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1.35 million sales in November
Nintendo has announced that the Switch outsold its rivals to be the best-selling console of November 2020 in the US. The achievement means that the system has now held that best-selling console honour for 24 months in a row. Figures provided by the NPD Group show that combined sales of the Switch and Switch Lite...
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News Animal Crossing Among The Most Google-Searched Games Of 2020 (US)
Nintendo's most popular hit of the year
Google has revealed a list of the top ten most-searched games throughout 2020 in the United States, and everyone's favourite cast of cuddly villagers have made it into the top ten. 'Animal Crossing', which no doubt represents Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the most part, was the sixth most-searched-for...
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News Nintendo Hacker Who Stole "Confidential Information" Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
Was also in possession of explicit videos and images of minors
A 21-year-old man named Ryan Hernandez has been sentenced to three years in prison for his "computer hacking scheme" and "possession of child pornography" found on his digital devices. In 2016, Hernandez used phishing techniques to steal the credentials of a Nintendo employee - allowing...
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Nintendo says it had "no choice but to step in"
Update: The #FreeMelee hashtag has evolved into #SaveSmash, and has, at the time of writing, picked up 21.7K tweets – enough for it to begin trending around the world on Twitter.
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News Nintendo Switch Achieves Its Best October Sales To Date In The US
"second-highest October sales" of any console in history
Nintendo of America has sent out a press release about its record sales in the United States last month. According to NPD data, October 2020 sales for the Switch are the "second-highest October sales of any video game console in history" within this region. The system shifted more than...
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News NPD: Switch Sold More Units In Q3 2020 Than Any Platform Since The DS In Q3 2009 (US)
Unstoppable
It's been another massive year for the Switch. Last week, Nintendo's latest financial earnings report revealed how the hybrid system had shifted 12.53 million units worldwide in six months between April and September this year. We've now got even more good news to share about the system. According to NPD's video game industry analyst,...
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News New Pikmin Themed Goodies Are Now Available On My Nintendo (US)
Some Mario Kart items, too
This week sees the arrival of Pikmin 3 Deluxe on the Switch and to celebrate this particular release, Nintendo has added some new and appropriately themed rewards to My Nintendo in the US. Shipping fees apply. First up, we have a set of Pikmin 3 coasters (set of four) - available for a total of 400 Platinum Points. My...
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News Sega's Sonic Double Packs Are Out Now On Nintendo Switch
It's official!
Back in August, two Sega double packs for Nintendo Switch were spotted online. One included Team Sonic Racing and Sonic Mania, and the other featured Sonic Forces and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD. Today, Sega of America made it official, and both packs are out now! Readers locate
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News Brunswick Corporation Elects Reggie Fils-Aimé To Board Of Directors
"You really like that throttle, don't you Reggie?"
Although Reggie Fils-Aimé stepped down from his role as Nintendo of America's president last April, it doesn't seem like he will be slowing down anytime soon. Following on from the news the former NoA president would be ing Rogue Games as a stategic advisor, he's now signed on with the board...
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been dethroned
Earlier this week, the NPD predicted the Switch would be the best-selling console this holiday season in the US. The device is apparently in high-demand - with households expected to pick up "multiple" units in the fourth quarter. Adding to this is the lack of available inventory of new PlayStation and Xbox...
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News New Mario Themed Physical Goodies Are Now Available On My Nintendo (US)
Get them while you can
Nintendo has restocked My Nintendo in the US with new physical rewards. This time around these goodies are all Super Mario themed and are "inspired" by Paper Mario: The Origami King, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and the latest Switch release, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Shipping fees apply. Paper Mari
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News Switch Predicted To Be Best-Selling Console This Holiday Season In The US
Next-gen's limited supply pays off
Although Sony and Microsoft are both launching next-generation hardware this November, the Switch — at least in the US — is still expected to be the best-selling console this holiday season. According to NPD's industry analyst, Mat Piscatella, the Switch will lead in sales this Christmas - with households...
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News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Pre-Order Bonuses Begin With Exclusive Guardian Keychain
Don't mind if we do
Plenty of buying options for the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity have already gone live, but we now have our first look at one of the pre-order bonuses you'll be able to get your hands on. Available exclusively at GameStop is this 'Bonus Mystery Guardian Keychain'. As you'd expect, this is a 'while supplies last' kind...
