7-minute Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World trailer, special animation
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Two new videos are in for Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. On Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page, a 7-minute trailer and special animations were just added. Both are below.
Get some holiday gifts from Miitomo’s new event
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Nintendo challenged Miitomo users during the week of December 13 to collectively take 1,000 Miifotos and share them on Twitter with a unique hashtag. That target was reached, and gifts are now available to celebrate.
Miitomo users can now obtain a holiday tree pin and winter-holiday socks. Moreover, four game tickets are up for grabs.
You’ll need to be quick – these gifts can only be redeemed until tomorrow at 4 AM PT / 7 AM ET / 12 PM in the UK / 1 PM in Europe. Simply open Miitomo to claim them.
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First Freedom Planet 2 footage shows Lilac
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos | 4 Comments
Freedom Planet 2 was announced on this day last year. Today, Galaxy Trail finally showed a first look at the game. A video showing Lilac can be seen below.
Galaxy Trail previously said that Freedom Planet 2 would come to a Nintendo platform after the initial release. That would almost certainly mean Switch in this case.
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Pre-order updates (12/25/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 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
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop (pre-order for case)
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle – Amazon (new), Best Buy, GameStop
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (pre-order for capybara plushie) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Poochy – Best Buy
Accessories
Retro Fighters Pro NES Controller to NES Classic Edition Adapter – Amazon
Books
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide (new) – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide (new) – 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
The Art of Splatoon (new) – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3DS
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Books
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide (new)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide (new)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon (new)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
UK
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3DS
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Ball Fusions
Books
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide (new)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide (new)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon (new)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 (new)
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First 4 Figures reveals plans for Meta Ridley figure
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
First 4 Figures is teasing plans for a new figure based on Meta Ridley from the Metroid franchise. Specific details are unknown at present, but we should be hearing more in the new year.
To celebrate the Meta Ridley news, First 4 Figures is giving away 1,000 F4F Reward Points to five winners. Points can be used as cash towards a future purchase. To enter, join the First4Figures Official Collectors Club and fill in the form here. Winners will be selected on January 25.
Pokemon GO offering limited-time holiday packs
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Pokemon GO is now offering several limited-time packs for the holidays.
Through the afternoon of December 30, Niantic is bringing Special, Great, and Ultra Boxes. These are made up of Incubators, Incense, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls.
Additionally, from the afternoon of December 30 through the afternoon of January 3 Bronze, Silver, and Gold Boxes will be available. Incense, Lure Modules, Lucky Eggs, Poke Balls, and Great Balls are included here
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Nintendo Badge Arcade – North American updates for the week of December 19, 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
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 December 19:
December 19
– 5 Mario holiday panels
– 5 Mario character panels (1 day left)
– 2 Mario Kart icon panels (1 day left)
– 12 Animal Crossing panels
– 5 Pokemon panels
– 1 Nikki panel
– Super Mario holiday theme offer until 12/29
– 1 free play
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Happy holidays!
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 16 Comments
Hello! With the end of 2016 in sight, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy holidays. Happy Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanzaa / New Year! Don’t celebrate any of that? That’s totally fine! Enjoy the next few days ahead regardless.
Usually at around this time each year, we start to see the news cycle slow down. Companies take off for the holidays, and it’s the one time when North America, Europe, and Japan takes a bit of a rest at once. As always though, our schedule will be staying the same for the most part, and news will continue to go up on the site – even if it’s not quite as much as we typically see.
Plus, we’re not that far away from some very big news. The Switch event is less than three weeks away. Once that happens on January 12 / 13, you know that we’re in for a huge and constant news cycle through March.
That’s it from me. Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!
(P.S. – sorry about reusing last year’s image, but that’s all we had. If I tried creating something new on my own, the results would have been disastrous!)
Reggie on Nintendo going with existing franchises vs. new IPs, Mario’s lasting appeal
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments
Nintendo has a solid stable of franchises ranging from Mario to Zelda. From time to time though, they’ll introduce something completely new. During the Wii era for example, Nintendo offered up its own take on the shooter genre with Splatoon.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was interviewed during the TV documentary series
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed. As part of that, he was asked how Nintendo decides between using one of its iconic characters or something completely new.
Reggie explained in response:
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Earthlock planned for Wii U release by the end of January
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Earthlock: Festival of Magic’s Wii U launch is fast approaching. On Twitter, SnowCastle Games CEO Bendik Stang mentioned that the eShop version is planned by the end of January.
The tweet is as follows:
@HeinyReimes did a soft launch on steam in Sept. PS4/WiiU due out end of January 2017
— Bendik Stang (@BendikStang) November 30, 2016
As we recently found out, SnowCastle Games also has interest in a Switch version of Earthlock. The studio would like to have the game ready for the launch of Nintendo’s new console if possible.
