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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

Update: And it’s gone. There are a couple of bundles remaining, however.

Original: GameStop currently has the Super NES Classic Edition in stock once again. How long will it last? No more than a few minutes we assume. In any case, you can try ordering one here.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments

Earlier today, 4Gamer published a lengthy piece in which the site spoke with a ton of different developers to reflect on the year and look towards 2018. One such person is Capcom producer Motohiro Eshiro.

Eshiro had this interesting tease regarding Ace Attorney:

“I believe we’ll continue working on something that will make Ace Attorney series fans happy. We’re also currently coming up with a new title, so personally speaking I think it’ll be a challenging year.”

We do know that Capcom intends to bring the Ace Attorney series to Switch in some fashion. There have also been rumors about new collections for the console as well as the next entry in the series.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

The Media Create White Book 2017 has some interesting data that we don’t normally have access to. Included inside, sales are revealed for amiibo in Japan last year.

The book provides all sorts of information about the best-selling amiibo. These include the top ten figure sales, top five card sales, and share by series.

Here’s the full rundown:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 1 Comment

The Play Nintendo YouTube channel has posted another video in which Mario responds to a fan letter. In the latest episode, he’s asked what he does in his free time. Listen to Mario’s response below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Full pre-order links – Play-Asia, AmiAmi, GoodSmile.

Original: Yesterday we reported on Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Pyra being made into a figure by Good Smile. Today, we have some more info on it. As with most high-quality scale figures like this one, it’ll be fairly expensive: ¥18,333 + taxes. If you decide to pre-order it, you’re unfortunately gonna have to wait a bit till the figure is in your hands – it’ll be released in December 2018.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 48 Comments

Update: Full pre-order links – Play-Asia, AmiAmi, GoodSmile.

Original:Nintendo has announced that Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is being made into a 1/7 scale figure by Good Smile Company. Pre-orders for the figure will go live tomorrow, on December 26th, on the Good Smile website. Further details, such as a release date and price, will likely be announced then as well.

The figure is based on concept art created specifically by Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s main character designer Masatsugu Saito for this figure.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

IGN recently spoke with Final Fantasy IV lead designer and Chrono Trigger director Tokita Takashi for a new interview. Regarding Final Fantasy IV, Takashi spoke about the challenges of implementing many new mechanics and discusses some scenarios that were originally planned for the game. He also weighed in on which Chrono Trigger ending he believes is canon, and how ideas for the cancelled Chrono Break made it into Fantasy Dimensions II.

You can read these responses from Takahashi below. For the full interview, head on over here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

My Nintendo has updated again with a number of new rewards in North America. A couple are specific to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, featuring the latest 3DS theme and a January calendar. You can also use your points on the latest discounts.

Here’s a full roundup of the latest rewards:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 2 Comments

Nintendo recently asked fans to send in letters to Mario. In a video published on the Play Nintendo YouTube account, the first one is read. Below, you can hear Mario’s thoughts on his favorite thing about having a great adventure with friends.

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