Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 14 Comments

MercurySteam is partnering with Nintendo for the first time on Metroid: Samus Returns. Enric Alvarez, the head of MercurySteam, only had good things to say about the relationship, telling GameReactor that it’s “been an amazing experience and an incredible honor.”

Here are some select quotes from the interview.

“It has been an amazing experience and an incredible honor. We learned a lot from the best, Nintendo. These days, we often pinch ourselves just in case we are in a dream.”

“We have been working with the best. I think this explains pretty much everything about how things went during the development. We were very impressed about the devotion, the care and the quality Nintendo treats the product, and we learned a lot from that.”

“Long time fans are going to be extremely pleased. The game is the result of both, on one hand is a Nintendo game, a Metroid game, and on the other hand, I think people will see the MercurySteam influence.”

You can hear Alvarez speaking about Metroid: Samus Returns and MercurySteam working with Nintendo towards the end of the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Shephy could be heading to the European Switch eShop very soon. The game now has a listing on the store, which shows a July 6 release date. Pricing is set at €4.99.

Here’s a lengthy overview:

Shephy, the single-player card game with cute and lovely illustrations that keeps players coming back for more is now available on Nintendo Switch.

[Increasing the number of sheeps?]
The main goal of the game is to increase your sheep count to 1,000. Using combination of the event cards, achieve the goal before the deck is emptied 3 times. Let’s go sheep.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Miitomo has been updated with new Daily Decorations. Users can check back daily for wallpapers and floorings, including the following:

– Seashore (Wallpaper)
– Bamboo (Wallpaper)
– Simple horizontal stripes (blue) (Wallpaper)
– Simple horizontal stripes (red) (Wallpaper)
– Dot circles (pink) (Wallpaper)
– Underwater (Wallpaper)
– Marine pastels (white) (Wallpaper)
– Chestnut flooring + Chimayo rug (beige) (Flooring)
– Flooring + dog rug (pink) (Flooring)
– Sandy beach (Flooring)

Miitomo Drop stages are located in the Shop tab, and can be played with Miitomo coins or game tickets.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

We’ll have to wait a bit longer for it in the west, but De Mambo is out now in Japan on the Switche Shop. View a launch trailer below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

Konami issued the newest Super Bomberman R update that, among other things, adds in some characters from its classic franchises. View footage of Pyramid Head, Simon Belmont, and Vic Viper below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Super Metroid
2. Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Pokemon Yellow
4. Ever Oasis
5. Terraria
6. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
7. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
8. Super Mario Kart
9. Pokemon Red
10. Dragon Ball Fusions
11. Super Mario Bros. 3
12. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
13. Super Mario World
14. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
15. Pokemon Blue
16. BoxBoxBoy!
17. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
18. Tomodachi Life
19. Mario Kart 7
20. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers

Videos

1. Super Mario Odyssey E3 2017 Trailer
2. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Ready for Launch
3. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle E3 2017 Trailer
4. Ever Oasis E3 2017 Trailer
5. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions E3 2017 Trailer
6. Metroid: Samus Returns E3 2017 Trailer
7. Kirby Switch E3 2017 Trailer
8. Bye-Bye BoxBoy! Launch Trailer
9. Sonic Forces E3 2017 Trailer
10. Yoshi Switch E3 2017 Trailer
11. Pokemon Direct 6/6/17
12. Super Mario Maker for 3DS Overview Trailer
13. Pokemon Gold/Silver return on the Virtual Console
14. Just Dance 2018 E3 2017 Trailer
15. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass E3 2017 Trailer
16. Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017
17. Metroid Prime 4 E3 2017 Announcement
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past Trailer
19. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 E3 2017 Trailer
20. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The official Namco Museum teaser site open for business today. You can access it here. It currently doesn’t have much, but it does reconfirm the lineup of games included such as Pac-Man Vs. Expect more content on the page in the weeks ahead.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 51 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. All done. Some interesting responses from Tatsumi Kimishima, Shigeru Miyamoto, and others. We’ve rounded everything up below.

Original: Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is currently underway. We’ll be reporting on any news from the event as it happens below, courtesy of NStyles and cvxfreak.

Introduction

– Zelda: Breath of the Wild sales at 2.76 million units on Switch
– Zelda also sold 1.08 million copies on Wii U
– Total sales for Zelda at 3.84 million
– Switch sales at 2.74 million units during the most recent fiscal year
– Mario Maker and Kirby were well-received on 3DS
– Pokemon GO has helped sales of past Pokemon games; hardware sales up outside Japan
– On mobile, Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes well received
– NES/Famicom Mini also did well
– amiibo sales dropped due to lack of new games
– Assets increased by 172 billion yen
– Debt has increased by 82 billion yen, secondary assets up by 90 billion yen
– Nintendo focused on increased the populace’s access to Nintendo IP
– Working on growing game hardware & further establishing smart device biz
– Outside of games, USJ Super Nintendo World and other efforts are being made to increase appeal to past and future Nintendo fans
– 3DS sales surpassed 66 million
– 3DS software sales are on firm ground
– New 2DS XL and new games like Pokemon UltraSM/3rd party titles on the way
– Nintendo will work to continue the smart device games with new apps; Miitomo, Mario Run, FE Heroes released thus far with different concepts
– Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom out in Japan on 10/5, elsewhere in September; designs match what each region got originally
– Nintendo values creativity/originality and will release products that surprise consumers
– Nintendo Dividends: 430 yen/share
– Some talk about election/re-election of board members; Genyo Takeda is not seeking re-election

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments

One of the big feature requests Switch owners have at the moment is the ability to backup and transfer save data. Thankfully, this is something that Nintendo was apparently thinking about before the system even launched.

The full Switch SDK leaked online today. We’re not really going to discuss it much here, but a couple of excerpts from official documents are worth pointing out.

The first concerns a save data transfer feature that will be released in the future:

In the future, we plan to provide a feature to transfer account save data among multiple consoles. As a result, there is the possibility that user accounts with uninitialized account save data will be added. Note that your design must work without issue, even in this case.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments

Super Bomberman R users can download the game’s latest update. Version 1.4 began distribution tonight.

Tonight’s update is highlighted by the inclusion of new Konami characters – specifically Vic Viper Bomber, Simon Belmont Bomber, and Pyramid Head Bomber. Four new VS stages have also been added to the shop along with two new series of accessories.

Below are the full patch notes:

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