Nintendo president says more DLC happening for “big games”, no further holiday games to be announced, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
A few more tidbits have emerged from Nintendo’s financial results briefing held in Japan today. President Shuntaro Furukawa shared the following:
– Sees more DLCs for existing “big” games
– No plans for eSports biz, yet
– All holiday titles now announced (no add’l surprises)
– Won’t use Nintendo IP in Dragalia Lost
– >50% Online users bought annual plan
– Fortnite still doing well
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Switch has now outsold the GameCube
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Switch | 0 comments
As revealed through Nintendo’s latest financial results, Switch has reached a new milestone. Having moved 22.86 million units, the system has outsold the GameCube’s lifetime sales. GameCube sits at 21.74 million shipped.
Switch launched back in March 2017. That means the feat was accomplished in less than two years.
Next up for Switch will be the N64, which sold 32.93 million units lifetime.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 coming to North America and Europe in 2019
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is seeing localization, Nintendo has revealed. That news comes from the company’s financial results, and more importantly, the release schedule.
Square Enix’s game is listed for a 2019 release in both North America and Europe. It’s also labeled as a “Nintendo product”, meaning Nintendo should be publishing the game on Switch in the west.
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Nintendo financial results: six months ended September 30, 2018 – Switch at 22.86 million shipped
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has announced its financial results for the six month period ended September 30, 2018. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information from the report below.
Nintendo million sellers – October 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Thanks to Nintendo’s latest financial results, we’re able to get a look at the company’s latest million sellers. There aren’t any new entries, but there are still a couple of highlights.
Super Mario Odyssey is still the best-selling Switch game at 12.17 million. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 also still remains on the list having sold 1.53 million copies.
Here’s the full lineup:
Rumor: Castlevania Netflix producer in talks with Nintendo about making Zelda series
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Adi Shankar has been responsible for the animated Castlevania series on Netflix having produced two season thus far. His next venture? Speculation points to Shankar possibly working on The Legend of Zelda.
The Wrap claims that Shankar is indeed in talks with Nintendo to produce a series based on Nintendo’s historic franchise. Naturally, there’s no official confirmation at present. But Shankar did tease earlier today that he’s “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.”
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Switch update out now (version 6.1.0)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A new Switch system update has just gone live. Nintendo has started distribution of version 6.1.0 for all users.
According to Nintendo, today’s update makes “system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience”. This includes taking care of a problem “where certain games don’t recognize a Nintendo Switch Online membership for a short time after purchase”.
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Dataminers find evidence of Diablo III amiibo
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Based on new findings from dataminers, Blizzard could be preparing Diablo III amiibo. New figures could be announced as early as this week.
What’s been located thus far is that three types of figures are supported. These include the default/generic amiibo, the Treasure Goblin amiibo, and Demon amiibo.
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SEGA Ages – Phantasy Star launches October 31
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The next game in the SEGA Ages series has been dated for Switch. Phantasy Star will launch digitally on October 31, SEGA announced today. It was originally scheduled for release in September.
SEGA Ages – Phantasy Star will have a number of features, including a bestiary, item and magic list, and auto-mapping functionality. The item list displays weapons and armor, what characters can equip them, their stats, any unique attributes, and their prices. Additionally, there’s a music player, which is equipped with a built in FM Sound Unit and includes 19 tracks from both the original version and the FM Sound Unit version.
Are Switch ports getting out of hand?
Posted on 6 years ago by Eric Zauch in Features, Videos | 0 comments
I’ve been a gamer since cartridges were the size of a Switch, and through those many nostalgic years, I’ve built up memories. Those memories are dear to me and though some may be more tinted by the goggles of time than others, reliving them in my adult years still brings back emotions I had all but forgotten. There is a part of my brain that wonders, “If I’m using precious hours playing old games, what new games am I not experiencing?” This dilemma has become even more apparent as we enter the age of “ports”. I love both new and old experiences, and now find myself torn by the two. These are some of my thoughts on the subject, what are yours?
