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News Switch Indie Sale Offers Up To 40% Off, Including Some Games From Yesterday's Showcase
Discounts available for a limited time
Nintendo has kickstarted an indie-focused sale on Nintendo Switch, celebrating yesterday's Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The sale offers discounts of up to 40% on some cracking indie titles on Switch, including launch window discounts for some of the games that were featured in yesterday's show. You can find...
News Get Discounts On Seven RPGs In Kemco's Switch And 3DS Summer Sale
Across Europe, North America and Australia
Japanese developer and publisher Kemco has slashed the prices of a number of its RPGs on both Switch and 3DS, giving you the chance to pick them up at up to 50% off the asking price. We've rounded up all of the offers for you below. The sale is live across the European, North American, and Australian...
News Yep, The Switch Has Now Outsold The NES
Wii is still out in front
We ran a story earlier this month about how worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch were in line with the mighty NES (as of 30th June) - with both sitting at 61 million. At the time, all we could go off was Nintendo's latest financial earnings report, but now we've got some additional data that appears to confirm it has...
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...
News Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition And Clubhouse Games Both Surpass 1 Million Sales
And it only took one month
Animal Crossing: New Horizons may well have snapped up all of the headlines when Nintendo's recent financial earnings were released, but both Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics have also done rather well for themselves
News Lots Of DOOM Games, Skyrim And Wolfenstein Are All 50% Off On Nintendo Switch
Update: Sale ends today!
Update (Mon 10th Aug, 2020 11:00 BST): Just as a quick reminder, Bethesda's Switch sale ends today. If you were hoping to get any of the games listed below at discounted prices, now's the time to strike! Original Article (Wed 5th Aug, 2020 09:40 BST): A selection of Bethesda games are currently 50% off on Nintendo Switch...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Now Japan's Second Best-Selling Game Ever
The original Pokémon is still out in front
Since Nintendo released its latest financial results, we've been hearing a lot about Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales. It's now sold over 22 million copies worldwide which means it has sold more copies than the entire Metroid franchise. If this w
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Sold More Copies Than The Entire Metroid Franchise
Sad reacts only
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that 2020 superstar Animal Crossing: New Horizons has already sold a staggering 22 million copies worldwide. It's a total that makes it the second-best-selling game on Switch despite only being available for a handful of months, already outselling the likes of
News Switch Software Sales Are Comfortably Beating The PS2's, The Best-Selling Console Of All Time
Switch's top games are really doing the numbers
Considering it's only been on the market for just under three-and-a-half years, the Nintendo Switch is performing incredibly well. The latest figures from Nintendo show that the console has now shipped 61.44 million units, meaning that it will easily become the company's second best-selling home...
News Sword And Shield Are Now The Best-Selling Pokémon Games Since Gold And Silver
New figures put them ahead of Diamond and Pearl
Earlier today, we shared an updated list of Nintendo Switch's top ten best-selling games. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the standout star of the show, but the update shows that other titles including Pokémon Sword and Shield have also seen a significant boost in sales over the
News Nintendo's Net Profits Reached $1bn In The Last Quarter, A 541% Rise Year-On-Year
Net sales more than doubled
Nintendo has had a hugely impressive start to the fiscal year, with net profits up by 541.3% over the same period last year. Compared to Q1 of last year, Nintendo's net sales have more than doubled this this time around. Covering the period between 1st April and 30th June 2020, those net sales reached a total of 358.1...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2020
Animal Crossing is a monster
Earlier today, we reported that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold an absolutely staggering 22 million copies in just over three months. That's all well and good, but how does that compare to Nintendo's other major Switch releases? As part of its three-months earnings release, Nintendo has updated its official sales...
News Nintendo Switch Sales Surpass 61 Million, Equalling The Mighty NES
Next target? Wii
The Nintendo Switch has reached a grand total of 61.44 million hardware sales, fast-approaching the legendary NES console - and quite possibly beating it. Nintendo's latest financial earnings report is now in our hands, allowing us to compare the Switch's current lifetime sales to those of its predecessors. The table below shows...
News Huge 95% Discount Pushes All-Star Fruit Racing To Number One In The Switch eShop Charts
That's one way to do it
All-Star Fruit Racing, a kart racer from 3DClouds and PQube which launched on Switch back in 2018, has zoomed straight to pole position in the UK eShop charts. It might seem odd to see the game outperforming the likes of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Minecraft, but its success is down to a mighty sale currently being...
News Take To The Skies In Panzer Dragoon: Remake With This Limited-Time Discount
33% off!
