Mario Kart 8 web app on the way
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Update: Nikkei’s article doesn’t actually say anything about being able to watch videos. Apologies for the confusion!
Original: Nintendo has a Mario Kart 8 web app in the works, according to a report from Japanese outlet Nikkei. It’s primarily designed for smartphones and tablets.
With the app, users will be able to watch videos uploaded from Mario Kart 8. You’ll be able to check the status of friends as well.
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Nintendo hardware sales from the last three generations of systems
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, GBA, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
Included in Nintendo’s latest financial results is up-to-date information regarding the company’s hardware sales. You’ll find sales for the last three generations of systems below.
Game Boy Advance Hardware Sales
Japan — 16.96 million units (20.8%)
The Americas — 41.64 million units (51.1%)
Other (Europe / PAL) — 22.91 million units (28.1%)
Overall — 81.51 million units
DS Hardware Sales
Japan — 32.99 million units (21.4%)
The Americas — 59.93 million units (38.9%)
Other (Europe / PAL) — 61.07 million units (39.7%)
Overall — 153.99 million units
3DS Hardware Sales
Japan — 15.89 million units (36.7%)
The Americas — 14.58 million units (33.6%)
Other (Europe / PAL) — 12.85 million units (29.7%)
Overall — 43.33 million units
GameCube Hardware Sales
Japan — 4.04 million units (18.6%)
The Americas — 12.94 million units (59.5%)
Other (Europe / PAL) — 4.77 million units (21.9%)
Overall — 21.74 million units
Wii Hardware Sales
Japan — 12.75 million units (12.6%)
The Americas — 48.46 million units (48%)
Other (Europe / PAL) — 39.85 million units (39.4%)
Overall — 101.06 million units
Wii U Hardware Sales
Japan — 1.81 million units (29.3%)
The Americas — 2.81 million units (45.5%)
Other (Europe / PAL) — 1.56 million units (25.2%)
Overall — 6.17 million units
Updated Nintendo million sellers through March 31, 2014
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Nintendo reports FY14 financial results
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 35 Comments
Nintendo’s latest financial results are in. The company has reported its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.
First, let’s talk about system sales. Global sales of 3DS hardware and software sales hit 12.24 million and 67.89 million respectively during the fiscal year, Nintendo says. Wii U hardware and software sales came in at 2.72 million and 18.86 million units respectively.
In total (life-to-date), 3DS hardware sales stand at 43.33 million sold while Wii U stands at 6.18 million. Nintendo is forecasting an additional 12 million 3DS units (67 million for software) and 3.6 million Wii U units (20 million for software) for the coming year.
Net sales decreased from 635.422 billion yen to 571.726 yen compared to the previous fiscal year. Nintendo experienced a gross profit of 163.2 billion yen. Additionally, the company has reported an operating loss of 46.4 billion yen and a net loss of 23.2 billion yen.
Lots of additional financial data can be found here. You can also find an outlook for the next fiscal year covering Wii U/3DS after the break.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (5/7/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 12 Comments
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Fight! The Wonderful 100!! We also made trophies of some of the other Wonderful Ones.
Famitsu review scores (5/7/14)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U/PS3) – 7/9/8/8
The Idolm@ster One for All (PS3) -7/8/9/9
Titanfall (360) – 8/9/9/9
Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
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6-minute Japanese Mario Kart 8 overview video
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Japanese Mario Kart 8 commercials
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Even more Mario Kart 8 track comparisons
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze concept art
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The art above comes from Retro Studios artist Eric Kozlowsky. You can find information about each of the images here. There’s more to come, apparently!
