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

Does HTR High Tech Racing ring a bell for anyone? We first mentioned this 3DS eShop game back in July 2013, and it didn’t resurface until May of last year. QUByte is still working on the 3DS edition (which now seems to have the final title “HTR+ Slot Car Simulation”), and it’s apparently coming out “soon”.

A new off-screen video provides a look at the track editor on Nintendo’s handheld. You can check it out above.

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

Nintendo will be increasing the price of amiibo in Canada starting on April 1. Figures will now cost $15.99 CAD rather than $13.99 CAD.

“The price increase is in direct response to current and future projected exchange rates between Canadian and US dollars,” Nintendo said. “Retailers are free to set their own prices.”

In other news, we’re hearing that the gold Mario is coming to muliple retailers in Canada. This is due out on April 10 for $15.99.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

TIME’s third Nintendo-centric piece today is entirely based on an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto further discussed Splatoon’s Mario origins, his reputation, other forms of entertainment, the platforms he found particularly fun working on, and plenty more.

As always, we’ve rounded up the quotes below. Head past the break for Miyamoto’s comments.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Videos | 3 Comments

A second article from TIME covers several Nintendo-related topics in addition to mobile gaming. President Satoru Iwata, Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime, and Shigeru Miyamoto participated in the discussion. We’ve rounded up all of the tidbits and quotes below.

On amiibo…

– Iwata started sketching out the amiibo idea while on a bullet train in late 2013
– Iwata got more and more excited as he mulled the concept
– He dashed off a four-page pitch to his engineers

“It was something I believed would be completely new for us.”

Reggie and Iwata on how pursuing smart devices helps Nintendo…

“We view it as that marriage of the software with the hardware that together creates a compelling experience.” – Reggie

“If we don’t take an approach that looks holistically at the form a video-game platform should take in the future, then we’re not able to sustain Nintendo 10 years down the road. We would like to create several hit titles by effectively leveraging the appeal of Nintendo IP.” – Iwata

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

Update: Confirmed on Nintendo’s website! Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament comes out tomorrow on the North American Wii U eShop for $6.99.

Could Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament end up as this week’s North American Wii U Virtual Console game? Quite possibly! The ESRB has now rated Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament for Wii U, so we could see it on the eShop as early as tomorrow. Stay tuned!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 80 Comments

TIME has gone up with a big interview featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

Some highlights include:

– Decided to try out mobile after finding solutions to Nintendo’s problems; not porting games from their systems, but instead making new software
– “for each title, we will discuss with DeNA and decide the most appropriate payment method”
– Not against Miyamoto getting involved with development, but he’s currently focusing on Wii U games for this year
– “Development of smart device games will be mainly done by Nintendo”
– Wanted to talk about NX so there wouldn’t be a misunderstanding that Nintendo isn’t as interested in dedicated games
– Iwata promises not to do anything that may hurt Nintendo IP

We’ve rounded up the full Q&A after the break. Be sure to check out TIME’s full piece here as well.

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

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

RCMADIAX has confirmed that Tabletop Gallery is hitting the European Wii U eShop on April 16. Rather than releasing separately, Poker Dice Solitaire Future, Shut the Box, and Toss N Go are coming to Europe as a single digital download. Watch a trailer for Tabletop Gallery above.

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

Circle Entertainment has indicated that the company will be releasing Samurai Defender in North America and Europe.

As stated in a tweet earlier today:

Samurai Defender is coming to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week for 400 yen. Check out the trailer below for a look at the game:

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