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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments

During a Nintendo press event that is currently ongoing, several RPGs were showcased. One of these was Dragon Quest VII.

According to Nintendo, Dragon Quest VII is “basically a brand new game” on 3DS. It’ll feature entirely new writing for its western release. Additionally, random encounters have been removed, and you’ll see enemies on the map. A story summary feature and StreetPass feature that lets you gain tablets will also be included.

The same presenter also mentioned that Dragon Quest VIII will have a top-notch localization.

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

GameXplain has posted another video with 30 minutes of footage from Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1’s Wii U build. Check it out below.

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

Two amiibo pre-orders are now up on Best Buy. You can reserve Ryu here and Famicom R.O.B. here. Roy isn’t up, so he might be a GameStop exclusive as rumored a few months ago.

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

Circle Entertainment posted two concrete pieces of news on its Twitter account today. One concerns a title we haven’t heard before, while the other is about a release in one particular region.

Toy Defense is now confirmed to be coming to 3DS. It’s already done, and it’ll be launching soon. This is likely the tower defense game that hit mobile platforms several months ago.

Circle Entertainment also confirmed today that The Legend of Dark Witch 2 is approved in Europe, and should be available next month. It’s accompanied by several 3DS themes.

Lastly, we also have a small tease Circle Entertainment. The publisher mentioned is will release a “Japanese adventure story game”, which is already approved by Nintendo in North America.

A new Japanese adventure story game has been approved lotcheck by NOA, hope to see NOE approve it soon.:p

— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 19, 2016

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1 is finally hitting the eShop on Thursday. View some footage from the Wii U download below.

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

Another set of amiibo are due out towards the end of this week. Nintendo will release Lucas in addition to the latest Animal Crossing figures and cards. In the image above, you can see in-store stock estimates for the different amiibo.

For the most part you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating the different amiibo. Online is also an option, and they’ve been pretty well-stocked at places like Amazon thus far!

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

Update (1/19): Bumped to the top. This is now at a bigger discount – $16 instead of $7.

Original (1/16): Prima’s guide for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. You can reserve the collector’s edition here, and standard version here. If you pre-order the first one, you can save $7.

Our Canadian friends can pre-order here. If you’re in the UK, visit this link. There don’t appear to be any savings, however.

Here’s a look at the standard guide’s cover by the way:

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

Temple of Yog will be receiving a healthy number of updates. Along with additional Epochs featuring new content, CHUDCHUD Industries has already wrapped up a patch that will bring the game up to version 1.1.

What’s included in the update, you ask? More quests, a new enemy type, improved AI, and other fixes/additions are planned. Version 1.1 has already been submitted for Nintendo’s approval, and should be out during the middle of February.

Head past the break for a full rundown of the upcoming update.

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

Aperion Cyberstorm is going to support a whole bunch of controllers. The Wii Balance Board might be the only exception, which I don’t believe players will be displeased about!

Speaking with Nintendo Life, developer aPriori Digital went over the different control options included in Aperion Cyberstorm. One of these is simply using the Wii Remote for “something like a golf grip.”

Here’s the full explanation from aPriori:

Regarding controllers, we’ve tried to support every official option as far as possible — sorry, no balance board…

As we said last year, the game will support a Wii Remote without an attached Nunchuk. We figured there are a lot lying around or cheap to buy, so getting five players together should be simpler than other options. When we got down to it, we realised the logistics of mapping a twin stick shooter to that device.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments

In 2009, Nintendo as well as 49 other game companies filed a lawsuit against flashcart importers. The case has been appealed several times since then. Nintendo shared another update about the situation today, and it’s certainly good news.

Nintendo said in an announcement that the Supreme Court denied further appeals on the case on January 12. That means the import and sale of flashcarts in Japan will remain illegal. On top of that, the defendants will need to pay nearly 9.6 million yen (roughly $815,000 / €748,000) in damages.

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