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Nintendo’s portable console still rules the roost in Japan according to the latest sales data provided by Famitsu. This is partially due to the launch of Yoshi’s New Island in Japan, but largely the result of strong sales of Yokai Watch 2, which is No.1 for the third time in …
Read More »Nintendo losses jump despite 2.82m Mario Kart 8 sales and Wii U boost sales
Q1 has delivered mixed fortunes for the struggling Nintendo. On the positive side Mario Kart 8 has sold 2.82m copies in just over a month, representing an attach rate of over 40 per cent among Wii U oners. And in the quarter ending June 30th Nintendo sold 510k Wii U …
Read More »Mario Kart fails to put the brakes on Nintendo’s losses
Best-selling racer accounts for more than half of Wii U game sales in three months ended June 30th
Read More »Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker to land in UK in January 2015
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker has been dated for a January 2015 UK release. Nintendo revealed in its recent financials that the spin-off of the Super Mario 3D World mini-game would see a December release in Japan and the US, before coming to the UK and the rest of Europe one …
Read More »Physical release planned for NES Remix on Wii U
Nintendo is granting its previously digital-only NES Remix titles a boxed physical release. NES Remix and NES Remix 2 are to be spliced together into a single retail SKU for Wii U, having previously been only available on the eShop in the West. The two games have previously been bundled …
Read More »Sonic Boom gets November dates for 3DS, Wii U
Sonic the Hedgehog reboot Sonic Boom will release for 3DS and Wii U this November, Sega has announced. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal will launch on November 11th for Nintendo 3DS (pictured), while Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric lands on Wii U one week later on November 18th. Sonic Boom is …
Read More »Wii U purchase intent jumps 50% as PS4 falls post-E3
The number of consumers who say they plan on buying a Wii U doubled after E3 in June. That’s according to an IHS survey reported by Games Industry, which questioned 1,000 core gamers before and after the LA showcase. Prior to the show 14 per cent of respondents said they …
Read More »PS4 top-selling console for sixth consecutive month in US
PlayStation 4 led US hardware sales for the sixth consecutive month and remains the life-to-date leader for next-gen hardware, Sony has announced. The news arrives alongside NPD’s June 2014 report, which shows a major (106 per cent) year-over-year increase in hardware revenue driven by console sales. The 106 percent increase …
Read More »Nintendo sending out free Tomodachi Life demo codes
Want to try Nintendo’s quirky life-sim title Tomodachi Life for free? The platform holder is emailing out codes for a free version of its life-stim game to those signed up to its newsletter. Entitled the Welcome Version, this demo gives players a chance to try the title for free. This …
Read More »Nintendo touring UK with 3DS games this summer
Nintendo will be travelling around the UK and showing off its latest handheld games this summer. The platform holder’s 3DS and 2DS Made for Play tour will be stopping at five cities over the course of July and August. Fans will be able to get their hands on a number …
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