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

After announcing the Fighter Kirby statue last week, pre-orders have now opened. As usual, two versions are up for grabs: the regular ($250) and exclusive ($270) version. Both are online here.

The two versions are pretty similar. However, the exclusive edition has LEDs in the Spin Kick, “truly bringing the entire piece to life.”

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

An update can now be downloaded for Urban Trial Freestyle 2. Version 1.1.0 is out for all players who own the game.

Official patch notes are below:

– Corrected position of the stunts and adjusted scoring in Stunt Mode
– Reworked Decors and the Camera in the Level Editor
– Tweaked difficulty of the Challenge Tracks
– Minor bug fixes

Urban Trial Freestyle 2 has only been distributed in Europe thus far. The title should be releasing in North America soon, though it’s unclear if and when the update will be offered.

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

Nintendo has followed up on yesterday’s “Battle” trailer for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia with another video highlighting the story. Watch it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U eShop | 92 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Fire Emblem Echoes (3DS) – 9/9/10/9
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax (3DS) – 9/8/9/9
Dungeon Travelers 2-2 (PSV) – 9/8/7/8
88Heroes (PS4) – 7/7/8/9
Darknet (PS4) – 8/7/7/8
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space (PS4) – 7/7/7/8
Minna de Waiwai! Spelunker (NSW) – 7/6/7/9
Revenant Saga (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 6/7/8/6
Blasting Agent (3DS) – 5/6/7/5

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch | 38 Comments

Nintendo sent out a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe trailer today showcasing how it’s the biggest entry in the franchise thus far. View it below.

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

National StreetPass Weekend is back once again. A new event is being hosted to celebrate the start of spring.

Between April 13 and April 16, 3DS owners can earn up to six StreetPass tags from across North America by visiting a Nintendo Zone location with their system. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo is a big highlight in particular, as you can receive a cherry-blossom clock up until April 15. A Taurus bathtub is also available until April 30.

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

Update: Added in new trailers focusing specifically on 3DS and PS4 (plus Switch?) below.

Original: Square Enix has prepared a brand new trailer for Dragon Quest XI. You can give it a watch below.

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

Square Enix debuted the Dragon Quest XI boxart during its Dragon Quest XI Release Date Presentation today. Check it out above.

The 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI will cost 5,980 yen. Square Enix will also offer a double pack with the PlayStation 4 version for 14,960 yen. This will be sold exclusively at the Square Enix e-store, Lawson. and HMV.

It also sounds like a hardware bundle is planned. Nintendo should be sharing details at a later date.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 14 Comments

Dragon Quest XI finally has a release date in Japan. On 3DS, the game is set to release on July 29.

Square Enix made today’s announcement during its Dragon Quest XI Release Date Presentation. However, it neglected to say when the Switch version will be made available.

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

It’ll take some time until Yooka-Laylee is ready on Switch, but Playtonic and Team17 are nonetheless having the initial launch today. The final video for the game is as follows:

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