National StreetPass Weekend: Halloween Edition to be held next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo is gearing up for another National StreetPass Weekend in North America. Between October 28 and October 31, you can participate in a special Halloween-themed event. Visit any of the more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots with your 3DS to receive StreetPass tags from across the globe.
Thanks to Jose for the tip.
Puyo Puyo Chronicle: 18 “rules” videos
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Puyo Puyo Chronicle will be released in Japan on December 8th. Ahead of that date, SEGA is bringing players up to speed on how to play the game. To that end, they released a whopping 18 videos today that show various rules of the main Puyo Puyo gameplay mode. If you want to see all of them, you can check out on SEGA’s Puyo Puyo Youtube channel. Below is one of the 18 videos:
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Rhythm Paradise Megamix: European launch trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
After having to wait quite a bit longer than the rest of the world, Rhythm Paradise Megamix (known as Rhythm Heaven in North America) is finally available in Europe today. Nintendo has released a launch trailer to celebrate the occasion – give it a watch:
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Upcoming Dragon Ball: Fusions update will add Trunks and Goku Black
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Bandai Namco announced today that an update coming to Dragon Ball: Fusions on November 2nd is going to add two characters from Dragon Ball Super: Trunks and Goku Black. Naturally, since this game is all about fusions, both of these characters will get special EX fusions: Trunks (from Super) can fuse with regular Trunks to form Trunks (EX), while Goku Black can fuse with Broly to form Karoly Black. Make sure to take a look at the gallery below:
Dragon Ball: Fusions has already been confirmed for a Western release, so it’ll be interesting to see how this update will be handled. Will it be included in the base game or released at a later date? Either way, we will keep you informed.
Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death: voice acting and many familiar characters confirmed
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 0 comments
Koei-Tecmo published a bit more information on Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death today. While no further gameplay details were provided, the company did confirm that the game would have voice acting, and that all the voice actors from the anime would return for the game. Character artwork released via Famitsu today reveals that pretty much every major character from the anime is going to be in the game as well. Famitsu also released a couple more in-game screens. Take a look at them in the gallery bellow:
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Halloween site and Mimikyu music video
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 4 Comments
A special Halloween site has opened up for Pokemon Sun and Moon, focusing on Mimikyu. It features fanart, Instagram features, and a music video for Mimikyu. You can watch the video below:
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Megami Meguri videos
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Thanks to 4Gamer, we have several videos from Capcom’s Japanese 3DS title Megami Meguri. Find the full set of clips below.
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Nintendo: Switch “a home gaming system first and foremost”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 49 Comments
With the Switch having been announced earlier today, it might be easy for some to forget about Nintendo’s two current gaming platforms: Wii U and 3DS. With Switch, Nintendo told Polygon that it’s “a home gaming system first and foremost.” They also shared a few words about Wii U and 3DS.
With 3DS, Nintendo noted that “there’s still a huge hunger for new games”, and “many more games” are on the way. As for Wii U, it’ll become “harder to find” at retail.
The full statement reads:
“Nintendo Switch is a home gaming system first and foremost. We have made no announcement regarding the future of Nintendo 3DS. Obviously with sales of almost 60 million 3DS portables worldwide, there’s still a huge hunger for new games, such as Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. There are many more games in the pipeline.
We have nothing to announce about the production status of Wii U. We announced in April 2016 that as we prepare for the launch of Nintendo Switch in March of 2017, Nintendo will ship 800,000 Wii U hardware units to the global market for this fiscal year. As a result, the inventory of Wii U hardware at retail will become harder to find. We encourage anyone who wants Wii U to communicate with their preferred retail outlet to monitor availability.”
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Wii U / 3DS maintenance, eShop maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Update (10/21): More maintenance announced for next week!
First up, eShop maintenance:
– 3 PM PT (October 24) – 4 PM PT (October 24)
– 6 PM ET (October 24) – 7 PM ET (October 24)
– 11 PM in the UK (October 24) – 12 AM in the UK (October 25)
– 12 AM in Europe (October 25) – 1 AM in Europe (October 25)
And more maintenance for Wii U / 3DS:
– 5:50 PM PT (October 25) – 7:30 PM PT (October 25)
– 8:50 PM ET (October 25) – 10:30 PM ET (October 25)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (October 26) – 3:30 AM in the UK (October 26)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (October 26) – 4:30 AM in Europe (October 26)
Original (10/20): It’s been light on the maintenance front this week, but Nintendo already scheduled some maintenance for next week. Wii U and 3DS will be impacted by a couple of hours on Monday/Tuesday, affecting certain network services such as online play and rankings.
The schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (October 24) – 7 PM PT (October 24)
– 8 PM ET (October 24) – 10 PM ET (October 24)
– 1 AM in the UK (October 25) – 3 AM in the UK (October 25)
– 2 AM in Europe (October 25) – 4 AM in Europe (October 25)
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New Alola form revealed via the Japanese Alola Pokedex guide
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
As we’re getting closer to the release of Pokemon Sun & Moon, more and more Pokemon are being revealed – intentionally or not. In truth, the entire Pokedex has already been laid bare via datamining the demo that was released on Tuesday, but if you’re just sticking to the official channels, you don’t know everything just yet.
Another new Alola form has today been revealed, somewhat accidentally, via the cover of the official Japanese Alola Pokedex guide book. Among a variety of new Pokemon and Alola forms, you can also see the Alola form of Persian. Given Alolan Meowth, the existence of Alolan Persian is not exactly a surprise. For spoiler reasons, head past the break for a picture of it.