Kimishima cautious about selling 10 million Switch units this fiscal year, third-party asked for big games quickly
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 50 Comments
Nintendo has set a target of moving ten million Switch units this coming fiscal year. However, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima is being cautious about that goal. Nikkei quotes Kimishima as recently saying, “I don’t think we can readily achieve the target [of selling 10 million consoles].”
Nikkei’s piece has one other noteworthy excerpt. The site reports: “An executive at one software company said Nintendo asked it to introduce major releases ‘as early as possible.'” Who might that third-party publisher be?
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe maintenance taking place tonight
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Nintendo will be starting a maintenance process for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch that will affect all online play, so all network services related to this game will be unavailable during these hours tonight:
- 7 PM PT – 8 PM PT
- 10 PM ET – 11 PM ET
- 3 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
- 4 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitch messes with Link’s inventory model, lets you “drop” the Master Sword
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 15 Comments
Ditching the Master Sword isn’t normally possible in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But with a new glitch, players are allowing for it to happen – and in a strange way.
Having enemies shoot a certain number of arrows causes issues with the game’s memory management. When there are too many arrows, you’ll see a glitched character model of Link in the inventory menu. Weapons can also be duplicated. By doing so, you can “drop” the Master Sword, and you’ll even see a message stating: “The Master Sword has returned to the forest”.
Note that the sword is still kept in your inventory. It’s though that Nintendo may have thought about creating a possible failsafe in a previous build that was ultimately discarded. It’s pretty neat in any case.
ARMS: New “Ribbon Ring” stage revealed
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 6 Comments
Today’s ARMS Twitter update revealed a brand new stage – “Ribbon Ring”, which is Ribbon Girl’s home stage. The interesting feature of this stage is that the center part of it can rise in the air, as you can see below:
「リボンリング」は、ステージ中央がせり上がる！
遠くのファンからも、バッチリ見えますね！！ pic.twitter.com/9O7M79lQbx— ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) May 9, 2017
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Splatoon 2 – Squid Sisters Stories – chapter 4
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments
Nintendo is back with the continuation of the Squid Sisters Stories for Splatoon 2. This new initiative intends to tell the tale of Callie and Marie following the final Splatfest.
Read up on the fourth chapter in the story below. For previous entries, head on over here.
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New Rime footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
IGN has a pair of new videos up for Rime with gameplay. In addition to an enemy encounter, we also have some footage of an underwater area. Both videos are included below.
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NBA 2K18 – Shaq Legend Edition announcement
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
2K Sports prepared a cheeky little video to announce Shaquille O’Neal as the cover athlete for NBA 2K18’s Legend Edition. Check it out below.
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Media Create software sales (4/24/17 – 4/30/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
02./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
03./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
04./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
05./01. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia #
06./02. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
07./07. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
08./03. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
09./00. [PSV] Gun Gun Pixies #
10./04. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Fell into Darkness and the Book of Beginnings #
11./10. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
12./11. [PS4] NieR: Automata
13./12. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
14./13. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
15./00. [3DS] Cube Creator DX
16./14. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
17./15. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
18./16. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
19./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
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Media Create sales (4/24/17 – 4/30/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 56 Comments
Update (5/8): Media Create’s data is finally in. We’ve swapped out their numbers with Famitsu below.
Original (5/3): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:
Switch – 76,679
PS4 – 18,848
New 3DS LL – 17,873
PS4 Pro – 6,455
Vita – 5,994
2DS – 4,101
New 3DS – 1,089
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 453
Xbox One – 101
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 48,694
New 3DS LL – 17,570
PS4 – 15,222
Vita – 5,164
PS4 Pro – 4,112
2DS – 3,945
New 3DS – 1,114
PS3 – 367
Wii U – 262
Xbox One – 68
And here are the software charts:
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tops UK charts for April
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 5 Comments
It may have only been out on the market for a few days, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still managed to be the best-selling game in the UK during April. Zelda: Breath of the Wild also made the list coming in at the sixth spot.
The full results are below:
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
4. LEGO Worlds (Warner Bros)
5. FIFA 17 (EA)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (nintendo)
7. Persona 5 (Atlus)
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision)
9. Mass Effect: Andromeda (EA)
10. Rocket League (505 Games)
11. Overwatch (Blizzard)
12. Horizon Zero Dawn (Sony)
13. LEGO City Undercover (Warner Bros)
14. Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
15. WWE 2K17 (2K Games)
16. Battlefield 1 (EA)
17. Yooka-Laylee (Team 17)
18. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (CI Games)
19. For Honor (Ubisoft)
20. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
