Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Mashable recently had a chance to speak with Masayuki Uemura, the lead designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

At one point during the discussion, Uemura commented on how the name was settled on:

“We decided to put Entertainment in the middle. We thought we could maybe piggyback a little bit [on] the naming idea Atari had had, but put something with a little more dynamism and attraction in the middle. So that’s how it became the NES.”

Masayuki went on to discuss Atari – which had created a negative images of games – and how Nintendo wanted to go in a different direction.

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

During the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Inti Creates president Takuya Aizu was on hand to show new footage from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2. Attendees also got a look at a new boss and song.

Here’s what we know thus far:

– Is a 3DS exclusive for the time being
– More footage might be coming around summer of 2016 (very tentative)
– Some playable version of the game also may be released in summer (very tentative)
– There will be more stage-mashup (Gauntlet) levels in Gunvolt 2
– Will re-use pixel art assets from the first game
– The resolution and graphics are also planned to be the same
– The transition from GV1 to GV2 will reportedly be similar to the first and second Mega Man Zero games
– No word yet on whether Dullahan will be back
– The sequel will be around the same length as the first game: around 8-10 hours
– There might be an actual, happy ending in GV2
– There will evidently be “something surprising” in the game’s story
– The checkpoint markers in the trailer apparently look “Copen style”
– The gameplay in the trailer looks very much the same as the first game

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Three more Atlus games are on sale on the North American 3DS eShop. You can save on the following titles until November 2 at 11:59 PM ET / 8:59 AM PT:

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – $9.99 (was $29.99)
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan – $9.99 (was $29.99)
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – $19.99 (Was $39.99)

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is also still available for $9.99, down from $29.99.

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

Gunslugs 2 will be out on the North American and European 3DS eShop on Thursday. For those that are curious, the game takes up 181 blocks of space on an SD card. You’ll need roughly 23MB, which is quite small!

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

Thanks to a listing on Nintendo’s website, it was confirmed that Ascent of Kings will be hitting the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday. Watch the official trailer below.

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

RCMADIAX has already made several titles for the Wii U eShop, and the studio’s support will continue into 2016. One new title confirmed for next year is something called “Avoider”. At the moment, it’s scheduled for Q1 2016 in North America.

RCMADIAX tweeted today:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 5 Comments

Just like The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Amazon Japan is offering an exclusive pre-order bonus for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. All reservations will come with a microfiber cloth. For a look at the bonus, take a look at the image attached above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 61 Comments

The first round of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water went live over the past hour or so. Saying that they’ve been mixed might be somewhat of an understatement. In any case, here’s a roundup of the early reviews:

Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Up
GameRevolution – 4.5 / 5
Nintendo World Report – 8.5 / 10
IGN – 7 / 10
Nintendo Life – 7 / 10
Videogamer – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 5.5 / 10
GameSpot – 5 / 10
GamesRadar – 2.5 / 5
Destructoid – 4 / 10

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

Little Orbit is bringing Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations to Wii U and 3DS tomorrow. You’ll find some footage from the title in the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

Nintendo of Europe has nailed down a release date for the second series of Animal Crossing amiibo cards. Via Twitter, the company announced that the new cards are arriving on November 20. That’s also when the new album will be available.

Here’s the relevant tweet:

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