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Nintendo Switch has officially outsold the Wii U after ten months on the market

Posted on January 31, 2018 by John Scalzo

It’s official. After launching in March and being available to consumers for just under ten months, the Nintendo Switch has officially surpassed the Wii U in total sales. According to Nintendo’s internal tracking, they’ve sold 14.86 million Switch consoles as of December 31. This milestone easily leapfrogs the Wii U, which sold just 13.56 million consoles before it was discontinued in January 2017.

Nintendo also shared some software sales figures for the Switch’s first year, and leading the way is Super Mario Odyssey with 9.07 million copies sold. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is second place with 7.33 million copies sold, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was close behind with 6.7 million copies sold on the Switch.

Other million-sellers for the Switch include Splatoon 2 (4.91 million), 1-2-Switch (1.88 million), Arms (1.61 million), and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (1.06 million).

Nintendo will announce full-year sales figures for the Switch in April, and it’ll be interesting to see what these numbers look like then.

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Arms’s Version 5.0 update includes a new playable character… Dr. Coyle

Posted on December 22, 2017 by John Scalzo

Nintendo has launched the Version 5.0 update for Arms, and players will now be able to play as a mad scientist named Dr. Coyle. Nintendo’s official website has the lowdown on what players can expect from the good doctor:

As head of ARMS Lab, the good (?) doctor runs the Party Crash program, created Hedlock and Helix, and even experimented on herself! Talk about dedication to her craft.

Dr. Coyle’s special abilities include a spurt of invisibility after guarding, an extra ARM attack that appears after charging, and the ability to punch, dash, and block while levitating in the air.

Also included in this update is her stage called [NAME REDACTED]* and three new ARMS named Lokjaw, Parabola, and Brrchuk.

A trailer for Dr. Coyle has been embedded above.

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Version 4.0 update for Arms is now available and includes a new fighter named Misango

Posted on November 16, 2017 by John Scalzo

Nintendo has launched Version 4.0 of Arms, and also unveiled the game’s latest fighter, a South American mystic known as Misango:

Misango is a spiritual man devoted to his homeland and his fellow Misangans. You can find him practicing in his legendary Temple Grounds stage, a majestic place with much history. Misango is also different from other fighters because charging up with his mysterious entity grants him special effects such as protection from flinching and increased speed.

According to the game’s official website, Misango’s punching prowess is powered by a trio of poison-tipped Arms (Scorpio, Glusher, and Skully), but the update also makes them available to other characters through the Get Arms mode.

A new trailer featuring Misango has been embedded above.

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Nintendo has sold 2 million Switch consoles in US… Switch update adds game clip recording and save data transfer

Posted on October 19, 2017 by John Scalzo

Extra! Extra! The Nintendo Switch is a massive hit!

OK, that’s not exactly news. But Nintendo did announce sales figures for their latest console today, as well as unveiled a brand new system update.

You can read all about both stories after the break. (more…)

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Nintendo will add Lola Pop to Arms in the game’s next update

Posted on August 24, 2017 by John Scalzo

It looks like Nintendo is going to add another colorful combatant to Arms as part of the game’s next update.

Lola Pop is a clown who can inflate her body like a balloon, and this special ability provides her with improved defensive capabilities. She can also wield new types of Arms, including a nunchuk glove. The update, which will be available this Fall, will also include a new stage based on Lola Pop’s freewheeling personality. You can get your first glimpse at the fighter in Arms’s Gamescom 2017 trailer, which has been embedded above.

If you can’t wait that long, Nintendo also revealed plans to bring back the Global Testpunch, and all Switch owners will be able to play Arms’s online multiplayer this weekend. The Global Testpunch begins at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) on August 25, and goes through 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) on August 27.

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Splatoon 2 is swimming in green ink as the best-selling game from July 2017

Posted on August 18, 2017 by John Scalzo

The first year for Nintendo’s Switch continues to go swimmingly, and another exclusive release for the console has claimed the top spot in The NPD Group’s monthly tally of best-selling games.

Splatoon 2 was the top-selling game in July, beating out Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (#2) and a resurgent Grand Theft Auto V (#3). Three other Switch games managed to crack the Top 20, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#5), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (#7), and Arms (#17).

According to GamesIndustry.biz, the Switch was also the best-selling console in July. Nintendo’s new device is so popular that it helped push monthly sales to $588 million, a 19% increase over July 2016.

The remainder of the Top 20 was made up of the usual suspects, including Tom Clancy games (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege at #9 and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands at #11) and three Call of Duty games (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered at #12, Call of Duty: Black Ops III at #13, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare at #15).

The NPD’s complete “Top 20 Best-Selling Games” from July 2017 can be found after the break. (more…)

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Arms Review: Limber Up For Some Smackdowns

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Andrew Rainnie - UK Correspondent

When the Wii first arrived, Nintendo teased motion controls that seemed like a natural fit for sport games. A whole new generation of gamers were entertained by Wii Sports after it arrived alongside the console, but what Nintendo actually achieved was closer to a waggle-fest. Two consoles later, the company has managed to deliver on those initial expectations with Arms, a bouncy and bright brawler that aims to be the next Splatoon.

But will Arms have “similar legs to the ink-splashing shooter (which already has a sequel available in stores)? Grab your boxing gloves and find out! (more…)

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After four months Nintendo has sold 4.7 million Switch consoles

Posted on July 26, 2017 by John Scalzo

Nintendo launched their Switch console a little over four months ago, and earlier today, the company revealed sales figures for the system’s second quarter of availability.

According to Nintendo, they sold 1.97 million Switch consoles between April 1 and June 30, bringing the worldwide install base for the console to 4.7 million. These new Switch owners are also buying a lot of games, and Nintendo reported sales of more than a million copies during the quarter for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (1.16 million), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (3.54 million), and Arms (1.18 million).

For comparison, Nintendo sold 13.56 miilion Wii U consoles over the life of the system. It’s very possible the Switch will surpass that total before the end of its first year.

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