Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

On Monday, Nintendo will carry out “emergency” maintenance for its various online services. The Wii U eShop, 3DS eShop, DSi Shop, and Wii Shop Channel will all be inaccessible. Additionally, the Pokemon Black/White and Pokemon Black/White 2 services will be affected, as will Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper’s online functionality.

Most of the maintenance will start and end on Monday. The full downtime listings can be found below.

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

Dragon Quest X was the most-played game in Japan last year, according to a new survey from Dengeki. Of course, one publication doesn’t speak for the entire country, but it is interesting to see how the list results out.

Take a look at the full list below:

1. Dragon Quest X
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
3. Fire Emblem Kakusei
4. Dark Souls
5. Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
6. Animal Crossing
7. Biohazard 6
8. Pokemon Black & White 2
9. Monster Hunter Tri G
10. Battlefield 3
11. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D
12. Persona 4 The Golden
13. Rune Factory 4
14. Dragon’s Dogma
15. Skyrim
16. Gundam Battle Operations
17. Etrian Odyssey IV
18. God Eater Burst
19. COD:MW3
20. Phantasy Star Online 2

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

You can get another behind the scenes look at LEGO Marvel Super Heroes below, along with another sneak peak of footage:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DS, DSiWare, News | 0 comments

The 3DS and the Wii U are both out, but that isn’t stopping CIRCLE Entertainment– a ridiculously prolific support of WiiWare and DSiWare– from continuing on with plans to support “outdated” services well into the future on top of bringing new games to the eShops of 3DS and Wii U. Here’s the low down on everything the company plans to do in the coming months:

“Witch & Hero” (3DS eShop)
– 8-bit style, retro sound
– A hero and a witch go on an adventure
– Monster fighting, magic using
– 20 levels, two difficulty settings
– “Trial” and “Infinite” modes

Ah! Heaven (DSiWare)
– Ink painting visual style
– Platformer
– 24 stages

Achilles War (DSiWare)
– Tank battle game
– Set in the year 21XX
– Three tanks to choose from, break through enemy defenses

Goony (DSiWare)
– Top down view
– “Endless runner”
– Move left and right to avoid danger
– Exchange course layouts through QR codes
– Same-system multiplayer

Via Nintendo Life

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

With Etrian Odyssey IV’s arrival on the 3DS next month, now’s as good a time as any to jump into the series. And thankfully, even though it’s been pretty tough to find the DS games at a reasonable price, Amazon has the first entry in stock (and technically the other two as well).

You can order the original Etrian Odyssey here. Amazon also has the second and third games in stock (here and here), though they come from a third-party seller and you’ll need to pay extra for shipping.

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

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 110.429 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 97.448 / 2.283.756 (+17%)
03./00. [PSP] Digimon Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 47.807 / NEW
04./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 17.803 / 1.873.642 (-18%)
05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 13.728 / 184.139 (-7%)
06./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 12.019 / 391.389 (-13%)
07./04. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 11.684 / 399.382 (-20%)
08./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 11.055 / 495.922 (-24%)
09./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 9.598 / 441.708 (-23%)
10./07. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 9.365 / 216.811 (-30%)
11./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 8.740 / 270.917 (-25%)
12./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 8.408 / 393.485 (-16%)
13./12. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 8.068 / 281.853 (-11%)
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 7.547 / 1.954.951 (-7%)
15./13. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 7.379 / 106.853 (-16%)
16./11. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 6.493 / 561.073 (-33%)
17./15. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 6.045 / 133.846 (-25%)
18./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 5.873 / 421.881 (-18%)
19./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 5.844 / 360.313
20./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 5.724 / 2.948.796 (-14%)

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

Famitsu recently conducted a poll to find out which systems its readers are most interested in purchasing this year. 75.6% of the participants were male while 24.4% were female.

Below are the results:

1. PS Vita – 64.0%
2. 3DS – 48.2%
3. Wii U – 33.8%
4. PS3 – 25.2%
5. PC – 14.4%
6. Xbox 360 – 10.6%
7. Smartphone – 10.0%
8. PSP – 9.6%
9. Wii – 9.0%
10. iPad – 7.0%
11. DSi/DSiLL – 5.2%
12. iPhone – 5.0%
13. iPod Touch – 4.0%
14. Other – 2.4%

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

According to Amazon, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will release “Scribblenauts Collection” for the DS next month. It’s arrival is expected on February 26.

I assume this product is nothing more than a neat little bundle. It comes with the first two Scribblenauts titles for DS in one handy combo pack.

If interested, you can pre-order Scribblenauts Collection here.

Via

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

This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:

The Croods! Prehistoric Party! (3DS/DS) – E
Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) – T
Chimpact (DS) – E

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

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			DMC	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–		2			DMC	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
2		3			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		4			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1		5			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		6			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		7			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7		8			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5		9			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		10			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
11		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16		12			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		13			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15		14			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		15			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		16			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		17			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		18			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
13		19			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19		20			DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28		21			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
17		22			WWE ’13	XB360	THQ	THQ
21		23			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23		24			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		25			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26		26			SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
22		27			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
29		28			WWE ’13	PS3	THQ	THQ
27		29			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
25		30			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		31			BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–		32			NBA 2K13	PS3	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
24		33			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30		34			ZUMBA FITNESS 2	WII	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
–		35			THE SIMS 3: SEASONS	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37		36			DOOM 3: BFG EDITION	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
38		37			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
20		38			ANARCHY REIGNS	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
–		39			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
40		40			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			DMC	NINJA THEORY	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
1		2			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		4			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5		5			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		6			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8		7			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
4		8			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9		9			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11		10			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10		11			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		12			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
15		13			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13		14			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
17		15			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19		16			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20		17			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18		18			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		19			NBA 2K13	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
22		20			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
25		21			DOOM 3: BFG EDITION	ID SOFTWARE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
7		22			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
24		23			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
31		24			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
14		25			FORZA HORIZON	TURN 10/PLAYGROUND	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
28		26			SONIC GENERATIONS	SONIC TEAM	SEGA	SEGA
37		27			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27		28			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
23		29			DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO	BLITZ GAMES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
32		30			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
16		31			ANARCHY REIGNS	PLATINUMGAMES	SEGA	SEGA
26		32			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29		33			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		34			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
–		35			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
34		36			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
21		37			RESIDENT EVIL 6	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
33		38			SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		39			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35		40			ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY	ROVIO	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

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