Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The Nintendo eShop on Switch, 3DS and Wii U will undergo maintenance next week for a period of two hours, during which it will be unavailable. The exact times are below:

• 3 PM PT (May 8) – 5 PM PT (May 8)
• 6 PM ET (May 8) – 8 PM ET (May 8)
• 11 PM in the UK (May 8) – 1 AM in the UK (May 9)
• 12 AM in Europe (May 9) – 2 AM in Europe (May 9)

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments

The Switch is a massive sales success so far, which can be partially attributed to Nintendo’s continuous and prolific advertising of the system. A particular focus for the company seems to have to been ads on US television. In fact, according to research conducted by VentureBeat, no one in the games industry spent more on US TV ads in March 2017 than Nintendo.

Over 30% of the industry spend on TV ads in March (about $18.3 million) came from Nintendo. They aired 16 spots over 4,100 times and generated 583.5 million TV ad impressions. The biggest ad of the month was the Switch TV spot called “Believer”, which featured music by Imagine Dragons. Nintendo put a particular focus on ads that aired on Nick, Adult Swim, and Comedy Central, as well as during the NCAA basketball tournament, episodes of South Park and Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

The Water Gym Cup in Pokemon Duel is now available, provided you’ve downloaded the latest update. The big draw is [EX] Kyogre, which can be obtained from gym boosters or after victories.

For the duration of the event, all Water-type Movement 1 & 2 figures get an additional 1 movement and all Grass-type figures get a boost of 20 to each of their attacks.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments

It feels like we’re getting a new feature reveal for Dragon Quest XI pretty much every week, and this week is no exception. This week’s Jump magazine has revealed the new “Zone” feature, which, among other things, allows the use of powerful co-op skills (thanks Siliconera for the translation).

We’ve actually seen the “Zone” feature briefly before in some screenshots. When the protagonist glows with a blue aura during battle, that’s the sign on him activating Zone. Not only do his stats temporarily increase, it also allows you to use powerful co-op skills – techniques in which the hero and one or more party members combine their powers to unleash a powerful attack. Jump magazine list three examples of co-op skills:

• Falcon Dance: the hero and Camus dance around an enemy, repeatedly attacking it with swift sword strikes
• Rose Hurricane: the hero, Sylvia and Row combine their magic powers and Sylvia’s love to unleash a powerful whirlwind
• Giga Burst: all party members team up and gather their powers in the hero’s sword, who delivers a devastating strike

However, players aren’t the only ones who can use this power – some enemies are also able to use “Zone” and co-op skills.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments

Hamster Corporation’s Arcade Archives Neo Geo games have been a fixture on the Switch eShop so far, with one classic Neo Geo game being released nearly every week. It seems like Swtch owners have been enjoying this steady flow of releases – today, Hamster Corporation revealed that worldwide sales for all of the Arcade Archives Neo Geo games combined have surpassed 200,000 on Switch. In a tweet, they thank players for their support and ask them to look forward to future developments.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another Pokemon Shuffle update! Continuing on from last week, more Pokemon from Alola have been added to the game.

Three new special stages have been added: an Incineroar Escalation Battle stage, a Salazzle high-speed battle stage and a stage for Alolan Ninetales. All of those stages will be available until May 16th.

The Passimian Try ’em Items stage has been added to the rotation. It will be available every other week.

Finally, all players can get Alolan Vulpix as a gift.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

The Xander Grand Hero Battle has started in Fire Emblem Heroes. You have until May 8th to beat the Hard and the Lunatic difficulty versions of Xander’s special map, which will reward you with a 3-star or 4-star version of Xander, respectively.

To help you with the battle, a new summoning focus will also be available until May 8th. The featured 5-star units with higher appearance rates are Linde, Chrom, Arthur and Cordelia.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

It’s the start of a new month, which means new rewards are now available on My Nintendo. In Europe, five new rewards have gone live, and the big theme this month seems to be Street Fighter.

For 20 Gold Points, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Street Fighter Alpha 2 on Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS are all 30% off. Also for 20 Gold Points, Etrian Odyssey IV on 3DS is 20% off.

Finally, you can get a Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers phone wallpaper for 50 Platinum Points.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Fire Emblem Heroes will be getting its next major update, 1.3.0, next Monday, May 8th. In order to implement it, the game will undergo maintenance and be unavailable to play for 2 1/2 hours before the daily reset time.

Also, because of this update, the upcoming Arena season will be one day shorter than usual. It will run from May 2nd to May 8th. The official Fire Emblem Heroes Twitter account already announced the characters that will give you bonus points when used in the Arena during that season. They are Ike, Soren, Mist, Titania, Zephiel, Barst, Clarine, Hana, Felicia and Anna.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 31 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo used aircraft to ship Switch consoles to North America and Europe in March in order to replenish stock in stores as quickly as possible, according to a company spokesperson. This is noteworthy because shipping units this way is a lot more expensive than the usual method of sea freight, which Nintendo has gone back to since April. According to Ace Research Institute analyst Hideki Yasuda, air freight could add a cost of about ¥5,000 per unit. Still, it seems like Nintendo was willing to take that hit in profit in order to ship out as many Switch units as possible. In Nintendo’s recent financial results meeting, the company revealed that 2.74 million Switch units were sold in March – sounds like that number would’ve been quite a bit lower had they gone with the conventional shipping method of sea freight throughout the month.

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