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Nintendo Switch Achieves Its Best October Sales to Date

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:15:52 +0000

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite Sold a Combined 735,926 Units in the U.S.

With growth of 136% when compared to the same month in 2019, the Nintendo Switch family of systems saw its strongest October sales yet, with more than 735,000 units sold between Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite in the U.S. According to numbers provided by NPD, the October 2020 sales of Nintendo Switch are the second-highest October sales of any video game console in history, only outdone by the 807,000 units sold of the Wii system in October 2008.

October continues a record-setting streak for Nintendo Switch as the best-selling video game console for 23 consecutive months – the most months in a row for any video game console since NPD started tracking sales numbers. To date, Nintendo Switch has sold more than 22.5 million units in the U.S., according to NPD. And according to internal Nintendo data, Nintendo Switch has sold-in more than 63 million units worldwide.

“Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite continue to provide one-of-a-kind gaming experiences on the TV or on the go, allowing holiday shoppers the choice of a video game system that matches their lifestyle,” said Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser. “Seeing encouraging sales growth like this in the fourth October of Nintendo Switch proves to us that the system has many more years and great games yet to come.”

Recent releases on Nintendo Switch include Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Pikmin 3 Deluxe and the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, which launches on Nov. 20. Additionally, Nintendo Switch is home to a wide variety of games for all types of players, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

On Black Friday, Nintendo is bundling a Nintendo Switch system with a download code for the digital version of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game along with a three-month individual membership to Nintendo Switch Online – the service that lets friends and families play compatible games together online – all in one package. The bundle will be available starting on Nov. 22 at a suggested retail price of $299.99.

Remember that Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch system and the Nintendo 3DS family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo has sold more than 5 billion video games and more than 779 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS family of systems, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Wii and Wii U systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

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Prepare for an Action-Filled Journey in Alchemist Adventure — Coming this Fall for Switch, Console, and PC

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:06:57 +0000

It’s time to unveil the secrets of a mysterious world and experience a fantastical story in Alchemist Adventure, coming soon to Switch, PC, and consoles.

Prepare for an Action-Filled Journey in Alchemist Adventure — Coming this Fall for Switch, Console, and PC In this fantasy action-adventure, you’ll follow the story of a Mya, a young alchemist exploring a beautiful yet dangerous land searching for her loved ones. Using the power of alchemy to concoct the potions and tools she needs, Mya battles terrifying monsters and unravels the many mysteries of the forgotten land.

The story of Alchemist Adventure unfolds over four acts, with the first available now in the Steam Early Access version. Publisher Super.com and Brazilian developer Bad Minions will be releasing the remaining three acts over the course of the Early Access development, leading to the full launch in Q4 2020.

Prepare for an Action-Filled Journey in Alchemist Adventure — Coming this Fall for Switch, Console, and PC Alchemist Adventure is an action-adventure that takes place in the abandoned region of the land of Isur. Long ago, it was the home of brilliant, yet dangerous alchemists, but now lies empty and ruined. You play as Mya, an alchemist who has awoken to find herself in an unknown place, confused and with no memories of what has happened. As she explores this mysterious land, she will make use of the four elements — fire, water, air, earth — to boost her abilities, transform the terrain around her, and solve alchemy-related puzzles. The land of Isur holds many secrets, all of which can be uncovered both in solo or cooperative play!

Prepare for an Action-Filled Journey in Alchemist Adventure — Coming this Fall for Switch, Console, and PC Key Features: Discover a World of Wonder: Travel through many unique locations — from laboratories and dungeons to a factory that dwells deep inside a volcano — each with their own challenges, dangerous enemies, hidden secrets, and mysterious lore to discover. Become an Alchemic Master: By combining the four elements with special ingredients found throughout the world, create an assortment of potions, elixirs, bombs, and sword oils to help you along your journey.

Command the World Around You: Through the power of alchemy, transform the environment to suit your needs — raise the water levels of lakes and rivers, create ice-bridges, move walls and objects with the power of earth and wind, and command lightning to power machinery

Master Magical Puzzles: Combine the elements to solve challenging puzzles, open lakes and chests, find secret paths and hidden objects to help you progress

Become a Powerful Alchemical Adversary: Deadly enemies are no match for your thaumaturgical fortitude — discover their elemental weaknesses and blast them into oblivion!

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: With your homunculus companion at your side, things become a little less terrifying as your journey progresses. Play alone or cooperatively with a friend controlling your airborne compatriot as you solve puzzles, collect resources and battle your way through your adventures. Alchemist Adventure is currently available for Windows PC via Steam Early Access. The full game will launch in Q4 2020 on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Keep up to date with Alchemist Adventure by following the game on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or through the official website.

