Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

At the Tokyo Game Show last month, Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai led a series of judges to determine the Game Designers’ Award as part of the annual Japan Game Awards. Sakurai wrote about the experience in his weekly Famitsu column this week, in which he said:

“When we started judging, the votes were so split that I thought more than once that we wouldn’t have a winner at all. However, in the end I think we made a good selection, since there are some things to this game you won’t see anywhere else.”

“Me and the other judges are all busy people and we have trouble getting time for games. If we spent time checking out even all the big-name titles alone, to say nothing of smartphone apps and so on, we wouldn’t be able to make any of the games we’re involved with. We’re free to judge as we like, but if you ask us whether we’re taking a fair, in-depth look at every title out there, that’s not the case. Besides, it’s presumptuous to judge someone else’s title, in a way, since any developer has to give his all to produce any kind of good product.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

Nintendo 3DS

Downloadable Titles
Pocket Monster X (retail title) – 4,800 yen (from 10/12)
Pocket Monster Y (retail title) – 4,800 yen (from 10/12)
Sonic Lost World DEMO – FREE
Motto Kigaru ni! Oekaki K?b? Plus DEMO – FREE
Simple Series DL Series Vol. 14 The Dasshutsu Game – Uragiri no Misshitsu DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
Rockman World 3 (Mega Man III, Game Boy) – 400 yen

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
Sonic Lost World DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console

Rockman X2 (Mega Man X2, Super Famicom) – 800 yen

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

So this is pretty interesting. The Wii U demo of Sonic Lost World, out now in Japan, can be played in English – check out the video above.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, News | 0 comments

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal: Clash Duel Carnival has received a few more images (scans) and details from a recent Japanese magazine. You can find the shots above and information summary below.

– Obtain over 100 special items from other duelists
– These include card sleeves and duel mats
– Cards up to Duelist Pack 15 reconfirmed
– “Free Duel”: use all cards from the beginning of the game
– Fight characters to get the duelist items specific to them

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The latest issue of Jump reveals a new feature for Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Monsters 2 3DS remake. In the game, players can make their own custom monsters. This is accomplished through the “Montona” system. You can mix and match four different parts to create an original creature.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

Hacking has started to become a problem in Monster Hunter 4. Some players have managed to break into the game’s systems and obtain weapons, armor, and items that wouldn’t normally be so easily attainable. They’ve also managed to manipulate the game AI as well as spawn rare monsters in locations of their choosing.

Capcom has issued a notice in response to the situation, which states that messing around with Monster Hunter 4’s save data could destroy the full game and make it unusable. Those who are caught with tampered save files at Capcom’s Monster Hunter Festa in-game events will be banned, and they will no longer be accepted at future events.

Players who receive odd guild quests or Felynes from StreetPass communications are advised to delete them. There’s a chance that these hits could affect your own save data.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

A listing on Nintendo’s website pins down the launch of Mighty Switch Force! 2 for Wii U on October 17 – next Thursday. You can find the first screenshots of the Wii U version above.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DSiWare, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Three downloadable games have been confirmed for release in North America tomorrow. The Wii U VC titles Golf and Tennis will be out on the eShop, along with Zombie Blaster for DSiWare. More games will be confirmed in the early morning hours tomorrow.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii Shop Channel | 0 comments

Nintendo will be removing Yoshi’s Cookie from the European Wii Shop Channel later this week, according to a message posted on the digital store. The Virtual Console game will no longer be available for purchase as of October 11.

The notice does not provide a reason for the removal of Yoshi’s Cookie.

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