Nintendo France says Switch has seen double digit growth this year, best attach rate ever for a Nintendo platform, more
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Lefigaro published one of its regular interviews with Philippe Lavoué, president of Nintendo France, at E3 2019 last week. When asked about expectations for 2019, he shared some interesting information – such as how Switch has experienced double digit growth since the beginning of the year, the system has seen the best attach rate ever for a Nintendo platform, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:
Puzzle & Dragons Gold coming to North America in late 2019
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GungHo Online Entertainment recently announced Puzzle & Dragons Gold, a new PvP-focused title built on the foundations of the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons. The company has now confirmed release plans for North America.
Aside from its PvP gameplay, not much is known about Puzzle & Dragons Gold at this time. GungHo alo says: “The original Puzzle & Dragons teams will be collaborating on the upcoming game, ensuring that it will feature the beloved gameplay of the mobile game, as well as the incredible visuals of the anime.”
Puzzle & Dragons Gold launches for Switch in North America in late 2019. The game’s Japanese teaser site can be found here.
Source: GungHo Online Entertainment PR
NPD reveals the top ten best-selling third-party games for Switch in the US
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The NPD is continuing to churn out video games sales data from the United States. This time around, we have the lineup of top ten best-selling third-party games to-date.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle tops the list. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy follows next, with Diablo III: Eternal Collection coming in third place.
Famitsu sales (6/10/19 – 6/16/19)
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May 2019 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, 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 and 3DS specifically for the month of May, 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.
May 2019 NPD: Switch was the best-selling hardware once again
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In the United States last month, Switch continued a pattern that we’ve been hearing about often as of late. According to the latest NPD report, the system was the best-selling hardware once again. Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both May as well as year-to-date across both unit and dollar sales.
From the industry as a whole, year-to-date dollar software sales have increased 2 percent to $2.2 billion. However, Switch sales growth has been offset by declines across all other platforms.
May 2019 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 May 2019. The results can be found below.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel happened because the team had too many DLC ideas
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Why is Nintendo moving forward with a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? It all comes down to having too many new ideas.
In an interview with Kotaku, Zelda producer Aonuma shared the following:
Zelda producer says “staff comes first” when making games, Nintendo’s work culture focuses on flexibility
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Last week, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser discussed crunch and how the company wants its staff to have a “good work-life balance”. Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has now chimed in on the subject as well.
When asked about his team’s stance on overtime, Aonuma stated that the “staff comes first, and I always want to think about it when creating a game.” His full words:
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Aonuma on why Zelda: Link’s Awakening doesn’t have new dungeons on Switch, not ruling out Zelda Maker
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When Nintendo announced the Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake for Switch earlier this year, some fans were hoping that a new dungeon or two would be included. Ultimately, that didn’t happen.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma spoke to Kotaku about the decision, explaining:
