eShop “Winter Warm-up Sale” – week 3 discounts
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments
Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.
Here’s the lineup of sales for the third (and final) week:
Wii U
Affordable Space Adventures – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Breath of Fire – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Child of Light – $10.49 (was $14.99)
EarthBound – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Elliot Quest – $8.99 (was $12.99)
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – $9.99 (was $14.99)
Zelda: The Minish Cap – $5.59 (was $7.99)
3DS
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $5.99 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Fantasy Life – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Metroid – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Xeodrifter – 6.99 (was $9.99)
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – $14.99 (was $24.99)
These deals are valid until February 4 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.
Circle Entertainment targeting Q2 2016 for two new “Dream” games on 3DS
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Back during the DSiWare days, Circle Entertainment brought out a couple of “Dream” games. Bookstore Dream and Publisher Dream hit Nintendo’s downloadable service a few years back. Now, Circle is continuing the series on the 3DS eShop.
Two new “Dream” titles, both of which feature simulation gameplay, are targeted for Q2. Circle teased on Twitter yesterday:
Now we can confirmed two secret titles is 2 Dream series (simulation game), targeting Q2 2016.
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 27, 2016
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Nintendo UK store giving free Animal Crossing: New Leaf calendar to some customers
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Some customers of the Nintendo UK store are eligible to receive a free Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2016 calendar. It’s not entirely clear how people were chosen, but this move is being done to thank those who purchased products in 2015. There’s a £1.99 shipping charge (so technically not 100% free I suppose), but this is removed if you spend over £20 on the store.
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Capcom reports latest financial results, Monster Hunter X “was a major hit”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 15 Comments
Today, Capcom announced its latest financial results for the nine months of fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The company’s net sales came in at 57,060 million yen, up 19.3 percent from the same period last year. Operating income rose 9 percent year-over-year to 10,604 million yen and ordinary income is reported at 10,640 million yen, an increase of 5.2 percent from the same term last year. Finally, net income is also up 7.1 percent from the same period last year to 7,006 million yen.
Capcom said that Monster Hunter X “was a major hit”, but The Great Ace Attorney’s sales “remained slow.” Additionally, “sales of repeat titles and digital download contents were firm, particularly in overseas markets, in the Digital Contents business.”
Two Monster Hunter 3DS games are in Capcom’s million sellers list. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate moved another 200,000 copies, and lifetime sales now sit at 4.1 million. Monster Hunter X has sold 3.2 million copies, exceeding Capcom’s forecast of 2.5 million units.
Nintendo Download (1/28/16, North America) – Shadow Puppeteer, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – $49.99
Wii U Download
Joe’s Diner – $7.99
Level 22 – $6.99
MINI-GAMES MADNESS VOLUME: #1 – HELLO WORLD! – $4.99
Shadow Puppeteer – $14.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance – $7.99
3DS Retail
Final Fantasy Explorers – $39.99
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – $29.99
3DS Download
Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron – $19.99
RV-7 My Drone – $1.99
3DS Demo
The Magic Hammer
DSiWare
Crazy Train – $1.99
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
– It’s the last week of the Winter Warm-up Sale! Check out this week’s deals and save up to 30 percent off select games. The sale ends Feb. 4 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– 99Moves, Darts Up 3D and more games from Enjoy Up are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
Wii U
– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.?
3DS
– Art of Balance TOUCH! is 25 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $5.20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 18.
– Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
– The Magic Hammer is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Shadow Puppeteer will be patched to fix issues when playing on an external hard drive
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
If you pick up Shadow Puppeteer on the eShop today, it’s highly recommended that you play directly from the Wii U’s storage. Unfortunately, performance is drastically impacted if the download is being read from an external hard drive. The game’s developers to intend to patch things in the future, but until then, definitely be aware of the potential issues you may encounter.
“We have found that playing the game from an external hard drive will make the game run slower because the read/write rate of the hard drive. Of course we want everyone to be able to play the game, from external hard drives too, so we will make sure to address this in our patches. Until then we recommend that the game is played directly from the Wii U.”
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Super Mario Maker – 1.32 update out now
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Following the game’s lengthy maintenance, a new patch has been released for Super Mario Maker. Applying the update will bring it up to version 1.32.
Today’s patch simply addresses a glitch while in “Create” mode. It’s a 298MB download, in case you’re curious.
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3DS eShop charts (1/27/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Final Fantasy Explorers
2. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
3. Mario Kart 7
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
5. Super Mario 3D Land
6. Terraria
7. Smash Controller
8. SteamWorld Dig
9. Shovel Knight
10. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
11. Gunman Clive 2
12. Super Mario Bros.
13. Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Code of Princess
16. Star Fox 64 3D
17. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
18. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
19. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
20. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
Videos
1. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
2. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
3. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam TV Spot
4. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
5. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
6. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Launch Trailer
7. Mario Kart 7 Video
8. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Just the Fax Trailer
9. PSMD Special Video: Ep. 1
10. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
11. Terraria Announcement Trailer
12. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – E3 2015 Trailer
13. Fire Emblem Fates – E3 2015 Trailer
14. Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
15. Nintendo Badge Arcade Trailer
16. Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 Day 1 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
17. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
18. Yo-kai Watch Panic Commercial
19. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
20. Photos with Mario Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
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Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (1/27/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
“Malo” is back with yet another tweet pertaining to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. A specific character is the focus for the third time this week, with concept art of Zant being shown.
Here’s the new Twilight Princess tweet translated from the Japanese Zelda Twitter page:
“…It’s Malo. The name of this guy who looks like a **men Ri**r (censored Kamen Rider) is… “Bamboo Shoot-type Final Battle Weapon Zant No.1″… ah it’s wrong isn’t it… anyway, he’s an evil character indeed… and on top of that [he’s based on] a bamboo shoot… That’s uncool…”
First Super Bike Rider details
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This week’s issue of Famitsu reveals Super Bike Rider: Gather! Super Beast Hunter, the latest Bike Rider entry for 3DS. The magazine has some extensive details about Spicysoft’s new game. It has the prefix “Super”, which means all aspects are being upgraded.
One of the new features is “Bike Super Beast”. Enemies will drop parts, and by combining them you’ll be able to obtain Bike Super Beasts with excellent stats. In total there are over 40 Bike Super Beasts.