Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

The first scans of Etrian Odyssey V have emerged from Famitsu. We should have better images tomorrow, but this does provide us with a look at the game. View them below, along with more details.

– Fencer ? Skillfully wield pointed swords
– Dragoon ? Boast of defense as tough as a dragon
– Cestus ? Clear through battles with their tempered fists
– Reaper ? Fell enemies with sickles that bring death
– Necromancer ? Summoners that command the spirits of the dead
– Warlock ? Sages skilled in elemental attacks
– Herbalist ? Masters of healing with herbs
– Shaman ? Use mysterious powers to save their allies
– Masurao ? Warriors that weld four swords
– Hound ? Hunters that command falcons and dogs
– New FOEs – Hyppogriph, Hyppogriph, Momonga, Oumu, some sort of millipede
– New character creation system
– Character creation is race-based
– Choose eye, skin and hair color regardless of your portrait design
– Class and race-specific skills
– Similar to how Common skills were handled in Etrian Odyssey III, skills that are universal for your character’s race are accessed via a separate tab in the Custom menu
– Customize the icon sets that appear on your map menu
– Party members can use team up to use Union Skills
– At least four portrait options per class
– There’s a mute option that spans two buttons
– There isn’t a single race skill; it’s an entire set of racial passives, some tiered, and most of which are single-level skills
– Fencer skill set also seems based around elemental chain and prediction/vision skills
– Summoning also doesn’t seem to use the sixth party slot, as one screen shows two aids in their own separate sections
– Both have HP bars, though no TP
– Aslan skill set includes fishing, analyze, double attack, magic heal, something about full power, and something about earth (ground)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Family Gamer TV has posted brand new footage of Terraria running on Wii U. View the video below, along with some commentary from Dean Scott of 505 Games.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 44 Comments

Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD are starting to go live across the Internet with today’s embargo lifting. You can find a roundup of the early verdicts below.

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – 8.6 / 10
GameSpot – 9 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Polygon – 8 / 10
GamesBeat – 90 / 100
GameReactor – 9 / 10
GameXplain – “Meh”
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Destructoid – 8 / 10
Shacknews – 7 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 9 / 10

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Kiniro no Corda 4 (PSV) – 9/9/10/8
Summon Night 6 Lost Borders (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Witch & Hero II (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Raiden V (XBO) – 8/8/8/7
Medabots Girls Mission (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Akai Suna Ochiru Tsuki (PSV) – 6/7/8/7
Bird Mania Party (Wii U) – 5/6/6/6

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 7 Comments

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Pokemon Red
3. Pokemon Blue
4. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
5. Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
6. Mario Kart 7
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Mega Man Legacy Collection
9. Final Fantasy Explorers
10. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
11. Devil Survivor Overclocked
12. Super Mario 3D Land
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Terraria
16. Pokemon Trading Card Game
17. Pokemon Omega Ruby
18. Shovel Knight
19. Smash Controller
20. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire

Videos

1. Pokemon Direct 2/26/16
2. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
3. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
4. Pokemon Red Trailer
5. Pokemon Blue Trailer
6. Fire Emblem Fates Launch Trailer
7. Mega Man Legacy Collection Trailer
8. Project X Zone 2 Trailer
9. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
10. Fire Emblem Fates Downloadable Content
11. Fire Emblem Fates: Purchase Options
12. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
13. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
14. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Launch Trailer
15. Super Smash Bros. Final Video Presentation
16. Mario Kart 7 Video
17. Hyrule Warriors Legends E3 2015 Trailer
18. Fire Emblem Fates – Life on the Front Lines | Episode 2
19. Fire Emblem Fates – Life on the Front Lines | Episode 1
20. Terraria Announcement Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Here’s a quick reminder to all of the 3DS Pokemon players out there. The new distribution for Celebi is now live in Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, X, and Y. You can download the Pokemon via the Nintendo Network.

Obtaining Celebi is actually quite easy. Access the “Mystery Gift” option after booting up your game, and receive it through the Internet. You’ll then just need to talk to the delivery girl in any Pokemon Center and save.

Celebi will come in at level 100. It should be available through March 24.

Thanks to Dry Bone Koopa for the tip.

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

Four NASCAR drivers recently gave Mario Kart 64 a go. Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Aric Almirola and Kurt Busch raced in Luigi Raceway to see who’d come out on top. Watch the full video below.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Some of you may recall a little game called “The Hand of Panda”. We first heard about the project in 2013 through a Kickstarter campaign. It ended up reaching its $3,000 goal, and work has continued since then.

A release date for The Hand of Panda has finally been announced. In a Kickstarter update, the game’s developers confirmed launch for March 3 – this Thursday.

Here’s the original Kickstarter pitch video:

And the game’s description from Kickstarter:

“The Hand of Panda is a culmination of several gameplay types combined to create an updated bonus round feel and experience. While mostly basing this game off our favorite bonus round, “Test your might” from the classic Mortal Kombat game, we decided it was time to update this and create something new and more enjoyable for today’s audience.

Wrapped in an Asian theme, this game challenges you acquire the skills and power necessary destroy over 50 real and exceptionally unreal known materials: Earn the right to challenge each floor of the various pagodas to break a variety of Wood, Metal, Stone, Rare, Backer Created, and Legendary Items. The journey will test your skills of speed, strategy and memorization, while facing the various obstacles in your way and become the Greatest Master the land has ever seen.”

The Hand of Panda was under consideration for Wii U at one point. Whether that’s still the case remains to be seen. If The Hand of Panda does well on 3DS, it might be possible.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 72 Comments

Yet another notable change has been discovered within Bravely Second’s European version. With sidequests, whereas the Japanese release has players picking a side and seeing the consequences of their decision being played out, European copies result in a “good” ending regardless. There’s a little more on this in a forum thread here – just beware of some spoilers.

As far as other western changes go, it was reported earlier today that some character models have been modified. We’ve also known about a class change for quite some time as well.

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

Update 3: Bumped to the top again. Hyrule Warriors has now been price-matched on Amazon.

Update 2 (2/29): Bumped to the top. Majora’s Mask 3D has now been price-matched on Amazon as well.

Update: A Link Between Worlds has now been price-matched on Amazon.

Original (2/28): Best Buy has a few Zelda games on sale this week. The lineup includes Wind Waker HD, Majora’s Mask 3D, Tri Force Heroes, A Link Between Worlds, and Hyrule Warriors. All are $10 off aside from Hyrule Warriors, which is discounted by $20.

The official sale page is located here. Thus far, Amazon has price-matched Tri Force Heroes.

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