Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

The North American Super Mario Maker website is now open for business. You can access it right here. On the site, you can learn more about this portable version of Super Mario Maker as well as view screenshots and a bit of gameplay.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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

This week’s issue of Famitsu contains a six-page article on The Alliance Alive, FuRyu’s new RPG and successor of sorts to The Legend of Legacy. A couple of the pages were rehash, but new information was included as well.

To recap, the game follows a story in which the Demon Clan invaded the human world thousands of years ago. After the lands were split apart, they are now ruled by a caste system that puts the Demon Clan at the top.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon finally launched last week. As the two games were approaching their release, Japanese magazine Famitsu caught up with director Shigeru Ohmori and series producer Junichi Masuda to speak about the new games.

Ohmori and Masuda had plenty to say about the challenge of implementing Z-Moves, getting the most out of the 3DS hardware, and new Pokemon/features introduced this time around. Head past the break for our full translation.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Let's Talk | 17 Comments

Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon launched in North America last week. Our friends in Europe were forced to wait slightly longer for the games, but they released in PAL regions a few days ago as well. Now that everyone has had some time to experience Sun/Moon, it’s time to talk about them.

How many of you are playing through the new 3DS titles currently? If you are, do you have any particular thoughts about them? Do you like the new Trials, or do you prefer the old Gym system? What are your favorite/least favorite Pokemon introduced this generation? Tell us how you feel about Pokemon Sun/Moon in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Will you be buying Super Mario Run?

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 10 Comments

Five games from Circle Entertainment are now just $1 on the 3DS eShop. Fairune, KAMI, The Legend of Dark Witch, Tappingo, and Witch & Hero can be downloaded for that small price. The discounts are valid until December 1.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 320 Comments

When The Game Awards 2016 nominees were initially announced, AM2R and Pokemon Uranium were both included for “Best Fan Game”. Last weekend though, it was discovered that both had been pulled from the ballot.

During a Twitch stream this week, The Game Awards 2016 creator and host Geoff Keighley commented on why the two fan games were taken down from the category. His explanation is largely what most expected.

Keighley said that the show “couldn’t obtain the clearance” to have AM2R and Pokemon Uraniun represented at The Game Awards. Game companies find out about the nominees at the same time as everyone else. “It became clear once we announced the nominees that we weren’t going to be able to get clearance on those games from Nintendo,” Keighley said. Had AM2R and Pokemon Uranium remained as nominees, The Game Awards 2016 could have been “potentially at risk for take down” – just like the games themselves earlier in the year.

Head past the break for Keighley’s full comments.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 40 Comments

Wii U Virtual Console games come with a special upgrade price for those who originally bought them on Wii. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, which hit the North American eShop on Thursday, is supposed to be the latest example of this. However, we’re hearing reports that the discounted price simply isn’t showing up.

Readers TruExtent and 1056kirby both reached out to Nintendo’s customer support service to investigate the problem. In both instances, they were told that it’s being worked on. It could take up to a couple of weeks before the discounted price of $2 begins to appear, though.

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TOMY’s new Z-Ring toy interacts with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. When using a Z-Move, it lights up to correspond with what’s happening in-game.

GameXplain now has a brief video showing how the Z-Ring toy works. It actually uses sound from the 3DS to detect when it should be lighting up. Have a look at the Z-Ring in action below.

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

Towards the beginning of next month, Joindots will be bringing Bridge Constructor Playground to the European Wii U eShop. A listing on the store indicates that the title is planned for December 8.

As the title suggests, Bridge Constructor Playground is all about bridge building. You can create your own bridges over deep valleys, canals, and rivers in over 30 levels.

Continue on below for a trailer, and head past the break for more details with an official overview.

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

The Nintendo UK store discounted a bunch of figures on its online store for Black Friday. Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, Star Fox, Mega Man, and Monster Hunter products are up to 40 percent off. Head on over here for the full lineup.

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