Nintendo says docked / undocked playtime on Switch is “about even”
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Switch offers two completely different play styles. You can choose to dock it like a home console, or take the gaming experience anywhere with portable play.
Interestingly, it seems the two are being used at a similar rate. Nintendo senior VP for sales and marketing Doug Bowser told Ars that the split between the two modes is “about even – about 50 percent in the dock and 50 percent away from the dock.” Undocked includes tabletop play as well as fully handheld play. Bowser added that Nintendo doesn’t keep track of which “undocked” mode a player is using.
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2K bringing back Carnival Games on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
During the Wii era, one of the most successful third-party releases at the time was Carnival Games. It turned out to be a million seller and also spawned a pair of sequels. Over 9.5 million copies have been sold across all Carnival Games titles.
The same franchise is making a return on Switch later this year, 2K announced today. Simply titled Carnival Games, the latest entry has been built from the ground up for Nintendo’s console and “can be played alone or with up to four players simultaneously, leveraging the unique accessibility of the console’s Joy-Con controllers.” 20 games will be included.
More: 2K Games, Carnival Games, Mass Media Games, top
Nintendo Download (6/28/18, Europe) – Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein II, Inside, Limbo, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Deluxe Edition – €54.99
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – €39.99 (available June 29)
de Blob – €29.99
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition – €35.99 until June 21; regularly €39.99
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition Bundle – €40.49 until June 21; regularly €49.99
MotoGP 18 – €59.99
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – €59.99
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – €59.99 (available June 29)
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Nintendo Download (6/28/18, North America) – Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein II, Runbow, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – $39.99 (available June 29)
MotoGP 18 – $39.99
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – $59.99 (available June 29)
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Nintendo announces Yo-kai Watch Blasters for North America and Europe, out in September
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments
Yo-kai Watch Busters is finally coming west as Yo-kai Watch Blasters, Nintendo has announced. Both versions – Red Cat Corps and White Dog Squad – will be available on September 7. And unlike past entries in the series, Yo-kai Watch Blasters will launch simultaneously in North America and Europe.
We have the following announcement from Nintendo:
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Stephan Bole is Nintendo of Europe’s new president, Koji Miyake its new CEO
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Major management changes aren’t only happening at NCL, but at NoE today as well. As was previously announced, Satoru Shibata is retiring from his role as president of Nintendo of Europe today to join the company’s HQ back in Japan as part of its Board of Directors. Today, Shibata’s successors were finally announced.
Nintendo of Europe’s new president and COO is Stephan Bole. Between 2001 and 2015, Bole served as the managing director of Nintendo of France. He also was the senior managing director of corporate strategy (2009 – 2015) and senior managing director European subsidiaries and affiliates (2015 – 2018) for Nintendo of Europe.
Meanwhile, Koji Miyake is Nintendo of Europe’s new CEO. He previously served as the general manager of the human resources department at Nintendo in Japan. Both of them will be supported by new CFO Luciano Pereña (previously Nintendo of Spain) and CMO Laurent Fischer.
Stephan Bole had the following to say about Shibata’s departure and the new management structure:
“To say that Mr Shibata’s contributions have been instrumental to Nintendo’s European operations is an understatement. His efforts over the past 18 years have helped to bring Nintendo products to generations of players across Europe – and beyond. While he will be missed by many, I have full confidence that with our new structure we’ll be able to continue our mission of putting smiles on people’s faces through our unique gaming experiences.”
Shuntaro Furukawa officially replaces Tatsumi Kimishima as Nintendo’s next president, comments from both
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A few months ago, Tatsumi Kimishima announced that he would be stepping down as president of Nintendo. He had also named Shuntaro Furukawa as his successor.
During the company’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today, Furukawa was officially named Nintendo’s new president. We have the following comments from both Furukawa and Kimishima:
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Splatoon 2 producer on how old you are in Splatoon 2, relationship between Inklings and Octolings, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
All sorts of outlets were able to speak with Splatoon 2 producer Hiashi Nogami at E3 this month. Another interview has emerged online, covering topics such as your age in the game, the relationship between Inklings and Octolings and whether they were previously enemies, and more.
We have some excerpts from the interview posted by Nintendo Life below. You can read the full talk here.
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Sakurai talks development of Smash Bros. Ultimate, future, and more
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Last week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai published his first column about the game in Famitsu following the game’s proper unveiling at E3. He followed up this week with a second piece.
Sakurai’s latest column addresses the development and production of Smash Bros. Ultimate, some general talk about the future, and more. We have a full translation below.
Media Create sales (6/18/18 – 6/24/18)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 48,944
PS4 – 15,036
PS4 Pro – 5,259
New 2DS LL – 3,796
New 3DS LL – 2,627
Vita – 2,163
Xbox One X – 509
2DS – 389
Xbox One – 38
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 48,062
PS4 – 19,090
PS4 Pro – 6,048
New 2DS LL – 3,862
Vita – 3,099
New 3DS LL – 2,715
Xbox One X – 733
2DS – 475
Xbox One – 53
And here are the software charts:
