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Nintendo, leading retailer of video games in France

Lefigaro:
"Nintendo has sold nearly 4.5 million video games in France in 2014. The Wii U home console now reached 515,000 sales, while a new version of the portable 3DS is about to arrive in stores.

Pokemon, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros ... Nintendo revenues were still operated at full capacity last year, and allowed it to be back "the first video game publisher in France with nearly 4.5 million games sold in 2014, "according to Deputy Director General of the French branch, Philippe Lavoué. Nintendo, which stands in front of Electronic Arts (FIFA 15) and Ubisoft (Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs) was already number one in 2013. "

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3-4-53380d ago

* French culture, if you look at it, they kind of embrace colors more than other countries, and since Nintendo games are often colorful, they happen to sell well in France.

Just my observation though.

wonderfulmonkeyman3381d ago

*Pinches the bridge of my nose and groans*
Et tu, Brute?XD

Qrphe3381d ago

>French
>Latin

*pinches your ear*

Back to class

wonderfulmonkeyman3381d ago

*Slaps your hand*
Use of a different foreign tongue was intentional.
Save your lectures for the real students.XD

LexHazard793378d ago

El bruto eres tu pendeho, cabron, hijo de puta!

Rute3381d ago (Edited 3381d ago )

Je suis Captain Toad, la treasuré iz 'ere,!

DeusEx-Machina3381d ago (Edited 3381d ago )

Actually even I buy all my game-copies in France. and I don't even live there. Amazon-Fr just has the best deals.

En fonction des jeux, les français ont un goût excelent!

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Looking Ahead: The Lingering Questions About the Next Mario Kart

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."

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Yi-Long14d ago

I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.

gold_drake14d ago

there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.

nintendo needs their bangers early on

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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Wii U Versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon's Online Play is Back

Nintendo has recently restored Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online after five months of being offline.

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