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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…

We released the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version starting on October 18th. Although the demo version only released last week, it has already passed 3.5 million downloads, the fastest start for any demo in the history of the Nintendo 3DS system. This point also shows the breadth of the audience for these games.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 69 Comments

Update: The presentation will be held at Tokyo Big Sight. Those in Japan will be able to go hands-on with Switch on January 14 and January 15 at the same venue.

Original: A special Nintendo Switch Presentation will be held on January 12, Nintendo has just announced.

According to a new press release, it “will be an event for invited media, financial analysts and trade partners in Tokyo that will be globally livestreamed”. You can expect “the launch date and pricing for Nintendo Switch, as well as a look at the lineup of games currently in development.”

Also announced today are “Nintendo Switch sampling events for invited media, partners, and consumers will take place in the U.S. and Europe after the presentation at later dates.” The public will also be able to go hands-on “around the same time”. Details will come later.

The exact time of the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 will be provided in the coming weeks through the company’s social media channels.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 27,069
New 3DS LL – 14,092
Vita – 8,853
2DS – 7,404
New 3DS – 2,700
Wii U – 1,919
PS3 – 763
Xbox One – 752
3DS – 370
3DS LL – 77

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 30,154
New 3DS LL – 15,905
Vita – 8,772
2DS – 8,203
New 3DS – 2,983
Wii U – 2,430
PS3 – 814
3DS – 346
Xbox One – 323
3DS LL – 71
PS VR – 51,644

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 99 Comments

Switch, Nintendo’s next major platform, is just on the horizon. The system is due out in less than half a year. With Switch though, Nintendo isn’t pulling all of its eggs in one basket – at least not yet.

President Tatsumi Kimishima mentioned during a press conference today that Switch and 3DS are entirely different. More importantly though, he said Nintendo will continue to develop software for 3DS.

Beginning next year, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, Mario Sports Superstars, Ever Oasis, Pikmin, and the localized version of Dragon Quest VIII will head to 3DS. It’s unclear what Nintendo has in store beyond this. We also don’t know how long 3DS development will continue.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch | 38 Comments

Switch is just a few months away from launching around the world. Thankfully, before then, it sounds like Nintendo will be offering consumers some hands-on time with the system. President Tatsumi Kimishima suggested during a press conference today that there will be some occasions in which consumers will be able to test play Switch prior to release.

Separately from that, Kimishima said he’s confident that after Switch’s full unveiling, people will understand that it would be different from 3DS.

Also, as mentioned earlier today, Switch won’t be sold at a loss though Nintendo will be listening to what consumers feel is an appropriate price for the platform.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 105 Comments

Nintendo isn’t ready to divulge how much Switch will cost. However, president Tatsumi Kamishima did say today that the company is listening to what consumers expect when setting price. He also reiterated that the system won’t be sold for a loss.

Kimishima also mentioned that Nintendo is planning on shipping two million Switch units this fiscal year, which ends in March.

Just as we’ve heard over the past week, there will be no announcements regarding specs and price this year.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Nintendo has reported its earnings release for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016.

First, here’s a look at hardware for the quarter:

Getting down to some of the nitty-gritty:

And some analysis and comments from Nintendo:

During the six months ended September 30, 2016, we saw strong trends for the global release of Kirby: Planet Robobot. On the hardware side, Nintendo 2DS saw sales growth. The release of the smart device application Pokémon GO led to increased sales of software in the Pokémon series released in the past and drove the Nintendo 3DS family hardware sales growth, particularly outside of Japan. The sales volume for hardware this period was 2.71 million units (19% increase on a year- on-year basis), while software held steady with the previous year at 19.23 million units sold.

For the Wii U console, we have decided to ship 0.8 million units this fiscal year, based on our forecasts of comprehensive demand for Nintendo hardware. Activity has conformed to our expectations from the start of the fiscal year, with hardware sales volume of 0.56 million units (53% decrease on a year-on-year basis). There were no hit titles this period to compare with Splatoon and Super Mario Maker last year, so the software sales were 8.3 million units (33% decrease on a year-on-year basis).

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

As part of its latest financial results, Nintendo has sent out some information detailing its latest million sellers as well as an updated release schedule. Both can be viewed below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Did you know that Jangmo-o was the first creature created for the new generation of Pokemon? Game Freak revealed that noteworthy to tidbit during a recent interview.

As for the most entertaining Pokemon to design for Sun/Moon, director Shigeru Ohmori pointed to Alolan Exeggutor. He explained that “When the designers first came up with the idea, the background is that the sun in Alola is so strong, that [Exeggutor] just keeps growing and growing.”

Ohmori later laughed – and explained the following – when asked if some of the eccentric Pokemon creatures were made just to mess with people:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 46 Comments

Laura Kate Dale is back with another brief report about Switch on LetsPlayVideoGames.

Speaking with a source with Nintendo who has provided accurate information in the past, the Dock will be included with all packages for Switch in every region. Nintendo is said to focusing on the system’s hybrid nature as part of its marketing efforts. Including the Dock is the company’s way of ensuring that there won’t be brand confusion.

Apparently, Nintendo considered selling the handheld unit as a standalone product, but ultimately decided against doing so. There were some concerns that consumers who purchased the portable device without the Dock may still think they could connect it to a television. Also unsurprisingly, Nintendo has no plans for the Switch handheld to be able to connect to a TV without the Dock.

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