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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

We knew that the Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle was on its way out in Japan, but now it’s official. Nintendo’s website confirms that no additional units are being made available. Any stock delivered to retailers will be the last. Once consumers snatch up the final Super Mario Maker packages, that’ll be it for the bundle.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, Random, Videos | 33 Comments

Update: If that wasn’t enough, here’s a video from earlier in the week when people were going nuts in Washington’s Downtown Park (Bellevue) after a Squirtle appeared:

Continuing the insanity that is Pokemon GO, a stampede formed in New York’s Central Park last night when players came across Vaporeon. This isn’t the easiest creature to catch, so when it was detected at around 11 PM, the crowd went into a frenzy.

Again, we’re not going to be posting too many off-beat news posts stemming from Pokemon GO, but things like this are tough to resist. It’s just crazy seeing the types of things happening!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Splatoon’s final Splatfest, which pits Marie and Callie up against each other, isn’t too far off. Nintendo is gearing up for the big event in various ways: like with some printable alternative boxart, for example. We’ve attached both to this post, but they’re also located on the Splatoon Tumblr here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 5 Comments

Update (7/15): Bumped to the top. Pokemon GO is now at the same spot in Italy and Spain. Not Portugal though!

Original (7/14): Let me know if you’ve heard about this kind of story before: Pokemon GO topping the charts. With the game’s arrival in the UK, that’s the situation we’re seeing once again.

Pokemon GO has managed to reach the top spot on iOS in terms of gross revenue. We don’t have an exact time on this, but it apparently rose to the top in just a matter of hours. Can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the success!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Six amiibo based on Monster Hunter Stories are slated for Japan by the end of the year. Three are coming on October 8, while another three will follow on December 8.

Play-Asia is now accepting pre-orders for all of the Monster Hunter Stories amiibo. Links to each are below.

October 8

One-eyed Rathalos & Rider Girl
One-eyed Rathalos & Rider Boy
Nabiru

December 8

Barioth & Ayuria
Rathian & Cheval
Qurupeco & Dan

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

SnowCastle Games has finally finished work on Earthlock: Festival of Magic. The initial release will be taking place in September, with the Wii U version following “as soon as possible after that”.

Along with today’s news, here’s a new trailer for the game:

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

Jewel Quest is already available in North America. For those in Europe, the game will be out next Thursday.

Here’s an overview:

“Jewel Quest for Wii U brings the classic Match-3 puzzle game to life in stunning HD! Solve 72 challenging puzzles through 6 fantastic, beautifully-rendered locations, each with its own unique, orchestral background music. Make matches of three (or more) of a kind to remove jewels from the board and turn the tiles behind them to gold, but don’t run out of time or moves before completing the board! Raise your level of play to achieve three stars on every level and see how you rank against your friends in the ultimate Match-3 challenge!”

Jewel Quest will be priced at €4.39.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 15 Comments

SurveyMonkey is back with another report on Pokemon GO. The latest article takes a look at the game’s ability to retain players.

The bottom line: retention and revenue numbers for Pokemon GO are extremely good. SurveyMonkey says that roughly seven out of ten people who downloaded the app return the next day. The average of next-day return usually falls to three out of ten returners.

SurveyMonkey has some other stats as well. Based on their estimates, Pokemon GO’s average revenue per daily active user is at around $0.25. That’s very impressive given that it’s “twice the average for casual games, and higher than even the famously profitable Candy Crush Saga.” Yesterday, it’s estimated that just under 26 million Americans played Pokemon GO.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Update (7/18): Bumped to the top. Here’s a better image of the bonuses:

Original (7/15): Those who reserve Pokemon Sun or Pokemon Moon at GAME will receive a special bonus. The UK retailer will be handing out figures based on Solgaleo and Lunala. The figure provided is based on the version that you choose.

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

The Famicom – where we know it here in the west as the NES – is celebrating its 33rd birthday today. Nintendo shipped out the console way back on July 15, 1983. The Famicom is really what started it all for Nintendo, so things wouldn’t have been the same today without it!

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