super Mario Maker was planned for a September launch, but Nintendo finally shared a specific date during its Digital Event last week. It’s slated for September 11 – only two days before the 30th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros.
Some may have felt that going with September 13 would have been the smarter move, but Nintendo ultimately ships titles on Fridays these days. That’s pretty much why Super Mario Maker’s September 11 date was ultimately chosen.
As Nintendo representative Julie Gagnon recently explained:
“Nintendo is really respectful of this date, but the thing is that when we launched Super Mario Bros back in 1985, it was September 13th. And, as we have worked with retailers on Friday as a launch day, the date worked out as Friday, September 11th for this year.”
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GameStop ad (6/24 – 6/30)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.
Media Create sales (6/15 – 6/21)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 17,642
Wii U – 14,616
PS4 – 13,850
Vita – 11,748
New 3DS – 4,506
PS3 – 2,819
3DS – 1,126
3DS LL – 790
Vita TV – 540
Xbox One – 201
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 19,620
Wii U – 16,413
PS4 – 10,822
Vita – 10,797
New 3DS – 4,329
PS3 – 2,633
3DS – 943
3DS LL – 880
Vita TV – 566
Xbox One – 100
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 66,416 / 224,008
2. [3DS] Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 46,491 / NEW
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 43,653 / 310,582
4. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – 35,872 / NEW
5. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 16,443 / 91,102
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 9,703 / 209,693
7. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 8,660 / 1,037,923
8. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 6,150 / 117,985
9. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Evolution – 4,666 / 25,150
10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,332 / 2,643,436
11. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 3,983 / 155,177
12. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 3,848 / 266,975
13. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus – 3,553 / 25,848
14. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,460 / 2,246,991
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,621 / 3,985,433
16. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – 2,533 / 54,017
17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 2,522 / 646,705
18. [PS4] Alien: Isolation – 2,060 / 8,287
19. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (Konami the Best) – 1,882 / 3,980
20. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 1,826 / 2,616,984
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Miiverse restrictions will now be applied to all accounts on the same system
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments
Nintendo is changing up the way it handles restrictions on Miiverse. Going forward, restrictions will be applied to all accounts on the same system.
In a Miiverse post, Nintendo noted that, in the past, users would evade restrictions by creating a new Nintendo Network account or use a previously-created one. Doing so would allow them to bypass punishments. With the new “rule”, Nintendo will be able to prevent this in the future.
Here’s the full Miiverse post explaining things:
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Splatoon – Luna Blaster weapon footage
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Now that Splatoon’s Lunar Blaster has been made available, players are starting to upload footage of the weapon. Check out some videos of it below.
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Update: Region breakdown – Splatoon has sold over 1 million copies worldwide
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Update: Bumped to the top. We have the official announcement from Nintendo with a breakdown of sales in each region. That’s posted after the break.
Splatoon has sold one million copies, Nintendo has announced. That figure accounts for units moved in all territories, including North America, Europe, and Japan.
Nintendo also prepared a new Japanese commercial for Splatoon today. You can watch that below.
