November 2016 NPD: Pokemon Sun and Moon have strongest launch in franchise history, boost 3DS hardware
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The success of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon has been well-documented, including in the United States. With the November NPD report now having been published, the two games are confirmed as having the strongest launch in the history of the franchise. NPD analyst Sam Naji said today that the two games sold 8 percent more units than Pokemon Black/White, the previous record holders. That’s despite the fact that Sun/Moon had 19 fewer days on the market.
Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon also boosted 3DS as a whole. “Unit sales of 3DS hardware grew 59 percent versus November a year ago, the sixth straight month of year-on-year growth,” Naji said.
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November 2016 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2016. The results can be found below.
1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. Pokémon Sun*
4. Pokémon Moon*
5. Titanfall 2
6. NBA 2K17
7. Madden NFL 17
8. Watch Dogs 2
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
10. FIFA 17
*No digital sales counted for this game.
November 2016 NPD: NES Classic Edition sells nearly 200,000 units in the U.S.
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
This month’s NPD report is in, and it brings along some impressive news for the NES Classic Edition. In the United States last month, the hardware sold 196,000 units.
The NES Classic Edition would have undoubtedly sold more had more stock been put on store shelves. Nintendo has had a difficult time keeping up with demand, but has promised to ship more units leading into 2017.
How to unlock all characters in Super Mario Run, including two new ones
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 11 Comments
Before Super Mario Run hit the App Store, Nintendo officially confirmed four playable characters in the game. You can eventually use Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad in addition to Mario. However, there are actually two other characters in Super Mario Run as well.
If you’d like to find out who those mystery characters are, continue on below. We also have information about how you can unlock everyone in the game.
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Miyamoto on his deep Mario Run involvement, Switch envisioned for families, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 21 Comments
Today, Wired put up a new interview of its own with Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto talked Super Mario Run, including how he hasn’t been involved with a project like this since 2007. He also commented on the audience for Switch and why we won’t be seeing the original Super Mario Bros. on phones.
Continue on below for some excerpts from the interview. You can read Wired’s full piece here.
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New Switch patents: HMD / VR, touchscreen, gyro, much more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 35 Comments
Back in June, Nintendo filed several new patents pertaining to Switch. The full set of documents were finally published today.
There’s a whole lot of information to sift through here, to say the least. However, these are some of the main points that have been uncovered thus far:
– Images / text pertaining to HMD (head-mounted display) / VR
– Touch panel / touchscreen mentioned
– Gyro support is apparently in
– Shows two full controllers / four half JoyCons being connected at once
– Alternate JoyCon configurations with actual d-pads
– Shoulder buttons on JoyCons (L/R)
– Seems to confirm right JoyCon has an IR sensor (ie pointer)
– Both JoyCons have rumble motors
– NFC is in the right JoyCon
– The grip controller is basically a battery pack
– Seems to show fan in the Dock
– Seems to further suggest USB-C
– Console mode and portable modes mentioned where portable mode has less capability than docked mode
– One portion of the patent essentially talks about a sleep mode
Additional images from the patents can be found here. If any other noteworthy information is found, we’ll add it to this post.
Nintendo Download (12/15/16, North America) – Super Mario Run, Picross e7, Excitebots, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
iOS
Super Mario Run – free to download, $10 for the full game
Wii U Download
Breakout Defense – $7.00
Scribble – $3.99
Wii Retail for Wii U
Excitebots: Trick Racing – $19.99
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Nintendo sharing new Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshots up until launch, first image released
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments
Now until the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, we’ll be exploring the Hyrulian landscape with new screenshots.
Over on Facebook, Nintendo is sharing brand new screenshots from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that will “be exploring the Hyrulian landscape”. Images will continue to be released up until launch. We have the first one above.
Wario originally envisioned as a German character
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Wario has some interesting origins that some may be unaware of.
In the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 and Mario Party 1/2, Thomas Spindler voices the character and speaks one line of German. According to Spindler, Wario’s premise “was that of a German character and those responsible for the voice-overs at Nintendo back then intended him to speak German.”
Spindler actually wrote about this in a YouTube video last year. However, it wasn’t until this week that fans spotted the comment. Glowsquid translated his remarks as follows:
“This is 100% correct. Wario speaks German: he says (or rather, *I* say) ‘So ein Mist!’ The recording was done in a studio of the former Nintendo head office in Kyoto (not the new Nintendo premises in Kamitobaguchi), under the direction of Mr. Takashi Tezuka. Back then, I worked on the script for another Nintendo project with my French friend and colleague Julien Bardakoff (who voiced Toad/Kinopio). My company T.S. Word Co.Ltd. also translated and edited the German script for Star Fox which can be verified in the credits of Star Fox 64. The concept behind Wario was that of a German character and those responsible for the voice-overs at Nintendo back then intended him to speak German. I hope that this resolves the issue once and for all.”
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Kirby 25th anniversary concert announced for Japan
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To celebrate Kirby’s 25th anniversary, special concerts have been announced for Japan. Two events are currently planned. In Tokyo, the concert will be held on April 16. Another event in Osaka is set for June 18.
It goes without saying that the purpose of the concert is to host performances of Kirby’s music over the years across various games. Moreover, it sounds like some developers will be speaking. Special goods will also be sold, though details are coming later.
Taizo Takemoto will be conducting the concert. The Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Osaka Symphony Orchestra will be performing.
