Yesterday, we reported on the Switch’s success in Italy, where the Switch sold faster than the Wii in its first 10 months on the market. Today, we have a similar success story from France.
Speaking with Les Numériques, Nintendo of France General Manager Philippe Lavoué has revealed some concrete sales numbers for Switch hardware and software in 2o17. In October, Lavoué stated that Nintendo’s goal was to sell a total of 800,000 Switch consoles in France in 2017. That goal has been reached pretty comfortably – the Switch has sold a total of 911,000 units in France last year. Not only does this mean that the Switch has surpassed the Wii U’s lifetime sales in France, but it also makes it the fastest-selling console of all time. Previously, that record was held by the Wii with 703,000 units.
Pretty much all throughout 2017, the Switch was very hard to come by due to its popularity. These hardware shortages were especially bad in Japan, although Nintendo’s home country received a fairly major restock in December, causing Switch hardware sales to rise. However, it seems like this seems to have shifted the shortage problem to the other side of the market – it seems that certain Switch games are now hard to come by.
Japanese video game retailer GEO reports that first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch are completely out of stock at all of its distribution centers nationwide and they are currently unable to order any additional units from Nintendo. It’s a similar situation at other retailers like Amazon Japan, where many first-party games are also out of stock.
Naturally, a software shortage is not as bad as a hardware shortage – all games can of course also be purchased digitally, but it would still be in Nintendo’s best interest to fix this shortage as soon as possible.
The Snack World is Level-5’s latest attempt at building a multi-media franchise. The Snack World: Trejarers was released for 3DS in Japan last August. Today, the latest issue of CoroCoro Comic has revealed that a port of Trejarers will be released on Switch. Unfortunately, that’s all the info we have on it right now – we don’t know a release date yet or any details on how the port is being handled. We will keep you updated should further information be released.
Listings on the North American and European eShops contain file sizes for a bunch of Switch titles. These include Furi, Gunhouse, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Silver
2. Pokemon Gold
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Pokemon Yellow
5. Super Mario World
6. Pokemon Ultra Sun
7. Pokemon Ultra Moon
8. Mario Kart 7
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Style Savvy: Styling Star
13. Mega Man Legacy Collection
14. Super Mario Kart
15. Pokemon Red
16. The Legend of Zelda
17. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
18. Minecraft: New 3DS Edition
19. Zelda: A Link to the Past
20. Tomodachi Life
Videos
1. Mario Party: The Top 100 – Official Game Trailer
2. Ever Oasis Launch Trailer
3. Style Savvy: Styling Star – Welcome to the new stage
4. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
5. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Game Overview
6. Style Savvy: Styling Star – Launch Trailer
7. Mario Party: The Top 100 – Games Modes and amiibo Trailer
8. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Ready for Launch
9. Mario Kart 7 Video
10. Pokemon Crystal Video
11. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – Accolades Trailer
12. Mario Party: The Top 100 – Announcement Trailer
13. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
14. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
15. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – Launch Trailer
16. IronFall Trailer
17. Super Mario World Trailer
18. Nintendo Badge Arcade Trailer
19. Pokemon Bank Trailer
20. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Nintendo has released a new trailer for an imminent Fire Emblem Heroes event. It showcases the additions of Micaiah, Sothe, and Zelgius from Radiant Dawn. A new story chapter will also be included.
The latest Fire Emblem Heroes banner goes live on January 11 at 11 PM PT / January 12 at 2 AM ET. View a trailer for the event below.
Nintendo has announced that a new Splatoon 2 stage will be added to the game tomorrow. Shellendorf Institute, originally revealed with the news of the big November and December updates, will be playable soon.
Shellendorf Institute arrives in Splatoon 2 at the following times:
– 6 PM PT (January 11)
– 9 PM ET (January 11)
– 2 AM in the UK (January 12)
– 3 AM in Europe (January 12)
Update 2 (1/10): At this point it’s hardly a surprise, but the person behind the video has come forward, confirming that it’s fake:
Well guys, I'm sorry.
The Switch 5.0 Leak is OFFICIALLY fake! I'm proud to announce that I was behind the mock-up that so many of us wish that @NintendoAmerica learns from.
Thank you to everyone for your kind words, and lets all pray for a direct soon! pic.twitter.com/T17qu3FIpx— NintenFanart (@NintenFanart) January 11, 2018
Update: A couple of red flags have been pointed out since the video first made the rounds. First, the YouTube icon pictured isn’t the latest logo. Secondly, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe seems to be shown on the console as a digital download, that would take up 6.8GB of memory – yet it only shows that 2GB is used in the video. For now we unfortunately have to lean much closer to this being fake.
Original (1/5): A new video has made its way online that claims to offer a look at Switch version 5.0.0. It shows a few significant features, including folders, the ability to create an online lounge, cloud storage, themes, and more.
Here’s the video in question:
The video does an admirable job of coming off as legitimate, but in this day and age, you can never be too certain. We’ve definitely seen realistic “leaks” in the past that ultimately turned out to be fake. In any case, we should know if this is the real deal fairly soon, as the person who uploaded the video claims the firmware launches in early February. For now, take this with a big grain of salt.
Nintendo has just released a new update for Fire Emblem Heroes. On both iOS and Android, version 2.1.0 can be downloaded.
Nintendo’s official patch notes are as follows:
・ The limit on Hero Merit has been increased to 4,000.
・ Additional possibilities await in Sacred Seal Forge and Weapon Refinery.
・ A new feature to check the battle map before battle has been added.
・ New maps have been added to the Arena.
・ Bug fixes.
Source: iOS / Android
Gunhouse is set for release on Switch early next week as a digital download. Get a look at some gameplay footage in the video below.
