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

First 4 Figures has gone live with pre-orders for its latest piece. As of now, fans can put in their reservations for the Samus Varia Suit statue. The standard version is up for grabs here while the exclusive version (features LEDs) is available right here.

Here’s everything you need to know about it:

During her travels throughout the galaxy, Samus Aran can find and equip different suits of armour to protect her against the hostile world around her, and to grant herself numerous different abilities. Of these suits, none of these are more recognisable than the iconic Varia Suit. The Varia suit reduces the damage that Samus takes by up to half, is highly resistant to hot environments and completely nullifies the effects of acid, allowing her to walk through it without injury.

First 4 Figures is proud to showcase Samus in the Varia Suit. Instantly recognisable from games as far back as the original Metroid game on the NES, the Varia Suit has remained a series mainstay, and is here depicted as it was seen during Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Captured in a stunning ¼ scale in hand painted polystone, Samus measures an awesome 20 inches tall, standing upon a base inspired by the series insignia.

Comes in deluxe full color packaging, hand-numbered base, and includes a special card of authenticity that allows you register your statue, and continue collecting the same number for the next statue in the Metroid Master Arts series.

This is the second piece in the ¼ scale Metroid Master Arts series. If you own the first in the series (the Light Suit) and have authenticated on our website, you will be entitled to receive the same number for the Varia Suit!

The new Samus Varia Suit statue is priced at $384.99 for the standard version and $429.99 for the exclusive version. Both will ship in Q1 2017.

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

Rena Strober is the voice of Azura in the English version of Fire Emblem Fates. Thanks to support and requests from the fans, she’s put up a video on YouTube in which she performs Lost in Thoughts All Alone. Check it out below.

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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A new Miitomo update went out last night. For those who haven’t heard about it previously, it introduced a few new features such as the ability to add friends by email.

Unfortunately, we’re now hearing that there’s an issue with this functionality for iOS 9.3 / 9.3.1 users. If you send email invites by selecting “Invite” in the “Add friend” screen, Miitomo crashes.

Nintendo has sent out a notification about the situation and is already working on a fix. We’ll let you know when it goes live.

Thanks to Anthony for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 16 Comments

The homebrew community has found that Citizens of Earth has a homebrew vulnerability on 3DS.

Something similar happened just recently. It was discovered that a homebrew exploit exists within VVVVVV, prompting its removal from the 3DS eShop. Citizens of Earth may end up with a similar fate.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments

Marvelous is working with Nintendo to include Mario costumes in Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. However, that’s not the only collaboration planned for the game. This week’s Famitsu also reveals that a Hamtaro collaboration will be added to the game.

Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages will feature Hamtaro as one of the available pets. Kurumi Mamiya, the character’s voice actress, will reprise her role. Creator Ritsuko Kawai also signed off on the collaboration.

Aside from that, Famitsu confirms that Dessie and Witchie are being brought back for the game. We also know that a new fairy will appear.

We’ll have the new Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages scans tomorrow. For now, here’s a sneak peek of Famitsu’s coverage:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 15 Comments

The 2015 Famitsu Award ceremony was held in Japan earlier today. We now have the full lineup of winners, including Game of the Year which went to Splatoon. Continue on below for the entire list.

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

Pokken Tournament will be impacted by three hours of maintenance on Wednesday (Thursday for folks in Europe). The downtime is expected to impact all network services for the fighter.

Here’s when the maintenance period is taking place:

– 6 PM PT (Wednesday) – 9 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 9 PM ET (Wednesday) – 12 AM ET (Thursday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 5 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 6 AM in Europe (Thursday)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 31 Comments

EA will make games for NX “if it makes sense” for the publisher to do so, according to executive vice president Patrick Soderlund.

In an interview with with BBC, Soderlund had this to say about supporting the new console:

“I personally and the company are huge fans of Nintendo, they’re the reason why I started making games. We’re in constant communication with them and when they come to market something – and if it makes sense for us – we’ll be there.”

Many remember when EA appeared on stage at Nintendo’s E3 2012 media briefing to announce an “unprecedented partnership” between the two sides. That relationship fizzled out soon after the console’s launch. EA’s final Wii U game was Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Super Time Force Ultra (PS4/PSV) – 9/8/9/8
Stickman Challenge (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
My Hero Academia: Battle for All (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Period Cube: Torikago no Amadeus (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Kenka Banchou Otome (PSV) – 8/8/7/8
Tsunagare Numbers (3DS) – 6/8/6/6
Fantasy Pirates (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

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Capping off today’s Pokemon Sun/Moon news is the official website. Visit the page here. There’s not too much there at the moment aside from the starter Pokemon and first trailer, but it’ll definitely be updated leading up to launch!

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