Switch officially outsells Wii U
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 80 Comments
With the release of Nintendo’s financial results today, Switch has cleared another major milestone. Looking at the latest numbers for the console shows that it has officially surpassed sales of the Wii U.
As reported a short while ago, Switch has achieved lifetime sales of 14.86 million units through the end of December. Wii U sits at 13.56 million.
Nintendo said earlier today that Switch sold 12.1 million consoles during the nine month period ended December 31. 7.24 million units were sold specifically during the quarter.
Nintendo million sellers – January 2018 – Mario Odyssey over 9 million, Xenoblade 2 over 1 million, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 59 Comments
As part of its latest financial results, Nintendo has updated its listings of million sellers across various platforms, including Switch games. Have a look at the latest numbers below.
Nintendo release schedule – January 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 32 Comments
Included in Nintendo’s latest financial results documents is the upcoming release schedule for Switch and 3DS. It offers a look at what’s to come for both platforms from a first and third-party perspective. Find the latest schedule below.
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Nintendo financial results – nine months ended December 31, 2017
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 21 Comments
It’s that time of year again. Companies are beginning to report their results for the latest financial period, including Nintendo. The Big N shared its results for the nine month period ended December 31, 2017.
Team Cherry unveils third free content pack for Hollow Knight, first off-screen Switch footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop, Videos | 1 Comment
Team Cherry posted a significant blog update about Hollow Knight. Not only was the game’s third free content pack unveiled, but there’s also some news about Switch.
Gods & Glory is Hollow Knight’s next content pack. It’ll feature a new character and quests, new boss fights, a new game mode, new music, and more. This will be out on all platforms following the Switch release.
Speaking of Switch, Team Cherry posted a video showing the first off-screen video of the game running on Nintendo’s system. You can find that below, along with more details about Gods & Glory.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Feh Channel live stream, live blog (1/30/18)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments
In just a short while the latest Feh Channel broadcast for Fire Emblem Heroes will be kicking off. Nintendo will be starting the presentation at 7:30 PM PT / 10:30 PM ET / 3:30 AM in the UK / 4:30 AM in Europe.
You can watch the event as it happens below. We’ll also have a live blog going after the break.
Live blog
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Gabe Newell apparently met with Nintendo about a joint project several years ago that never moved forward
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 25 Comments
A few days ago, Valve News Network hosted a live stream with Grey Newell, the son of Valve boss Gabe Newell. Grey ended up sharing an interesting tidbit about Nintendo during the event.
Apparently, many years ago, Valve’s founder visited Japan and met with Nintendo about a joint venture “that ended up not happening.” Grey also said he played Super Mario Galaxy with Shigeru Miyamoto.
This Is the Police 2 announced, coming to Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
This Is the Police made it to Switch towards the end of last year. Today, THQ Nordic and Weappy Studio announced a sequel, and it’s coming to Switch.
Here’s what we know thus far:
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Fire Emblem Heroes – new Feh Channel broadcast announced for tomorrow
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 3 Comments
A new Feh Channel broadcast will air for Fire Emblem Heroes tomorrow, Nintendo has announced. The presentation will be held at the following times:
– 7:30 PM PT (January 30)
– 10:30 PM ET (January 30)
– 3:30 AM in the UK (January 31)
– 4:30 AM in Europe (January 31)
Nintendo says that the new Feh Channel broadcast will last about 15 minutes. You’ll be able to watch it via the embed below.
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Project Octopath Traveler demo surpasses one million downloads, over 45,500 survey responses; new video shows improvements
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 47 Comments
Square Enix has announced that the Project Octopath Traveler demo has been downloaded over one million times. Additionally, the survey has recorded more than 45,000 responses.
Today, Square Enix released a brand new video for Project Octopath Traveler in which the developers explain how the game has been improved. These include a fast travel option, graphical adjustments, a radar, UI changes, a skip function for event scenes, and more. We have the full video below.
