Pokemon 20th anniversary logo, Super Bowl commercial planned
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
We’ve mentioned before that big gaming franchises are celebrating big anniversaries this year. Pokemon, for instance, is 20 years old in 2016. An official logo was sent out today commemorating the occasion.
Also revealed is that Pokemon will be seeing its first ever Super Bowl commercial on February 7. This will “encourage fans to Train On,” The Pokemon Company says.
Pokemon New 3DS bundle heading to North America
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It doesn’t look like North America will be receiving the special 2DS bundles featuring Pokemon, but a New 3DS package is planned instead. Red and Blue will be pre-installed, and two cover plates plus a download code for a home menu theme will be included.
2DS bundles with pre-installed Pokemon 3DS VC games confirmed for Europe
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The Pokemon 2DS bundles, previously announced for Japan, are now confirmed for Europe. Packages with pre-installed copies of Pokemon Yellow, Red, and Blue will be available on February 27. Also included are a sheet of 15 stickers that can be used to customize the system, and a download code for a HOME Menu theme.
Arriving on 27/02, these 2DS bundles include a pre-installed Virtual Console version of #Pokemon Red, Blue or Yellow pic.twitter.com/0WMkfiQVKC
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 12, 2016
Nintendo also announced two new sets of Pokemon cover plates. One featuring artwork from Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon and a design decked out in artwork of classic Pokemon will be available on February 27 alongside the 2DS bundles.
Head past the break for today’s full announcement.
A few Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
A few hours ago, Famitsu unveiled Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Leaks from the magazine provide a few more details about the project.
We mentioned earlier today that Lulucoco Town, Tsuyukusa Village, and Wes Town are in the game. The first one is tropical based, the second features a Japanese style, and the third one has a western theme. Famitsu seems to have character details about Wes Town this week. We’re waiting to hear about marriage candidates as this information has not yet leaked. Reports also mention “cute pets and animals”, though we’ll need to wait for tomorrow’s scans to see them for ourselves.
Just like in the past, players can choose their gender and appearance. This extends to skin color, hair color, facial expressions, and more.
One new element in Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages is a “Farm Circle” system. This allows players to increase efficiency by placing certain buildings and facilities in the farm.
Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages is 80 percent complete. It’ll be released early summer in Japan.
Super Mario Maker adding Yamamura costume shortly
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Nintendo is bringing in another new costume for Super Mario Maker. An outfit for Yamamura will be going live later tonight in North America, and tomorrow morning in Europe. This will be available upon completion of a new Event Course.
Here’s the news from Nintendo’s Twitter account:
From 13/1, soar to new heights with the Yamamura costume by beating the latest #SuperMarioMaker Event Course! Coo! pic.twitter.com/hoSQa8bpuj
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) January 12, 2016
We’ll put up a notice when the new costume and Event Course are added to Super Mario Maker. Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page will likely be publishing a video as well.
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Hyrule Warriors Legends gameplay video #2
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Koei Tecmo published another lengthy Hyrule Warriors Legends gameplay video featuring producer Yosuke Hayashi and voice actress Ruriko Aoki. Other than some standard gameplay, mostly with adult Link, the video also shows off some of Legends’ new content, such as Linkle’s story. Check it out below:
Birthday month discounts coming to Nintendo Account in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Nintendo Account is, as the name implies, Nintendo’s new, unified account system. Announced for early this year in the West, the program had somewhat of a surprise launch in Japan in December. Personalized discounts were one of Nintendo Account’s announced features – however, so far users with Japanese accounts were only able to take advantage of global discounts, not much different to sales on the eShop.
However, that is changing with a new feature coming this month. Users who link their Nintendo Network ID to their Nintendo Account before the 24th of their respective birthday month and opt in to receive promotional e-mails from Nintendo will receive special discounts on the 24th of their birthday month. This means that we should learn what this month’s discounts are on January 24th.
Right now we don’t know if birthday month discounts will also be available to European and North American users once Nintendo Account launches there. Nintendo is likely to share more details on the system’s Western launch in the coming weeks.
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Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages revealed for 3DS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages is coming to 3DS, Famitsu has revealed. Lulucoco Town, Tsuyukusa Village, and Wes Town will be featured in the game. Each one will have its own culture, bride and groom candidate characters, new systems, and more.
There’s no word on a release date at this time. Expect more news to leak out soon.
Pokemon Rumble World launch trailer
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Pokemon Rumble World’s retail release in Europe is just around the corner – the game, which is also available on the 3DS eShop as a free-to-play title, will be available in stores across Europe on January 22nd. Today, Nintendo published a new trailer for the game – check it out below:
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Pokemon Shuffle update: Infernape, Dusknoir and Arceus
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
It’s Tuesday, which means Pokemon Shuffle gets a new update today. First of all, the Mega Swampert competition ended last night, so make sure to check in to claim your prizes.
Infernape got added as a new special stage and will be available until January 26th.
Also, two Pokemon are getting repeat runs – Dusknoir will be available until January 19th and Arceus will be available until January 26th.