Japanese 3DS themes (3/1/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:
Nazo no Mini-Game: Choigae (x2) – 150 yen each
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes – 250 yen
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion (x3) – 200 yen each
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 – 200 yen
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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (3/9/16)
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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on March 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Virtual Console
Shining Soul II (GBA, 702 yen)
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX (GBA, 702 yen)
3DS Download
Escape Fantasy: Alice in Escape Land – 500 yen
Bingo de Brain Training – 200 yen
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Super Mario Maker – Wolf Link costume trailer
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Nintendo has uploaded an official trailer for the Wolf Link costume in Super Mario Maker. You can take a look at the video below.
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Japanese 3DS “Happy Price Selection” promo
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Later this month, Nintendo will be kicking off its “Happy Price Selection” for 3DS games in Japan. This is much like Nintendo Selects, with various titles receiving lower price points. Check out a promo video below.
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Japanese Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, Kirby Mass Attack Wii U VC trailers
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Nintendo released official videos for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations and Kirby Mass Attack on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition back up at Amazon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 0 comments
Amazon is the latest retailer to be taking orders for the New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition once again. This isn’t likely the last long though. Other stores have opened up orders over the past few days only to sell out soon after.
3DS eShop: Persona Q for $20
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth has received a significant discount on the North American 3DS eShop. Through March 14, the game can be had for only $20. The original asking price was $50 for those that are curious!
No Activision booth at E3 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 36 Comments
Activision has confirmed that it will not have a booth on the E3 2016 show floor. That announcement was made in a new blog post on the publisher’s site today.
For Nintendo, this won’t mean a whole lot. Skylanders probably would have been represented in some fashion, but that would probably be it. It is an interesting move though, as EA had also announced recently that it will be opting for a fan event instead of attending the big gaming expo.
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Amazon: Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack for $17
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The Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack is now at its lowest price point yet. After initially being sold for $35, it can be had for just $17 on Amazon. Place an order here to partake in the discount.
Aonuma talks about how Zelda: Twilight Princess connected with his wife and son
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Nintendo Life recently had the opportunity to speak with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma about Twilight Princess HD. When asked about what makes the game an important entry in the franchise and resonating with players, Aonuma decided to refer to the experiences his wife and son had with the game.
Here’s what he shared:
This is a very difficult question. There’s lots of different things that make Twilight Princess an important title, and I don’t have a single conclusive answer for you. However, there was one thing rather personal to me that stands out. Until the original version was released, my wife had never shown any interest in playing any of the games I’d made. But all of a sudden, without any encouragement from me at all, she played through the whole of Twilight Princess together with our son, who was just three at the time.
I asked her why she decided to play and she replied that she thought the game would be too difficult for our son to play by himself, so at first she wanted to help him by playing through the first part of the game for him. Before she realized it though, she found that she wanted to play through to the end herself. I think that maybe the setting of the game somehow appeals to the kind of people who wouldn’t normally be interested in this type of game.
Even my son, who at the time was too scared of the Imp Poes to play the game has recently played through the Wii version. I didn’t have to encourage him to either, he said that he just thought that maybe now he’d be able to play though to the end. I think that maybe this game has something to it that means you can play it even now without the game feeling too dated. And I think that is even more true with this HD version where you can experience the setting much more vividly. I hope that both people who played the original and those who didn’t will be able to really enjoy delving into the game’s world in this new version. (I’m quite sad that I wasn’t able to tell my son that if he waited a little bit longer then he’d be able to play an HD version, haha).
