Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Videos | 6 Comments

Square Enix prepared yet another Final Fantasy Explorers infographic today pertaining to Trance Mode. In battle, players can call upon the power of legendary Final Fantasy characters and use their ultimate attacks. Characters are unlocked by speaking to the local town moogles for rare quests that reward special character magicites, which you can equip at the town’s central crystal.

A new Final Fantasy Explorers trailer is also now available. Check out the video below for a look at Trance Mode in action, along with battle gameplay, characters, and summons.

Source: Square Enix PR

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Sangokushi 13 (PS4/PS3) – 10/8/9/9
Dragon Quest Builders (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
BoxBoy! One More Box (3DS) – 8/8/9/9
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U) – 7/7/9/7
Uta no * Prince-Sama: Music 3 (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water Houaa Kenran (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Koihime Enbu (PS4/PS3) – 7/7/7/7
Infinity Runner (PS4) – 6/7/7/8
Alien Panic! (3DS) – 7/6/7/6
Castle Conqueror Defender (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Nintendo’s official patch notes.

Splatoon’s next update has been announced, and it’s due out very shortly. Version 2.5.0 is actually slated for release in roughly 24 hours.

The new update will be accompanied by the latest round of maintenance. This is set between 9:50 AM and 11:30 AM Japan time, which should translate to:

– 4:50 PM PT (Tuesday) – 6:30 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7:50 PM ET (Tuesday) – 9:30 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 2:30 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Wednesday)

Regarding the update itself, players will mainly find stage adjustments and fixes. 124MB of free space is required.

You can find a rough translation of the 2.5.0 patch notes after the break. We’ll add in the official ones when they’re posted.

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

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

Software

1. Mario Kart 7
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Super Mario 3D Land
4. Terraria
5. Smash Controller
6. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
7. Super Mario Bros.
8. Shovel Knight
9. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
10. The Legend of Zelda
11. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
12. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
13. Gunman Clive 2
14. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
15. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
16. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
17. BoxBoy!
18. Pokemon Omega Ruby
19. Yo-kai Watch
20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Videos

1. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
2. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam TV Spot
3. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
4. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
5. Nintendo Badge Arcade Trailer
6. Mario Kart 7 Video
7. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Just the Fax Trailer
8. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
9. Terraria Announcement Trailer
10. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam E3 2015 Trailer
11. Yo-kai Watch Panic Commercial
12. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Full Trailer
13. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
14. Yo-kai Watch General Gameplay Trailer
15. Photos with Mario Trailer
16. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
17. Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 Day 1 Mario & Luigi Paper Jam
18. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
19. Yo-kai Watch E3 2015 Trailer
20. Stella Glow Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 31 Comments

Nintendo is finally ready to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD again in an official capacity. The series’ Japanese Twitter account was updated today with a brief introduction from Eiji Aonuma… as well as Malo, a character in the game.

Nintendo didn’t touch on new features just yet. However, some art was posted (pictured above). We also have this translation of the various tweets:

“Hello, this is Aonuma. This year the world of Twilight returns in HD after 10 years. From today we’d like to introduce information on Twilight Princess for a while.

Twilight Princess is a story about the 2 worlds of ‘Light’ and ‘Darkness’. The game’s scale was getting bigger, and at the early stages of the original [GameCube version], we drew a lot of setting scenes. We also plan to publish [things like] discussions and [hidden] treasured images at times, so please look forward to them!

The introductions from now on will be brought by Malo who appears in this game. Malo, I’m leaving it to you!

…I’m Malo. I may look like this, but I’m the owner of ‘Malo Mart’, the hero of prices. …I won’t forgive you if you think I’m a child and ridicule me [because of that]…”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 19 Comments

Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is still on track to arrive on the Wii U eShop. And based on a comment from the series’ Twitter account, it may not be much longer before the game is ready to launch. The developer said it’s “literally in the final steps” on Nintendo’s console.

Here’s the full tweet:

It’s been a long wait for Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty on Wii U, but the journey is finally over. Let’s hope an official release date is confirmed sooner rather than later.

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

Update: Thanks to the Japanese update page, we can confirm what we all expected: improved stability. This should be the standard line when the English page has the patch notes: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”.

Nintendo has made a new 3DS firmware update available. Across regions, version 10.4.0-29 is available for download.

We’re actually still waiting for patch notes on this one. However, given the version number change, it’s unlikely to have brought along significant functionality.

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

Update 3 (1/18): Bumped to the top yet again. Finally available for in-store pickup!

Update 2 (1/15): Bumped to the top. This is now officially live on Best Buy for shipping. Still no in-store pickup.

Update: Best Buy’s page may not have fully updated yet. It’s currently in-store pickup only, and users are unable to select a local Best Buy. Post will be updated again when it’s up properly.

Yesterday, GameStop started taking pre-orders for the New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition. Reservations are now up on Best Buy as well. To pre-order a system, head on over here.

You can still pre-order on GameStop by the way! It sold out for a few hours last night, but has since returned (now with a “limited quantities” label).

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

Two amiibo are down to their lowest prices yet on Amazon. You can pick up Chibi-Robo for $7, and Tom Nook for only $5.48. Amazon sales tend to come and go, so be sure to grab them if you have any interest!

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

Our latest look at Aperion Cyberstorm shows off the game’s campaign mode. Get a look at the ice world in the video below.

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