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News It's-A Me, Mario - The Ultimate Mario Action Figure Is Now Available In The US
Includes over 30 phrases and sound effects
Nintendo has teamed up with Jakks Pacific to bring to life the "ultimate" It's-a me, Mario action figure. Kids of all ages can have endless fun with this 12-inch tall Mario, packed with over 30 phrases and sound effects from the iconic character's video game history. Listen to phrases like "woo-hoo",...
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News Super Mario 3D All-Stars Wallpapers Are Now Available On My Nintendo (US)
Celebrating 35 years
My Nintendo in the US is offering two brand new themed wallpapers based on Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Of course, it's all part of Mario's 35th-anniversary celebrations. Both wallpapers are available for 50 platinum points each and can be ed in twelve different resolutions (desktop and mobile). Here's a look at each one:...
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News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Mario Party Double Pack Appears In The US
Cheaper than buying individually
A double pack release containing both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Party in one tasty bundle has appeared for Switch owners in the US. The bundle is available exclusively at Target, with pre-orders already open as we speak. It launches on 4th October and is priced at $99.99, meaning you're effectively saving...
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News Monster Hunter Stories Is The Best-Selling 3DS Game On Amazon Right Now
It's amazing what a sequel can do
Capcom surprised Nintendo fans this week with not one but two brand new Monster Hunter games. The second title, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, will be released on the Switch in 2021 and is a follow-up to the original 2016 3DS entry. This announcement is now seemingly fueling sales of the original M
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News Cuphead Gets His Own Fast Food Toy Line At Arby's Restaurants
Fancy a launcher token?
Cuphead has come a long way since his initial release in 2017. He's got a spirit event and Mii Fighter costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and has even signed a deal with Netflix. In an attempt to continue building the character's profile, Cuphead developer Studio MDHR is now teaming up with the US fast-food chain "Arby's"...
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News Last Month's Top 10 Switch Games Were All Published By Nintendo (US)
Poor third parties don't stand a chance
First-party exclusives have always been a major selling point for Nintendo consoles, but current sales figures help to show just how important they really are. New chart data from NPD Group's Mat Piscatella – which, earlier today, also confirmed that Switch hardware sales have smashed yet another record –...
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News Switch Just Achieved The Highest August Dollar Sales For Any Console In US History
Taking the record from the Wii
Just in case there was any doubt, the Nintendo Switch is still selling like the tastiest of hotcakes. New data from NPD Group's Mat Piscatella reveals that the Switch has just earned itself another new record. The console has achieved the highest ever August dollar sales total for any platform in US history, nabbing...
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News 12 More Pokémon Journeys Episodes Drop On Netflix Tomorrow (US)
More adventures for Ash and Goh!
Pokémon fans in the US will have more exciting anime action to enjoy starting from tomorrow, as another 12 episodes of the latest series are set to arrive on Netflix. The new episodes continue the story currently taking place in the show's 23rd season, Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Ash, his partner Pikachu, and...
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News Physical Rewards Are Now Available On My Nintendo (US)
Get some Splatoon 2 And Xenoblade items
Well, this is a nice surprise for My Nintendo s located in the US (note: this offer does not appear to include Canada). Nintendo has finally stocked this web page with some physical rewards. The catch is, shipping fees apply, so the rewards are not entirely free. First up, we have a Xenoblade Chronicles:...
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News Nintendo Switch Was The Best-Selling Console In The US In July 2020
Switch tops the year-to-date hardware sales, too
The NPD Group has revealed various games industry sales charts for last month and 2020 so far. According to the industry analysts, Nintendo's Switch was the best-selling console for July 2020, and also remains the best-selling console hardware for the year-to-date. NPD analyst Mat Piscatella shared...
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News Paper Mario: The Origami King Has The Best US Launch For The Series To Date, NPD Charts Reveal
And that's not even counting digital sales
NPD Group has released its chart of the top-selling video games in the US for July 2020, and while PS4's Ghost of Tsushima took the top spot, Paper Mario: The Origami King put in a very good showing and debuted at number three on the all-formats chart last month. In fact, The Origami King's launch month...
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News Pokémon Center Online Store Adds New Shirts, Posters And More
Feel like treating yourself?
If you or someone you know is in the market for some lovely new Pokémon merchandise, you'll want to check out the latest offerings over at the official Pokémon Center store. A whole new wave of items has appeared over the past few days, including lots of new t-shirts featuring favourite monsters from Pokémon Sword...
