Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Rumors, Switch | 54 Comments

A few hours ago, Tom Phillips from Eurogamer tweeted that GameCube support is planned for the Virtual Console on Switch. The site now has its full report up about the situation.

Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, and Super Smash Bros. Melee are the first games Eurogamer claims Nintendo has been focusing on. The original Animal Crossing is also being looked into, with all of its NES games included. Eurogamer adds that Nintendo is considering support for the GameCube controller adapter on Wii U, though “a final decision has not yet been made.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments

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

PS4 – 110,318
New 3DS LL – 53,414
Vita – 20,141
2DS – 17,623
PS4 Pro – 8,032
New 3DS – 7,432
Wii U – 4,718
PS3 – 704
3DS – 368
Xbox One – 256
3DS LL – 92

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

New 3DS LL – 45,622
PS4 – 33,859
2DS – 18,158
Vita – 12,240
PS4 Pro – 8,243
New 3DS – 6,955
Wii U – 3,493
Xbox One – 778
PS3 – 623
3DS – 482
3DS LL – 95

And here are the software charts:

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

Much like the rest of the world, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon have set a new record in Australia. The two games are now the fastest-selling Nintendo games in the continent. Sales of Pokemon Sun/Moon are at 240,000 copies in under two weeks.

Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire were the previous record holders for Nintendo. With Sun/Moon though, there’s been a 67 percent bump.

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

Bandai Namco previously confirmed that Dragon Ball Fusions would be coming to Europe in February, but didn’t provide an exact date. Today, the publisher announced a release date of February 17. This includes Middle East and Australasian territories as well.

Source: Bandai Namco PR

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Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in News | 25 Comments

According to Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips, the Nintendo Switch will have a Virtual Console for GameCube games. Phillips notes multiple sources, and that he is working on detailing its first games, which should be up later today. As always with rumors, take it with a grain of salt. Hopefully it is true, though.

Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in News | 0 comments

Miitomo has updated with a new Miitomo Drop stage, “‘Tis the season! Happy Holidays #3”.

Available items include:

– Holiday wreath hat
– Holiday tree suit
– Winter-holiday skirt
– Ugly Santa sweater

Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.

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

Nintendo announced Goodbye! BoxBoy! yesterday, and opened a teaser site here. If you watch the little animation for just a short while, you’ll notice that Kirby appears. What’s up with that?

Kirby and BoxBoy! are made by the same developer. Is this just HAL Laboratory having some fun, or will Kirby be showing up in some fashion?

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 36 Comments

The latest issue of Nintendo Dream has a feature on Switch. As part of that, the Japanese magazine sent a few questions Nintendo’s way.

One of the topics was about Switch’s name. While many people have thought that its origin comes from “switching” between your television and the dedicated screen on the portable device, there’s more to it than that. By making a console-level game portable, it’s changing the experience of entertainment in players’ daily lives. The “switch” here has a meaning that’s almost closer to “change”.

Nintendo’s full words on the name:

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

Update: We’ve also added gameplay videos after the break.

Original: Level-5 uploaded a couple of new stop-motion commercials for Yo-kai Watch 3. Find them below, along with a making-of video.

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

Two new Disney themes are out now in Japan, with both following in Europe on Friday. Take a look at footage of the two below.

These themes don’t have a date yet in North America, but Nintendo may have them ready as early as Thursday.

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