Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

On the whole, people are pretty pleased with the NES Classic Edition – not withstanding stock issues. However, there is one complaint that’s been mentioned here and there. For some players, the controller’s cord is just too short.

Here’s an interesting thing about the controller: it packs in the same communication protocol as the Wiimote. Both use I2C, which has limitations with speed and length.

Had Nintendo gone with another communication protocol, it would have required new controllers just for the NES Classic Edition. On top of that, it wouldn’t have been compatible with the Wii U or Wii.

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

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced that some Cyber Deals would be going live on the European Wii U and 3DS eShops as part of its “Cyber Deals” promotion. The full lineup of titles is now available. A few discounts are planned for Wii U and 3DS, though there will also be four additional sales for My Nintendo members.

The entire listing is as follows:

Wii U

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD: £27.99 / €34.99 – 30% off
Star Fox Zero: £27.99 / €34.99 – 30% off
Star Fox Guard: £9.09 / €10.49 – 30% off
Pullblox World: £5.39 / €5.99 – 40% off

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

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Citadale – $5.00
Octocopter: Super Sub Squid Escape – $2.99

Wii U Virtual Console

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – $9.99

Wii U Demo

3Souls

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

Development on Cryamore is starting to reach its end, and the team is now looking to ensure that Kickstarter backers properly receive their rewards. In terms of Nintendo platforms, the title is still slated for Wii U. No Switch version is currently planned.

NostalgiCO said in a Kickstarter update this week that the team doesn’t have any plans to support Switch. That being said, if anything changes, backers who completed a survey would be able to message the team to modify their preferred platform.

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

Yesterday, GameXplain held a live stream for Dragon Ball Fusions that spanned three hours. Get a look at the full archived version below.

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

Update 2: Walmart is currently out of white. However, the black and white versions are both now live on Best Buy.

Update: The black version is now up on GameStop. White version here.

Original: Walmart is now accepting orders for the Super Mario Black/White Edition New 3DS systems. Get the black version here and white version here. Judging by how things went on Amazon, don’t expect them to stay in stock very long.

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

SEGA prepared another new Puyo Puyo Chronicle gameplay video that covers some of the game’s modes. Single-player, group play, and online are all highlighted. View the video below.

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Brave Dungeon is the new side story connecting to The Legend of Dark Witch. The game is set to launch on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week, and a trailer is now live. We’ve posted it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments

Update (11/24): Bumped to the top. The Japanese holiday is over, and the official Media Create data is in (and is now replaced in this post).

Original (11/23): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 81,044
PS4 – 25,605
2DS – 17,769
PS4 Pro – 12,421
Vita – 9,191
New 3DS – 8,193
Wii U – 3,251
PS3 – 625
3DS – 529
Xbox One – 186
3DS LL – 96

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 92,344
New 3DS LL – 20,345
Vita – 10,410
2DS – 7,972
New 3DS – 3,603
Wii U – 2,756
PS3 – 611
3DS – 324
Xbox One – 171
3DS LL – 57

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Nintendo published a new interview in its series of discussions pertaining to the NES Classic Edition. This time, the topic was the very first Zelda. Co-directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka plus series composer Koji Kondo all participated.

Like the previous interviews, there’s a whole lot of interesting talk here. Miyamoto talked about his inspiration with the series, Kondo spoke about how he created music just before release by pulling an all-nighter, and we learn about the Molblin’s famous message (“It’s a secret to everybody”) as well as how Nintendo originally intended to name the series “Hyrule Fantasy”.

For the full interview, head past the break.

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