After a surprise landing on the Nintendo Switch in March, Panzer Dragoon: Remake has received a number of updates improving the overall experience. The most recent one in May added an option to enable 60 frames per second, added HD Rumble, Gyro controls, and much more. If you haven't got around to trying out this release yet, now is the...
And lots of other discounts, too
Arc System Works has kicked off a lovely sale on the Switch eShop in North America, discounting the prices of a number of games that could well be worth a look for fighting fans. You'll find all of the discounts available below, although we want to make sure you spot the discount on Dragon Ball FighterZ - Ultimate...
Monster Hunter, Okami, DMC, more
Update: Just as a quick reminder, Capcom's Switch sale ends at 11:59pm PT today. Make sure to grab these deals while you still can. Original Article (Wed 22nd Jul, 2020 17:00 BST): If you're looking for some new games to check out on your Switch, this new sale from Capcom might come in very handy indeed. A number...
News Megadimension Neptunia VII Celebrates Switch eShop Launch With A 20% Discount
Dimension hop on your Switch today
Today sees the release of the "beloved" Neptunia RPG, Megadimension Neptunia VII, on the Nintendo Switch eShop. To celebrate the occasion, Idea Factory is offering a three-week-long launch discount of 20% off the $29.99/£26.99 standard price - reducing it to $23.99/£21.59 (offer expires on 17/08/2020). If you'd...
News Paper Mario: The Origami King Launch Sales Compared To Past Entries (Japan)
A promising start
According to Famitsu's latest sales chart, Nintendo's new release - Paper Mario: The Origami King - sold 109,092 copies in its first week in Japan. It debuted in second place - with the PlayStation 4 exclusive Ghost of Tsushima taking out the top spot. How does this particular entry compare to previous Paper Mario launch weeks,...
News Spike Chunsoft's Summer Sale Offers Up To 80% Off Selected Switch Titles
STEINS;GATE! AI: The Somnium Files! Pixeljunk!
Not to be outdone by rival publishers Team17, Warner Bros and Square Enix – all of which are holding summer sales of their own right now – Spike Chunsoft has slashed the cos
News Square Enix Is Offering Up To 50% Off Final Fantasy, Trials Of Mana And More
Big savings to be had
Publisher Square Enix is having another one of its eShop sales, with players being offered up to 50% off the price of some pretty amazing titles. Highlights include Trials of Mana, Collection of Mana, several classic Final Fantasy titles and a few unique JRPGs, such as I Am Setsuna and Oninaki. If you've been holding off...
Making it XSEED's fastest-selling title on a single platform
XSEED Games has revealed its latest release Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has become its fastest-selling title to reach 100,000 sales on a single platform in North America. Gematsu reached out to XSEED, and was told it was the Nintendo Switch version that achieved this...
News Activision Blizzard Switch Sale Discounts Crash Bandicoot, Spyro And More
Up to 50% off
Continuing the current streak of publisher sales on Nintendo Switch is Activision Blizzard, which has reduced the prices of a handful of games for a limited time. You can currently get discounts on popular mascots Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, as well as Overwatch and Diablo. We've got all the info you need below. Original...
News Warner Bros. 'Family Fun' Sale Hits Nintendo Switch, Up To 75% Off Top Games (North America)
Fancy some cheap LEGO games?
Warner Bros. is currently hosting a 'Family Fun' sale on Nintendo Switch, discounting plenty of games by as much as 75% for a limited time in North America. The list is predominantly made up of LEGO games, including LEGO originals and more franchise tie-ins than you can shake a plastic brick at. Have a browse:...
News Team17 Kicks Off Summer Switch Sale, Get Up To 90% Off Its Biggest Games
Worms, Yooka-Laylee, Overcooked, more!
Team17 is hosting a new sale on Nintendo Switch, slashing prices of some of its biggest games by as much as 90%. That tasty sounding 90% discount is available for Mugsters, and you'll find other great titles like the Yooka-Laylee games, Moving Out, Overcooked, My Time at Portia and more on sale, too. We have a...
News Deadly Premonition Origins Is On Sale For Half Price Until 26th July
Solve the original case
There's been a lot of concerns raised over the past week about the performance of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise. If you're still interested, but a bit worried about this aspect of the game, why not opt with the original outing until the sequel is p
News Here Are Japan's Top Ten Best-Selling Games Of 2020 So Far
And hardware sales, too
With June now well and truly behind us, we find ourselves in the second half of 2020. In that time, we might not have had quite as many top tier Nintendo releases as we might have expected, but the Switch continues to sell well and one title in particular has been smashing records all over the place. Newly compiled data from...
