Yo-kai Watch 2 overview trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
It’s a little on the late side, but Nintendo put out a new overview trailer for Yo-kai Watch 2 a few moments ago. The game launched in North America on Friday, though if you need another look, watch the video below.
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Footage of the Ashley’s Recipe and Shantae Beach 3DS themes
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Two new themes based on Ashley from WarioWare and Shantae were recently released. You can get a closer look at both below.
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Pokemon Sun/Moon has a new Ice Stone
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Over on the Spanish Pokemon Sun/Moon website, a screenshot has been discovered showing a new Ice Stone. It’s currently unclear what it’ll be used for. One probable guess is that it can be used to evolve Alolan Vulpix to evolve into Alolan Ninetails. GameXplain also speculates that it could be a replacement for the Ice Rock needed to obtain Glaceon.
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Player claims to have broken the Super Mario Bros. world record – for real this time
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
This past weekend, it was thought that Super Mario Bros. speedrunner Kosmic had set a new world record for the classic 1985 game. The community thought that he had managed to secure the record by a single frame, beating out the previous holder Darbian. However, we later found out that some lag resulted in the record being tied, not broken.
Kosmic has now posted a new time of 4:57.194. This would mean that he’s beaten the record by three frames, or 0.05 seconds. With no lag frame present, it does appear that the record has actually been set this time.
Have a look at Kosmic’s new run below.
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Natsume on how it approached River City: Tokyo Rumble’s localization, choosing the subtitle
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Natsume recently published River City: Tokyo Rumble, the localized version of Arc System Works’ Japanese 3DS release. TinyCartridge spoke with US producer Taka Maekawa about the western edition.
Regarding Natsume’s approach to localization, Maekawa explained:
“A lot of factors went into how we approached the localization. Times have changed – in the 1980s, games were still being strictly Americanized when brought over to a Western audience. So when the NES game came out, the idea of putting Kunio and Riki into t-shirts and jeans and giving them English names (Alex and Ryan) made a lot of sense.”
“We approached most things situationally; did it make sense to retain the original translation, or go in a new direction? For example, the game heavily relies on its environment (Tokyo) to set the story’s theme and tone, and we wanted to retain that theme. So we decided to maintain Japanese names whenever it made sense to do so – being set in Tokyo, with many of the characters wearing their school uniforms, Japanese character names and locations made the most sense.”
Natsume kept the “River City” name in place to tie it into the American version of the series. However, the game’s primary action is in Tokyo, which is where the “Tokyo Rumble” subtitle comes in. The team explored other potential subtitles such as Bad Blood, Tokyo Brawl, Street Gangs, The Lion Alliance, along with “a few other combinations of word soup before we hit upon Tokyo Rumble and it stuck.”
Paper Mario: Color Splash – Rescue V Episode 7 (official)
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Nintendo has now officially uploaded the final episode in its “Rescue V” video series for Paper Mario: Color Splash. We have it below.
Pokemon Sun/Moon – Pokemon Global Link features detailed
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One aspect of today’s Pokemon Sun/Moon coverage that isn’t receiving a whole lot of attention pertains to the Pokemon Global Link. There isn’t anything about this in the new trailer, but the official website has a page tucked away about the new version planned for launch on November 18.
Here’s everything you need to know:
A New Version of the Pokémon Global Link
The Pokémon Global Link, the website that links to Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, is due to be updated and reopened on Friday, November 18, in sync with the launch of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.
With the release of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, the Pokémon Global Link—the website that connects Pokémon players around the world—will end its current Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon X, and Pokémon Y service and will be updated to work with Pokémon Sun andPokémon Moon. New functions added in the update will let you enjoy Pokémon battles even more!
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Update: Sold out – Pokemon GO Plus back in stock on GameStop
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Update 3: Sold out at GameStop now as well. Didn’t last long there either!
Update 2 (10/4): Back up on GameStop
Update: Annnd gone. Didn’t last long unsurprisingly!
Original (10/3): Pokemon GO Plus is currently available on Amazon once again. To place an order, head on over here. It’s unclear how long it’ll be in stock, but if the launch is anything to go by, it may not be for long.
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Japan getting Pokemon Sun/Moon 2DS system in December
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Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are preparing a special 2DS system for Japan. On December 8, a light blue design featuring Pikachu and the Sun/Moon starters will go on sale. Pricing is set at 10,584 yen.
Neither Pokemon Sun nor Pokemon Moon will come with the system. However, it is said to be limited.
Here are some photos:
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Pokemon Sun/Moon – new images and details cover starter evolutions and features
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The Pokemon Company has sent out an announcement about the wide array of Pokemon Sun/Moon news today. We have official details about Dartrix, Torracat, and Brionne as well as the new features.
First, here are a bunch of new images:
And the information:
London—4 October 2016— The Pokémon Company International showcased a bunch of new information for the latest games in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, coming to Europe on 23 November and available exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
The evolved forms of the three first-partner Pokémon, Dartrix, Torracat and Brionne, were unveiled:
