Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Best Buy is holding a special sale on Nintendo-published games today only. Select 3DS and Wii U titles are up to 50 percent off.

Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Bravely Second, and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest are all $19.99 each (down from $39.99). Tokyo Mirage Sessions is also on sale for $34.99 (was $59.99).

Amazon has price-matched a couple of these deals. You can find Bravely Second and Fire Emblem Fates for the same prices.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

More footage of Mario Sports Superstars is in showing off the various different sports.

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

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 22,282
New 3DS LL – 19,126
Vita – 8,479
PS4 Pro – 6,693
2DS – 5,226
New 3DS – 1,435
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 473
Xbox One – 112

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 26,870
New 3DS LL – 18,891
Vita – 9,626
PS4 Pro – 9,508
2DS – 5,593
New 3DS – 1,617
Wii U – 778
PS3 – 548
Xbox One – 111

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Parascientific Escape: Story Gear Detective is making its way to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. Check out a trailer for the game below.

Parascientific Escape: Story Gear Detective isn’t confirmed for the west just yet. But since Circle has been localizing the series, they’ll probably pick this one up as well.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 6 Comments

Update: Added in the full announcement below.

Original: Niantic announced today that Pokemon GO will be adding 80 new Pokemon from the second generation of Pokemon games this week. Additionally, new features are on the way.

Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile are just some of the new Pokemon that can be encountered. New evolutionary items and berries are coming to the game as well. The former will help players complete their Johto collections, while the latter will make battles feel a little more challenging.

Pokemon GO will now have the Nanab Berry and Pinap Berry. With the Nanab Berry, Pokemon will be slowed down so it’s less likely for them to run off. Pinap Berries give players twice as much candy upon a successful catch.

New customization options can be purchased as well. This will allow users to further customize their looks.

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It was recently announced that missing Mega Stones for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon would be distributed as part of online competitions. Now we have some clarity as to how this is being done.

Mega Stones will be handed out through two means:

– Given as a present to players of Online Competitions, such as with the Mawilite and Beedrillite in the upcoming 2017 International Challenge February competition; a limited amount of players will get the code ahead of a wait period of 1 to 2 months before all players get the code
– Through a code that will be given to all players through various events/online postings with no wait period

As Serebii points out, the method will vary depending on the Mega Stone and they intend to go through these methods until summer.

Aside from the Pokemon Sun/Moon news, Pokemon Duel should also be receiving an update tomorrow. The game will be updated to 3.0.2 and implements some balance changes.

Here’s the rundown from Serebii:

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

Nintendo detailed two of the modes that are included in 1-2-Switch today on its Japanese blog.

First, we have a brief update on Shuffle mode. Mini-games are picked randomly here. Players can also make it so that five mini-games are randomly picked.

1-2-Switch also features Team Match mode, which is recommended if you have a large group of players. The group will be split into two teams and can compete in various mini-games.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments

Nintendo put up several Japanese Switch ads a few hours ago. One of these included a commercial featuring FIFA 18.

Before we start analyzing what was shown and comparing it to other versions, there is something important to point out. Nintendo briefly included a bit of text saying that the game is still in development, and could be changed before release. That means we may have to wait and see what FIFA 18 truly looks like on Switch.

Thanks to ben for the tip.

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The new Fire Emblem Heroes “Family Bonds” event kicked off a couple of hours ago, bringing in new characters and maps. Get a closer look with the footage below.

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The Japanese Mario Sports Superstars website is now open for business. You can access it right here.

The main highlight of the site is the addition of new footage. Six minutes of gameplay can be found below.

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