We previously mentioned that Nintendo was taking Mario across the United States to celebrate the launch of Super Mario Odyssey. things culminated in New York City last night at Rockefeller Plaza.
The first big part of the celebration was an elaborate dance number set to the tune of the “Jump Up, Super Star!” song from the game. The event also had visits from the Mario costumed character and actor and singer Jordan Fisher, the chance to play Super Mario Odyssey, fans purchasing the game at midnight at the Nintendo NY store, and an appearance from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.
Have a look at some photos from last night’s launch event below.
Source: Nintendo PR
Two weeks ago, we reported on the success of the Switch in France. Nearly 400,000 units of Nintendo’s newest system had been sold there at that point. It seems like Nintendo has some high expectations for the rest of the year as well – in an interview with Le Monde, Philippe Lavoué, general director of Nintendo France has stated that Nintendo hopes to sell another 400,000 Switch units in the next ten weeks in France. It’s an ambitious goal, but with France traditionally being Nintendo’s strongest market in Europe and the release of Super Mario Odyssey today, it’s certainly possible.
Lavoué also shared the sales figures of the two best-selling Switch games in France so far: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold 280,000 copies while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been sold 260,000 times.
The latest update is now available for both the Switch and the Wii U version of Minecraft. Here are the patch notes:
Several new PC / smartphone rewards have been added to My Nintendo in Europe. They are as follows:
Platinum Points:
Wallpaper – Super Mario Odyssey (Cappy) – 50 Platinum Points
Wallpaper – Super Mario Odyssey (Map) – 50 Platinum Points
Gold Points:
Starter Guide – Super Mario Odyssey – 10 Gold Points
Starter Guide – Metroid: Samus Returns – 10 Gold Points
It’s the end of the week, which means we’re getting another new weapon in Splatoon (in addition to the return of Blackbelly Skatepark). The Gold Dynamo Roller has the same stats as the regular Dynamo Roller. It comes with the Splat Bomb sub-weapon and the Ink Armor special. It’ll be available in Japan and Australia tomorrow around noon, early in the morning in Europe and later tonight in North America.
A few tweets from the official Xenoblade Chronicles Japanese Twitter have shown of the newest rare blade of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. You can see her art and her trailer in the tweets below.
レアブレイド「ニューツ」をご紹介！
宙に浮かんだムッキムキな腕を使役する、ミリタリーなブレイドですも。極太の刀が、すごい迫力ですも！
デザインは野上武志さん、ボイスは日笠陽子さんですも。 pic.twitter.com/NP8vY6eyd9— ゼノブレイド総合 (@XenobladeJP) October 27, 2017
動く「ニューツ」はこちらでご覧いただけますも！
筋トレの時も、ホフク前進の時も自分の腕は組んだまま…美学を感じますも！ pic.twitter.com/dbn6YXJFIj— ゼノブレイド総合 (@XenobladeJP) October 27, 2017
Some new seasonal characters are coming to Fire Emblem Heroes including: Jakob, Sakura, Henry and Nowi all in Halloween variant costumes. You can check out all the characters in their costumes below.
We not only got the previous November 2nd announcement but also a number of new Pokemon screenshots to share from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon from Game Freak. You can check out all of the new screenshots down below.
The Japanese Pokemon Twitter has posted that we will be receiving some more information about Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on November 2nd around 6 A.M. PST. That’s really all we know at this point. The tweet is down below for reference.
【予告】 『ポケットモンスター ウルトラサン・ウルトラムーン』の新情報を、11月2日（木） 22時ごろに公開するよ！ お見逃しなく！ https://t.co/SpxUi0bHRo #ポケモンウルトラサン・ウルトラムーン pic.twitter.com/ANmUPp3a4h
— ポケモン公式 (@Pokemon_cojp) October 27, 2017
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport #
02./00. [PS4] Kyoei Toshi
03./00. [PS4] The Evil Within 2
04./00. [PS4] Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary
05./00. [PSV] Uta no Prince-Sama: Amazing Aria & Sweet Serenade Love
06./00. [PSV] Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary
07./02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
08./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
09./01. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of War
10./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
11./05. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX
12./04. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
13./07. [PS4] FIFA 18 #
14./10. [PS4] No Heroes Allowed! VR |PlayStation VR|
15./12. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2018
16./16. [3DS] The Snack World: TreJarers
17./15. [NSW] Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. #
18./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
19./00. [NSW] NBA 2K18
20./11. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III #