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News ESRB And PEGI Will Continue To Assign Ratings Remotely
"Thanks to a good deal of advance planning"
If you're wondering what's going on with classification boards around the world now that CERO in Japan has been temporarily closed, it's business as usual. An update from IGN reveals the ESRB in America has been working from home in recent weeks. So far, it's had no issues asg ratings...
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News Nintendo Donates Thousands Of Respirator Masks To Fire And Rescue Teams In The United States
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis
A lot of major companies around the world at the moment are doing their part to help combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak and now Nintendo has ed the fight. As N95 Respirator masks are among some of the most requested items for first responders and health care providers, Nintendo's North Bend production...
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News GameStop Is Temporarily Closing All Of Its Storefronts
Will continue to process orders digitally
The struggling video game retailer GameStop has tried everything possible to remain open during the COVID-19 outbreak, but as of 22nd March will be closing all access to physical stores across the US. An official PR explains how for all locations not already closed in accordance with state and local orders,...
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News GameStop To Stay Open During COVID-19 Outbreak Because It Is 'Essential Retail'
"Due to the products we carry"
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, stores across the country deemed non-essential are temporarily shutting up shop. According to IGN, struggling video game retailer GameStop has decided not to comply with these ordinances. Leaked internal memos, sent from GameStop corporate, inform stores to...
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News NPD Shares US Software Sales For Last Month, 2019 And The Decade
Luigi's Mansion 3 was Nintendo's best-seller in December
Following on from hardware sales, let's now take a look at the software sales within the US last year. For starters, Nintendo had half of the top 20 best-selling video games in December. The best-selling game of December 2019 was Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and further down the...
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News The Nintendo Switch Was The Best-Selling Hardware In The US Last Year
And the pro controller was the best-selling accessory of 2019
Now that the holiday period has officially ended, the NPD Group has shared information about the top-selling systems, software, and accessories of December and 2019. On the hardware front, Nintendo had another good year in the US. The Switch was the best-selling hardware of December and...
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Random Food Network Challenge's Pokémon Cakes Episode Sure Was Something
Chikorita, tell me what's wrong
Pokémon seems to be doing the rounds in popular TV shows in the US at the moment, starring in its very own episode of Jeopardy! and now appearing on Food Network Challenge. As you might expect, this one has resulted in some excellent images that will never leave the internet. Ever. The show had its competitors...
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News US Retailer Target Briefly Had Yoshi's Crafted World Digital Codes On Sale For Just $1
We missed it, too
We're always on the lookout for cheap Switch eShop deals, but despite some pretty hefty sales over the holidays we don't think we've found a bargain quite as good as the one snapped up by some lucky Target customers online earlier today. US retailer Target temporarily had codes for Yoshi's Crafted World on sale wit
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News Luigi's Mansion 3 Nominated For New York Best GOTY Award
And Reggie will receive 'legend' status
Back in October last year, we found out the New York Videogame Critics Circle would honour Nintendo of America's former president Reggie Fils-Aimé at the 9th annual New York Game Awards Ceremony. He'll be receiving the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, confirming his 'legend' status. Now, the games up for nomination...
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News More Than 40% Of Switch Owners In The US Have Another Video Game System
According to NPD's PlayerPulse surveys
Over the holiday period, NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella has been sharing some interesting data about software and hardware trends within America. According to the NPD Group's PlayerPulse surveys, more than 40% of Switch owners located in the US own a PlayStation 4 and/or an Xbox One. Piscatella...
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News The Top Five Games That Appeared In NPD's Best-Selling Charts The Most Over The Past Decade
Zelda and Mario Kart feature
As we get closer to the end of another decade, NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella has been sharing interesting data about software and hardware trends. His latest tweet highlights the top five games that made "the most" appearances on the NPD Group's top 20 best-selling video games chart within the US over...
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News Walmart Selling Ubisoft Family Bundle For Switch, Contains Mario + Rabbids And Starlink
Two games for one price
There are two games on the Nintendo Switch that Ubisoft went above and beyond with – the system exclusive Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Starlink: Battle for Atlas featuring special Star Fox content. If you never got around to playing either of these games and you happen to live in America, you now have the opportunity...
