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

Pokemon Picross has been promoted as a free-to-play/start game. Now that the download has arrived in Japan, some notable information has emerged about this aspect.

Serebii writes that after purchasing all 5,000 Picrites, they can be redeemed from time to time in batches of 1,000. If you max out the Energy Gauge’s level by spending Picrites, the free-to-play element is then removed. Players won’t have to worry about the energy gauge as it is at infinity.

Here are some other Pokemon Picross details from Serebii:

– Mega Evolution stages cost Picrites to access
– Micross puzzles can be found by completing various challenges on a variety of Pokémon
– These are larger puzzles that you unlock pieces for gradually and encompass a much larger image
– There’s a password option that will unlock various secret stages in the game
– 02:16: When you have purchased all 5000 Picrites, you can then redeem free Picrites from time to time in batches of 1000. If you max out the Energy Gauge’s level by spending your Picrites, you then remove the free to play aspect. You no longer have to worry about the energy gauge as it is at infinity
– Mega Evolution stages cost Picrites to access
– A special mode mirroring the standard stages is available later in the game
– This mode repeats puzzles but as Mega Picross style puzzles

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 45 Comments

Circle Entertainment will soon be bringing The Legend of Dark Witch 3DS themes overseas. In Europe, nine will be released in total. But North America will only have access to four.

Why is this the case? Circle says that Nintendo of America only allows games to receive four themes.

The company told one fan on Twitter:

I’ll mark this as a rumor as we don’t have an official confirmation from Nintendo, but I’d have to think that Circle Entertainment knows what it’s talking about. This is rather interesting!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

During the November Nintendo Direct, a “Splatournament” was announced. The event, as the name implies, is a tournament for Splatoon featuring members from the Nintendo Treehouse.

The Splatournament will be taking place tomorrow at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. We’ll put up a live stream post an hour before it goes live.

Here’s a look at the bracket:

You can also head past the break for a look at the different teams.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan, including a new Mario one for the holidays. Here’s the full lineup:

Mario White Christmas – 200 yen
Kotori Samba – 200 yen
A Clockwork Truffe – 200 yen each
Ciao Illustrations Club – 100 yen
NemuNeko Merry Christmas – 200 yen
Hatsune Miku Project Mirai (x4) – 200 yen each

Have a look at the new Mario theme below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments

Lost Reavers has made a stealth launch on the Japanese Wii U eShop. Even though there was no prior news about a specific release date, the free-to-start title can now be downloaded. For those that are curious, it takes up 1056MB of space.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on December 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Nihilumbra (1,000 yen)
Swords & Soldiers II (1,600 yen)

Wii U Virtual Console

Metal Slader Glory (Super Famicom, 926 yen)
Kururin Paradise (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Alphadia (1,080 yen)

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

Famitsu has reported the first sales data for Monster Hunter X. According to the site, 1,542,104 copies of the game were sold in just two days.

Monster Hunter X’s launch also had a big impact on 3DS hardware sales. Famitsu says that 3DS hardware sales were at 133,628 units.

We’ll have more sales numbers from Japan tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that.

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

Nintendo has released two new 3DS commercials for the Japanese market. New adverts for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus are posted below.

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Nintendo released official videos for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All (GBA) and Treasure of the Rudras on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Did you know that the Super Mario Bros. theme song has lyrics? That’s actually something that was made public many, many years ago, but it’s not widely talked about today.

The lyrics were originally submitted by fans to a Japanese radio station. Nintendo eventually made them official, and a recorded version of the song was released on vinyl. Listen to it below.

Since the lyrics are in Japanese, you might have some trouble understanding what they are in English. But luckily, a translation can be found after the break!

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