Mario Kart 8 has sold 2.8 million units
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Mario Kart 8 continues to sell big for Nintendo. Since launch, the Wii U game has moved 2.82 million units. 590,000 units were sold in Japan alone.
Wii U hardware sales are said to have been at around 6.17 million units in May. As such, nearly half of Wii U owners have potentially purchased Mario Kart 8.
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Nintendo release schedule update – July 2014
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
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Captain Toad Treasure Tracker delayed to 2015 in Europe
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
More news coming out of Nintendo’s 1st quarter financials, it looks like Captain Toad Treasure Tracker has been delayed to January 2015 in Europe. It looks as if the North American and Japanese releases are still on track for later this year however.
A look at Nintendo’s Q1 2014 financials
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo’s financials for Q1 2014 have been released (that is, for April – June), here are a look at some of the highlights to come out of that press release:
- Revenue: 74.70B yen (-8.4% year over year)
- Opt income: -9.47B yen
- Net income: -9.92B yen
Hardware + Software Sales
- Wii U unit sales (hardware): 0.51 million
Financial year – 0.40 million
Lifetime to date – 6.68 million - Wii U unit sales (software): 4.39 million
Financial year – 4.39 million
Lifetime to date – 36.67 million
* Mario Kart 8 sold 2.82 million copies worldwide in its first month on sale.
- 3DS unit sales (hardware): 0.82 million
Financial year – 0.82 million
Lifetime to date – 44.14 million - 3DS unit sales (software): 8.57 million
Financial year – 8.57 million
Lifetime to date – 171.49 million
- Wii unit sales (hardware): 0.09 million
Financial year: 0.09 million
Lifetime to date: 101.15 million - Wii unit sales (software): 1.60 million
Financial year: 1.60 million
Lifetime to date: 896.82 million
- DS unit sales (hardware): 0.06 million
Financial year: 0.13 million
Lifetime to date: 153.99 million - DS unit sales (software): 2.15 million
- Financial year: 10.29 million
Lifetime to date: 938.93 million
Financial Year 2014/2015 Forecast
- 3DS hardware – 12 million
3DS software – 67 million - Wii U hardware – 3.6 million
Wii U software – 20 million - Wii hardware – 0.5 million
Wii software – 9 million
For a look at how these numbers compare to previous quarters, check out this thread
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Screenshot (07/28/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments
Everything about today’s screenshot is just downright creepy. Sakurai details a Galaga inspired item that will make an appearance in the game:
Hyrule Warriors – Sheik & the Goddess’s Harp trailer
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Videos, Wii U | 15 Comments
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Hyrule Warriors – complete Niconico stream video
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 16 Comments
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Amazon: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes for $20
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
If you’re interested in saving a bit on LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, look no further than Amazon.
You can purchase the game for only $19.99. It’s a pretty good deal for a pretty great game!
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 release date confirmed
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 is due out in just a few months. Bandai Namco recently announced an October 3 release date for Europe, with the North American launch following on October 14. The game’s trailer, shared in April, can be found here.
Zelda Wii U is set “in an endless world without barriers”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 15 Comments
A tiny blurb posted on one of Nintendo’s Japanese pages holds an extra tidbit about the new Zelda game for Wii U. It states, “In an endless world without barriers, the biggest one in the series yet, Link will encounter new mysteries and tough enemies”.
As an important note, some recently reported that the blurb confirmed a new villain for Zelda Wii U. Please note that this was not actually accurate.
