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News Save Up To 87% In Arc System Works' Switch Sale (North America)
Double Dragon! BlazBlue! Guilty Gear XX! Kill la Kill!
Publishers rarely need an excuse for a sale nowadays. Bandai Namco's latest slate went live in North America several days ago and, not to be outdone, Arc System Works is up next. Going as high as 87%, expect to mostly find fighting games, anime adaptations and beat 'em ups in this one. The...
UK Charts Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Launch Sales Are 190% More Than The Wii U Version
2021's fastest selling release yet
We never doubted Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury would be successful. Recently awarding it 10/10 stars, 3D World was the last Switch port we'd been waiting on from the Super Mario 35th Anniversary celebrations. So far, it's doing significantly better than
News Bandai Namco Switch Sale Discounts Anime And Arcade Games, JRPGs And More (North America)
Up to 84% off!
Once again, Bandai Namco has kicked off a tasty sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America. With discounts reaching as high as 84%, there's hopefully something for everyone in the full list of discounted titles below. Feel free to click on any game that piques your interest to visit our hub for your chosen title, complete...
Another strong month for Switch
Just in case there was any doubt, the Switch is still doing the absolute business when it comes to sales; Nintendo's hybrid machine sold better than its industry rivals to be the best-selling system across the US in January. Not content with simply outselling the PS5 and Xbox Series X, the Switch actually sold more...
News Trials Of Mana Has Surpassed One Million Sales Worldwide
"Thank you for your support"
Last April, Square Enix released a remake of Trials of Mana on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Since then, it has enjoyed ongoing success - with Square Enix today announcing it's now sold more than one million units worldwide. This includes the combined digital and physical amount across Switch,...
News As Switch Hits The "Middle Of Its Life Cycle", Nintendo Is Confident It Will Overtake The Wii
"We are aiming to continue this momentum"
Saying Nintendo did well last year would be putting things mildly. Having reached just under 80 million Switch sales, the Japanese company revised its expected profits to $5.34 billion and there's been talk about "
News Ubisoft And Warner Bros Are Holding Valentine's Day Sales On Switch (North America)
Can you feel the sale tonight?
Valentine's Day is slowly approaching, and whilst Haven has its own steamy plans for Switch, publishers can never resist a good sale opportunity. Both Warner Bros and Ubisoft have begun their own Valentine's themed sales in North America, though these aren't what we'd consider particularly romantic games. Warner Bros...
News Select Arcade Archives Games Are Currently On Sale On The Switch eShop
Get 'em while you can
If you feel like some retro gaming action this weekend, there's currently a sale taking place on the Switch eShop (in both North America and Europe) that features a number of Hamster's Arcade Archives releases. There are SNK Neo Geo games along with some standard Arcade Archive classics. Each one will set you back $3.99 /...
News Nintendo Is "Rigorously Responding" To Demand For Multiple Switch Consoles Per Household
Investors believe the Switch could overtake the Wii's lifetimes sales
We've gotten a few pieces of information about Nintendo's recent financial results this week. Having published 2020's nine month figures on Monday, the Q&A session between Nintendo President Shuntaro Furakawa and numerous investors has also been released. It's brought up...
Will likely overtake Gold and Silver lifetime sales
Yesterday, Nintendo released its financials for the third quarter of the current fiscal year - revealing twenty-nine Switch games have sold over a million copies over the past nine months. The highlight of the lot was Animal Crossing: New Horizons' sales but a few other games have also reached...
News Ring Fit Adventure Might Be The Best-Selling New JRPG Of This Generation
Yes, it's a JRPG. Search your feelings, you know it to be true
Kids who grew up in the '90s fondly remember Final Fantasy and Pokémon as their first JRPGs. Kids who grew up in the 2000s might have nostalgic feelings over Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, or Persona. Apparently, children born in the last few years will one day recall
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2020
The latest official figures are in
Thanks to today's financial earnings release, in which Nintendo revealed that the Switch has now overtaken the 3DS's lifetime sales, we now have an updated list of the Switch's best-selling titles. In recent years, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has consistently reigned supreme at the top of this list – it's perhaps no...
News Mario Kart 8 Overtakes Mario Kart Wii As Best-Selling Series Entry
Combining Wii U and Switch sales, that is
Having published its latest quarterly financial results, it appears Nintendo is doing all right — if you define selling software by the truckload as Switch outperforms 3DS lifetime sales less than four years into its lifespan 'all right'. One of the secrets to Nintendo's success is the evergreen appeal of...
