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Denpa Ningen no RPG Free continues to rake in downloads. The free-to-play title has now been downloaded by over 1.7 million 3DS owners in Japan.

Developer Geninus Sonority is promising further content additions for 2015. Specifics, however, have not been revealed.

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It’s that time of year again! Last year’s game music podcast seemed to go over much better than I expected a two-hour show to, so let’s do the same thing for the soundtracks from this year. And once again I’m looking for reader (listener?) input to help put the thing together and narrow down a top 10 list.

The rules are pretty much the same as last year. Vote here to rate each of the twenty shortlisted games and add in any comments if you have them (you can also use that section to tell me if neglected to include certain soundtracks). Since some of them were included in last year’s show, the voting excludes games that were released in other regions last year like Bravely Default, but not ones like Fantasy Life that I previously forgot about. I’ve also excluded any games with an English release confirmed for next year like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – save it for the 2015 list! There are a handful of games like Guacamelee on the list that were released on other platforms last year, but as 2014 was their first showing on a Nintendo platform they’re up for voting.

So please get your votes in and look forward to the final podcast whenever it posts. Maybe there’ll be guests or co-hosts this time? Who can say. Since I’ll be out of the country for a while – I’ll probably have left by the time this posts – don’t expect any results until mid-January at the earliest. That’s kind of late for a retrospective, but I’m sure you’re all sick of top-10 lists at the moment. I know I sure am after putting together all that Nintendo DS stuff.

Vote here for the best soundtracks of 2014!

Another round of deals hit the North American 3DS eShop today. You can now save on titles from Capcom, Retro City Rampage: DX, and more. Find the full set of deals below.

Balloon Pop Remix – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 20
Coaster Creator 3D – $6.99 (was $9.99) until Jan. 8
Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 20
Johnny Hotshot – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Johnny Impossible – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Johnny Kung Fu – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – $15.99 (was $39.99) until Jan. 2
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies – $22.49 (was $29.99) until Jan. 2
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – $7.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 2
Resident Evil Revelations – $8.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 2
Retro City Rampage: DX – $7.99 (was $9.99) until Jan. 5
Samurai Sword Destiny – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Smash Bowling 3D – $2.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 8
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – $7.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 2
Thorium Wars: Attack of the Skyfighter – $4.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 8
Zombie Slayer Diox – $1.99 (was $5.99) until Jan. 31

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Update: Everything is now in working order once again!


The Wii U and 3DS eShops as well as Miiverse both appear to have been hit with technical issues. The two services went down over an hour ago and have been experiencing problems since.

Here’s the official status of the eShops and Miiverse:

Nintendo eShop

Due to technical difficulties, some online service features may be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Start Date and Time of Outage:
Thursday, December 25, 2014 1:15 PM Pacific Time
Ongoing

Miiverse

Due to a partial service outage, the following features may be intermittently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Start Date and Time of Outage:
Thursday, December 25, 2014 1:04 PM Pacific Time
Ongoing

It’s worth noting that some people have been able to connect, but Nintendo’s network status page indicates that issues are persisting. We’ll keep you updated as the situation develops.

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Lots of new deals have gone live on the North America 3DS eShop today. Check out the latest discounts below:

Aero Porter – $2.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 4
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $2.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 4
ATV Wild Ride 3D – $5.49 (was $7.99) until Jan. 8
Bomb Monkey – $1.99 (was $2.99) until Jan. 8
Bugs vs. Tanks! – $2.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 4
Crimson Shroud – $2.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 4
Demon King Box – $2.79 (was $3.99) until Jan. 15
EDGE – $1.50 (was $1.99) until Jan. 8
escapeVektor – $3.49 (was $7.99) until Jan. 8
Inazuma Eleven – $9.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 4
The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – $22.49 (was $29.99) until Dec. 31
LEGO The Hobbit – $13.99 (was $19.99) until Dec. 31
LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey – $10.00 (was $29.99) until Dec. 31
LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids – $20.99 (was $29.99) until Dec. 31
Liberation Maiden – $2.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 4
Moon Chronicles – $6.99 (was $8.99) until Jan. 8
Mutant Mudds – $5.99 (was $8.99) until Jan. 8
Pure Chess – $3.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 1
Quell Reflect – $2.79 (was $3.99) until Jan. 15
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge – $14.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1
The Starship Damrey – $2.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1
The Amazing Spider-Man – $14.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1
The LEGO Movie Videogame – $10.00 (was $19.99) until Dec. 31
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – $14.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1
Weapon Shop de Omasse – $2.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 4
Wipeout Create & Crash – $14.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 1

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