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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 3 Comments

We have a few more details about Minecraft: New 3DS Edition from a developer live stream hosted after this week’s Nintendo Direct. The information comes max world size and more.

Here’s the roundup of information for Minecraft: New 3DS Edition:

– Max world size is 2016×2016 (small worlds on Switch are 900x900ish and largest are about 3000×3000)
– Based on Pocket Edition 0.15.4, which launched July 2016, has every feature the game did as of that release
– Due to above, no The End yet, but does have the Nether
– Redstone contraptions work as expected, they had memory-eating bugs with them at one point but got them all squashed
– They plan on lots of updates over the course of the next 6-8 months, for example targeting 0.16 and adding ocean monuments and associated blocks
– No cross play or world sharing, this is a totally new and different build of the game unique to 3DS
– Mouselook with c-stick including invert Y-axis if you want, other options like view bobbing off, auto-jump
– Map is always active on the bottom screen
– Comes with standard textures, plastic, and city, plus many character skins

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

Nintendo appears to be readying restocks of three Link amiibo. CPSIA certificates for the original Smash Bros. Link, 8-bit Link, and Majora’s Mask Link have been updated. Each one had an additional run of manufacturing in August.

CPSIA pages naturally don’t mention when restocks will be taking place, but these Link amiibo should be showing up again soon. Keep your eyes peeled for movement at retailers in the weeks ahead. 

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.

“Folklore in the forest! Fairy Fashion” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:

– Forest fairy wig (set)
– Forest fairy top (set)
– Forest fairy skirt (set)
– Forest fairy shoes (set)
– Butterfly fairy top (set)
– Butterfly fairy shorts (set)
– Butterfly fairy boots (set)
– Butterfly fairy wings (set)
– Flower fairy set( set)
– Flower fairy sandals (set)
– Flower fairy wings (set)
– Fairy friend

The returning stage will be available until September 19 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments

Back in July, we heard that Switch has an internal built-in emulator. Additional information surfaced about the situation today.

What was originally known a couple of months ago is that the emulator came with the name “flog”. That’s no ordinary name. “Flog” is actually “Golf”… just backwards. All Switch systems have Golf from the NES hidden away, and believe it or not, it comes with two-player Joy-Con support.

The discovery itself is extremely interesting. But aside from that, what’s up with the pictures of the Joy-Con controllers? Some are also speculating that there’s hidden way to launch Golf from the Switch menu, but no one has a solution at present.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 30 Comments

Square Enix first announced Project Octopath Traveler way back in January. The game went completely dark – until this week, that is. Project Octopath Traveler was heavily featured in the latest Nintendo Direct, and was even given a meaty demo on the eShop.

In case you’re wondering, Laura Post is the voice of Primrose. Post confirmed her role on Twitter a couple of days ago, writing:

Post has worked on a few games in the past, including the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. She has been involved with several anime productions as well.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Switch sold quite well in its first week in Japan. Between September 7 and September 10, it sold about 24,000 copies.

Dengeki adds that Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 sold through 80 percent of its initial shipment. Indeed, that’s a high percentage. Bandai Namco previously said that the game was selling out in the country and more shipments will be carried out later in the month. The sell-through rate tells us that 30,000 copies were sent to stores for the initial batch.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will be out this coming week in North America and Europe. It’ll be interesting to see how the game does in the west.

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

Last night, a returning map from the original Splatoon was added to Splatoon 2: Kelp Dome. If you’re interested in seeing how the stage compares to how it appeared originally, watch the comparison below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 7 Comments

In the Japanese Nintendo Direct this week, Nintendo announced The Dead Heat Breakers for 3DS. It’s a new game featuring Dillon from Dillon’s Rolling Western. We have a few details about the project.

The Dead Heat Breakers is an action tower defense game that depicts epic battles against incoming space rock lifeforms, taking place in a ruined near-futuristic city. The protagonist of this game, Dillon the Armadillo, uses a spinning power as his weapon to protect his village from the invasion.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Additional information has surfaced about the new Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics book. Prima will be publishing it alongside the SNES Classic Edition later this month.

Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics is really intended to be a love-letter to the classic gaming system. You can expect full coverage of all included games such as Star Fox 2. The book also goes over the history, legacy, and related memories, plus speedrunning tips.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime wrote the exclusive foreword. Oh, and the hardcover version has a slipecase.

Here’s the full rundown of the book:

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

Update: Looks like this may have already sold out. Definitely did not last long.

Original: Those who are interested in the upcoming Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champions amiibo may want to visit GameStop. The retailer’s website is taking pre-orders for a bundle featuring all four here. At first glance, this doesn’t appear to be the 4-pack – just the figures bundled together in one package. Regardless, you should be getting all of the Champions with a purchase.

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