Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 ships 400,000 copies on Switch worldwide
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 37 Comments
Like most companies as of late, Bandai Namco has reported its latest financial results. The company provided an update on Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s sales as part of that.
By September 30, the game has shipped 300,000 copies on Switch worldwide. Bandai Namco says that number has increased to 400,000 units overall.
More: Bandai Namco, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, sales, top
Miiverse has officially ended services on 3DS & Wii U
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 18 Comments
It’s that time as Nintendo has officially ended Miiverse’s services on 3DS & Wii U. As of now if you try to connect to Miiverse, you will get a server error saying that the service has ended.
The homepage for the official Miiverse website shows this image below basically saying the same thing about the end of Miiverse and also information about how your downloadable post history will be sent to your email if you sent a request.
As of right now, Nintendo has no plans for a new social media service on the Switch to replace Miiverse but these last 5 years of Miiverse were something special. Thank you Miiverse and goodbye.
Nintendo might be teasing a new ARMS stage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments
Lola Pop, the last big ARMS character, was added to the game in mid-September. The company could be gearing up for the next fighter and stage.
The image above was posted to the Japanese ARMS Twitter account just a short while ago. The message itself doesn’t really say anything too interesting, but it’s the image that we’re more interested in. This forest / ruins area could be a sign of what’s to come for ARMS.
We thought that Nintendo was teasing a new ARMS stage in August. Eventually, as we know, Lola Pop made it into ARMS along with Via Dolce.
Kirby Copy Ability Poll – results announced, Mirror to be added to Battle Royale, round 2 next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments
Nintendo has announced the results of the Kirby Copy Ability Poll. After tabulating all of the votes around the world, the winning ability was none other than Mirror.
Below are the full results by region:
More: HAL Laboratory, Kirby: Planet Robobot, top
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 devs on the art style, past series relations, world size, gameplay length, what’s next
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 121 Comments
Game Informer recently went hands-on with Xenoblade Chronicles 2. As part of that, the site spoke with a couple of developers. Executive director Tetsuya Takahashi and producer Koh Kojima both had some rather interesting things to say about the big RPG and more. The two discussed Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s change in art style, teases pertaining to relations to past Xeno games, the size of the world, how long it’ll be, and Monolith Soft’s future.
You can read Takahashi and Kojima’s comments about these topics below. Game Informer has more with the developers and an in-depth preview of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 here.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Champions’ Ballad DLC slated for December
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 27 Comments
It’s been somewhat of a mystery as to when The Champions’ Ballad DLC for Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be launching. The only concrete window Nintendo has given is “Holiday 2017”.
The European Switch eShop seems to have a clearer answer. On a listing for the DLC, Nintendo says that The Champions’ Ballad is planned for December.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s new DLC pack features a new dungeon, an original story, and more new challenges. Hopefully we’ll be getting more details in the weeks ahead.
Source: Switch eShop, Via
Switch accounted for 12% of Ubisoft’s sales in first half of fiscal year, 19% in latest quarter
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments
Ubisoft published its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year for 2017-2018. It was for the period ending September 30.
One notable excerpt from the report is for the breakdown of sales by platform. During the sixth month period, Switch accounted for 12 percent of all Ubisoft sales. That number increased to 19 percent for the quarter between July and September, buoyed by Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. That number pretty much never surpassed more than a few percentage points during the Wii U era, so it’s certainly a good sign.
Ubisoft also said today that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the games that helped drive the company’s growth.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 character trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 69 Comments
Nintendo has released a new character trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Have a look at today’s video below.
More: Monolith Soft, top, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct – full presentation
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
The full Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct is now online for those who couldn’t catch today’s presentation live. You can watch the whole thing below.
More: Nintendo Direct, top, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass announced
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 360 Comments
Update: Nintendo’s recap announcement for the Direct confirms a price of $30.
Original: Nintendo has announced an Expansion Pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. By purchasing it, you’ll gain access to new content due out over the next year.
Here’s the full lineup of content:
Support items for your journey – December 2017
New quests for the main game – January 2018
New rare Bade – Spring 2018
New Challenge Battle Mode – Summer 2018
New Story and Adventure – Fall 2018
The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass was just made known during today’s Nintendo Direct. A side quest involving Rex’s costume for Zelda: Breath of the Wild was also announced.