News The World Ends With You: Final Remix Is On Sale For Half Price Until 19th July
Relive the DS classic on Switch
To celebrate the official reveal of The World Ends With You: The Animation at Anime Expo Lite 2020, Square Enix's Nintendo Switch game - The World Ends With You: Final Remix - is currently 50% off. Instead of paying the usual price of £39.99 / $49.99, you'll only have to fork out £19.99 / $24.99. This sale ends on...
A huge achievement
According to Famitsu's Japanese chart estimates, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now surpassed five million physical sales in Nintendo's home region. The game is the first on Switch to reach the impressive milestone. The five million sales total has been achieved in just over three months and leaves New Horizons comfortably...
Get 'em while you can!
Update (Tue 16th Jun, 2020 17:30 BST): In case you haven't jumped on it yet, we wanted to remind you that Nintendo's ridiculous North American summer sale is about to come to an end. You'll find lots and lots of deals on the eShop at the moment, including some of Nintendo's own titles which have had their prices slashed by up...
Reminder Nintendo Switch's Resident Evil Sale Ends Today, Get Up To 60% Off
On sale for a limited time
Update (Tue 16th Jun, 2020 09:45 BST): As a quick reminder, today sees the end of the Resident Evil sale on Switch in North America. In Europe, the sale will continue until 18th June, but if you're planning on buying any of these games from the North American store, you'll want to get on it sharpish. Original Article...
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Digital Switch Sale Ends This Weekend, Over 350 Games Discounted (Europe)
Get up to 80% off!
Update (Fri 12th Jun, 2020 10:30 BST): Just as a quick reminder, Nintendo's 'Digital Days' Switch sale currently taking place across Europe ends this weekend. You have until 14th June to take advantage of the offers seen below! Original Article (Fri 5th Jun, 2020 11:45 BST): Nintendo of Europe has kicked off yet another mighty...
News Resident Evil Becomes Capcom's First Series To Sell More Than 100 Million Units Worldwide
80% of sales have come from outside of Japan
Capcom's survival horror series Resident Evil - also known as Biohazard in Japan - has reached a new milestone. The entire series to date has now shifted more than 100 million units worldwide. The series first started out in 1996 on the original PlayStation and since then has grown into the biggest...
Rumour Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Reportedly Been Downloaded More Than 10 Million Times
That's a lot of bells for Nintendo
A recent post by Famitsu suggests worldwide downloads for Animal Crossing: New Horizons have now surpassed 10 million. This follows on from Nintendo's fiscal year earnings report in May, which revealed the newest entry in the life simulation series - at that point - had sold 11.77 million copies in just 12 days,...
News Get A Physical Copy Of Etrian Mystery Dungeon On 3DS For Just £4.99 - This Weekend Only
Use the code DOTW1 at the checkout
Fancy adding one final game to your physical 3DS library? Then why not take advantage of this super cheap weekend-only deal currently available on the NISA European Online Store. Instead of paying £7.99 for Etrian Mystery Dungeon, if you enter the following code at the checkout - DOTW1 - you'll get the game for...
News Nintendo Sold 4.2 Million Switch Consoles In March Alone, Says Report
Update: Evidence suggests otherwise
Update: It has come to our attention that some of the findings presented in GoldenCasino's report appear to be inaccurate. As of January, the Switch had shifted a total of 52.48 million units according to official Nintendo figures. By the end of March, Nintendo's official figures placed that total at 55.77...
News Hungry For Some Resident Evil Action On Your Switch? Then Check Out These Super eShop Savings
Up to 60% off
Capcom has taken another bite out of its Resident Evil prices on the Switch eShop, reducing the mainline games in the series by up to 60%. These current offers apply to both the US and UK and will be available until 18th June. Keep in mind, the standard price per game is normally $29.99 / £29.99. That means you can get two games for...
News The Pokémon Company Just Recorded Its Second Best Year In History
Profits are through the roof
The Pokémon Company has released its financial report for the fiscal year ending February 2020, revealing that it's had a mightily impressive 12 months. As reported by gamebiz, The Pokémon Company's net profit reached 15.3 billion yen (approx. $143m) over the last fiscal year, a 14.8% increase over the previous...
