Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

United States

* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.

Wii U

SteamWorld Collection – Amazon, GameStop
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Sun and Moon Dual Pack – Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Ball Fusions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (pre-order for capybara plushie) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Systems

Electric Blue 2DS variation – Amazon
Crimson Red 2DS variation – Amazon

amiibo

Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 4 – Best Buy
Link (8-Bit) – Best Buy, GameStop
Link (Zelda: Ocarina of Time) – Best Buy, GameStop
Link/Zelda (Zelda: Wind Waker) – Best Buy, GameStop

Books

Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages – Amazon
Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition – Amazon (save $16)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Collector’s Vault Edition – Amazon (save $8)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon

Other

Nyko Extend Link for NES Classic Edition (new) – Amazon
My Arcade Extender Cable – 10′ Gamepad Extender Cable – NES (new) – Amazon
My Arcade GamePad Combo Kit – Wireless Controller, 10′ (new) – NES Amazon
My Arcade GamePad Classic – Wireless Controller – NES (new) – Amazon
My Arcade Extender Cable – 10′ Gamepad Extender Cable (new) – Amazon
NES Classic Edition Carrying Case – Amazon

Canada

Wii U

SteamWorld Collection
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3DS

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
Pokemon Sun and Moon Steelbook Dual Pack
Pokemon Sun
Pokemon Moon
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village
Super Mario Maker for 3DS
Dragon Ball Fusions
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Books

Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition (save $9)
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4

amiibo

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo Cards 6 Pack

UK

Wii U

Darksiders Warmastered Edition

3DS

Pokemon Sun
Pokemon Moon
Pokemon Sun Steelbook
Pokemon Moon Steel Book
Animal Crossing: New Leaf + amiibo Card
Super Mario Maker for 3DS
Picross 3D: Round 2
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
7th Dragon III Code: VFD
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers

Systems

New 3DS XL – Pearl White
New 3DS XL – Orange and Black
Pokemon Sun/Moon New 3DS XL

amiibo

Link (8-Bit)
Link (Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Link (Zelda: Wind Waker)
Zelda (Zelda: Wind Waker)

Books

Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Strategy Guide Collector’s Vault
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments

Midipixel Studio is wrapping up work on Warlock’s Tower, a new Game Boy-inspired puzzle title for 3DS and other platforms. It’s planned for early 2017 (specifically January on Steam), so it shouldn’t be too long until we see it on the eShop.

Here’s a rundown of features:

• Solve 100 diabolically complex rooms! Brain melting puzzles await you in the dungeon, factory, library, private chambers, and warehouse
• Outwit zombies, flying eyes, and slimes! Your ever-diminishing steps are far from the only danger.
• Play with a friend! Option to roll solo or tackle tricky tag team stages with a buddy.
• Feel the 80s! 8-bit flavored graphics and sfx/music make you feel like you’re playing Game Boy again.
• Become a Mailman hero! Reach the pinnacle of the postal ranks by delivering the letter to the elusive Warlock

Watch a trailer for Warlock’s Tower below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.

Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of October 31:

October 31

– 2 Animal Crossing Halloween panels
– 2 WarioWare Ashley Halloween panels
– 1 Nikki Swapnote Halloween panel
– 1 Pokemon Halloween panel
– 3 BoxBoy panels
– 2 WarioWare Ashley icon panels
– 5 WarioWare panels
– 1 Nikki Swapnote panel
– 1 Mario & Luigi panel
– 4 Zelda: Majora’s Mask panel
– 1 Super Mario World panel
– 1 Mario Party panel
– 3 Yoshi’s Woolly World panels
– 3 bug panels (1 day left)
– 2 free plays

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Over on Amazon Japan, those who pre-order Pokemon Sun/Moon will be entitled to a microfiber pouch. The pouch given depends on the version you choose, but if you order both, the two different styles will be provided. Amazon’s listed measurement is 110mm x 190mm.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments

In its latest issue, GamesMaster published an interview with two of Game Freak’s developers working on Pokemon Sun/Moon. Director Shigeru Ohmori and Junichi Masuda were both interviewed. Ohmori’s comments mainly reiterated what we heard in previous interviews, but many of Masuda’s comments were very interesting.

The Masuda interview was more about Pokemon in general. He talked about fan feedback, the process of making new creatures, plus voice acting and Pokemon cries. If that wasn’t enough, Masuda also dished on a couple of new online features being included in Sun/Moon.

Head past the break for a rundown of some of Masuda’s top comments.

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

Jeron Moore is leading the way on Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses and Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions as producer of both concerts. Zelda Informer managed to secure an interview with him, and asked several questions about the two shows.

During the interview, Moore was asked about how the music is selected for the Zelda and Pokemon concerts. He shared the following in response:

“Chad and I spend a lot of time listening to all the music and generally we have a good prerequisite knowledge of it. We have our own favorites and we kind of will work for the orchestra and what won’t, what will lend itself better for it. We also like to get the input from whoever we are working with. We worked very closely with Koji Kondo to establish what really even through today’s Zelda Symphony with Master Quest is still a very important part of that show. There is a reason it is still a core part of that show, because it was very carefully designed. The same goes for Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions. Junichi Masuda had a lot of feedback and thought some of our original choices were very interesting and was willing to hear what we wanted to do with it. When he did, he gave us the thumbs up. We try to make it a very collaborative process while also staying true to our passion for bringing to the table, the stage, the orchestra… what really sets us on fire and what gets us excited about the music and the game itself.”

If you’re interested in the full interview, you can listen to it in its entirety below.

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

Over the past couple of weeks, Nintendo has been publishing new interviews about some of its classic games in celebration of the NES Classic Edition. A couple of these have started to receive official English translations, but one is still untouched: Super Mario Bros. 3. Since it was incredibly fascinating and arguably the most interesting interview out of the bunch thus far, we went ahead and produced our own translation.

Directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka participated in the interview, along with composer Koji Kondo. During the conversation, they opened up about how the game was originally planned with an overhead perspective, spoke about the different power-ups including Tanooki Suit’s origins, and touched on the music. Miyamoto also cleared up where the idea for Small Mario came from in the first Super Mario Bros.

Continue on below to read our translation in full.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 25 Comments

A new month is here! We’ve just entered November, so that means we want to know what you’ve been playing. Have you started up something entirely new for the month? Or maybe you’re continuing something you started a little while back? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Moon, or both

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News | 25 Comments

The development of Sonic Heroes took its toll on director Takashi Iizuka, who is also the head of Sonic Team. Iizuka spoke to Game Informer this month about how difficult it was to create, even labeling it as the most stressful project of his career.

Iizuka was located in the United States as Sonic Heroes was being created. Meanwhile, the rest of the team was based in Japan. Mismanagement was also a major issue.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 111 Comments

Earlier today, Emily Rogers tweeted out some unconfirmed tidbits about the new Mario title for Switch. Nintendo showed a few seconds from the game during its announcement of the system last month.

According to Rogers, the project is “practically finished.” With that in mind, she believes it could be a launch title as opposed to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The latter game could still make Switch’s launch window, though Mario “was much further along in development than anyone thinks.”

Here’s a roundup of Rogers’ tweets:

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