Miyamoto on abandoning playable Luigi in Super Mario 64, Tezuka on how the title screen came to be
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Nintendo fans that have kept up with the history of Mario know that at one point, Luigi was going to be playable in Super Mario 64. The team originally hoped to make multiplayer possible, but it just wasn’t technically feasible in the end.
Shigeru Miyamoto opened up a bit about Super Mario 64’s development in an interview with The Guardian. Regarding limitations the team faced, Miyamoto said:
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October 2020 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of October 2020, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
October 2020 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of October 2020. The results can be found below.
Nintendo: Switch has best October yet in the U.S., over 735,000 units sold, second-highest October for any system ever
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Switch had its best October yet from a sales perspective in the United States. Over 735,000 units were sold between the original Switch and Switch Lite, Nintendo has announced. That mark is the second-highest October mark ever, only behind the 807,000 units sold by Wii in 2008. Total Switch sales in the U.S. are now at over 22.5 million units.
Switch was again the best-selling console in the United States last month. That’s been true for 23 consecutive months, which is the most months in a row for any console since NPD began tracking data.
Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:
Nintendo Download – November 12, 2020 (Europe) – Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, Ghostrunner, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Cooking Star Restaurant
Family Feud
Just Dance 2021
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Let’s Sing 2021
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
Professor Rubik’s Brain Fitness
Santa’s Xmas Adventure
Slide Stars
Speed 3: Grand Prix
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Nintendo Download – November 12, 2020 (North America) – Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, Need for Speed, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Just Dance 2021 – $49.99
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory – $59.99 (available November 13)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered – $39.99 (available November 13)
Sniper Elite 4 – $39.99 (available November 17)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – $29.99 (available November 17)
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Famitsu sales (11/2/20 – 11/8/20)
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NPD: Switch sold more hardware units in Q3 than any platform since the DS in 2009
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Nintendo has had continued success with Switch since the system launched in 2017. The pattern has continued through this year, and 2020 may actually be the platform’s best year yet from a sales perspective.
That’s further backed up by the NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella. In a tweet shared earlier today, Piscatella revealed that in the United States, Switch sold more hardware units in Q3 than any platform since the DS in 2009.
2020 has been a strong year for the gaming industry overall. Total industry consumer spending on video gaming in the U.S. reached $11.2 billion in the third quarter, a 24 percent increase year-over-year.
The Pokemon Company on why Pokemon Sword/Shield had DLC in favor of a third game
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It wasn’t until Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield that the series received major DLC. Whereas past entries often saw a third game/version later on, the two Switch titles were instead given expansions in the form of The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra.
Game Informer recently asked The Pokemon Company about this new approach. Regarding DLC and whether they take the approach of traditional follow-up third games, they said:
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Pokemon GO to Pokemon Home functionality now live
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Pokemon GO and Pokemon Home have updated with new functionality, allowing the two apps to connect.
Players can set up a link with their Nintendo Account in the settings area. Once that’s complete, Pokemon can be sent with the Home Transporter. Keep in mind that Transporter Energy is needed to move Pokemon from GO to Home.
If you transfer a Pokemon, you’ll receive a Melmetal that can Gigantamax, and it can be used in Pokemon Sword/Shield.
