Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

A pair of titles have been confirmed for release in Europe on January 21. Shadow Puppeteer will be out on Wii U, whereas RV-7: My Drone will be on 3DS. I would expect that both of these will be available in North America around the same time.

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A number of amiibo are on sale over on Amazon. Mewtwo, Link, Ganondorf, Zelda, Toad, and Zero Suit Samus are all $10 each. Tom Nook and Mabel are also under $8. Finally, the Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack has been discounted to $25. See all of the deals here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments

Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS today. The various pages cover the included sports, character roster, amiibo support, and various modes.

In terms of sports, 14 are included in total for Olympic competition. The lineup includes soccer, golf, 100m dash, 110m hurdle, long jump, javelin throw, 100m freestyle swim, archery, boxing, table tennis, beach volley, equestrian, BMX, and rhythmic gymnastic hoop. There are 14 extra competition events, which are the same sports but with added gimmicks from the Mario & Sonic series. Check out the video below for 13 minutes of gameplay showing the different sports and events.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

1080° Snowboarding joins the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe on December 31. Get a look at the official trailer below.

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Wave Race 64 hits the European Wii U Virtual Console on December 31. View the official trailer below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 3 Comments

Koei Tecmo updated the Japanese Hyrule Warriors Legends website today with more screenshots from the game. We’ve rounded up all of the various images below. There are a couple in there that we’ve seen before, but most are actually new.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI is still number one with well over 700 votes.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 10 and December 16.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 6 Comments

Just how large are the upcoming Pokemon RPG games on the 3DS Virtual Console? Well, you certainly won’t need much space to acquire them! Download cards from Japan reveal that each of the titles take up 11MB.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

The first Japanese commercial for Pokken Tournament on Wii U has been published. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Update (12/27): Bumped to the top. Nintendo has sent out an updated day for the Splatfest:

Original (12/26): Europe’s next Splatfest in Splatoon has been confirmed for next weekend. It’ll begin on January 2 at 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe, and will last for a full day.

The Splatfest topic asks players if they’d rather be fit or rich. Which side do you fall on?

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