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

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising launches on the European Wii U eShop this Thursday. Watch the official Virtual Console trailer below.

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The Pokemon Company announced today that Pokemon Shuffle is coming to mobile devices. Previously, the free-to-play title was launched on the 3DS as an eShop download, which has seen over 4.5 million downloads.

The mobile version of Pokemon Shuffle will be arriving later this year. It seems to be the same exact version as the 3DS edition, but with optimizations for iPhone and Android.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Club Nintendo Europe has been updated with a new reward. For 6,000 stars, members can receive a Captain Toad Figurine Lamp.

Here’s a description of the lamp:

Plan your adventures in the soft light of this Captain Toad figurine lamp! Whether you’re planning a treasure hunt or getting ready for a Toad-sized nap, let Captain Toad’s headlamp guide the way! Approximately 12cm tall, made of ABS, transparent ABS and PVC.

Club Nintendo members in Europe can place an order for the reward here. Hit up the gallery below for a few images.

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Koei Tecmo shared some screenshots of Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 on 3DS. View them in the gallery below.

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Update: Nintendo has now removed any mention of this upcoming maintenance from its official page. I suppose that means there won’t be any maintenance after all!

Nintendo completed several hours of maintenance for both Wii U and 3DS a short while ago. However, additional maintenance will be taking place in just a matter of hours.

Below is a breakdown of the different times:

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

This maintenance period will affect online play, rankings, and other Internet-related elements.

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Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei will be receiving free costumes based on God Eater, Bandai Namco announced today. It will be possible to dress characters up like Lindow and Alisa. It’s also possible for Korosensei to masquerade as an Aragami with an Ogretail costume.

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Siliconera has shared another round of details for Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories. That includes a new comments from Natsume’s Graham Markay, who said that this title is intended to address criticisms that fans had with The Lost Valley.

Here’s a rundown of what Siliconera shares in its article:

“We heard what our fans had to say. We got compliments as well as criticisms. One of the main issues was probably a town. This returns to the fundamentals. Is there upgrades? Yes. Is there giving gifts? Yes. Are there a variety of bachelors and bachelorettes? Yes. This isn’t a sequel to The Lost Valley.” – Graham Markay, Vice President of Operations at Natsume

– Players arrive on a rustic farm that used to be in a striving town
– As you sow crops and care for cows, the farm thrives and the townsfolk begin to remember what their town is like
– Can visit residents in their homes
– Court five bachelors or bachelorettes
– Not a sequel to Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley
– This game has some familiar characters
– The Lost Valley’s clocksmith Andrea is in the game
– Luke from The Lost Valley is also a datable character
– A witch bachelorette and wizard bachelor were also added due to fan requests

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Just a Chat, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Jon and I are a bit late on this, but we’re both back to discuss the Nintendo Digital Event that took place during E3. That includes talk about Star Fox Zero, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, and lots more!

Stuff:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Interviews, New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

Zordix announced Aqua Moto Racing Utopia for Wii U last February. We haven’t heard much about the game over the past year, so we reached out to the studio for a status update. Larsson revealed that the game has made the jump to Unity 5, discussed DLC plans, teased a probable New 3DS exclusive, and more.

Read on below for our full interview with Matti Larsson, CEO and creative director at Zordix AB. You’ll also find an exclusive new screenshot showing how the updated UI looks.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 131 Comments

Let’s Talk is on a one week break so that I can give the spotlight to a very important site topic. The feature will be back in full force next week!

With each passing anniversary on Nintendo Everything, I’ve thought about doing this forever. I can’t properly express how much I love the site, and how it’s become extremely embedded in my daily life.

There’s very little that I won’t do for Nintendo Everything – whether that means putting it ahead of my personal life, sleep, health… you name it. For nearly eight years, that’s the way things have been. That’s largely because I love being in a position to write about Nintendo in some form. I also take great happiness in knowing that I’m able to share updates about the company with you all.

Everything sounds fantastic, right? Well, in reality, that isn’t entirely the case. I think I may have been in denial a bit in terms of how long Nintendo Everything can continue on. Okay, that probably sounds way too dramatic. Let me try to explain what’s been on my mind and why this post is even necessary.

Over the past year or two, I’ve been taking a serious look at Nintendo Everything’s (and my own) financial situation. I need to be completely honest here and admit that it’s not the best. It’s why I’m putting up this post today, and why I’d like to have a discussion about the site’s future.

Running a site, as rewarding as it is, can be very taxing. The financial aspect alone has been extremely stressful for me. Few people have known about this – maybe just a handful.

Nintendo Everything generates revenue through ads. Unfortunately, this is not at all the best/consistent source of income. The ads themselves cannot at all be relied upon. Companies act irregularly in terms of when they’re interested in advertising. The first half of the year is often filled with dead periods for ads. Throw in the fact that some people use Adblock, and the situation becomes a bit of a mess. Truthfully, the site isn’t exactly bringing in what it needs to right now.

Those are some of the reasons why I’m concerned about Nintendo Everything’s future. We’re not in an absolutely dreadful situation, but we’re not in a good one either. It’s very tough for the middle-of-the-road sites to survive. We’re not backed by any major corporation, we’re not part of a network, and I run everything independently.

At the end of the day, I don’t want anything to change. I don’t want us to have to team up with anyone else, sell the site, shut down, or anything along the lines. I just want to be in a position to continue doing what I’ve been doing for the past eight years or so.

So where does Nintendo Everything go from here? That’s what I’d like to talk to you all about today. I would really appreciate if we could have a discussion in the comments below about what I’ve tried to explain. Maybe you guys have some ideas about how I can go about things to improve the site’s situation. My ears (eyes?) are wide open, and I’ll be looking at everything you all have to say. Let’s turn this ship around!

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