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

Tumblestone will be receiving a retail version at the end of next month. If you can’t wait until then though, you can grab the game from the Wii U eShop starting tomorrow. Note that the download clocks in at 871MB.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 10 Comments

SmileBASIC has been pulled from the 3DS eShop, and you probably won’t be surprised to hear why. Members of the homebrew community recently discovered an exploit within the app to run unauthorized code on the system. Naturally, that’s not something Nintendo wants, so SmileBASIC can no longer be purchased – at least for now.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 95 Comments

All sorts of situations have sprung up since the release of Pokemon GO. Some have been uplifting and great to hear about, but on the other end of the spectrum, some have been dangerous.

One of the bigger stories to have emerged over the past few days concerns muggings. There are folks out there who have used Pokemon GO and its Lures – an item that makes Pokemon more likely to appear in a particular location – in hopes of attracting victims.

The Pokemon Company and developer Niantic provided GamesBeat with the following joint statement in light of the recent news:

“We are aware that some incidents have occurred involving fans playing Pokémon Go. We encourage all people playing Pokémon Go to be aware of their surroundings and to play with friends when going to new or unfamiliar places. Please remember to be safe and alert at all times. We are humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response to Pokémon Go and greatly appreciate the support of our fans.”

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

Defend Your Crypt won’t require much space when it arrives in North America and Europe next Thursday. On Wii U, the download is just 46MB. The 3DS version needs 56 blocks of free space, or 7MB.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 14 Comments

App-market intelligence firm Sensor Tower has indicated that Pokemon GO has been downloaded roughly 7.5 million times in the United States since it landed on iOS and Android devices last week.

Sensor Tower also estimates that Pokemon GO is collecting $1.6 million in revenue in the U.S. alone… just on iOS. Android isn’t included in the figure.

SuperData Research analyst Joost van Dreunen had this to say about Pokemon GO’s performance thus far:

“Pokémon Go as so far managed to generate $14.04 million across mobile platforms since its release. [This puts] it ahead of other titles using the franchise, including Pokémon Shuffle Mobile which has earned an estimated $14.03 million since its release in August 2015.”

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

Defend Your Crypt isn’t just releasing in Europe next week. We’ve heard from Ratalaika Games that North America will have it on the same day – July 21.

We’ve already posted Defend Your Crypt’s Wii U trailer. Now we have a video for the 3DS edition below.

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

Play-Asia and AmiAmi are now accepting pre-orders for a number of upcoming Pokemon figures. You can reserve the Pokken Tournament-based Mewtwo and Lucario Variable Action Heroes as well as Brock & Geodude & Vulpix and Joy & Chansey from the G.E.M. Series.

Below are links to each:

Play-Asia

Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Mewtwo Action Figure
Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Lucario Action Figure
G.E.M. Series – Pokemon: Brock & Geodude & Vulpix Complete Figure
G.E.M. Series – Pokemon: Joy & Chansey Complete Figure

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Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Mewtwo Action Figure
Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Lucario Action Figure
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G.E.M. Series – Pokemon: Joy & Chansey Complete Figure

Note that on Play-Asia, there’s a pre-order deadline for July 17. Item availability is not guaranteed afterwards.

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

Last week, Capcom confirmed Monster Hunter Generations’ collaboration with Zelda: Wind Waker. Players will have the opportunity to dress their Palico as Link from the game.

Another Nintendo collaboration from the original Japanese release is now confirmed as well. As is the case with Link, Monster Hunter Generations will feature a Palico costume based on Fox McCloud from Star Fox.

Here’s a trailer showing the collaboration:

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

A few hours ago, Mashable published a new article about Pokemon GO. The piece contains commentary from John Hanke, CEO of developer Niantic.

While speaking with the site, Hanke touched on topics like how it’s determined which Pokemon appear where, safety, and more. You can find these responses after the break. For more from Hanke, check out the original peice here.

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

After dating Adventure Labyrinth Story for July 21 in Europe, Circle Entertainment has now made the news official with an announcement. We’re also hearing that the North American launch is targeted for August.

Circle shared the following trailer today:

Source: Circle Entertainment PR

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