North American Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge site open
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Nintendo has opened up the North American Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge website. Find it here.
Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge can be obtained early by purchasing an amiibo at Amazon, Best Buy, or GameStop between March 25 and April 27. It’ll be released on the eShop for free starting April 28.
A look at some Miitomo Easter eggs
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Miitomo is packed with some neat little Easter eggs. There are a couple of Nintendo-specific ones, such as “Nintendo” itself as well as “Nintendo Direct”. You can get a look at these and more in GameXplain’s video below.
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Etrian Odyssey V screenshots, art, tons of details
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Atlus sent out a new media blast for Etrian Odyssey V today. That means we have new screenshots, art, and plenty of details pertaining to the game. All of the content is rounded up below, with translations coming from Gematsu.
Story
– Arcadia is a land dominated by swords and magic
– A huge tree from ancient times called “Yggdrasil” exists here and is to be the reason that peace visits the world
– There is a legend about that World Tree
– If you can manage to reach its untrodden summit, it is said that your dreams will come true
– “The power to dominate the world.” “The most powerful.” “The world’s mysteries.” “Expensive treasures.”
– 4 races on the land
– Each has a different legend, but no person has been able to confirm them
– From the city “Aeolis” at the bottom of Yggdrasil, the official orders are issued
– In pursuit of the legend, the courageous adventurers who will challenge Yggdrasil gather in Aeolis
– Players take on the role of one of the adventurers in response to the official orders
– Challenge the labyrinths and aim for the top of the World Tree
More: Atlus, details roundup, Etrian Odyssey V, Japan
Star Fox Zero limited edition up on Amazon Italy
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Update: Fire Emblem has sold out. Star Fox is still up currently.
If you’re in Europe and still looking for the Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition, you may want to head on over to Amazon Italy. It’s up on the retailer as of this moment. You can place an order here.
The Star Fox Zero: First Print Edition is also up on Amazon Italy. That can be found here.
More: Amazon, Europe, Fire Emblem Fates
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition back up on Amazon, standard version on sale
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Update (3/22): Bumped to the top. Mega Man Legacy Collection is $20 on Amazon as a lightning deal today.
Original (3/17): The Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition is now available on Amazon once again, and this seems to be the first restock since launch. Place an order here. You can also grab the standard version for $23 here.
Famitsu review scores (3/22/16)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness (PS4) – 9/9/8/8
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (3DS) – 9/9/8/9
Winning Post 8 2016 (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Kono Oozora Ni Tsubasa Wo Hirogete Cruise Sign (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Silverio Vendetta: Verse of Orpeus (PSV) – 8/7/7/8
Ore ni Hatarakette Iwaretemo Tori (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Escape Fantasy: Alice in Escape Land (3DS) – 7/6/7/6
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Mega Man Battle Network began as a horror game
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Inside-Games chatted with some staff who worked on Mega Man Battle Network in celebration of the series’ 15th anniversary. At one point, Masakazu Eguchi, Kouetsu Matsuda, and Hayato Kaji recall how it started out as a horror game of all things.
Here’s the excerpt, as translated by Mega Man Battle Network 3D:
Now that you mention it— It was a launch title, wasn’t it? Even though EXE was of the first generation (of GBA titles), it already gave an impression of perfection.
Eguchi: Actually, the team’s first game was a horror game.
Oh? What do you mean?
Eguchi: It started with, “what should we make for the GBA?” It had us making a game that links to your heartbeat with a wearable device. The theme was “having fun while your heart pounds”-horror game.
Matsuda: I went to Expoland’s haunted house for research.
Kaji: You remember it quite well, huh? (laughs)
Eguchi: Thinking that now… how did that become EXE? (laughs) I wonder…?
Kaji: Certainly, the mechanics became quite difficult to handle.
Matsuda: After that, card games gained popularity around that time. We wanted to reap the trend while upholding Capcom’s pride.
Dragon Ball: Project Fusion – full V Jump scan shows new name and more
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ShonenGames has managed to obtain the full scan of Dragon Ball: Project Fusion from this month’s V Jump. As it turns out, the game has a new, final name. It’ll be called “Dragon Ball: Fusions” from here on out.
We’ve already talked about three of the fusions that are possible: Pillin / Pirilin (Piccolo x Krillin), Gollin / Gorilin (kid Goku × Krilin), and Krigohan (Krillin x kid Gohan). Note that characters who fuse without the wristband, which doesn’t involve EX fusion, will gain the fusion costume that can be seen on Pillin.
Players will be able to make their own character in Dragon Ball: Fusions. It will be possible to choose between Human, Saiyan, Alien, Spirit Worldian, and Namekian races.
Finally, as far as the story is concerned, the player and Pinich make a wish to Shenron to create the strongest Budokai in the universe. In turn, the world of Dragon Ball is fused together to participate in the Jikuuichi Budokai.
You can see the fully translated Dragon Ball: Fusions scan above.
More: Bandai Namco, Dragon Ball: Fusions, Ganbarion, Japan
3DS eShop charts (3/21/16)
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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Pokemon Red
3. Pokemon Blue
4. Super Mario World
5. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6. Mario Kart 7
7. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
8. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
10. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
11. Pokemon Omega Ruby
12. Hyrule Warriors Legends
13. Mega Man Legacy Collection
14. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
15. Azure Striker Gunvolt
16. Super Mario Bros.
17. Terraria
18. The Legend of Zelda
19. Smash Controller
20. Pokemon X
Videos
1. Super Mario World Trailer
2. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
3. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games E3 2015 Video
4. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
5. Hyrule Warriors Legends – Linkle Trailer
6. Pokemon Red Trailer
7. Hyrule Warriors Legends – Skull Kid Trailer
8. Hyrule Warriors Legends Legendary Warriors Unleashed
9. Nintendo Direct 3/3/16
10. Pokemon Blue Trailer
11. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Video
12. Mega Man Legacy Collection Trailer
13. Terraria Announcement Trailer
14. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
15. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
16. Mario Kart 7 Video
17. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
18. Bravely Second The New Jobs Trailer
19. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Launch Trailer
20. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
Source: 3DS eShop
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Japan: Miitomo is number one on the Android charts as the top free download
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 15 Comments
Miitomo is available on two major platforms in Japan right now: iOS and Android. We know that Nintendo’s debut mobile app has been tearing up the Apple charts, but what about Google? At the moment, Miitomo is sitting at the top of the charts as the top free download for Android apps.
Nintendo brought out Miitomo in Japan last Thursday. It’s expected to head west by month’s end.