Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U eShop | 16 Comments

ZeNfA Productions is nearly done with development on Drop It: Block Paradise!, as it’s planned for early 2017. Watch the final trailer below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Today, 4Gamer put up an extensive article containing end-of-year creator interviews with various Japanese developers. Representatives from Atlus, Capcom, Inti Creates, Arc System Works, SEGA, Marvelous, Level-5, and more were included. Comments pertained to franchises such as Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, The Great Ace Attorney 2, among others. There was even one developer from Arc System Works who mentioned wanting to announce a game in a Nintendo Direct.

We’ve picked out the Nintendo-related comments below. Gematsu has even more developers here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U eShop | 50 Comments

Nippon Ichi Software was confirmed as a partner for Switch, but it’s been unclear as to whether or not the company is actually working on projects for the platform. Fortunately, we can now say that the team is “in proper development”.

Speaking to Japanese website 4Gamer about its ambitions for 2017, NIS president Soheii Niikawa said:

“Nippon Ichi Software will deliver various content from Gifu Prefecture to the world. In 2017 as well, we will actively launch new IP in the consumer game market. But it doesn’t end there. We will steadily take on new initiatives. We also have Nintendo Switch project(s), so please look forward to that. (There has been some skepticism about our company’s participation, but…. we’re in proper development!)”

NIS has been primarily been known as a PlayStation developer, though the company did create some games for Wii and DS (plus an obscure 3DS game during the system’s early days). They’re known for the likes of Disgaea and Phantom Brave.

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

Back during the Wii days, Red Fly created versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Ghostbusters for Nintendo’s console. Additionally, we now know that the team worked on some very interesting prototypes.

Siliconera spotted that Red Fly’s website has been updated with looks at Batman: Arkham Asylum, Devil May Cry, Dig Dug, and Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter.

Here are the videos and descriptions of each:

Batman: Arkham Asylum

“A demo of Arkham Asylum we made for the Wii showing off what potential gameplay would look like. Not bad for a few weeks of work!”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Koei Tecmo is including two 3DS themes for pre-orders of the Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death Treasure Box Edition. We now have a look at one of them below.

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

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Dragon Quest XI, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional, The Alliance Alive, and a Switch ad. Find all of the scans below.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (PS4/PSV) – 10/9/9/9
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue (PS4) – 8/9/8/9
Steep (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/8/8
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus (PS4) – 7/7/7/9
Otakara Defender: Pharaoh no Hihou (3DS) – 7/9/8/7
Wild Guns Reloaded (PS4) – 7/7/7/8
Rollercoaster Dreams (PS4) – 7/6/8/7

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 22 Comments

The Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 is less than a month away. One person who we can likely expect to be in attendance is Kenichiro Takaki, the creator of Senran Kagura. Takaki shared a photo on Twitter of an invite he received for the event.

Here’s a look:

Takaki’s invitation raises the question as to whether we can expect to hear any news about Senran Kagura on Switch – or maybe he’ll simply be there for the sake of it. We’ll find out when the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 is hosted on January 12 (January 13 for folks in Europe and Australia).

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

The Nintendo Accounts website has been updated with a new page containing a QR code for registered members. By using it, you can “check in at select Nintendo events and locations.”

Now, what’s the purpose of this? “Checking in gives you access to exclusive My Nintendo member benefits that may be available,” Nintendo says. It’s worth noting that benefits will vary, and details will be shared in the future.

You can access your unique QR code here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 15 Comments

Bloomberg reports, based on data from App Annie, that Super Mario Run is no longer the highest-grossing iOS app in any country as of December 24. That’s a big turnaround from the previous week, when it was the most profitable app in 49 territories.

It’s not all bad news for Super Mario Run, however. While it’s dipped from 138 countries on December 17 as the top free download, it remains at that spot in 88 nations.

Super Mario Run features a very different pricing structure from another Nintendo-related mobile title, Pokemon GO. Niantic’s game is entirely free-to-play, though Super Mario Run requires a $10 purchase to experience a majority of the game. Apptopia believes that a lower price point would give Nintendo $50 million in revenue this month as opposed to $30 million as things stand now.

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