News Animal Crossing Leads Switch Software Sales With 19.4 Million Copies Sold In The Last 9 Months
29 million-selling Switch games this financial year so far
Nintendo has released its financials for the third quarter of the current fiscal year and the latest results have revealed that twenty-nine Switch games have sold over a million copies in the last nine months. Of this list of million-sellers, twenty of them are published by the platform...
News Nintendo Switch Has Overtaken 3DS Lifetime Sales In Just Four Years
Switch Lite has almost outsold the Wii U on its own
Nintendo's latest financial report – for the nine months ending December 31st 2020 – has revealed that the Switch has overtaken the lifetime sales of the 3DS in the space of just four years. 79.87 million Switch consoles have now been shipped worldwide. 3DS total sales are pegged at 75.94...
News Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Sells A Remarkable 850,000 Units Worldwide
It's a good year to get into rice
We've witnessed an exceptional performance from Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin since it arrived last November. Developed by Edelweiss, it offers a unique mix of action-platforming and farm simulation, one which evidently became a hit. Having sold 500,000 units worldwide after several weeks, publisher Marvelous has just...
News Among Us Estimated To Have Sold 3.2 Million Copies On Switch In Launch Month
That's a lot of imposters
Smash hit multiplayer game Among Us got a surprise release on the Nintendo Switch last December following an indie showcase and ever since it's been at the top of the eShop charts. It's only £3.89/$5.00 if you haven't already picked it up. According to SuperData, the game is estimated to have already sold a whopping 3.2...
News Capcom's Resident Evil Games For Switch And 3DS Are Currently On Sale (North America)
Grab a bargain
Capcom just held its Resident Evil showcase celebrating 25 years of the series, and while there was sadly nothing on display for Switch fans, over on the eShop you can still get your fix - as most of the RE back catalogue is on sale in the US. This covers both the Switch and 3DS - with games like Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 4...
Yoshi! Clubhouse Games! Arms! And more!
Update: Time is running out in Nintendo's new year sale! If you're wanting to get your hands on any of the games below at their discounted prices, make sure to do so by 11:59 pm PT! Original Article (Fri 15th Jan, 2021 17:00 GMT): It's a brand new year, and therefore a brand new chance for Nintendo to tempt...
News Atooi Knocks 80% Off Select Switch Games, But The Sale Ends Soon
Huge savings to be had!
Indie publisher Atooi is currently hosting a very welcome sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop, but you'll have to be quick if you want to get in on the deals. All three games listed below have been reduced by a whopping 80% – those prices are the current, discounted rates. The deals end tomorrow, 21st January, in North...
News NIS America's January Sale Goes Live On The Switch eShop, Get Up To 50% Off
Until January 21st
North American Switch owners are spoiled for choice right now with sales. Between Nintendo's own New Years sale and Capcom's latest offerings, there are various options to choose from, and NIS America has confirmed they'll be joining in. Focusing solely on Switch games, there are 11 titles on offer here. That includes entries...
News Capcom's Switch And 3DS January Sale Is Now Live In North America
New offers are available until 21st January
It wasn't that even a month ago that Capcom's last sale went live but already, a fresh round of offers has gone up across Switch and 3DS eShop. Only covering North America this time, it runs until 21st January and features the usual suspects, including Street Fighter, Okami, Phoenix Wright, Mega Man and...
News Pikmin 3 Deluxe Is Officially The Best-Selling Entry In The Series In Japan
Beating the original game
Pikmin has never been one of Nintendo's major franchises in terms of units sold, but it's nice to know that the most recent entry – Pikmin 3 Deluxe – has found some degree of commercial success in Japan. Total physical sales of the game – which is an update of the Wii U original – in Nintendo's homeland now stand...
News Konami's Anniversary Collections On The Switch eShop Are Currently 75% Off (US)
Get 'em while you can
Right through until the 21st of January, Konami is offering its retro collections for a whopping 75% off in the US. Instead of paying the usual price of $19.99, each one will only cost you $4.99. That includes the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, the Contra Anniversary Collection, and Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection...
News The Switch Has Been The Top Console In The US For 25 Months In A Row
And it's catching up fast to the Wii
Pandemic, shmandemic. Who needs to go outside when we've got Ring Fit Adventure? Who needs friends when we've got all the villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Who needs jobs when we can work on a farm in Stardew Valley? We're big fans of escapism, and this year, we've needed it more than ever. Following...
News Nintendo 3DS Outsold The Entire Xbox Family - Including Series X - In Japan Last Year
Not bad for a dead console
If there's one thing that's true about the Japanese games market, it's that the nation is obsessed with handheld consoles – which is why the Switch is doing so well in that particular market, not just in terms of shifting millions of units but also in locking out 9 of the 10 best-selling games for 2020. However, another...
