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

It’s rare that we make a post about new 3DS themes in North America as they’re typically covered in our Nintendo Download post, but we are making one exception today. That’s because four Sonic themes are out now, and one is even free.

The theme pictured above, which is based on Sonic’s 25th anniversary, won’t cost you even a single penny. In addition to that, SEGA prepared the Sonic series: Boom Style, Sonic series: Classic Style, and Sonic series: Sonic Style themes. Each one costs $2, though you can also pick up a bundle of all three for $5.

Here’s a look at the non-anniversary themes:

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According to a report from Newzoo, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was the seventh most watched eSport game on Twitch during the month of August. It beat out the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Heroes of the Storm, and Smite. Dota 2 ended up taking the top spot.

Newzoo’s data is based on the total number of hours that viewers watch. In addition to eSport hours, the chart above also provides a look at total hours and eSports share.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments

We’re a Nintendo blog, so we’d be remiss if we didn’t point out Nintendo’s birthday! That’s right: the company is celebrating its big day today, now that it’s officially September 23 in Japan. Nintendo has been around for 127 years having been established way back on September 23, 1889.

While we remember the big N’s past, we also have our eyes on the future. The company is heading in an interesting direction between NX, the new push on mobile this year, and reaching out into other areas like the Universal Studios partnership. Hopefully we’ll be able to celebrate many more of Nintendo’s birthdays in the years to come!

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

One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum just came out in Japan this week, and that means folks are starting to share a bunch of footage from the 2D fighter. You’ll find plenty of videos in the playlist below.

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The upcoming digital releases for European just keep rolling right on in. We now know that Ping 1.5+ is slated for October 6 with a €4.49 price point. Originally, Ping 1.5+ debuted in North America a couple of years ago.

Here’s a look at the European eShop listing for the game:

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

In both North America and Europe, you can obtain Polara from the 3DS eShop. It’s a 730 block download in case you’re curious. That translates to 91.25MB.

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As part of the Nindies Summer Jam, Severed has launched on the Wii U eShop. The game takes up 230MB on the console. When Severed comes to 3DS in the near future, it’ll be 1,178 blocks or 147.25MB.

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The second trailer is now live for Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On, the upcoming anime based on Capcom’s new 3DS game. Watch the new video below.

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

Wii U Download

Double Breakout – $7.00
Laser Blaster – $1.99
Severed – $13.49
Titan’s Tower – $1.49
Wings of Magloryx – $14.99

Wii Retail for Wii U

Donkey Kong Country Returns – $19.99

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This week’s Famitsu contains another article on Monster Hunter Stories. Even though the game isn’t too far off, the preview coverage actually provides quite a number of new details. We have plenty of information about modes, StreetPass functionality, and more.

Tournament Mode is is an offline mode where players fight other Riders in a tournament format. There are two categories:

– Normal Tournaments, which can be accessed anytime
– Download Tournaments, which can be obtained as DLC

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