Many Best Buy stores across the United States will be hosting a midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey next month. The retailer is currently letting consumers search for a local store nearby here. Of course, you may also want to check with your Best Buy before launch to ensure that the midnight launch will indeed be happening.
We’re starting to get more extensive looks at NBA 2K18 on Switch since the game has launched in certain regions. Get a look at five minutes of footage in portable mode below.
IGN has a look at Minecraft: New 3DS Edition, which saw a surprise launch yesterday. Check out four minutes of footage below.
News is in from the latest NPD report. For the month of August, Switch was the best-selling hardware platform, outperforming the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the United States. NPD analyst Mat Piscatella added that “Switch has been the best-selling platform in four of the six months since launching in March 2017.”
According to Piscatella, hardware spending has increased 17 percent this year so far versus 2016 to $1.7 billion. Switch as well as plug-n-play devices like the NES Classic Edition “are providing growth.”
Our next update on Nintendo’s financial situation isn’t too far off. The company updated its fiscal calendar today, confirming that the Six Months Earnings Release will be posted on October 30. You can expect to hear more about how Switch is doing, the latest on 3DS sales, and more. A briefing should also be taking place around the same time.
Kingdom: New Lands is now available on the Switch eShop. Take a look at the game’s official launch trailer below.
Two new 3DS themes based on Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver are out now in Japan. Check out both in the video below.
Nintendo has opened the Japanese website for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions. You can access it right here. We’ve also rounded up a few clips from the site below.
A new round of photos are in for the Poke Ball and Pikachu New 2DS XL systems. View the full set below.
The Poke Ball 2DS XL system launches worldwide in November. The same goes for the Pikachu version, though it’s currently Japan-only.
