Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Just before Fire Emblem Heroes’ launch, Nintendo held a special vote on the game’s website. Fans were tasked with voting on characters they’d like to see in the game. If you participated and logged in as a My Nintendo member, you would be entitled to some free points.

Those points are now starting to go out. Nintendo is sending out emails confirming that 200 Platinum Points are being sent to users’ accounts. If you visit this page, you can verify that they’ve been properly added.

Thanks to Anthony for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 24 Comments

Take-Two is starting off its Switch support with NBA 2K18. However, that seems to be just the start of the company’s overall plans for the platform.

Chatting during its latest financial call, Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick said there are plans to support Switch “long form.” He said:

“We’re excited about Switch we’re supporting Switch with NBA 2K18, we’ve said we’re supporting it long form. We’ve said over and over again that when Nintendo comes to market you never want to count them out. So we’re excited about it, but the only thing we can announce is the basketball title.”

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

A couple of new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 15. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

3DS Download

Dragon Sinker – 800 yen
Subara City – 500 yen

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

A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

Pinocchio-P feat.Hatsune Miku (x2) – 200 yen each
sasakure.UK feat.Hatsune Miku (x3) – 200 yen each
Kunio-kun – 100 yen
Trickster – 250 yen
Yuri on Ice (x2) – 200 yen each

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

NIS America’s press event is starting to look very interesting for Nintendo fans. For one thing, it sounds like a localization of RPG Maker Fes will be announced. On top of that, a new press email from the company teases the release date for its first Switch game – that being Disgaea 5 Complete.

For the first time, NIS America will be streaming its press event. You can watch it here on February 17 at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET (that’s February 18 at 3 AM in the UK / 4 AM in Europe).

Source: NIS America PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 6 Comments

Nintendo has just sent out its first wave of Japanese commercials for Switch. They feature Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, and Splatoon 2. All of the ads are below.

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

Nintendo has prepared a new introduction video for Switch on its Japanese YouTube page. We’ve posted it below.

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

GameStop and Target have both been rumored to be cancelling Switch pre-orders due to allocation issues. GameStop denied this yesterday, and now Target has as well.

Target issued the following statement to GamesIndustry:

“Target has not cancelled any pre-orders for Nintendo Switch due to inventory allocations. Customers who have questions about their Nintendo Switch pre-order should contact Target Guest Relations at 1-800-440-0680.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Hucast Games will arrive on the Wii U eShop on February 28, Hucast Games announced today. We previously heard last week that it would be out sometime this month.

Ghost Blade HD’s release date applies to both North America and Europe. It’ll cost $9.99 / €8.99.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot ’em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay, with its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques. Designed with a modern graphic style and special effects, Ghost Blade HD also features an awesome 2-player and TATE mode! Ghost Blade HD is easy to learn, hard to master.”

Source: Hucast Games PR

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

We’ve seen plenty of Plantera footage on Wii U, but how’s the 3DS version shaping up? Have a look for yourself in the video below.

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