Nintendo

Nintendo Switch: (paid) Online Service detailed (Fall launch, voice chat, free games)

13 January 2017 Lite_Agent

During the Nintendo Switch Presentation, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch Online Service, which will be a paid service (for the most part)!

Nintendo Switch: various technical details, features (Album, parental controls, more)

13 January 2017 Lite_Agent

In this post, you will find (almost) everything there is to know about the upcoming Nintendo Switch regarding specs and features!

[North America] eShop line-up (Jan. 12) – Shift DX / F-Zero X (Virtual Console)

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent North America

This week, the line-up for the Nintendo eShop in North America is as lackluster as in Europe. There’s only two games releasing: Shift DX and F-Zero X!

Nintendo news (Jan. 12) – Shigeru Miyamoto: “How the inventor of Mario designs a game”, more

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Shigeru Miyamoto, Square-Enix, Super Mario, Super Mario Run, Tony Rosato

Today’s Nintendo news: Vox video about Shigeru Miyamoto’s design philosohpy, Tony Rosato’s death, pre-order bonus for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, and latest episode of The Cat Mario Show in English!

Nintendo Switch news (Jan. 12) – Pre-orders at Nintendo NY Store / Presentation on Twitch

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent Cosmic Star Heroine, Nintendo NY, Nintendo Switch Presentation, Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, Zeboyd Games

Today’s Nintendo Switch news: pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch at the Nintendo NY Store, Twitch broadcast free to “co-stream” the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, and Zeboyd Games interested in the Nintendo Switch!

Japan: Famitsu sales for 2016 (Top 100 Software, Top 5 publishers, more)

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent Famitsu, Japan

In its latest issue, Famitsu magazine provides us with the usual annual sales data for the video game market in Japan, with not just the Top 100 Software, but also the Top 5 publishers, and more.

United Kingdom: more video games sales data for 2016

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent Bandai-Namco, Game Freak, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokkén Tournament, The Pokémon Company, United Kingdom

Today, GamesIndustry shared some more sales data for the video game market in the United Kingdom, including Top 20 publishers, Top 50 Software, and more!

Fire Emblem news (Jan. 12): Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano CD / Leo manga

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright & Conquest, Intelligent Systems

In this post, you will find a preview video for the Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano ~Faith & Engagement~ album, and an ad for the new manga!

[North America] Nintendo eShop: over 30 first and third-party games now on sale

12 January 2017 Lite_Agent North America

Update: added the additional -10% discount on select games, for My Nintendo members.
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In this post, you will find all the latest sales that went live this week on the Nintendo eShop of the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS in North America!

Japan: more sales data for Week 52, holiday period (Media Create, Dengeki)

11 January 2017 Lite_Agent Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3, Game Freak, GungHo, Level-5, Pokémon Sun and Moon, Puzzle & Dragons X, Square-Enix, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, The Pokémon Company, Yo-kai Watch 3

Today, Media Create released its weekly report for video game sales in Japan, providing us with more sales data for Week 52 and the holiday period. Also: Dengeki data for Week 52 and 2016!

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 1, 2017 (Jan. 02 – Jan. 08)

11 January 2017 Lite_Agent Famitsu, Japan, Media Create

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 1, 2017. The Nintendo 3DS is off to a great start, with sales up Year on Year… even without taking the Nintendo 2DS into account!

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 52, 2016 (Dec. 26 – Jan. 01) [Top 50]

11 January 2017 Lite_Agent Famitsu, Japan, Media Create

Update: added full Top 50.
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Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 52, 2016. This year, the post-Christmas week is particularly brutal, with major drop for most games.

Nintendo news (Jan. 11) – Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World: new stop-motion short, commercials; more

11 January 2017 Lite_Agent Good-Feel, Pika-Chan (YouTube), Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, The Pokémon Company

Today’s Nintendo news: a new stop-motion short and two more TV commercials for Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, latest episode of Pika-Chan, and preview for the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!!

Japan: Top 10 for the Nintendo eShop (January 2 – 8, 2016)

11 January 2017 Lite_Agent Japan

In Japan, on the Nintendo eShop, Super Mario Bros. 3 is the new best-seller on Nintendo 3DS, while on Wii U, there’s also a new best-seller: Super Mario World!

Nintendo news (Jan. 10): Famicom Pocket (mod) / Dragon Quest VIII

10 January 2017 Lite_Agent Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Jim Sterling, Jimquisition, Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer, Splatoon, Square-Enix, Super Mario World

Today’s Nintendo news: a Famicom Pocket mod for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer, commercial for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, latest episode of the Jimquisition, latest trailer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo, and a neat trick for Super Mario World!