Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

During NHK’s Dragon Quest program which aired last week, character designer Akira Toriyama – who is also the creator of Dragon Ball – shared a special message. He reflected on originally getting the job, working on the series in general, and a bit on the upcoming Dragon Quest XI.

Crunchyroll has now gone to the trouble of translating Toriyama’s message in full. You can read it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 73 Comments

Laura Kate Dale has published a new set of Switch rumors pertaining specifically to Ubisoft.

First, Dale has an update on Beyond Good & Evil 2. Her sources have informed her that the game’s code name is “Odyssey”. It’ll be exclusive to Switch for the game’s first 12 months in both retail and digital versions. After that period ends, it’ll head to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, but digital-only. Dale says Beyond Good & Evil 2’s teaser will probably be shown at the end of Switch’s big event next week.

Dale also shares some news about Rayman Legends, which originally arrived in 2013. She reports that this version of the title will be announced during the January 12 event and will ship in Q2.

Finally, the Mario and Rabbids crossover RPG is apparently going by the name “Rabbids Kingdom Battle”. She’s heard from one source that it may be pushed back to September.

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

Nintendo has scheduled a new round of maintenance for 3DS, which is set to take place early next week. Online play, rankings, etc. will be impacted for a couple of hours on January 9 / January 10.

The schedule is as follows:

– 5 PM PT (January 9) – 7 PM PT (January 9)
– 8 PM ET (January 9) – 10 PM ET (January 9)
– 1 AM in the UK (January 10) – 3 AM in the UK (January 10)
– 2 AM in Europe (January 10) – 4 AM in Europe (January 10)

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

The Quiet Collection landed on Wii U in Summer 2015. This Thursday, the same digital package of games is coming to 3DS in the form of Quiet, Please! on the eShop. It takes up 315 blocks of space, or 39.375 MB.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

ByteRockers Games announced an update for VRogs back in November. The patch features a new menu, ability to switch between high scores, a new Party Mode in which scores are valid for 12 hours, a new means of starting a game, and a new score menu.

For those who happen to own VRog, the game’s 1.1 update is out now. The download requires 176 MB of free space.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 6 Comments

We haven’t had much to report on for the indie game OMORI after it was funded on Kickstarter in 2014 and reached its 3DS stretch goal. But yesterday, OMOCAT finally prepared a new trailer for the project. View it below.

You can read about why OMORI is taking longer than anticipated in a new Kickstarter update here. Much of the issues involved come down to upgrading the engine being used.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 95 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Emily Rogers also now says that Zelda: Breath of the Wild should be expected in March in North America.

Original: Laura Kate Dale, a person who has been leading the Switch rumor mill even before Nintendo properly announced the system, now claims that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild is due out in March. Finalized materials are beginning to surface, which is what Dale is partially basing her speculation on.

We did hear before as part of one rumor that Breath of the Wild may not be ready until the summer / June. However, Dale is now certain that the Switch version will be out in just a couple of months. She’s unclear what the status of the Wii U version is at the moment in terms of a release window. As for the conflicting reports, a European delay or Wii U delay could potentially be involved.

Meanwhile, Dale has also heard that print magazines have wrapped up their upcoming issues focusing on Switch. That means “certain info can now be better fact checked.”

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

Last week, reports began to emerge of GameStop putting up new Switch advertising. Another retailer in the United States is now joining in on the fun as well. Over at Target, Switch promotional signs are appearing. You may begin to see images like the ones pictured above when you visit your local store soon. 

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 76 Comments

Laura Kale Dale has another Switch rumor to share ahead of next week’s big unveiling event. According to a newly-published tweet from her personal account, Mother 3 is planned as a Virtual Console release on the new console in Q2 2017. It’ll apparently be announced on January 12 when Nintendo will be having its information blowout on Switch.

We first heard about rumors concerning potential localization of Mother 3 last February. It was assumed that Nintendo was preparing the game for the Wii U Virtual Console, though nothing ever materialized. With Wii U nearing its end at the time, perhaps it was decided to save Mother 3 for Switch. Or perhaps Nintendo always intended to get the title ready for the new system. Hopefully we’ll find out what’s going on towards the end of next week.

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

Circle Entertainment released over 50 titles last year. In 2017, the company is looking to cut back a bit. Circle is looking to prepare 30 new games, which will be of higher quality.

One title we can likely expect to see is Sabaku no Nezumidan. That one was published in Japan last September, and comes from Arc System Works.

The trailer for Sabaku no Nezumidan below should give you a good idea about the gameplay:

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