Europe: video games sales for Week 33 (UK) / Week 32 (France), more
In this post, you will find sales data for the following: United Kingdom (Week 32), France (Week 32), Switzerland (Week 32), and Australia/New Zealand (Week 32)!
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Daily Briefs (Aug. 23): Epic Disney Racers concept-art, Hisashi Nogami interview
Today’s Daily Briefs: some concept-art for an intriguing (but cancelled) Epic Disney Racing game, a video interview of Hisashi Nogami (producer of Splatoon), and SEGA 3D Classics Collection now available for pre-order from Amazon.de!
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Pokémon news (Aug. 23) – Pokémon GO update / Pokémon Shuffle: new content
Today’s Pokémon news: a new update for Pokémon GO is now available, just like some brand new content for Pokémon Shuffle on Nintendo 3DS and mobile!
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Zelda: more footage for Breath of the Wild, “Hyrule Graphics” book getting English release
Today, Nintendo shared another gameplay clip for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. As for Dark Horse, they announced The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts, an English version of the Hyrule Graphics book!
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Daily Briefs (Aug. 22): Mario at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Dragon Quest XI confirmed for NX
Today’s Daily Briefs: Mario at the Rio 2016 Olympics Closing Ceremony, Dragon Quest XI “confirmed” for NX, details on the Seattle Mariners sale, videos for gamescom 2016, and article for the 25th Anniversary of the SNES!
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Nintendo details plans for PAX West 2016, second Nindies@Night announced
Today, Nintendo revealed its plans for PAX West 2016, taking place next week in Seattle. The company is bringing the Nindies@Night event for a second round!
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Pokémon news (Aug. 22) – Pokémon Sun and Moon: part-time job footage, more
Today’s Pokémon news: some gameplay footage for Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon World Championships details, some Pokémon distributions news, and a Pokémon and Smash interview in Nintendo Dream!
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gamescom 2016: around 345 000 visitors, other stats
This morning, Koelnmesse sent a press release to announce that around 345 000 visitors (from 97 countries, and including 30,500 trade visitors) attended gamescom this year, which is pretty much the same as last year
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Daily Briefs (Aug. 20): SteamWorld Collection, gamescom, more
Today’s Daily Brief: latest episode of The Engine Room (about SteamWorld Collection, and more), Adventure Story Labyrinth dated for North America, some videos for gamescom 2016, and gameplay footage for Metroid Prime: Federation Force!
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Japan: more data for Week 32, Yo-kai Watch 3, Nintendo games (Media Create/Dengeki)
Today, Media Create released its weekly report for video game sales in Japan, providing us with more sales data for Week 32, and much more. Also: some data from Dengeki, as usual!
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Daily Briefs (Aug. 20) – Metroid Prime: Federation Force launch trailer / Nintendo Minute
Today’s Daily Briefs: launch trailer for Metroid Prime: Federation Force, latest Nintendo Minute episode, Gamasutra’s article for the 25th Anniversary of the SNES in North America, Kingdom’s Item Shop out in Early September in Europe, Nintendo sellings its majority stake in the Seattle Mariners, video for the Splatoon tournament final at gamescom 2016, and interview for the Mega Man anime series!
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Pokémon news (Aug. 19) – Pokémon GO: Niantic’s statement about bans, more
Today’s Pokémon news: Niantic’s statement about Pokémon bans, preview for the next episode of Pokémon XY & Z (anime series), videos for the The Great Pikachu Invasion, Pokémon Red Version / Blue Version / Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, and Pokkén Tournament.
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Dragon Quest VII: more gameplay footage, developer Q&A
Today (August 19th), Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past was showcased during Nintendo’s livestream at gamescom 2016. Besides new footage, there was also a Q&A session with the developers. Check out our recording in this post!
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Pokémon Sun and Moon: new Pokémon revealed (Crabrawler), trailer, videos, more
Today (August 19th), during the opening ceremony of the Pokémon World Championships, a new Pokémon was revealed for Pokémon Sun and Moon: Crabrawler! Check out all the details, a trailer, and some videos in this post!
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gamescom: 2017 edition dated, new schedule
Today, it was announced that the 2017 edition of gamescom would take place from Augusut 22nd to August 26th, one week later than previous years!
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[gamescom 2016] Paper Mario: Color Splash – Dark Bloo Inn Footage
Update: replaced recording with a HQ recording.
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As announced on Tuesday, Paper Mario: Color Splash was showcased today during Nintendo’s livestream at gamecom 2016. Here’s our recording of the segment, showcasing the Dark Bloo Inn.
Japanese news (Aug. 19): Earthbound planners / Nintendo Badge Arcade
Today’s Japanese news: some Mother 2 / Earthbound planners on Shigesato Itoi’s website, Nintendo Badge Arcade update, and footage for Culdcept Revolt!
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US: Pokémon GO boosts 3DS sales (inc. games), MH Generations best-selling title in July
Yesterday, Nintendo sent a press release to confirm that the Nintendo 3DS did pretty well in July in the United States, with strong Software and Hardware sales!
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[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 32, 2016 (August 8th – 14th) [Top 50]
Update: added full Media Create Top 50, full Media Create Hardware data, and Famitsu data!
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No new releases for Week 32 in Japan, but Media Create reports that the various summer games on Nintendo platforms sold pretty well thanks to Obon week!