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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch | 38 Comments

Nintendo sent out a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe trailer today showcasing how it’s the biggest entry in the franchise thus far. View it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

National StreetPass Weekend is back once again. A new event is being hosted to celebrate the start of spring.

Between April 13 and April 16, 3DS owners can earn up to six StreetPass tags from across North America by visiting a Nintendo Zone location with their system. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo is a big highlight in particular, as you can receive a cherry-blossom clock up until April 15. A Taurus bathtub is also available until April 30.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 18 Comments

Earlier today, we learned that the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI will launch on July 29th in Japan. Nothing was said about the Switch version in the announcement stream though. However, journalist Takashi Mochizuki reached out to Square Enix regarding the Switch version of the game and received the following reply:

“It is still planned but no announcements today. Whether it launches together on the same day as PS4 and 3DS or not we cannot say today.”

A fairly noncommittal reply – at this point it seems unlikely that the Switch version will launch on July 29th as well, though Square Enix aren’t ruling it out.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 5 Comments

In December of last year, Nintendo announced that it teamed up with HackerOne in order to find security flaws and vulnerabilities concerning the 3DS. Anyone can submit a report detailing such flaws, and if Nintendo deems it significant enough, they will pay the person who submitted the report a bounty ranging from $100 to $20,000, depending on various factors.

Last month, Nintendo extended this deal to include Switch security flaws, specifically the following:

• System vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo Switch
  • Privilege escalation from userland
  • Kernel takeover
  • ARM® TrustZone® takeover
• Vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo-published applications for Nintendo Switch
  • Userland takeover

It seems like the program is working, since today Nintendo has rewarded three people with a bounty (the sum was not disclosed).

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Pokemon Duel is getting a major balance patch tomorrow. Several figures will be changed in fairly significant ways.

Venusaur:

• Gets the ability Chemical Pollen, which MP-1 to all Poisoned or Noxious Pokemon while Venusaur is on the field

Drapion:

• Replaced Toxic with Venom Whip, which has a larger wheel size
• Replaced Bite with Toxic Fang, which has a power of 50
• Increased Cross Poison’s power from 60 to 70
• Miss wheel size decreased

Bulbasaur:

• Poison Powder wheel size increased
• Replaced Vine Whip with Seed Bomb, which has a power of 50 and a larger wheel size
• Miss wheel size decreased

Weezing:

• Poison Gas’ strength increased from 1 star to 2 stars
• Increased Sludge Bomb’s power from 40 to 50
• Miss wheel size decreased

Finally, the ability Ghost Sensor is being changed.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News | 13 Comments

The Wyvern Riders vs. Pegasus Knights Voting Gauntlet has come to a close in Fire Emblem Heroes, and, unsurprisingly, Camilla has beaten Minerva to claim the top place. There were 61,714,848,034 total votes cast, and all players will recieve rewards for the Gauntlet in the future.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos | 6 Comments

Update: Added in new trailers focusing specifically on 3DS and PS4 (plus Switch?) below.

Original: Square Enix has prepared a brand new trailer for Dragon Quest XI. You can give it a watch below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 3 Comments

Square Enix debuted the Dragon Quest XI boxart during its Dragon Quest XI Release Date Presentation today. Check it out above.

The 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI will cost 5,980 yen. Square Enix will also offer a double pack with the PlayStation 4 version for 14,960 yen. This will be sold exclusively at the Square Enix e-store, Lawson. and HMV.

It also sounds like a hardware bundle is planned. Nintendo should be sharing details at a later date.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 14 Comments

Dragon Quest XI finally has a release date in Japan. On 3DS, the game is set to release on July 29.

Square Enix made today’s announcement during its Dragon Quest XI Release Date Presentation. However, it neglected to say when the Switch version will be made available.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

It’ll take some time until Yooka-Laylee is ready on Switch, but Playtonic and Team17 are nonetheless having the initial launch today. The final video for the game is as follows:

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