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Meet Brazil’s Rockhead Games and Check out Starlit Adventures — Available Now on Xbox One and Switch

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:23:01 +0000

Last week, we introduced you Rockhead G ames, the team behind the award-winning and globally acclaimed Starlit Adventures franchise. This innovative and forward-thinking studio has helped drive the explosive growth of the Brazilian gaming industry. Last Friday, the team launched their latest Starlit Adventures title, Starlit Adventures: Golden Stars on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch! We’d like to invite you to speak with the team and provide you with an opportunity to review their game.

Rockhead Games is another shining example of the great things happening in Brazil’s thriving games industry and is a prominent member of Brazil Games — an export program created by the Brazilian Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade, and Investment Promotion Agency.

Originally founded in 2010 by industry veterans Christian Lykawka and Fernando D’Andrea, Rockhead Games has since found success with its award-winning Starlit Adventures franchise. Starting out with an eye toward mobile platforms, Starlit Adventures first launched on iOS and Android and was embraced by over 10 million players worldwide. Both Apple and Google featured Starlit Adventures multiple times since its launch in 2015 and went on to win awards in both Brazil and China, including “Best Brazilian Game” at Brazil’s Independent Game (BIG) Festival 2016. In addition, the game received a “Best Of” selection from the Apple App Store in 2015 and Google Play Latin America in 2017. Starlit Adventures hasn’t stopped at video games; the franchise expanded into the transmedia universe, boasting an animated television series, comic books, and collectible figurines. Additionally, Starlit Adventures has produced two related spin-off games: Starlit Archery Club and Starlit on Wheels.

Following the massively successful iOS and Android launch and ongoing franchise success, Starlit Adventures launched on PlayStation 4 in 2018, creating a major splash that has attracted over 3 million players worldwide. Starlit Adventures is available now on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch with some differing features per platform. The Nintendo Switch version, titled Starlit Adventures: Golden Stars is a premium title at $19.99 USD and features all-new in-game content and cosmetic items. Starlit Adventures on Xbox One is a free-to-play title with optional unlockable content and cosmetics.

In Starlit Adventures, you’ll journey to the Starlit Universe to find charming characters and enchanting adventure aplenty. Step into the boots of Bo, a quirky and charismatic fellow who, with his arguably quirkier sidekick Kikki, aims to save the Starlits by strategically recovering all of the stars taken by Nuru. Discover magical worlds and incredible creatures, along with special gear and items that grant different power-ups and abilities that will help progression through each level. Play with friends in co-op mode for even more strategic fun!

The captivating Starlit universe is inspired by Japanese classics such as Bomberman, Dig Dug, Mr. Driller, and Boulder Dash. While Starlit Adventures undoubtedly invokes a sense of nostalgia, it’s unquestionably contemporary and creates an environment perfect for players of any age and gaming background. Starlit Adventures features simple, straight-forward controls optimized for young players, making it a perfect introductory title for children and young people unfamiliar with the wonderful world of Starlit!

About Brazil Games

Brazil Games has worked tirelessly for the past decade to support thriving Brazilian game studios internationally — funding their attendance at international video game events and connecting them with partnerships and financial backing opportunities. As the 13th largest gaming maker in the world, Brazil’s local industry has a current growth rate of 13.5 percent annually and accounts for $1.6 billion USD of the world’s video game-related revenue. Through their work with their affiliate studios, Brazil Games is an integral part of their success.

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Comical Rogue-lite Deadly Days Coming to Nintendo Switch

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:23:40 +0000

Attention all apocalypse fanatics! The hugely popular rogue-lite Deadly Days is about to go handheld!

Publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Pixelsplit Game s today announced that the over-the-top 8bit-style zombie shooter Deadly Days is crawling and clawing its way to Nintendo Switch later this summer!

Players can expect the same wacky zombie-battling gameplay that they’ve come to love — now on the go! Including all of the features from the PC release, the Nintendo Switch version packs a powerful punch dropping you right in the middle of the crazy brain-eating action! Deadly Days for Nintendo Switch will be available as a digital download from the Nintendo Store.

Additionally, Assemble Entertainment has announced even more good news for all banana suit-wearing zombie apocalypse survivalists: Deadly Days on PC has received a massive update, bringing with it a whole host of new content as well as gameplay balancing and optimization to enhance your zombie-slaying experience. New in-game items, powers, and quirky characters are also available, while the crafty folks will enjoy the fresh crafting feature that allows survivors to construct rooms with different perks and build powerful weapons with specialized modifications.

