Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

Nintendo is cooking up a new promotion in Japan to promote the lineup of SNES titles on New 3DS. Those who buy one of the Virtual Console games by December 5 will receive the theme pictured above. My Nintendo members will receive the theme, redeemable through a download code sent to their email, so long as their account and Nintendo Network ID are linked.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Today, seven new titles were added to the Japanese New 3DS Virtual Console in Japan. Six more are coming next week.

Castlevania, Final Fight 2, Final Fight 3, Mega Man X3, Romancing SaGa, Super Punch-Out!!, and Tactics Ogre are all live on the eShop. Each one costs 823 yen.

Watch trailers for each of these games below.

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

Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan: Shijou Psi-dai no Psi-nan!? recently arrived in Japan, and V Jump is now sharing some footage. Several minutes of gameplay is in the video below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 105 Comments

AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) and Pokemon Uranium were both nominated as “Best Fan Creation” for The Game Awards 2016. Strangely, both are now missing. Brutal Doom 64 and Enderal: The Shards of Order are now the only two projects remaining in the category.

Given how AM2R and Pokemon Uranium were both Nintendo-made fan creations, the big N may have played a role in their removal from The Game Awards. The company went after both pretty heavily earlier this year.

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

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

United States

* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.

Wii U

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – Amazon, Best Buy
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Dragon Ball Fusions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (pre-order for capybara plushie) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – GameStop

amiibo

Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 4 – Best Buy
Link (8-Bit) – Best Buy, GameStop
Link (Zelda: Ocarina of Time) – Best Buy, GameStop
Link/Zelda (Zelda: Wind Waker) – Best Buy, GameStop

Books

Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition – Amazon (save $16)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Collector’s Vault Edition – Amazon (save $8)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon

Canada

Wii U

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3DS

Dragon Ball Fusions
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (new)

Books

Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition (save $9)
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4

amiibo

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo Cards 6 Pack

UK

Wii U

Darksiders Warmastered Edition

3DS

Animal Crossing: New Leaf + amiibo Card
Super Mario Maker for 3DS
Picross 3D: Round 2
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
7th Dragon III Code: VFD

Books

Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Strategy Guide Collector’s Vault
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4

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

French newspaper Le Monde recently conducted an interview with Michel Ancel. Luckily, Ancel was happy to talk about the new Beyond Good & Evil, going over the project’s development, themes, and more.

A couple of folks on NeoGAF were kind enought to translate the interview. Find a rundown of what was shared below.

– It’s Yves Guillemot who called Michel Ancel to make Beyond Good & Evil 2. He was going to leave after Rayman Legends (the article says Origins but it’s probably a mistake) in 2013, since he just co-founded his new studio Wildsheep, but he just couldn’t say anything else than “yes” to the Yves Guillemot’s proposal.

– The original project started in 2007, and was abandoned in 2009, at Michel Anciel’s will. They started to work on it again in 2012-2013, and he feels like he still needs three to four years to finish it, but even then he’s not sure.

– He calls it a “fabulous project”. It’s really ambitious, but possible with the actual consoles.

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

Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.

Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of November 14:

November 14

– 4 Super Mario World panels (2 with 1 day left)
– 3 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels
– 2 Animal Crossing icons panels
– 1 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panel
– 2 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 4 Pokemon panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 2 systems/cartridges panels
– 1 Mario icons panel
– 1 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel
– 3 Mario Kart panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 1 Mario holiday panel
– 1 Animal Crossing panel
– 1 original Zelda panel (1 day left)
– 1 Super Mario Bros. panel (1 day left)
– 2 Zelda bottles icons panels (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: Twilight Princess HD panel (1 day left)
– 2 free plays

November 15

– 2 Super Mario World panels (2 days left)
– 3 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels (2 days left)
– 3 Animal Crossing icons panels (2 days left)
– 2 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panels (1 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panel (2 days left)
– 4 Pokemon panel (3 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– 2 systems/cartridges panels (2 days left)
– 1 Mario icons panel (2 days left)
– 1 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel (2 days left)
– 3 Mario Kart panels (2 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– 1 Mario holiday panel (2 days left)
– 1 original Zelda panel (1 day left)
– 1 Fire Emblem Fates panel (1 day left)
– 3 Splatoon panels (1 days left)
– 1 Mario characters panel (1 day left)
– 1 Animal Crossing holiday panel (1 day left)

November 16

– 2 Super Mario World panels (1 day left)
– 3 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels (1 day left)
– 3 Animal Crossing icons panels (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panel (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panels (1 day left)
– 4 Pokemon panels (1 day left)
– 2 systems/cartridges panels (1 day left)
– 1 Mario icons panel (1 day left)
– 3 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel (1 day left)
– 2 Mario Kart panels (1 day left)
– 1 Mario holiday panel (1 day left)
– 2 Fire Emblem Fates panels (1 day left)
– 1 Animal Crossing panel (1 day left)
– 2 Super Mario Bros. panels (1 day left)
– 1 Metroid panel (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: Twilight Princess HD panel (1 day left)

November 17

– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels (2 with 1 day left)
– 1 The Cat Mario Show panel (1 day left)
– 1 free play
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24

November 18

– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels
– 1 SNES panel (1 day left)
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24

November 19

– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels (2 days left)
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels (2 days left)
– 1 Game Boy panel (1 day left)
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24

November 20

– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels (1 day left)
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels (1 day left)
– 1 Virtual Boy panel (1 day left)
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24

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

Game Freak has a habit of including its office in the Pokemon RPGs. The tradition still holds true in the latest games, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. A video showing Game Freak’s office is posted below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 232 Comments

Switch rumormonger Laura Kate Dale sent along some new speculation about titles coming to Switch on her Twitter account today. Some of the information isn’t as set compared to previous rumors we’ve heard about due to only being single-sourced, but may be worth sharing in any case.

Dale is primarily attempting to paint a picture about what lies ahead for Switch in 2017. The new 3D Mario, Mario Rabbids RPG, Splatoon port, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Just Dance 2017 are among the games planned for launch. The Smash Bros. port, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario Maker are said to be launching within the first six months. New additions for the first half year of Switch include Xenoblade Chronicles X, Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Silver Case (Grasshopper Manufacture’s visual novel that has been revitalized on new platforms).

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

Most Pokemon in Pokemon Sun/Moon evolve naturally. In other words, once they reach a certain level, they’ll move on to their next form. There are quite a exceptions, however. Some Pokemon have special conditions that need to be met before they evolve.

Kotaku now has a list up that goes over many of these exceptions. With new Pokemon introduced this generation, it certainly comes in handy. Continue on below for the information.

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