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Wii U Sales Soft While 3DS Sales Strong

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo released their global sales yesterday. The good news is that net and ordinary income is in the green at ¥8.62 billion ($88.1 million). Also 3DS sales were strong last quarter. The bad news is that Wii U sales were on the opposite end if the sales spectrum.

The 3DS was the best selling hardware in the United States for the past two months and the system continues to show strong performance across the world. In the quarter ending June 30, 2013, 1.4 million handhelds were sold.

The Wii U continues to struggle however. The system has sold only 160,000 consoles worldwide over the same three month period, with total worldwide sales reaching 3.61 million. First-party software sales only reached just over to 1 million units for the Wii U.

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Nintendo Purchases Through PC Coming This Year

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo is planning to let users have more access to their Nintendo Network accounts … from somewhere other than their Nintendo device.

By the end of this year, Nintendo will be adding a new system that allows players to manage their Nintendo Network accounts through smartphones and PC. They’ll also be able to make their purchases there too. This is a part of Nintendo’s plans to further enforce their downloadable sales, while showing players what else there is in store for them.

The company has been struggling with sluggish financial results for some time now, and to climb their way back up, they look forward to expanding their digital business.

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August 1st Nintendo Download

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jason Nason

Kirby’s Dream Land 2 hits the 3DS Virtual Console this week as well as three new eShop games. My Farm 3D, Family Kart 3D and Bike Rider DX are all new releases.

On the Wii U front Pikmin 3 will be released in retail and digital download versions on Sunday as does Disney’s Planes, which will be available on August 6th. The 3DS version will also be available next Tuesday.

Finally Harvest Moon is now available on the Wii U Virtual console and Ubisoft’s Cloudberry Kingdom is available in the Wii U eShop.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Nintendo Unveils Black 3DS XL

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo announced today the latest colour for the Nintendo 3DS XL will hit stores next week and the newest colour will be basic black.

On August 11th, Nintendo is releasing a black version of the Nintendo 3DS XL hand-held system, joining the currently available range of colors: blue, red and pink.

The system will launch on the same day as the latest Nintendo 3DS game: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Fans that pick up a new black system or already own a Nintendo 3DS can also play the exciting new entry in the much-loved Mario & Luigi role-playing series.

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CHARTED: Nintendo (week ending Jul 13)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Jason Nason

No matter how many weeks have passed since the release, Mario titles have holding power with several releases from the last year still holding well in the top 30 releases.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is still holding strong in its fifth week of release in North America and has sold nearly 500,000 copies in the first five weeks. That pales in comparison to the Japanese release which has more than 3.5 million sold so far, though the game has been out for 36 weeks in Japan.

Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu, which is similar to Animal Crossing except that you play the game with your Mii characters, is still in the top five in Japan after three months and has sold more than 1.2 million copies. Hopefully Nintendo finally brings this game out in North America. Would love to finally play this game.

Take a look at Nintendo’s the full top 30 performance below:

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Mario Kart Races Into Japanese Aracades

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Les Major

Released just a couple days ago in Japan, Mario Kart fans can get behind the wheel of Mario Kart Arcade Gran Prix DX. There’s even a trailer released for the game and the folks over at Arcade Heroes shared a video of the arcade unit as well.

Check out all the action after the break, and discuss what you think of this new addition to the series. This is a different title, not to be confused with Mario Kart 8 which is a seperate Wii U game.Read More

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July 18th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

The wait is finally over for North American Nintendo fans as Earthbound has finally been released. The game, which has never seen a release this side of the Pacific, was released on the Wii U Virtual Console.

Other releases include Game Boy Colour title Shantae, which spawned a DSiWare sequal a few years ago. Also owners of the 3DS will get to go bowling with zombies, rescue robots in 3D and brave through an attack of monsters in Tokyo.

Take a look at the full list of releases below.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV | Review

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

Shin Megami Tensei IV is a fun and deep RPG experience that blends traditional RPG gameplay with monster hunting tactics which leads to a rewarding gameplay experience.

The Shin Megami Tensei RPG series began in Japan in 1992 on Super Famicom, and neither the first installment nor its sequel was published in North America. In 2004 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne was the first SMT game in North America, although “III” was removed from the PlayStation 2 title. The SMT series later spun-off several sub-series, including Persona, Devil Summoner, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, and the standalone Strange Journey. This new RPG is considered the fourth in the Shin Megami Tensei mainline series.Read More

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July 11th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jason Nason

The heavily anticipated Shin Megami Tensei IV will arrive in stores and on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on Tuesday. We’ve played the game and it’s fantastic. Click the sidebar for our review of the game.

Also hitting the eShores are a couple of Virtual Console titles on the Wii U in the original Metroid and Donkey Kong. Down the way of the 3DS you can also go retro with another serving of the Mario game. Super Mario Bros. 2 is this week’s helping.

The upcoming Dreamworks Picture Turbo has its very own game on both the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. The game hits retail and eShop on Tuesday. Also after the Marvel crew got their own virtual tabletop game, the Star Wars franchise gets its own version of Pinball. Take a look at Star Wars Pinball on the Wii U.

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Mii Plaza on 3DS Receives Update and Games

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jason Nason

North American users of the Nintendo 3DS got a surprise on Friday morning with the update for Mii Plaza arriving on their systems.

After a brief system update, followed by the update within Mii Plaza itself, the plaza has been expanded and four new games have been introduced. Each of the four games can be purchased using funds from your eShop funds. The games are now available for purchase from within the application at $4.99 apiece, or $14.99 for all four.

All of the games are now within their own section of the Mii Plaza, which now allows for touch screen controls on the bottom screen.Read More

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July 4th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

Lots and lots for the Nintendo 3DS this week. Pilotwings arrives on the Wii U Virtual Console while Sonic Drift 2 hits the Virtual Console for the 3DS. Elsewhere four games are reduced and put on sale, including both Mighty Switch Force! for the 3DS and Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition for the Wii U.

Also if you’ve been thinking of checking out the Animal Crossing-esqe RPG title Planet Crashers has its price sliced in half for $4.99. Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Nintendo Canada Going on Tour

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo is taking the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS coast-to-coast across Canada on a cross country tour this summer. The company will have a large number of new games on display and playable to those in attendance, including New Super Mario Bros. U, LEGO City: Undercover, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and the new Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

Plus, fans will get the chance to try all of the new titles being released this summer, including Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Game & Wario, and Pikmin 3.Read More

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June 20th Nintendo Download

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jason Nason

There is a ton going on this week with another slew of Virtual Console titles both on the Wii U and on the 3DS. Mario Bros., Wrecking Crew, Tails Adventure and Mega Man 6 are just a few of the title being released.

Add in the digital release of New Super Luigi U as well as Game & Wario and you have a lot to look at this week. A couple of sales in the mix and the anticipated release of Level 5’s BUGS vs. TANKS should be one to check out! Take a look at the full list of games below!

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Sonic: The Lost World Gameplay Footage Released

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

A few weeks ago we brought you the news that Nintendo has secured the exclusive rights to future Sonic the Hedgehog titles. The first such title, Sonic The Lost World takes cues from both Mario Galaxy and the IOS free to play game Sonic Dash. In this game Sonic is propelled forwards at a constant rate, similar to Sonic Colors, but he also must travel between floating islands, filled with staple items from the Sonic series, such as rings and boost pads.

Check out a brief game play video, originally found on GameTrailers after the jump.Read More

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