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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Shovel Knight (3DS/Wii U) – 9/8/9/8
Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (PS4/PS3) – 8/8/8/9
The Walking Dead Season Two (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Retsnom (PS4) – 8/9/8/8
Zettai Kaikyu Gakuen (PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Zero Time Dilemma (3DS/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (PS4/XBO) – 7/9/8/8
Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (PSV) – 7/8/8/7
Touch Battle Tank 3D-4 (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Great Race (Wii U) – 5/6/6/7

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 3 Comments

Konami just published a new trailer for Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyo Card Battle, which will be released in Japan on July 6th. Give it a watch:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 40 Comments

Mighty No. 9 is being released in North America today and to celebrate the occasion, Comcept live-streamed the game for a bit. Keiji Inafune was also present and answered some questions posed by viewers.

The game’s reception was middling at best – it’s currently sitting at a Metacritic score of 60. Users are also reporting several issues with the game already, such as slow load times on the Wii U version. Commenting on the general reception as well as DLC and future plans, Inafune said the following through a translator:

So there’s not any additional DLC beyond the Ray DLC. The reality is they put everything into making this game. They didn’t try to microtransaction it out, they didn’t try to DLC it out for extra money. They put it all in. So, for now, this is what you see and what you get, for the Mighty No. 9 world. But, again, we can hope that if things go well, there’ll be sequels. Because I’ll tell you what, I’m not getting my 2D side-scrolling fill. And at the end of the day, even if it’s not perfect, it’s better than nothing. At least, that’s my opinion.

You can watch the recording of the whole stream here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 95 Comments

The folks over at Digital Foundry have once again done one of their famous frame rate tests – this time for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Keep in mind, of course, that this is not the final build of the game – there’s still some time before the game’s release and frame rate issues are typically one of the things that are fixed late in development. Also, it’ll be interesting to see how the NX version of the game compares to the Wii U version – will that one be targeting 60 frames per second?

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, Mobile, News | 1 Comment

Pokémon Shuffle has gotten its usual weekly update for both mobile and 3DS. Most importantly is a brand new Safari event, which will run until July 5th and gives players the chance to catch Shellder, Cloyster, Pidove, Tranquill and Unfezant, plus a chance for special Shiny versions of Magikarp and Gyarados.

There’s another chance to get Gyrados, though, as both a stage for it and Landorus Therian Forme are getting repeat runs until July 5th. Furthermore, a Tornadus Incarnate Forme stage has begun a repeat run, which gets easier with every attempt (but can only be played once a day, and only until June 28th).

The Gyrados love isn’t set to stop, though, as next week is set to bring a competition for Mega-Gyrados. Best get to catching both it and something super-effective for the challenge next week…

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News | 0 comments

The Digimon franchise is getting a new entry on 3DS in Japan, and Bandai Namco has provided some more details by opening their official site. The game bases itself (logically) around the fact that, with smartphone apps becoming very popular in the world, new Digimon have come into existence. These special Digimon, called Appmon (short for Appli Monsters), are the basis of the game. Players will build decks around Appmon, which can then grow, fight, and link with other Appmon. New Appmon can also be acquired via QR code. Furthermore, Appmon can be combined via a process called Appfusion to create new Appmon (for example, the website shows that fusing Gacchimon and Navimon will create Dogacchimon).

Though the game is due out on the Japanese eShop this fall, neither a localized release nor a retail release have been announced or dated.

You can also view some screenshots from the official site below.

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

Through publisher FuRyu, a new Beyblade game is on the way to 3DS. Beyblade Burst will be released in Japan on November 10 for 5,780 yen. An official teaser site is located here.

Beyblade Burst is based on the anime and comic of the same name. According to an Amazon Japan listing, it follows the plot of the show since you encounter and battle the same characters. There are over 25 characters from the anime, six of which are playable.

Battles probably play out like the other games. You can move your Beyblade around and unleash flashy special attacks. When you’re not battling, Beyblade Burst lets you explore the city and challenge other Bladers.

Ultimately, the goal is to collect parts and become the strongest Blader. You can customize your Beyblade with different parts – apparently there are 3,000 possible combinations, stretching to 10,000 if you include different colors. You’ll also be able to battle others locally, and a “gacha” StreetPass mode will be included.

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

The very first trailer for One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum is now online. Get a look at the game in motion below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Videos | 27 Comments

Nintendo has shared the Japanese Metroid Prime: Federation Force boxart, as we’ve attached above. The game’s Japanese website is also now open here. We’ve rounded up some of the different clips in the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Story of Seasons is known for its strong ties to handhelds. In the future though, perhaps it could migrate to consoles. Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto is aware of interest in North America in having it happen, and if fans continue to express interest, the developers may “start being more concerned about that.”

Hashimoto said in a recent interview:

So first of all, we get more of the North American fans’ voices that they want this game to go to this console. If we get a lot more feedback like that, maybe we will start being more concerned about that. We choose the platform depending on the number of users on that console. We have younger generations of fans like kids playing Story of Seasons. Kids like to have a handheld system, so we tend to focus on that userbase.

The latest game in the series, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns hits the 3DS next year.

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