UK’s best-selling boxed games of 2017, publisher market share
Posted on 7 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.
Vote on Rocket League’s new default menu music
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
With Rocket League’s next update, Psyonix will be changing the default menu music. The studio is getting its fans involved with a vote.
Four tracks are under consideration: “Breathing Underwater”, “Don’t Stop The Party”, “Firework” (Original), and “Solar Eclipses”. Fans can vote on Twitter until January 17. You can listen to each track and cast your vote on Twitter below.
We're changing the default menu music in our next update, and YOU get to help us choose the song! Make your selection in the poll below by Wednesday 1/17 at 12pm PST. Good luck!
— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) January 11, 2018
Want to listen to all four tracks before you vote? @Spotify has you covered!
Breathing Underwater:https://t.co/keDNUlXIZY
Don't Stop The Party:https://t.co/CuQM6jXCQl
Firework (Original):https://t.co/MxKBUKoL0K
Solar Eclipses:https://t.co/Lh9jirNPDV
— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) January 11, 2018
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PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage details, first screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments
Listings on Amazon Japan and HMV offer more on PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage.
First, we have some additional details:
– Can create up to six avatars
– These are known as “My Characters”
– Create an idol all your own by mixing and matching an abundance of My Character Parts
– All-star lineup of 30-plus PriPara idols
– Over 1,300 costume items
– This is the highest amount in the series thus far, which you can freely coordinate
– For concerts, there are 15 game songs in addition to 15 anime concert songs
– “Story Mode” involves your My Character becoming the protagonist
– There is also an “Anime Story” that lets you enjoy a digest version of the PriPara anime
– Game supports all Nintendo Switch play modes, allowing users to at home or on the go
You can find the first screenshots from PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage below.
Switch provides a boost to GameStop’s sales during the holiday
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
For the nine-week holiday period ended December 30, GameStop sales increased 10.6% year-over-year to $2.77 billion. A big reason for that? Switch.
GameStop interim CEO Dan DeMatteo said in a statement that Nintendo’s console helped drive the retailer’s sales. Switch, along with the Xbox One, led to a rise in hardware sales by 38.3%. New game sales were also up 7.3% year-over-year, thanks to Switch games and Call of Duty: WWII. Switch was also a major factor in a 33.7% increase in accessory sales.
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ARMS Party Crash #4 announced
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Another Party Crash event will soon be taking place in ARMS. Lola Pop and Misango will be going head to head between January 19 and January 22. This time around, the theme is “New Face-Off”.
If you haven’t heard about Party Crash previously, they temporarily take over the regular Party Match mode. ARMS players can then join in on some fast-paced fights and earn points to raise their Lab Level. When Party Crash ends, everyone who participates will gain in-game currency and badges depending on what Lab Level they reached.
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PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage boxart
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 4 Comments
Over on Amazon Japan, the boxart for the recently-announced Switch game PriPara: All Idol Perfect Stage has been posted. We have it above.
December 2017 NPD: Switch sells the most overall hardware units
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 174 Comments
This month’s NPD report hasn’t been published just yet, but we do have some early information. Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg actually shared a very noteworthy tidbit on Twitter.
Greenberg indicated that Switch came out on top last month. According to the data he has access to, Nintendo’s console sold the most overall hardware units in December.
Greenberg posted on his Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/951634151790096384
Splatoon 2: Patch 2.2.0 releasing next week, includes several balance changes
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 8 Comments
Nintendo has announced that patch 2.2.0 for Splatoon 2 will be released next week, on January 17th at 10 AM JST. This will be a fairly major balance update with changes to a lot of weapons. Fans have kindly translated the patch notes, which we’ve put below. We will inform you once Nintendo publishes the official English patch notes.
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Splatoon 2: Dapple Dualies Nouveau being added to the game today/tomorrow
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s the end of the week, which means another new weapon is coming to Splatoon 2. The Dapple Dualies Nouveau are identical to the regular Dapple Dualies in terms of stats, but come with the Toxic Mist sub-weapon and the Ink Storm special instead. They’ll be available tomorrow around noon in Japan and Australia, early in the morning in Europe and later tonight in North America.