A look at how much Nintendo’s mobile games earned in 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Nintendo now has a few different mobiles games available. How did they do in 2018? Sensor Tower provides a closer look in its analysis today.
According to Sensor Tower, Nintendo’s mobile offerings generated almost $117 million worldwide in Q4 2018. That’s a 47% rise compared to the same period the year prior. On the whole, Nintendo collected $348 million in 2018, which is an increase of 15% year-over-year.
Rumor: Smash Bros. Ultimate datamine reveals possible code names of DLC fighters
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
Datamining has led to all sorts of information being uncovered early about games in the past. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate might be the latest example of this – specifically regarding DLC.
Fans have been poking through Smash Bros. Ultimate’s files and may have come across possible information regarding future DLC characters. Obviously, if you’re looking to avoid any potential spoilers, you may want to skip what we cover below.
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Nintendo announces New Year’s eShop sale for North America
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The eShop deals continue, as Nintendo has announced another North American eShop sale for the start of 2019. Titles for both Switch and 3DS are included.
The full lineup is as follows:
Nintendo Download (1/3/19, Europe) – Fitness Boxing, Don’t Sink, Samsara, more
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Nintendo hosting “Happy New Year Sale” on the European eShop – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo is kicking off a small but notable “Happy New Year Sale” on the European Switch eShop starting today. A number of top titles have been discounted, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2.
The full lineup is as follows:
Nintendo Download (1/3/19, North America) – Fitness Boxing, Don’t Sink, JCB Pioneer: Mars, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fitness Boxing – $49.99 (available January 4)
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UK’s best-selling games of 2018 revealed, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sells more than in 2017
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
New information has been published that reveals the UK’s best-selling games of 2018. Not only that, but we have actual concrete data for each title.
One of the more interesting tidbits concerns Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. That title ended up selling more in 2018 (458,675 copies) compared to 2017 (341,531 copies).
UK: Switch physical game sales up 90.1% in 2018 compared to 2017, hardware rose 20%
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
New data has arrived from the UK based on sales generated in 2018. Boxed video game sales revenue came in at £770 million, which is a decline of 2.8%. There were also 22 million titles sold physically for a drop of 7.1%.
We can thank Switch for preventing a bigger decline. The system’s software sales were up 90.1% year-over-year and revenue rose by 73.4%. Switch was the only platform with increased software sales compared to the previous year.
[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #9 – 2018 Review: Ninten-Do or Don’t?
Posted on 6 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Podcast | 0 comments
What up, kids and squids?!
This week on NEP, Oni and Galen discuss Nintendo’s 2018 efforts—the good AND the bad: all the games, free DLC, ports from Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online and more.
The gang also reminisces on some of their favorite games they’ve played this year, and end the show by explaining what kind of sandwich best represents NEP! Per usual, Galen is optimistic and Oni is pessimistic.
Check out the timestamps and our email address below where you can send us your listener mail!
Minecraft devs on why the game has been a hit on Switch and more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A little while back Famitsu published a Minecraft interview with a couple of the game’s key developers. Executive producers Roger Carpenter and John Thornton both talked about the title, including some Switch-specific topics.
Famitsu first started out by pointing out that Minecraft has been very successful on Switch, with the physical version having shipped over 300,000 units since June (around the time when the interview was done). Carpenter and Thorton both commented here, with the two stating:
