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

Natsume has published the second portion of its winter Q&A with fans. You can see what the company had to say in part 1 here.

In response to a fan wondering if there’s any news about Medabots, Natsume shared the following:

Nothing new to report on the Medabots front. We’re sadface too. We’re happy we were able to launch all four GBA games (Medabots and Medabots AX, both Rokusho and Metabee editions) on the Wii U Virtual Console. And we are definitely hopeful we’ll get a chance to localize another game in the future.

Natsume also weighed in on how it chooses games for localization:

We have a few guidelines for choosing titles. The first is that the game needs to fit into our company model. That is to say, it is a unique and niche title that has the ability to grow its respective market. Second, we don’t release games that would be rated M. We like to keep everything family friendly. We love taking chances of quirky and special games that might not ever make it to the western market, such as Chulip, A-Train, or Afrika. There are a lot of other factors as well, but those are the basics.

You can find a couple more questions and answers on the Tumblr page here.

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

In the United States, the only way consumers have been able to purchase the Falco amiibo is by shopping at Best Buy. This is now starting to change, however. Amazon is taking orders for the figure here.

Note that Amazon is listing Falco as temporarily out of stock, and consumers will be notified when it will begin to ship. Orders can still be placed regardless.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 14 Comments

Metroid: Other M is now available on the European Wii U eShop. The first 32 minutes of footage can be found below.

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

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of February 2016. You can check out the full results below.

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

The Beggar’s Ride is among the lineup of games added to the European Wii U eShop today. To download the game, over 900MB of free space is required. We’ll let you know when The Beggar’s Ride launches in North America.

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

Nintendo has Wii U and 3DS maintenance lined up for next week that will impact online play, rankings, and other elements relating to the Internet. Both systems will be affected on Tuesday, followed by only the 3DS on Wednesday.

Here’s the full maintenance schedule:

Wii U / 3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (April 5) – 7:30 PM PT (April 5)
– 8:50 PM ET (April 5) – 10:30 PM ET (April 5)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (April 6) – 3:30 AM in the UK (April 6)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (April 6) – 4:30 AM in Europe (April 6)

3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (April 6) – 7:30 PM PT (April 6)
– 8:50 PM ET (April 6) – 10:30 PM ET (April 6)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (April 7) – 3:30 AM in the UK (April 7)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (April 7) – 4:30 AM in Europe (April 7)

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

Nintendo of Europe has now added functionality to its website that makes it possible to purchase eShop titles. You can visit the main hub here.

Buying a title is simple. Just sign in with your Nintendo Account and visit a game page. You’ll see how much it costs, along with how many My Nintendo points you can earn.

Thanks to Karuko for the tip.

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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

6-Hand Video Poker – $6.00
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus – $14.99
Lovely Planet (available April 5) – $9.99, save 15% if you downloaded the Nindies@Home demo until May 5
Now I know my ABCs – $2.49
PixlCross – $5.99

Wii U Demo

Pokkén Tournament

Wii Download for Wii U

Mario Super Sluggers – $19.99

3DS Download

Justice Chronicles – $9.99

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC Map – Vanguard Dawn – A trial ground that uses the Elincia’s Gambit stage from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, this new map is now available to download in the Fire Emblem Fates game for only $1.99.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 1 – As a reminder, anyone who owns either Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest can purchase Map Pack 1 at the Dragon’s Gate in the game for $17.99 to get access to 11 DLC maps plus bonus content as they are released weekly through April 21. Map Pack 1 content is priced at more than $24 when purchased individually.

eShop Sales

Wii U / 3DS

– 99Moves (Wii U), Soccer Up 3D (Nintendo 3DS) and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 21.
– Baila Latino (Wii U), Luv Me Buddies Wonderland (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Oxygene are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 15.

Wii U

– Stone Shire is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1) starting at 9 a.m. PT on April 1 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 1.
– Canvaleon is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.95 to $4.95) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 7.?

3DS

– The Legend of Dark Witch 2, Glory of Generals and more games from CIRCLE Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 14.

Activities

Miiverse Star Fox Zero Intergalactic Art Event – Calling all Star Fox fans! We have less than one month until the Star Fox Zero game launches exclusively for Wii U on April 21. To celebrate, Miiverse is offering an opportunity to win $10 in Nintendo eShop credit. To participate in the sweepstakes, draw some fantastic Star Fox fan art and post it to the Miiverse Star Fox Zero Intergalactic Art Event community by April 22. Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad – which classic character will inspire your artistic creation? You can enter once each week for your chance to win $10 in Nintendo eShop credit – 40 winners will be chosen in total.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 78 Comments

Miitomo is now available to download in both North America and Europe. You should be able to grab the app for both iOS and Android.

On iOS, you can access Miitomo through this link. The Android version is located here. Of course, Miitomo is free to download.

Miitomo is version 1.1.0 around the world. That means it should include the features that were added to the Japanese version yesterday.

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

Next week, Teyon will be bringing Mebius’ downloadable 3DS game Doll Fashion Atelier to the eShop in North America. It’ll be available on April 7 for $4.99.

Here’s an overview of the dress-up simulation game:

Follow your infinite imagination and sense of fashion to create one-of-a-kind stylish dolls!

Choose a doll from 5 different themes: Pretty, Gothic, Victorian, Princess or Antique, and dress it up in stunning clothing pieces! There are over 600 items available, including clothes, shoes, accessories, hairstyles, make-ups and more! Add a frame and a background, draw a doodle and take a photo with a camera on your Nintendo 3DS.

Players will also be able to show their doll collections by creating albums and saving them to your SD card or sharing them on Miiverse.

Source: Teyon PR

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