Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

Nintendo will be joining the lineup of sponsors for the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards. It’s unclear what exactly that role entails, but the show does at least have backing from the big N.

You may have forgotten, but there was a neat little Nintendo segment at the Kids’ Choice Awards last year. Mario and Luigi showed up to present once of the winners, and a live-action Mario sequence was created.

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The latest trailer for The Great Ace Attorney 2 was heavy on dialogue and general scenes as opposed to gameplay. Thankfully, someone has gone to the trouble of translating the video with English subtitles. You can see that below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 30 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 26,243
New 3DS LL – 18,229
Vita – 11,521
PS4 Pro – 7,133
2DS – 6,203
New 3DS – 1,625
Wii U – 794
PS3 – 557
Xbox One – 35

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 39, 116
New 3DS LL – 23, 212
Vita – 13,816
2DS – 9,243
PS4 Pro – 7,887
New 3DS – 2,091
Wii U – 1,169
PS3 – 701
Xbox One – 75

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

While a number of developers and publishers are beginning to move on from Wii U releases, 2Dream has announced a new one. Later this year, the bullet hell shooter Ghost Blade HD will be launching on the eShop. Two-player local co-op mode, five stages, three difficulty levels, three different ships, and online leaderboards will be included.

We’ve attached a trailer for Ghost Blade HD below. Upon release, the game will cost $9.99 / €8.99.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 41 Comments

French site Le Monde recently put up a new interview with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma about Breath of the Wild. Aonuma touched upon plenty of topics, including development (such as team size), the Shrines, art style, and more.

We’ll be working on a proper translation of the interview over the next few days. For now, find a summary after the break.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 15 Comments

Capcom is still revealing collaborations for Monster Hunter XX, with the latest one being based around Sailor Moon. Players will be able to receive the Felyne C Moon Cat Rod and special armor, plus a unique background featuring art made by Naoko Takeuchi. The official trailer is posted below.

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

Earlier this month, Double Fine tweeted out interest in bringing Psychonauts 2 to Switch. The company said that it hopes to “hit up as many platforms as we can with that one”.

That was followed up with another tweet a couple of days later. Double Fine clarified that there are “no existing plans for a Switch version, but it is possible we might later on”.

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

Miitomo has been updated with new content. Players can nab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, “Cooler than the tundra! Arctic Friends #3”.

Available items include:
– Mini-snowman
– Snowman mask
– Snowman earmuffs
– Snowman sweater dress

Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.

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Pokemon Sun/Moon continues to roll out commercials with athletes. This time around, an advert is up with Saori Yoshida, who secured an gold medal at the Olympics in wrestling. Check out the commercial below.

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Square Enix has uploaded the latest Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional trailer, focusing on scenes from the previous two image videos with new scenes mixed it. Check it out below.

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