This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
6. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang appeared at CES 2017 this weekend, and while the main topics of the keynote were not Nintendo related, he briefly did touch on the Switch when asked if it connected to their AI endeavors:
Nintendo Switch is a game console. It’s very Nintendo. That entire experience is going to be very Nintendo. The beauty of that company, the craft of that company, the philosophy of that company—they’re myopically, singularly focused on making sure that the gaming experience is amazing, surprising, and safe for young people, for children. Their dedication to their craft, that singular dedication, is quite admirable. When you guys all see Switch, I believe people are going to be blown away, quite frankly. It’s really delightful.
Hex Heroes has been in development for a while, and while the developers have noted that they have had trouble developing both the combat and the Wii U version, they now have footage showing off both running well. In the same post, they also note that they will discuss more about a potential Switch version after this week’s presentation.
Koi, a calm exploration game, will be arriving on the Wii U next week. The game is being ported by Circle Entertainment. The game will cost $3.99.
Pokemon GO received a massive boost in the United States at the end of 2016. With Niantic promoting the game with a pair of events, it experienced its best single day on December 31 in terms of domestic gross revenue since July 18. Players spent roughly $4.9 million on that day, Sensor Tower reports. The week of December 26 was also Pokemon GO’s highest grossing in the U.S. since mid-July at roughly $22.1 million spent.
The end-of-year holiday events in Pokemon GO performed better than the Halloween and Thanksgiving events. It also outperformed the initial introduction of Gen 2 Pokemon in early December.
As we closed out the week that was 2016, Pokemon GO was the highest grossing app in the United States. It beat out Clash of Clans and Clash Royale during that period.
One Nintendo title made the list of UK’s best-selling games for the month of December. That was Pokemon Moon, which held the ninth position.
The full results from MCV are as follows:
1. Call of Duty; Infinite Warfare, Activision
2. FIFA 17, EA
3. Battlefield 1, EA
4. Watch Dogs 2, Ubisoft
5. Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix
6. Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar
7. Forza Horizon 3, Microsoft
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Bethesda
9. Pokémon Moon, Nintendo
10. Mafia III, 2K Games
Note that the chart is based on data collected between November 27 and December 31.
Miitomo has been updated with new content. Players can nab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, “Impeccable service! Maids and Butlers #2”.
Available items include:
– Maid cap
– Classic maid uniform
– Classic butler uniform
– Monocle
Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.
The React channel has a new video up that has a group of teenagers reacting to (and playing) Super Mario Run. Check it out below.
In April 2015, Nintendo filed an interesting patent in Japan pertaining to a new vibration unit. Last month, it was officially published online.
The unit uses AMFM code and a decoder separates the AM and FM information. From FM information, it generates FM frequency and combining the frequency with AM information, creates an AMFM wave. This is done on two different frequencies, which are combined together to generate a composited wave.
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