Media Create sales (6/26/17 – 7/2/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 17 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 25,805
PS4 – 21,873
New 3DS LL – 12,669
PS4 Pro – 7,321
Vita – 4,403
2DS – 2,311
New 3DS – 740
Xbox One – 228
Wii U – 193
PS3 – 153
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 22,361
PS4 – 19,095
New 3DS LL – 11,474
PS4 Pro – 6,585
Vita – 4,077
2DS – 2,545
New 3DS – 710
Xbox One – 265
PS3 – 201
Wii U – 150
And here are the software charts:
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Super Mario Maker maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Super Mario Maker will be undergoing maintenance on both Wii U and 3DS next week. Roughly three hours of downtime is planned across both versions of the game, affecting all network services.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 5:15 PM PT (July 11) – 8 PM PT (July 11)
– 8:15 PM ET (July 11) – 11 PM ET (July 11)
– 1:15 AM in the UK (July 12) – 4 AM in the UK (July 12)
– 2:15 AM in Europe (July 12) – 5 AM in Europe (July 12)
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Evo 2017 – Smash Bros. Melee to be featured on July 15, then Smash Bros. Wii U on July 16
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Smash Bros. will once again be featured at this year’s Evo, one of the world’s largest eSports events. Melee will be around as usual, as will Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
The two titles will be represented during the latter two days of Evo. Smash Bros. Melee will be closing out the festivities on Saturday night (July 15). Then on Sunday (July 16), it’ll be Smash Bros. Wii U’s turn, right before Street Fighter V and the end of the entire event.
Smash Bros. Wii U and Smash Bros. Melee were second and third in the registration voting, just behind Street Fighter V. 1,515 people signed up to play on Wii U while 1,435 intend to fight in Melee.
A look inside the new Splatoon art book
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 2 Comments
The Art of Splatoon finally arrives in English later this month. Ahead of the release, Dark Horse Comics has shared some preview pages. Get a look inside the book below.
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Switch / Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place tonight
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest round of Nintendo maintenance is taking place tonight. Switch / Wii U / 3DS is up first, followed by another period specifically affecting Nintendo’s new console.
Here’s the full schedule:
Switch / Wii U / 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.)
– 5 PM PT – 8 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 11 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
Switch (online play)
– 9 PM PT – 11 PM PT
– 12 PM ET – 2 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 7 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 8 AM in Europe
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UK software sales (Week ending 7/1/2017) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 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. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. ARMS – Nintendo
4. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
5. Ultra Street Fighter II – Capcom
6. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Super Bomberman R – Konami
8. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
9. Puyo Puyo Tetris – SEGA
10. Disgaea 5: Complete – NIS America
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U -Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
9. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros 2 – Nintendo
4. Ever Oasis – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
6. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
10. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild player clips through wall, stumbles into strange area
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 7 Comments
While playing through the Trial of the Sword challenge featured in Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s new DLC, Sharkystheshotty stumbled into a bizarre area. He managed to enter this strange section of the world by clipping through a wall.
As for how he did it, Sharkystheshotty said the following:
“Was on trial three on the Medium trials and flew up near the chest on the floating platform and just went through a wall. Couldn’t get back in.. so I didn’t make it.
I don’t really remember exactly where but I flew up with my glider on trial 3 on the Medium trials near where the floating chest was on the wall by the corner. Best I can do.”
We’re not really sure where Sharkystheshotty ended up. It could be a test area, unused material, or something else entirely. Regardless, it’s certainly an odd sight to behold.
Japan’s best-selling games of May 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 9 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of May 2017. You can check out the full results below.
Pre-order updates (7/2/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.