News Nintendo Is Now The Market Leader In Video Gaming's Biggest Region
1 million Switch consoles sold in China since 2019
Nintendo has shipped 1 million Switch consoles in China since launching the system in the country at the close of 2019, according to its Chinese partner Tencent. This indicates that Nintendo has now surpassed both Microsoft and Sony as China's biggest console device seller. According to Niko...
News Select Neo Geo Games On The Switch eShop Are Currently 50% Off
Along with a number of other Arcade Archive releases
If you're a fan of the Hamster's Arcade Archive games - in particular, the Neo Geo ones, there's currently a 50% off sale taking place on Nintendo's Switch eShop. This sale is live in both North America and Europe, and will run until 13th January. The regular price of these games is $7.99 /...
News The Switch Has Now Sold More Units Than The 3DS
Absolute units
As of December 26th 2020, according to sales-tracking website VGChartz, the Nintendo Switch has finally outsold the 3DS, hitting an estimated 76,285,948 units sold. The 3DS, released in 2011, has so far sold 75,906,986 units. The "List of best-selling game consoles" page of Wikipedia hasn't been updated at the time of writing, but...
News Animal Crossing Helps UK Video Game Revenue Pass £4 Billion For The First Time Ever
FIFA 21 was top, however
We all know that video gaming is big business, but how big? Well, the UK video game market passed the £4 billion marker in 2020 – the first time it has ever happened (thanks, MCV). Video gaming generated a massive £4.2 billion in revenue in the region last year, according to preliminary data compiled by the Ente
News Nintendo Switch Sold More Than Every Other Console Combined Last Year In The UK
We really WERE all playing Animal Crossing
Perhaps it's not a huge surprise, given that apparently Switch owners are the most likely to own another console, but in 2020, the Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox and PlayStation in the UK by a lot. Like... a lot a lot. It's tempting to see this as a huge success for Nintendo, and it is, but it's also a...
Reminder CIRCLE Entertainment And Flyhigh Works' Festive Sale Ends Today, 39 Switch Games Discounted
More Switch eShop bargains for your perusal
Update: As a quick reminder, CIRCLE Entertainment And Flyhigh Works' huge festive sale is coming to an end today across Europe and North America. If you're hoping to grab any of the bargains listed below, make sure to do so sharpish! Original Article Fri 18th Dec, 2020 15:00 GMT): The holiday Switch...
Reminder Capcom's Switch And 3DS Sale Ends Today, Up To 75% Off
Update: Hours remain in North America
Update: As a quick reminder for our chums in North America, Capcom's current sale on Nintendo Switch and 3DS is ending later today. The deals ended in Europe a few days ago, but North American Switch owners still have a few hours left to snap them up. The offers listed below will vanish at 11:59pm PT...
News Nintendo's New Year Switch Sale Discounts Mario Kart, Mario Odyssey, Zelda And More (Europe)
Luigi's Mansion, Skyrim, Dragon Quest and more!
Nintendo of Europe's festive sale may well have only just come to an end, but that doesn't mean the offers have to stop, right? Yes, yet another mighty sale has landed on the Switch eShop, with plenty of top games seeing very welcome discounts. We've gathered up just some of the highlights for you...
News Ubisoft Switch Sale Discounts Immortals Fenyx Rising, Mario + Rabbids And Plenty More
Deals live across Europe and North America
Update: If you've had your eye on any of Ubisoft's current Switch eShop discounts, you'll want to add them to your basket and get them bought ASAP – the sale ends today. You can find all of the discounts available listed below. Original Article (Mon 21st Dec, 2020 12:30 GMT): Rounding off 2020 in style,...
Reminder Bandai Namco 'Winter Meltdown' Sale Ends Today, 25 Switch Games Discounted
Get 'em cheap while you can!
Update: Just like Nintendo's huge 900+ game sale, Bandai Namco's current Winter Meltdown sale is ending today. Only hours remain to grab these games at their discounted prices, so make sure to head on over to the eShop and snap them up while you still can. Original Article (Mon 21st Dec, 2020 15:30 GMT): Following on...
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale Ends Today, Over 900 Switch Games Discounted (Europe)
It's over 900!
Update: Just in case it had slipped your mind, here's a friendly reminder that Nintendo's monstrous Switch eShop sale is ending today. The deals below, and 900 more on the eShop itself, will all remain live until 11:59pm your local time. So get a move on! Original Article Thu (17th Dec, 2020 14:30 GMT): Nintendo of Europe has...
