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New Super Luigi U DLC comes to New Super Mario Bros. U this summer
Apr 17th
New Super Mario Bros. U gets the previously announced New Super Luigi U DLC this summer, specifically June in Japan. The news was announced in this morning’s Nintendo Direct, which revealed as usual Luigi will be able to outjump his shorter brother, and that the DLC features shorter stages with a 100-second timer. The DLC applies changes to the campaign to make each course “all-new.”
New Super Luigi U DLC comes to New Super Mario Bros. U this summer originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nintendo cuts hardware sales targets after shipping 3M Wii U consoles in 2012
Jan 30th
Nintendo adjusted its annual net profit outlook from ¥6 billion to ¥14 billion (around $154 million) on the back of a weakening yen, with the company posting a nine-month operating loss of ¥5.8 billion ($63.7 million) compared to the corresponding figure of ¥48.4 billion for the last fiscal year. However, Nintendo’s end-of-fiscal-year hardware targets took a big hit on the back of shipping 3.06 million Wii U consoles in 2012.
Nintendo now projects a figure of 4 million for Wii U by the end of its fiscal year on March 31, down from the 5.5 million the company predicted in October 2012. 3DS shipments are now expected to hit 15 million for the year, down from initial projections of 18.5 million.
Nintendo has now shifted 29.84 million units of its handheld since launch. Meanwhile, the Wii’s life-to-date figures are up to 99.38 million, with 3.53 million units shipped across the nine month period.
Regards software, Nintendo shifted 11.69 million Wii U games since the console’s launch on November 18, The best-performing games were the bundled-in Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U, coming in at 2.33 million and 2.01 million respectively.
On the 3DS front, Nintendo shipped 39.56 million units of the handheld across the nine months. Pokémon Black/White 2 soared to a total of 7.63 million on the back of almost 3 million sales in Japan alone, while New Super Mario Bros. 2 is at 5.96 million. Animal Crossing: New Leaf sits at 2.73 million, largely thanks to its popularity with Japan’s female demographic. All figures are as of December 31, 2012.
Nintendo cuts hardware sales targets after shipping 3M Wii U consoles in 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Report: Wii U game sales behind Wii, GameCube
Jan 14th
Looking at the December NPD results, you may have noticed that the 3DS’s New Super Mario Bros. 2 placed in the top ten sellers in the US, but New Super Mario Bros. U was nowhere to be found, nor was any other Wii U exclusive.
Analyst Doug Creutz of Cowen & Company’s interpretation of the Wii U’s early software sales is troubling. “Totals for the November-December period were -43% lower than software sales for the Wii and -50% lower than those for the GameCube,” Creutz reports. It’s not the most auspicious start for the new hardware. The only US Wii U software sales number to be released by Nintendo is 580,000 units of New Super Mario Bros. U, sold in November and December.
Worth noting is that the Wii U offers full games through its eShop, sales of which would not be counted toward NPD software sales totals. Like all digital game sales, the numbers are unknown, but there is some unknown additional commerce taking place that wasn’t on the Wii and GameCube.
Joystiq has contacted Nintendo for a comment on the report, but has yet to hear back at the time of publishing.
Report: Wii U game sales behind Wii, GameCube originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wii U sold 308,570 units across first two days in Japan
Dec 11th
Nintendo sold 308,570 Wii U units over the console’s opening two days in Japan, according to Enterbrain data. That places the new console 17 percent behind its predecessor, the Wii shifting 371,936 units in its first two days on sale. On the other hand, the Wii U sits comfortably ahead of corresponding launch figures for Xbox 360 (62,135) and PS3 (88,400).
Leading the console’s software charts was New Super Mario Bros. U, the platformer selling 170,563 units across the launch weekend. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Nintendo Land clocked in at second and third, racking up figures of 110,159 and 78,461 respectively.
Wii U sold 308,570 units across first two days in Japan originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wii U sold 425K units in US after 7 days of availability
Dec 6th
According to NPD data sent by Nintendo, the Wii U sold over 425,000 units in its debut month – or, at least, the seven days of it counted toward NPD’s November sales period (the Nov. 18 launch through Nov. 24). Nintendo points out that the debut is almost as promising as the 475,000 units of the original Wii sold during its own first week.
Nintendo provided sales numbers for only one Wii U game: New Super Mario Bros. U sold over 273,000 units in that period.
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Wii U sold 425K units in US after 7 days of availability originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC rides out in Japan
Dec 5th
Despite lacking in innovation when first released, New Super Mario Bros. 2 gets continually newer as DLC arrives. The latest packs, arriving in Japan today for ¥200 each, include the Kiroku ni Challenge C Pack, a time attack course in which you get as many coins as possible, and another pack all about riding dangerous moving platforms.
These two DLC packs have not been announced outside of Japan yet, but there are still Nintendo Direct presentations at noon EST for both the US and Europe.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC rides out in Japan originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nintendo Power’s final issue pays homage to its humble beginnings
Dec 1st
This is the end, Big N fans. Nintendo Power‘s final issue is upon us and in a surprise tip of the hat, the magazine’s staff has decided to pay tribute to the famed cover that started it all. Framed in a similar manner to the inaugural issue from 1988, this last dance with all things officially Nintendo apes the Super Mario Bros. 2 clay-styled setup for a cover story on New Super Mario Bros. U. Look for it to hit newsstands one last time on December 11th, bringing the beloved decades-old publication full circle.
Via: Joystiq
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Super Joystiq Podcast 028: PS All-Stars, ZombiU, Wii U, Bungie’s Destiny
Nov 30th
Filed under: Podcasts
This week’s Super Joystiq Podcast is totally into Sheryl Crow.
This week, Xav finally got his hands on a Wii U. Joined by JC, and Richard, the crew hits PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, and then it’s on to more Wii U thoughts and impressions. New Super Mario Bros. U gets some love, and ZombiU‘s roguelike nature almost gets the best of Xav.
In news, Alexander, Jordan, Mike Suszek, and Sinan, cover the big stories, but not before a little bit of Sheryl Crow appreciation, which will henceforth be known as “The Sheryl Crow Appreciation Minute.” On tap: The Wii Mini heads to Canada, first details of Bungie’s new Destiny project get a surprise early reveal, sales data abounds, and more.
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Nintendo Power’s nostalgic final cover
Nov 30th
The final issue of Nintendo Power will be hitting newsstands in a few days, and it looks to pay nostalgic tribute to the magazine’s very first issue, which was published over two decades ago. The cover image has been making the rounds on the internet, featuring a sculpted clay scene from New Super Mario Bros. U, an homage to the clay Super Mario Bros. 2 cover that debuted in 1988. Old-school Nintendo fans may want to pick one up for old time’s sake.
The magazine is expected to arrive by December 11. We recently compiled some of the Joystiq staff’s fond Nintendo Power memories, which you can read here.
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Nintendo Power’s nostalgic final cover originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Super Luigi U DLC coming to New Super Mario Bros. U this year
Feb 14th
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Nintendo announced a Luigi-themed DLC pack for New Super Mario Bros. U in today’s Nintendo Direct. The DLC, titled ‘New Super Luigi U,’ applies changes to the main campaign to make every single course “all-new”, essentially allowing for a new Luigi campaign.
The DLC is coming this year. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the content was “large-scale,” similar to that of a new game, and will therefore take some time to develop.
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