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News Race Into Your Nearest Arby's Restaurant This Winter And Grab A Sonic-Themed Kids Meal
Featuring an exclusive disc toy
Sega of America has teamed up with Arby's Restaurants across the United States to offer an exclusive toy line based on its iconic video game series, Sonic the Hedgehog. These collectible disc toys include Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Dr. Eggman, Shadow, and Super Sonic, and will be offered in kids meals from 1st...
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News Get A Free Mewtwo For Pokémon: Let’s Go In The United States
By visiting a Best Buy store next month
Pokémon Sword and Shield might be arriving less than a month from now, but that doesn't mean The Pokémon Company has forgotten about Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! just yet. If you live in North America and happen to own a copy of Let's Go, you'll be able to the mighty Mewtwo at...
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Deals Pick Up SUPERBEAT: XONiC For Just $0.89 On The US Switch eShop
Transistor and Bastion also get tasty discounts
Another week, another Switch eShop sale. While the various regional eShops often throw up different deals, sometimes there's one that's too good to up, even if you live on a different continent. Stalwart video game news and deals sentinel Wario 64 noticed that rhythm game SUPERBEAT: XONiC is...
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News Humble Store Adds Third-Party Offerings To Digital Switch Selection
Still limited to the US
At the start of this year, the Humble Store began selling digital codes for Nintendo Switch and 3DS titles. Even though it was a limited selection of games and purchases were restricted to customers within the United States, overall it appeared to be a positive development for Nintendo's digital future. In an attempt to...
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News Bandai Namco Reveals Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Pre-Order Goodies
Power-up your deck
If you are an avid Dragon Ball fan, happen to live in the United States and are looking forward to the release of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission on the Nintendo Switch this April, you're in for quite the treat. Publisher Bandai Namco has taken to Twitter recently to share the game's pre-order goodies. If you do decide to...
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News US Government Spices Up Its Flash Game With Yoshi's Island DS Music
Uncle Sam's a Yoshi fan
Where would Mario be without Yoshi, his trusty steed ever since Super Mario World? We're big fans of the dinosaur's work, and can't wait to raid the art room in the Yoshi's Crafted World. It seems somebody working for the US government is also a fan; as noted on Twitter by The Fore
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News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sures Five Million Sales In The US
Smashing stuff
If you hadn’t heard, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is already the third best-selling Switch game as of 31st December 2018. It managed to shift 12.08 million copies worldwide in a single month, placing it right underneath Super Mario Odyssey on 13.76 million
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News Smash Bros. Ultimate Recognised As Best Fighter At New York Video Game Awards
Nintendo Labo takes out kids award
Nintendo has received some extra recognition at the 8th annual New York video game awards, with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate being awarded the title of 2018's best fighting game and the Labo Variety Kit scoring best children's game. The Motion Twin title Dead Cells took out the best indie award
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News Mario Kart 8 Is Now The Second Best-Selling Racing Game Of All Time In The US
Based on lifetime dollar sales
Mario Kart 8 is now reportedly the second best-selling racing game of all time across the US, and everyone's favourite red hat-wearing, moustachioed plumber has only been beaten to pole position by his older self. The game has boosted and drifted its way to some seriously impressive levels of success, now just one...
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News Pokémon Ultra Sun Was The Best-Selling 3DS Game In The US Last Year, Top Ten Revealed
Followed closely by Ultra Moon
It has been well documented that the Nintendo 3DS is really starting to slow down, with the number of new releases for the platform almost dwindling to a complete standstill. Having said that, a handful of new games did just about manage to find their way to store shelves last year, and the console's fantastic...
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News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games Of 2018 In The US
We all know number one
Fascinating sales data has been flooding in over the last few hours, giving us a detailed insight into how Nintendo performed in the US last year. We already know that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the fifth best-selling game of the year across all platforms, and that Switch was
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News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Was The Fifth Best-Selling Game Last Year In The US
Five other Nintendo exclusives featured
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate dominated in the month of December last year and has also placed fifth in the top 20 US software sales of 2018. According to The NPD Group, it was a record year for the video game market in general within the US - with the industry generating $43.4 billion in revenue. This is an 18...
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News Smash Bros. Ultimate Dominates The US Game Charts In The Month Of December
Unstoppable
The main reason the Nintendo Switch was able to outsell rival platforms within the US in December last year is linked to the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which placed in the top spot on the charts. According to The NPD Group, Nintendo had six other titles in the top twenty best-selling games list to help increase Switch sales...
