Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 105 Comments

A new Yo-kai Watch comic series is on the way from IDW Publishing. In April, the series will kick off from writer Eric M. Esquivel, illustrator Tina Franscisco, and colorist Dono Sanchez Almara.

Here’s a brief description of the comic:

“The hit anime, manga and toy sensation from Japan comes to North American comics! Join Nate and his Yo-Kai, Whisper, as they battle against ill-intentioned Yo-Kai causing terrible trouble in their hometown!”

Yo-kai Watch’s new comic will have 32 full-color pages for its first issue. It’ll retail for $3.99.

Thanks to Lars for the tip.

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Has-Been Heroes will support HD Rumble on Switch, according to Nintendo’s website. An overview of the game says that various features of the system are included “from the controller’s innovative HD Rumble to the ability to seamlessly go from console to portable while never stopping the adventure.”

Has-Been Heroes is set for release on March 28. A more detailed overview of the title can be found with the full overview below.

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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 January 23:

January 23

– 13 Yoshi’s Woolly World panels
– 2 Super Mario Maker panels
– 3 Mario character panels
– 3 Mario Kart panels
– 1 Mario Party panel
– 1 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash panel
– 7 Animal Crossing panels (5 with 1 day left)
– 1 free play

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Now that it’s Sunday, Best Buy is offering a new wave of discounts. There are a few things Nintendo fans should be aware of with savings this week. 

First, Best Buy is holding a B1G1 50% off sale on Bandai Namco games. Dragon Ball Fusions, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, and Project X Zone 2 are included here.

Best Buy is offering some other discounts as well, but the real highlight is probably Bravely Second for $30 (price-matched on Amazon by the way). Some of the other sales here might be worth giving a look as well.

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A few hundred Nintendo Network IDs were recently thought to have been affected by some sort of hack. Squish Turtle obtained a statement from Nintendo, which states that “login information was taken from a third-party website”. This data was compromised, and unfortunately some users had the same login information for their Nintendo Network ID.

Affected accounts have now been suspended to avoid any further issues. Users will need to contact Nintendo to have their information updated and account restored.

An official message from Nintendo of Australia reads:

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

In Japan, Fire Emblem Heroes places a limit on the amount of cash that can be paid by minors. These players will only be able to spend 12,000 yen on the game each month. Other mobile titles in Japan have integrated a similar “safety guard” of sorts.

Fire Emblem Heroes launches on both iOS and Android on February 2. It’s the first free-to-play mobile game from Nintendo.

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

Popular U.S. magazine Game Informer has kept up its tradition of ranking the top 50 games from a particular year. In its latest issue, the lineup for 2016 is published.

As ranked by release date, below is what Game Informer declared the top 50 games of last year:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 17 Comments

FDG Entertainment teased two games for Switch last October. The first is Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. The second was thought to be Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas.

On Twitter, FDG Entertainment confirms that Oceanhorn is indeed its second Switch game. It should launch before the end of the year.

FDG’s tweet reads:

It was previously mentioned that FDG’s two Switch games were planned for the first half of 2017. Hopefully that’s still the case.

Thanks to JeGeekJePlay for the tip.

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Famitsu has a next batch of details about FuRyu’s new RPG The Alliance Alive in this week’s issue. Three main battle features are explained.

During battles, characters may raise their morale based on the movements chosen by players. Once morale has reached a certain point, they will activate something called “Ignition”.

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

This month’s issue of Retro Gamer is starting to make the rounds. In it, an interview is published with Suda51, the developer of games such as No More Heroes and Killer7.

Some of the Nintendo-related excerpts have now been transcribed online, courtesy of Japanese Nintendo. Suda51 spoke about Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special, making Killer7 as intended for a global audience, and developing for Wii.

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