[NEWS] Splatoon crosses the 1 million mark in sales

Nintendo a couple of days back announced a milestone for the now (almost) one month old video game, Splatoon.  The game has now sold over one million copies worldwide, and that figure includes more than 476,000 physical and digital units sold in the Americas, more than 368,000 sold in Japan, more than 230,000 sold in Europe and an additional 20,000 sold in Australia and New Zealand.

Numbers, numbers, numbers… well, in the end it’s a great boost for the ailing WiiU. Reggie adds to the announcement:

“This milestone puts us in a nice position as we prepare to launch 11 more exclusive Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games before the end of the year, plus amiibo, digital offerings and games from our third-party partners.”

I’ll have to say I have enjoyed my experience with Splatoon and in the coming months we will get more unlocking done up to the anticipated August major update.  Do you think more people will buy the game then? Still… looking forward to that postponed Splatfest event eventually!

[NEWS] Reggie Fils-Aime Doesn’t Believe Current VR Technology is Fun

This year’s E3 has been largely centered on what’s new with Virtual Reality (VR) technology.  Every major company seems to be releasing some kind of VR headset, except for Nintendo.  Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was asked in an interview with Polygon about Nintendo’s lack of VR technology announcements.  Here is his response:

“We have knowledge of the technical space, and we’ve been experimenting with this for a long, long time,  “What we believe is that, in order for this technology to move forward, you need to make it fun and you need to make it social.

“I haven’t walked the floor, so I can’t say in terms of what’s on the floor today, but at least based on what I’ve seen to date, it’s not fun, and it’s not social. It’s just tech.”

Reggie seems to believe that the VR technology isn’t a “fun” experience and isn’t social enough yet.  So it seems as if Nintendo won’t be coming out with a “Virtual Boy 2” anytime soon.  Would you guys like to see Nintendo create new VR technology for their next console, codenamed ‘NX’?  Sound off in the comments below!

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[NEWS] Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Will Be Free to Download

Good news to all Animal Crossing fans.  Josh Thomas from the Bit Block has reported that Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival will indeed be free to download.  All you need is the Animal Crossing amiibo to play the game.  This is great news and is bound to get more people excited about the game.  What do you guys think?  Will you be playing Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival now that it’s apparently free to download?  I will definitely consider it.  Sound off in the comment section below!

BTW I found out that Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival is a free download game. Amiibo are required to play though. #E3

— Josh Thomas (@TheBitBlock) June 17, 2015

[NEWS] Hyrule Warriors Adds Classic Link Costume

A new surprise update has been added to Hyrule Warriors on Wii U.  This update allows the player to play as link in his classic tunic from the original Legend of Zelda game on NES.  It closely resembles his classic look and is now available for free.

[NEWS] Nintendo E3 Digital Event News Roundup

Nintendo made plenty of new announcements at today’s E3 Digital Event.  Announcements include previously unannounced games, amiibo news, and release dates.  Check out the full roundup below:

• Star Fox Zero has been officially announced for Wii U and will be released this holiday season . It is being developed by Platinum Games, who previously developed The Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta 2 for Wii U as well.  Miyamoto has announced that it is not a sequel, prequel, or remake.  It is more of a re-imagining of the series.
• The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes has been announced for the Nintendo 3DS.  It will be a co-operative experience where you work with two friends to solve puzzles and complete dungeons.  It will use a similar art style to A Link Between Worlds.  You should still be able to play single-player with the game as well, however the game is a bit easier if you have two friends with you as well.
• Skylanders Superchargers will use Nintendo exclusive figurines based off of Bowser and Donkey Kong.  Each character will also have their own vehicle statue to use in the game.  These figurines will only be compatible with the Nintendo versions of the game.
• Hyrule Warriors Legends has been officially announced for Nintendo 3DS.  It will include all the DLC from the Wii U version of the game, including newcomers Tetra and and the King of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.  The game will be released early next year.
• The new Fire Emblem game for Nintendo 3DS has been given a new name under Fire Emblem Fates.  A new trailer was shown and the game has been confirmed to not be releasing until 2016.
• Xenoblade Chronicles X has finally been given a release date for the US.  It will be released on December 4th, 2015.
• Metroid Prime: Federation Force has been announced for Nintendo 3DS.  It looks to be more of a sequel to the Nintendo DS title Metroid Prime: Hunters.  However, it does not seem to be a main Metroid title and will be more of a co-operative mission based game that seems to be a spin-off to the series.
• A release date has been announced for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.   It will be released on September 25, 2015 in North America and October 2, 2015 in Europe.
• Yoshi’s Woolly World has received an official release date for the US.  It will be released on October 16th, 2015.
• Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival announced for Nintendo Wii U.  It looks to be a lot like Mario Party as you play as Animal Crossing characters on a game board.  Animal Crossing amiibo will accompany it to give you new characters to play as.
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam has been announced for Nintendo 3DS.  It will be a complete cross-over between the Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario series.  It will be released Spring 2016.
• Mario Maker has been given the new name Super Mario Maker.  By using different amiibo in the game, you will be able to play as those characters in the user created levels.  It will be officially released September 11th, 2015 in the US.
• Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash has been announced for Wii U.  It will bring the Mario Tennis franchise to HD and will be released Holiday 2015.
• Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem has been given a release window for the US.  It will be released in 2016 for North America.
• Yo-Kai Watch received has received a new trailer and a release window for the localized version of the game.  It will be released Holiday 2015.
• Following the Digital Event, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water was officially announced to be on its way to the United States.  It will be released Fall 2015, so look forward to this unexpected title.

How did you like Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event?  Most people found it extremely disappointing, but I found it to be relatively decent for Nintendo.  It wasn’t their best digital event, but it certainly wasn’t their worst.  Let us know in the comments section below your thoughts on the latest Nintendo E3 announcements.