News Take A Look At This Neat Visualisation Of Nintendo's Console Sales
We like statistics best when they're wiggly
Nintendo has had a lot of ups and downs as a company, from its 20th century beginnings in the console market to its 2017 release, the Nintendo Switch (which some of you may have heard of). It doesn't seem that long ago that we were writing sad news pieces on the Wii U, or reminiscing over the 3DS now that...
Feature How Do Switch eShop Discounts Impact Game Sales?
A developer's perspective after three years of experimenting
The success of Switch has led to a sea change in the way Nintendo approaches digital sales. While deep discounts on first-party titles are unlikely to materialise any time soon, it's now relatively common to see the company's big-name evergreen games with 1/3 off their normal price. Other...
News In 2020, Just Dance Was As Popular As Watch Dogs And Mario Kart 8 Sold More Than In 2019
Sales statistics show surprising successes
Numbers are delicious. We're big fans of crunching all that tasty statistical cereal and spitting out interesting fact-nuggets. Remember when we took a look at gamesindustry.biz's "Year In Numbers", and found out that Nintendo Switch owners were the most likely to own another console? Well, we're back with...
News Story Of Seasons And Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Helped XSEED Games To A Record-Breaking Year
And 2021 looks bright, too
XSEED Games, a publishing arm of Marvelous USA, has announced that the company has this year surpassed previous highest-sales and fastest-selling records worldwide. The company has launched a new video showcasing what it describes as one of its "strongest years," with a diverse range of farming sims, RPGs, action games...
News Kemco Discounts Ten RPGs Across Switch, Wii U And 3DS In Latest Sale
And a bonus game, too
Serial RPG publisher Kemco has announced a brand new sale on Nintendo Switch, Wii U and 3DS which discounts ten role-playing titles (and a bonus rhythm game) for your consideration. The sale is live across the North American, European and Australian Nintendo eShops, with discounts reaching as high as 50% off for a limited...
Reminder Nintendo's Game Awards Switch Sale Ends Today – Zelda, Mario Odyssey And More Reduced
North America only!
Update: Nintendo of America's The Game Awards sale is coming to an end, so consider this your final warning if you're hoping to pick up some of the tasty digital discounts shown below. All deals seen in the following image will expire at 11:59pm PT on Thursday, 17th December. Jump onto the eShop and save some pennies while you...
News Nintendo's Share Value On Tokyo Stock Exchange Hits Highest Level Since The Wii's Glory Days
Switch demand pushes stock to highest level since December 2007
Despite the arrival of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, demand for the Switch is higher than ever – and it has caused Nintendo's share value to jump to the highest level since December 2007 – a period when the Wii was king of the living room. Nintendo's share value rose 6.6% on...
News The Nintendo Switch Has Been The Best-Selling Console In Canada For 25 Consecutive Months
That's a record-breaker!
Last week, Nintendo revealed the Switch was the best-selling console of November 2020 in the US - making it the best-selling console for 24 consecutive months. During this time it sold a whopping 1.35 million units. Obviously, America isn't the only country where the Switch is absolutely killing it, in terms of sales. The...
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...
News Nintendo Switch Sold More Than 1.3 Million Units In China This Year
Ahead of the pack
It has now been a year since Nintendo launched the Switch in China with the help of Tencent and it seems to be paying off. According to Niko Partners, the hybrid system has now sold more than 1.3 million units in the region this year, through both legal and gray market channels. Bloomberg highlights how this is "almost double" the...
News Kemco's Black Friday Sales Ends Today, Big RPG Savings Across Switch And 3DS
Up to 50% off
Frane: Dragons' Odyssey, Nintendo Switch Update: The Kemco Black Friday sale on Nintendo Switch and 3DS is ending today. If you were thinking of picking up any of the games listed below at their discounted pries, now's your last chance to do so. Original Article (Fri 20th Nov, 2020 10:15 GMT): Publisher Kemco has slashed the prices...
News Black Friday Switch Sale Discounts Ice Age, Jumanji And More Family-Friendly Games (US)
Update: Sale ends today
Update: Outright Games' Black Friday Switch sale comes to an end today. This is your last chance to pick up the games listed below at their discounted prices. Original Article (Fri 20th Nov, 2020 17:00 GMT): Did you think we were done with Nintendo Switch Black Friday sales for the day? Well, you thought wrong, because...
News Nintendo's Huge Cyber Deals Sale Ends Today, Up To 75% Off Top Switch Games (North America)
Zelda, Xenoblade, Mario and more!
Update: And finally, the big one. Nintendo's entire range of Cyber Deals ends today at 11:59pm PT. We've rounded up some of the highlights below – and you'll no doubt spot plenty more publisher sales on our homepage today – but feel free to jump onto the eShop and browse through the full sale if you haven't...
