Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 7 Comments

Update (6/1): The rewards are now live! You can check them out below, or redeem your coins for them at https://my.nintendo.com/rewards

Three new Miitomo rewards will be added to My Nintendo tomorrow. According to a Japanese newsletter, these items will be available:

Star Outfit: 200 Platinum Coins
Animal Slippers: 200 Platinum Coins
SNES T-Shirt: 200 Platinum Coins

Although this news originated from Nintendo’s Japanese newsletter, the rewards should be going up in North America and Europe tomorrow based on precedent. We’ll let you know if we hear otherwise.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 19 Comments

The 3DS eShop is celebrating its fifth anniversary next week. To honor the occasion, Nintendo will be hosting a huge sale in Japan. A ton of retail titles, downloadable software, and Virtual Console games will be discounted – 100 of them, in fact.

First, here are some of the highlights:

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,650 yen (was 5,616 yen)
Fire Emblem Fates – 3,299 yen (was 5,076 yen)
Mario Kart 7 – 3,209 yen (was 4,937 yen)
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3,024 yen (was 4,320 yen)
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3,299 yen (was 5,076)
Dragon Quest VIII – 4,198 yen (was 6,458 yen)
BoxBoy!! – 476 yen (was 680 yen)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – 205 yen (was 411 yen)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Minecraft: Wii U Edition has received a new update. It’s unclear what exactly it entails, but we do know that it takes up 143MB of free space. We’ll let you know if we receive any patch notes.

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A couple of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:

Kitty Cat Gymnastics – 200 yen
Zenmai Jikake no Truffle – 200 yen

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

A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on June 8. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Custom Robo V2 (N64, 1,028 yen)
Sennen Kazoku (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Touch Battle Tank 3D-4 Double Commander – 500 yen

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

Nintendo released official videos for Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis and Granbo on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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

Update: Bumped to the top. Manaphy is now available in North America.

A new Pokemon distribution has kicked off in Europe and Australia for X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Players can now get their hands on Manaphy, who can’t be found in the wild. You can also breed it with Ditto to obtain Phione. The event runs through June 24.

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

The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In the new video, Kit and Krysta play through a few stages in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Check out the full video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Kick & Fennick will be added to the Wii U eShop later this week in North America and Europe. In case you’re curious, 2,333MB of space is needed for the download. That’s one of the bigger sizes we’ve seen for an eShop game on Wii U!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Update: Added more footage after the break.

Footage from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Wii U continues to pour in. Have a look at another 23 minutes of gameplay below.

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