Reminder Bandai Namco's Huge Nintendo Switch Sale Ends Today, Up To 80% Off (North America)
Pick up a bargain
Update (Tue 26th May, 2020 17:30 BST): As a quick reminder, Bandai Namco's current sale on the North American eShop will end today. All the details you need can be found in our original article below. Original Article (Thu 14th May, 2020 17:30 BST): Once again, Bandai Namco has kicked off a mighty sale on Nintendo Switch, with...
News Pac-Man Celebrates His 40th Anniversary With A Special Sale On The Switch eShop
Up to 75% off select games
Bandai Namco is currently celebrating Pac-Man's 40th anniversary on the Switch eShop with a special sale on Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus. Instead of paying the usual price for it, right now you can get it for just £4.19 / $5.99 or your regional equivalent (that's up to 75% off). Below is the rundown of the...
News Minecraft Sales Top 200 Million As Developer Mojang Gets A New Logo And Name (Well, Sort Of)
Impressive monthly player figures, too
In a post on Xbox.com Microsoft has announced that over 200 million copies of Minecraft have been sold to date. Not only that, but 126 million people are playing the game on a monthly basis. That's... a lot of people still playing Minecraft! This news, written by head of Mojang Studios Helen Chiang, follows...
News Dark Souls Series Has Now Sold Over 27 Million Copies Worldwide, FromSoftware Confirms
Time for the trilogy on Switch, then?
It took a while, but Nintendo gamers finally got to sample the delights of the Dark Souls series when Dark Souls: Remastered launched on Switch back in October 2018. The original game released in 2011 and ushered in a new era of unforgiving titles that rewarded patience and skill with deep combat and intriguing,...
News Lots Of Sonic Games Are Discounted On Nintendo Switch And 3DS Right Now (North America)
Mario & Sonic, SEGA AGES, Sonic Mania, more
With the Blu-ray and 4K releases of this year's Sonic the Hedgehog movie set to launch in North America this week, it seems only fitting that Sega would host a blue blur sale on the Nintendo eShop. A number of games have been discounted across both the Switch and 3DS. You'll find all the current discounts...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Already Exceeded Nintendo's Lifetime Sales Predictions
And 50% of sales are digital
Earlier this week, Nintendo's fiscal year earnings report revealed Animal Crossing: New Horizons had sold 11.77 million copies in just 12 days, making it the "best start ever" for a Nintendo Switch title. A chart released by the company further detailed how the game shifted 13.41 million copies in the first six weeks -...
News The Top Ten Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And DS (As Of March 2020)
Did someone say Mario Kart?
We've already received an updated list of the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games today, but how about the 3DS, the Wii U, and even the Wii and DS? Well, as it happens, Nintendo has also provided updated lists for each of these consoles, and while the standings below have seen very little change over the past few...
News Nintendo Earned Almost $2 Billion In Digital Sales This Year, A 72% Yearly Increase
And mobile earnings have jumped, too
Nintendo's digital business is positively blooming, with the company recording a 71.8% increase in year-on-year sales in today's fiscal year earnings report. From April 2019 to March 2020, Nintendo's digital sales reached 204.1 billion yen (at the time of writing, this converts to roughly $1.92 billion / £1.55...
News 18 Nintendo-Published Switch Games Sold More Than A Million Copies This Financial Year
Of course we have a full list for you
If you've been browsing our very lovely homepage today, you'll no doubt have noticed that Nintendo's financial earnings report has arrived. It's already revealed that Switch hardware sales have reached 55.77 million worldwide, and that 3DS sales are seeing a pretty sharp decline, but let's take a closer look at...
News 3DS Sales See 73% Year-On-Year Decline, No Future Sales Forecast Provided
Nintendo's moved on
As Nintendo's focus moves increasingly towards the Switch, it's perhaps expected that sales for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems are starting to see sharper declines. Over the last financial year (so that's April 2019 - March 2020), Nintendo 3DS generated 0.69 million hardware sales, a 73% year-on-year drop from last year's...
News Nintendo Expects To Sell 19 Million Switch Consoles In The Next Financial Year
Which would be a 9.6% year-on-year drop
Nintendo has revealed that over the next financial year, covering the period of April 2020 - March 2021, it expects to sell 19 million Switch units worldwide. The forecast arrives on the back of today's fiscal year earnings report, where Nintendo announced that the Switch family of systems achieved 21.03...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2020
Lifetime sales listed
With Animal Crossing: New Horizons' first official figures now safely in our hands, what better time to provide an updated list of the Switch's best-selling games? As part of its fiscal year earnings report, Nintendo has updated its official sales figures for Switch's biggest games. As you might imagine, Mario Kart 8 De