If you’re brave (or crazy) enough, there is also a new mission type called ‘Hardware Store’ to dive into and test your strategic prowess! Salvage and equip random weapons to fend off the zombie horde and protect your pack of equally loony people.

A full changelog for the update is available here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/740080/discussions

Check out the Deadly Days version 1.5 PC update trailer here:

Deadly Days is a one-of-a-kind zombie survival game that focuses on intense strategic elements, as well as the undeniable humor behind what a zombie apocalypse would look like in our modern meme-oriented society.

Key features of Deadly Days include:

Over 60 different crazy items and tons of powerful special abilities that can dramatically change the outcome of any battle

Over 25 weapon types with randomly generated modifications

Over 30 different survivor skins and more than 10 unique zombie and boss types that only one want thing: brains!

Lovingly designed pixel art style and procedurally generated cities and missions

Expand your base by building various rooms like a greenhouse or mechanics room and craft crazy, unique weapons

New integrated Twitch feature — viewers can now become survivors and decide which mission should be taken on next!

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Atari’s Missile Command: Recharged Launching on Windows PC and Nintendo Switch

admin — Thu, 21 May 2020 13:48:40 +0000

Take to your battle stations and grab your mouse and keyboard and Joy-Cons…Missile Command: Recharged is coming to Windows PC via Steam and the Nintendo eShop on May 27th!

Based on the beloved arcade classic, and here just in time for its 40th anniversary, Missile Command: Recharged delivers a visually captivating, deliciously difficult experience expertly designed for play on modern devices. This new game from interactive entertainment producer Atari is a reimagined and, quite literally, recharged take on the iconic arcade game, Missile Command.

Protect cities from devastating aerial missile bombardment using all-new power-ups, defensive measures, and an arsenal of special counter-missiles. As a 21st century reimagining of the beloved original, Missile Command: Recharged appeals to those that fondly remember playing the original or its many iterations, and a whole new generation of gamers that are looking for fast-paced, arcade goodness.

The Windows PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch launch follow the highly successful release of Missile Command: Recharged on iOS and Android mobile devices in April. Missile Command: Recharged will also release on PC through the Epic Store very soon.

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Natsume Opens 2020 Submissions for the Natsume Indie Program

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:17:28 +0000

Natsume

Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, today announced the Natsume Indie Program is accepting submissions for 2020 and beyond. The Natsume Indie Program partners the company with independent developers around the world to introduce creative, innovative games to a wider audience. The submission form can be found here: https://community.natsume.com/?page_id=72 “Natsume has been developing and publishing family-friendly games for over two decades, and it’s our joy to now partner with aspiring indie developers who are creating the next generation of video games that share our mission to make everyone happy,” said Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume. “We are honored to support and partner with developers around the world creating authentic experiences that are Serious Fun for gamers of all ages.” Natsume’s first partner in the program is Fiery Squirrel, whose title Cosmic Defenders launches on Nintendo Switch in May. Cosmic Defenders is a 2D fast-paced revolving shooter about a group of unconventional heroes using the power of nature to stop chaotic aliens from taking over the universe. Cooperate with other guardians, protect the galaxy from the wicked, and restore peace! Players can follow the latest news for all of the beloved Natsume franchises at www.natsume.com and get a scoop on all of the latest Natsume updates, contests, screen shots and more.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:21:24 +0000

Details on Animal Crossing: New Horizons Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. You can hunt down insects at the crack of dawn, decorate your paradise throughout the day, or enjoy sunset on the beach while fishing in the ocean. The time of day and season match real life, so each day on your island is a chance to check in and find new surprises all year round. Show off your island utopia to family and friends—or pack your bags and visit theirs. Whether playing online* or with others beside you**, island living is even better when you can share it. Even without hopping on a flight, you’ll meet a cast of charming animal residents bursting with personality. Friendly faces like Tom Nook and Isabelle will lend their services and happily help you grow your budding community. Escape to your island getaway—however, whenever, and wherever you want. • Build your community from scratch on a deserted island brimming with possibility • Create your personal getaway and customize your character, home, decorations, and even the landscape itself • Collect materials to construct everything from furniture to tools! Then, use what you create to give your island a personal touch • Watch as the time of day and seasons match real life—even your hemisphere! Each day holds potential for surprises and discoveries • Get to know the island residents, garden, fish, decorate, hunt for fossils, and more! • Show off your paradise – play on the same system with a total of 4 people**, or play together online* or over local wireless** for fun with up to 8 players Players: up to 8 players Supported Languages: Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Russian, Chinese Supported Play Modes: TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode Price: $59.99 To purchase the game click the link for more info: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/animal-crossing-new-horizons-switch/

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