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

Update: Bumped to the top. 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 June 13:

June 13

– 6 Kirby Super Star panels
– 2 Kirby icon panels
– 4 Kirby: Triple Deluxe panels
– 4 other Kirby panels
– 11 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panels (2 with 1 day left, 1 with 2 days left)
– 3 business Mario panels (2 with 1 day left)
– 1 free Arcade Bunny Badge for every $1 you spend (available until 6/15)
– Super Mario Bros. Spring theme offer until 6/16
– 1 free play

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Splatoon’s 15th Japanese Splatfest just wrapped up a little while ago. The results are now in, which were extremely close.

Splatoon’s new Splatfest was run in partnership with Meiji, with players asked to choose one of two sides: Kinoko no Yama (Mountain of Mushrooms) or Takenoko no Sato (Bamboo Shoot Village). Thanks to Takenoko no Sato’s popularity (63 percent), that side squeaked out a win despite having a slightly lower percentage of wins. The final score was 351 points for Takenoko no Sato and 349 points for Kinoko no Yama.

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Warner Bros. is still pushing forward with toys-to-life. Just recently, the company announced a whole bunch of content coming to LEGO Dimensions, including Sonic, Adventure Time, and more.

WB Games president David Haddad said of the company’s commitment to toys-to-life:

“We still view [toys to life] as a large and important category for us to participate in. We still view it, even though there are changes to the structure of the industry, as a very large category.”

Regarding year two of LEGO Dimensions, Haddad mentioned that Warner Bros. is “staying away from dead-ends and barriers.” Consumers won’t need to pick up a new Starter Pack, and all of the new packs coming out are compatible with the original game.

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Another round of footage has emerged showing River City: Tokyo Rumble’s E3 demo. Have a look at the latest gameplay below.

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DrinkBox will be bringing Severed to Wii U and 3DS this summer. On both platforms, there are some extra bells and whistles.

Wii U and 3DS will feature a new “casual” difficulty mode. We’re also hearing that the Wii U version will sport improved visuals thanks to HD enhancements, new lighting effects, and some particle effects.

Severed will be on Wii U and 3DS this summer via the eShop.

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During E3 earlier this week, XSEED was showing off Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. View some off-screen footage below.

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice won’t be launching in the west until September, but it did come out in Japan earlier this month. Some of you may be aware that the game received a review in Famitsu a couple of weeks back as expected. From four editors, it received scores of 8, 9, 9, and 8 for a total of 34 points out of 40.

We’ve now gone ahead and translated Famitsu’s review. Head past the break to read it in full.

Reviewer 1 – 8

The traditional feel of the series is going strong with things like characters with exaggerated personalities and surprising story developments. It’s good that there are diverse systems to expose contradictions in the courtroom, like “Divination Séance” and “pointing out multiangle video”. A popular character, spirit medium Maya, gets the focus in content, and when that is coupled with the main setting of kingdom of Khura’in, where defense lawyers are unnecessary, the occultist impression is strong. This seems to divide people based on their taste.

Reviewer 2 – 9

Even though playing back victim’s sights and feelings with Divination Séance in order to find oracle’s contradictions drifts away from reality, that reasoning element is fresh and interesting. I’m happy that older characters of the series are closely connected to the scenario. It’s fun to use the diverse game systems that have appeared previously to expose contradictions and struggle towards the truth. Turnabouts are also refreshing in the courtroom. This is a satisfactory culmination in the series.

Reviewer 3 – 9

Spirit mediums is one of the themes and there are some fantasy elements, so it feels fresh. It is fun to just watch the pleasant gestures of characters and the action exceeds expectations while knocking you out of your wits. I’m also happy of picturing character growth and change for characters that haven’t appeared in a while, such as Maya. Their dialogue is interesting and you’ll examine things unintentionally here and there. The subplot is spread into each story and the conclusion of the plot also surprises you in the end.

Reviewer 4 – 8

Logical thinking is as fun as always, but due to the setting there are also a bit forced developments and things that make you think “Huh!?”. Smooth 3D graphics are nice to look at, but when it comes to directing, it feels like the tempo crumbles at times. Even so, guiding the player is well done and the player won’t lose interest in the game. The story which goes back and forth is also charming, with things like intertwining the scenario and surprising subplot. There is a faint feeling of freshness, but there is also easiness of playing which comes from the stability of the series.

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Word coming out of this year’s E3 is how Zelda: Breath of the Wild offered vastly different experiences for those who played the demo. That’s exactly what producer Eiji Aonuma set out to achieve with the new NX and Wii U game.

Aonuma told Polygon:

“For this game, if 100 players play this game, there will be 100 options and 100 game experiences. I wanted to create an environment where if the user played it today and then played it again tomorrow, they would have a different experience.”

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Nintendo finally debuted a proper gameplay trailer for Zelda: Breath of the Wild during E3 this week. Here’s a little fact about the video: did you know that it was entirely comprised of footage taken by producer Eiji Aonuma’s playing? Nintendo’s Bill Trinen recently revealed that to YouTuber Katie Wilson during a walkthrough of the E3 demo.

If you’re interested in seeing even more footage from Breath of the Wild, view the video below. It has commentary from both Trinen and Nate Bihldorff.

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A couple of items are on sale over at Amazon. First up is Star Fox Zero (including Guard), which is almost $20 off at $18.34. The red New 3DS XL is also $25 off on Amazon here.

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