United States
Switch
Splatoon 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition – Amazon
Rime – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition (new) – GameStop [exclusive]
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sine Mora EX – Amazon
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle – Amazon, GameStop (new)
NBA 2K18 Early Tip-Off Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold [Exclusive] – GameStop
LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokken Tournament DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
FIFA 18 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Battle Chasers: Nightwar – Amazon
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Just Dance 2018 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Odyssey – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (new) – GameStop
Monster Jam Crush it (new) – GameStop
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Deluxe Edition – Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Switch Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Redout – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Worlds – Best Buy, GameStop
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Troll & I – Amazon, GameStop
Yoshi – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby – Amazon, Best Buy
Metroid Prime 4 – Amazon, Best Buy
Wii U
Just Dance 2018 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Hey! Pikmin – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Miitopia – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid: Samus Returns – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid: Samus Returns Special Edition – GameStop
Pokemon Gold (new) – Amazon
Pokemon Silver (new) – Amazon
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Culdcept Revolt – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Monster Hunter Stories – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters – Best Buy, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Ultra Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Ultra Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology – Amazon, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – Amazon, GameStop
SNES
Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter – Amazon
Hardware
New 2DS XL – Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Cloud – Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta – Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta (Player 2) [Exclusive] – Best Buy
Corrin – Best Buy, GameStop
Smash Bros. bundle – GameStop
Inkling Girl (Neon Pink) – Best Buy, GameStop
Inkling Boy (Neon Green) – Best Buy, GameStop
Inkling Squid (Neon Purple) – Best Buy, GameStop
Pikmin – Best Buy, GameStop
Chrom (Fire Emblem) – Best Buy, GameStop
Tiki (Fire Emblem) – GameStop
Goomba (Super Mario) – Best Buy, GameStop
Koopa (Super Mario) – GameStop
Princess Peach (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Bowser (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Mario (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Odyssey 3-pack – GameStop
Accessories
Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wheel (Mario Version) – Amazon
Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wheel (Luigi Version) – Amazon
Splatoon 2 Joy-Con Comfort Grip – GameStop [exclusive]
Splatoon 2 Edition Switch Pro Controller – Best Buy
Splatoon 2 Squid Plush Pouch (Neon Green) – Amazon
Splatoon 2 Squid Plush Pouch (Neon Pink) – Amazon
Splatoon 2 Hard Pouch for Switch – Amazon
Splatoon 2 Splat Pack for Switch – Amazon
HORI Switch Real Arcade Pro V Hayabusa Fight Stick – Amazon
Switch HORIPAD Wired Controller – Amazon
Switch Super Mario Analog Caps – Amazon
Nyko Switch accessories – portable dock and much more – Amazon
Books
The Art of Splatoon – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 Amazon
Splatoon 2 guide – Amazon
The Art of Pokemon Adventures – Amazon
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works (save $10) – Amazon
Other
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid (Deluxe Version) – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid – Amazon
Nintendo Ultra Detail Series: Zelda: Majora’s Mask Link – Amazon
Nintendo Ultra Detail Series: Zelda: Twilight Princess Link – Amazon
Nintendo Ultra Detail Series: Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of The Wild: Link Real Action Heroes Figure – Amazon
Canada
Switch
Splatoon 2
Rime
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Sine Mora EX (new)
NBA 2K18: Early Tip-Off Edition
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition
NBA 2K18 Gold Edition
Pokken Tournament DX
FIFA 18
Battle Chasers: Nightwar (new)
LEGO Worlds (new)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fire Emblem Warriors
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Deluxe Edition (new)
Just Dance 2018
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Redout
Troll and I
Rocket League
Yoshi
Kirby
Metroid Prime 4
Wii U
3DS
Hey! Pikmin
Miitopia
Metroid: Samus Returns
Culdcept Revolt
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Systems
Books
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
The Art of Pokemon Adventures
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works (save $7)
UK
Switch
Splatoon 2
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Sine Mora EX
FIFA 18
Battle Chasers: Nightwar (new)
Just Dance 2018
Super Mario Odyssey
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Troll & I
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition
Rocket League
Yoshi
Kirby
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Wii U
3DS
Hey! Pikmin
Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training: Can you stay focused?
Culdcept Revolt
Metroid: Samus Returns
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Systems
Splatoon 2 Switch bundle
New 2DS XL – Black and Turquoise
New 2DS XL – White and Orange
amiibo
Inkling Girl (Neon Pink)
Inkling Boy (Neon Green)
Inkling Squid (Neon Purple)
Corrin
Cloud
Pikmin
Accessories
Books
Art of Splatoon
Super Mario Encyclopedia
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
The Art of Pokemon Adventures
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works
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[Let’s Talk] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Master Trials impressions
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch, Wii U | 5 Comments
The first of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s DLC packs launched this week. Nintendo began distributing The Master Trials on Friday. While the big DLC we’re all waiting for is coming this holiday with The Champions’ Ballad (featuring an original story and new dungeon), this is a nice way to return the game and hold us over until then.
Probably the biggest addition in The Master Trials is the challenge that has players taking on room after room and defeating enemies without dying. Completing the challenge lets you power up the Master Sword even further. Other highlights include the tougher Master Mode, Korok Mask, and more.
How many of you have tried out The Master Trials? If you have, did you beat the Trial of the Sword? Have you given Master Mode a try? Share your impressions with us in the comments below.