Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

We’ve previously talked about the IARC rating system and how it would be extremely beneficial for eShop developers as well as gamers in general. Thanks to what it provides, anyone can easily submit their title and have it rated in various regions.

We recently heard that the IARC rating system would be coming very soon to the eShop. And interestingly, it looks like this has now happened. Information coming from a pair of independent developers reveal that the system is up and running for Nindies. We probably won’t see any immediate results, but developers are now starting to take advantage of what the IARC provides.

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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam’s difficulty will probably be just fine for experienced players. However, if you’re a newcomer, Nintendo has included a couple of features to make things easier.

First up is the introduction of an Easy Mode, which increases your characters’ strength. Nintendo is also including an Assist Mode to help players know who enemies are targeting in battle. It’s also worth mentioning that Toad will give you some advice saying that you should stay in battles (as opposed to running away, which will ensure that you gain experience and level up), and that equipment should be regularly upgraded.

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Just like in North America, Nintendo has brought a demo for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes to the European eShop. Players can try out local play as well as online co-op. You’ll find the breakdown of times for Internet play below.

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Nintendo has released more screenshots of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and we’re able to see a couple of secret characters for the first time. Head past the break for the full gallery.

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Thanks to the Japanese Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam website, we now know the file size for the game. It’ll be 4,100 blocks, which is 512MB.

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Following Famitsu’s latest coverage, Capcom published yet another batch of screenshots from Monster Hunter X. If you’d like to view today’s images, check out the gallery below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Nintendo’s various shops are undergoing some heavy maintenance in just a few days. This will begin Sunday evening for those of you in North America and in the very early morning on Monday over in Europe. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be affected.

The upcoming maintenance is particularly notable due to its length. It seems that the maintenance period will last nearly an entire day.

Here’s the full breakdown of times:

– 7 PM PT (Sunday) – 7 PM PT (Monday)
– 10 PM ET (Sunday) – 10 PM ET (Monday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Monday) – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Monday) – 4 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

As for the reasoning behind the downtime, Nintendo says that it’s planning a large-scale exchange of servers. It’s also possible that the maintenance will end a bit early, though you should definitely expect it to take awhile!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 15 Comments

Tatsumi Kimishima recently spoke with Japanese outlet Nikkei. According to the new Nintendo CEO, the company’s mobile applications will be localized into 8 languages, and will be available in over 100 countries. He also mentioned that Nintendo’s profits will have the potential to exceed the Wii/DS era in three years time.

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Nintendo’s Japanese 3DS download Collectible Badge Center has been updated once again. Today’s additions include one panel of Animal Crossing badges, six panels of Pokemon badges, and eight panels of Fire Emblem Fates sprites badges. Nintendo has also provided two free goes and a new set of Baito badges with four more to collect (one free for each 90 yen spent until November 20).

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Splatoon usually adds new weapons on Fridays, but that’s different this time around. The Luna Blaster Neo and H-3 Nozzlenose D have both been added to the game and can be used now.

Here’s an overview of the former:

Tonight you can get your hands on the Luna Blaster Neo. This blaster comes with Splat Bombs so we got you a blaster pro-tip: use the Splat Bombs to force your foes closer so that you can hit ‘em with your Luna Blaster Neo.

And an overview of the latter:

Love your H-3 Nozzlenose but wish that it had a sweet whale sticker on it? Look no further than the H-3 Nozzlenose D! It comes with a Point Sensor and Inkzooka and also we’re pretty sure that the D stands for “Dang! That’s a cool whale sticker!”

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