Modern 8-bit Mario, Jigglypuff amiibo no longer retailer exclusives in the U.S.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
A pair of amiibo have broken free from their retailer exclusivity in the United States. Modern 8-bit Mario, previously only available at Walmart, is already being spotted at stores like Toys “R” Us. Jigglypuff is also showing up in GameStop’s system for release on February 4, having only been sold by Target in the past.
Video: “Rare Revealed: Battletoads – Behind the Music”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments
Rare has a new behind-the-scenes video up that focuses on the music of Battletoads. Take a look at the video for commentary from composer David Wise, who shares some insight and even has a bit of a musical performance.
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Details behind Super Mario Maker’s “emergency maintenance”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Super Mario Maker’s online functions were taken down for “emergency maintenance” earlier this week. Nintendo didn’t say what was happening, aside from how they would be addressing a bug that occurs in “Create” mode. So what exactly was this all about?
Kotaku has a more in-depth explanation, but below are some excerpts from the site’s report:
“Joseph discovered a video where another player claimed their level had been hacked, as someone else had managed to achieve a world record on a puzzle level in less than three seconds.
Joseph realized the “hacker” had access to items that weren’t in the original level. In Mario Maker, it’s possible to download other people’s levels and edit them, but that’s not what was happening here. The “hacker” was playing the level on the server, which is why their world record times were being recorded.
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Macronix International providing memory products for NX, apparently out this year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 96 Comments
During the conference call for its Q4 2015 financial results, Macronix International declared that the company will provide memory products for NX. One report from the event suggests that the platform will be launching this year.
A rough translation of an article found on Yahoo’s site reads:
Japanese video game maker Nintendo will launch this year a new machine NX, Macronix (2337), general manager CY LU said Macronix will provide products to NX, NX and considerable expectations.
Macronix online Investor Conference held in the afternoon, legal attention, Nintendo will launch a new machine this year NX, has many years of partnership with Nintendo is still in the column NX Macronix supply chains.
CY Lu said, Macronix will be provided to the memory slots NX, NX and considerable internal expectations.
Although CY Lu would not say whether the supply NX products for the read-only memory (ROM), but, he said, looking forward to this year’s performance can be a meteoric rise ROM.
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Rumor: Bandai Namco working on several NX games, Smash Bros. a launch title
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 278 Comments
Rumors about the NX continue to persist. This time, analyst and consultant Dr. Serkan Toto has made bold claims regarding Bandai Namco. The publisher is supposedly working on a number of titles for the system, including Smash Bros. – which will apparently be a launch game. Given that Smash Bros. just came out on two systems a little over a year ago, a port would be more probable than an entirely new entry.
Toto isn’t sure about any dates. In terms of where the information comes from, he’s connected to a number of industry sources, though it remains to be seen if this speculation will pan out in the end.
Toto wrote on Twitter:
Bandai Namco is currently developing several NX titles. Smash Bros is planned to be a launch title. I am not sure about the date – yet ;).
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 28, 2016
To follow up on my last tweet: I haven't heard if it's a completely new (numbered) Smash Bros or not. Otherwise, source situation is solid.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 28, 2016
@AutomaticZen Can't say (sorry), but the source situation is very solid. Otherwise I wouldn't have tweeted.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 28, 2016
@DaliDimovski Not quite my own reveals, but thanks. About the source situation I can't really talk, but it's solid.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 28, 2016
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Nintendo sending out codes for early access to the Bravely Second demo in the UK
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Select Nintendo fans in the UK have started receiving demo codes for early access to the Bravely Second demo, courtesy of the official store. Codes are being sent out via email, so keep an eye on your inbox. They’ll need to be redeemed before the end of March 10, though the demo should be widely available at that point in any case.
Note that the demo is 2,597 blocks. There is no usage limit, so you can boot it up as many times as you’d like.
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eShop “Winter Warm-up Sale” – week 3 discounts
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments
Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.
Here’s the lineup of sales for the third (and final) week:
Wii U
Affordable Space Adventures – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Breath of Fire – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Child of Light – $10.49 (was $14.99)
EarthBound – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Elliot Quest – $8.99 (was $12.99)
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – $9.99 (was $14.99)
Zelda: The Minish Cap – $5.59 (was $7.99)
3DS
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $5.99 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Fantasy Life – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Metroid – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Xeodrifter – 6.99 (was $9.99)
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – $14.99 (was $24.99)
These deals are valid until February 4 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.
Circle Entertainment targeting Q2 2016 for two new “Dream” games on 3DS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Back during the DSiWare days, Circle Entertainment brought out a couple of “Dream” games. Bookstore Dream and Publisher Dream hit Nintendo’s downloadable service a few years back. Now, Circle is continuing the series on the 3DS eShop.
Two new “Dream” titles, both of which feature simulation gameplay, are targeted for Q2. Circle teased on Twitter yesterday:
Now we can confirmed two secret titles is 2 Dream series (simulation game), targeting Q2 2016.
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 27, 2016
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Nintendo UK store giving free Animal Crossing: New Leaf calendar to some customers
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Some customers of the Nintendo UK store are eligible to receive a free Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2016 calendar. It’s not entirely clear how people were chosen, but this move is being done to thank those who purchased products in 2015. There’s a £1.99 shipping charge (so technically not 100% free I suppose), but this is removed if you spend over £20 on the store.
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Capcom reports latest financial results, Monster Hunter X “was a major hit”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 15 Comments
Today, Capcom announced its latest financial results for the nine months of fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The company’s net sales came in at 57,060 million yen, up 19.3 percent from the same period last year. Operating income rose 9 percent year-over-year to 10,604 million yen and ordinary income is reported at 10,640 million yen, an increase of 5.2 percent from the same term last year. Finally, net income is also up 7.1 percent from the same period last year to 7,006 million yen.
Capcom said that Monster Hunter X “was a major hit”, but The Great Ace Attorney’s sales “remained slow.” Additionally, “sales of repeat titles and digital download contents were firm, particularly in overseas markets, in the Digital Contents business.”
Two Monster Hunter 3DS games are in Capcom’s million sellers list. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate moved another 200,000 copies, and lifetime sales now sit at 4.1 million. Monster Hunter X has sold 3.2 million copies, exceeding Capcom’s forecast of 2.5 million units.
