Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 17 Comments

SEGA 3D Classics Collection is coming to North America, and it will be released on April 26. The package will be distributed both physically and digitally. Pricing is set at $29.99 / CA$44.99.

Nine classic SEGA games are included in SEGA 3D Classics Collection. They are as follows:

Power Drift – A high octane sprite-based circuit racer.
Puyo Puyo 2 – A head-to-head competitive puzzle game.
Maze Walker – A 3D mystery adventure.
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa – A classic psychedelic scrolling shooter.
Fantasy Zone II W – Fantasy Zone II W is basically an updated version of the game above.
Sonic The Hedgehog – Control the iconic character in the classic fast-paced platformer.
Thunder Blade – Helicopters, guns, missiles and explosions. What more do you need?
Galaxy Force II – Save the galaxy in this space themed3D shoot ’em up.
Altered Beast – A beat ’em up set in ancient Greece.

Screenshots from SEGA 3D Classics Collection are in the gallery below. You can also find a more comprehensive overview of the various games after the break.

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New footage from the English version of Final Fantasy Explorers is starting to surface. We’ve attached three videos below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Thanks to Le Figaro, new sales figures are in from France. Lifetime 3DS sales are now at 4 million while Wii U is at 742,000. In 2015, Nintendo’s portable moved 686,000 units, and Wii U sold another 228,000 consoles.

LeFigaro also posted a listing of the top 10 best-selling games in France during 2015. Splatoon and three 3DS titles made the chart.

Here’s the full list:

1. [PS4] FIFA 15
2. [PS4] Call of Duty
3. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront
4. [WIU] Splatoon
5. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V
6. [PS3] FIFA 16
7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
8. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
9. [3DS] Tomodachi Life
10. [XBO] FIFA 16

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

Wii U

Donkey Kong Country – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Freedom Planet – $10.49 (was $14.99)
Game & Wario – $20.99 (was $29.99)
Rayman Legends – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Runner 2 – $4.99 (was $14.99)
Super Mario 3D World – $41.99 (was $59.99)
Teslagrad – $9.99 (was $14.99)
VS. Excitebike – $3.49 (was $4.99)

3DS

3D Classics: Excitebike – $4.19 (was $5.99)
Donkey Kong Jr. – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Mighty Bomb Jack – $3.49 (was $4.99)
OlliOlli – $4.99 (was $9.99)
Sonic Generations – $20.99 (Was $29.99)
SteamWorld Dig – $4.99 (was $8.99)
Toki Tori 3D – $1.39 (was $1.99)
Wario Land 3 – $3.49 (was $4.99)

These deals are valid until January 28 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 17 Comments

Börse Online has an updated sales figure for Wii U in Germany. According to the site, 690,000 units have been sold. That accounts for 17 percent of the market share in Germany – PlayStation 4 is at 68 percent while Xbox One is at 15 percent.

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Mario Kart 64 made its way to the European Wii U Virtual Console today. 14 minutes of footage can be found below.

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GungHo Online Entertainment has published a new round of details, screenshots, and art for Puzzle & Dragons X. Find some screenshots and details (courtesy of Siliconera) below.

– Puzzle system is the same as Puzzle & Dragons Z
– New game system and characters
– More RPG elements where you walk around and explore dungeons
– Dungeons have random encounters
– The protagonist will fight alongside the monsters for the puzzle battles
– This is different from the previous game
– Switch to the “Capture Board” during battle in order to acquire material for your “Soul Armor” by defeating enemies after filling up a monster’s “Capture Gauge”
– Soul Armors: equipment with the allied monsters’ power in it
– This can be equipped by the protagonist
– Soul Armors can change the protagonist’s appearances
– Also have its own Leader Skills
– Soul Armors are made with different material
– Made at the “Soul Armor Store” in town
– The protagonist’s partner Tamazo will help out throughout the adventure
– Tamazo has the power to transform into other monsters and use their abilities

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Nintendo sent out a new Xenoblade Chronicles X update late last night, bringing the game up to version 1.0.2. Players will find that Spanish and French subtitles have been added. These can be accessed by setting the system language to the desired language. Xenoblade Chronicles X’s update weighs less than 20MB, so it’s quite small!

Thanks to Cameron for the tip.

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Nintendo has released the various packaging images for the upcoming Animal Crossing amiibo figures. Take a look at the boxarts for Isabelle, Tommy and Timmy, Kapp’n, and Rover above.

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Bandai Namco is publishing Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. However, another company is actually developing the game.

A new blog post reveals that Ganbarion is working on Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. You may know the studio for Pandora’s Tower and One Piece games such as One Piece: Unlimited World RED and the One Piece: Unlimited series.

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