Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 8 Comments

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of June 2017. You can check out the full results below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Select GameStop stores hosted a special Splatoon 2 event last weekend. You could stop by and play the game, get some color changing cups, and more.

Site contributor Andrew was on hand at the event, and snapped a few photos for us. Check out our images below, including a look at those color changing cups.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors, Switch | 42 Comments

It was nearly a week ago that Walmart took pre-orders for the Super NES Classic – or so we thought. The retailer ended up pulling the plug on reservations a few days ago.

In an email sent to customers, Walmart said that pre-orders went up “due to a technical glitch”. That’s fine and all, but those who thought they were lucky enough to score the system were dissatisfied that their orders were cancelled.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 32 Comments

Splatoon 2 has been out for just over a week. Nintendo published the game last Friday, and many Switch owners likely purchased the game. One thing is for sure: it’s selling like hot cakes in Japan.

How many of you have picked up Splatoon 2 thus far? If you did, have you had a chance to play it? What do you think of it so far? How do you feel about the new single-player campaign, Salmon Run, and everything else the game has to offer? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

Highlights from last week’s topic: Miiverse memories

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

Update: Added some more Pokemon figures from Wonder Festival.

Original: Wonder Festival 2017 Summer is now underway. The latest figures are being shown, including a few brand new Nintendo-related ones.

First off, the Zelda: Breath of the Guardian amiibo is officially confirmed, and we have our first look at it. Other highlights include:

– Sakura Nendoroid from Fire Emblem Fates
– Lana Nendoroid from Pokemon
– Moon (female trainer) figma from Pokemon Sun/Moon
– Chap Nendoroid from The Snack World
– Zero Nendoroid from Mega Man X2

We’ve included images of the latest figures in the gallery below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

At San Diego Comic-Con last week, Marvel featured LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 during its official live stream with a game demo. Watch the recording below for the latest footage.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments

Splatoon 2’s release helped boost overall software sales in Japan last week. Between July 17 and July 23, there was a 251.55 percent increase at a total of 987,000 copies sold on the whole.

Switch also sold about 100,000 units. It was the second best week for the system – only behind the initial launch – and also raised overall Japanese hardware sales to 169,000 units. Sales were up 128.18 percent from last week.

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

The NES Classic Edition is back at Amazon – sort of. For those in select cities, the retailer is selling the system for the original $60 price point at its Treasure Truck daily-deals program.

Treasure Trucks can be found in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Customers can place orders for the NES Classic Edition through the Amazon app and schedule a pick up time at a Treasure Truck. If you happen to be located in one of these cities, you can take advantage between 11 AM and 5 PM local time, or until product sells out.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Red Column reconfirmed its commitment to free updates for its Wii U eShop game 3Souls earlier this week. The studio also outlined changes that are in the pipeline.

In another new blog post, Red Column talks about what else is planned, primarily for the Vault. The team is adding in a completion percentage, ML-Rules, hidden memories, new content for the Nindies mini-game, and a gallery feature. Everything is covered in detail on the official website here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 6 Comments

The launch of Dragon Quest games is always a big deal in Japan. It’s an extremely popular series, and each new entry is treated as a huge event.

It’s been a five year wait for the next Dragon Quest title. The wait has been even longer for a new single-player focused game. And so Japan no doubt treated the release of Dragon Quest XI as an important event. You can see a few photos from the launch below.

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