Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Update: This is now out of stock.

Walmart is once again offering the gold Mario amiibo, but not in a conventional way.

The retailer has started selling a new bundle featuring Super Mario Maker and two amiibo. Along with the gold figure, you’ll also get the 30th anniversary Mario amiibo.

Those that are interested can get the bundle here.

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

A few hours ago, a new Genei Ibun Roku #FE blog post went live on the game’s Japanese website. This one comes from composer Yoshiaki Fujisawa.

You can find a breakdown of Fujisawa’s post below. All translations come courtesy of Siliconera.

– Fujisawa has worked on plenty of music arrangements in the past
– This includes arrangements for talents such as Kenichi “Hyadain” Maeyamada, music for some anime such as Nichijou, and more recently Love Live and GATE
– Working for Avex Group on this game
– His work with Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem all started back with a single phone call in late-fall of 2013
– Avex’s Aburai [George Aburai] asked if he was busy and gave him a proposal
– From there, it was decided that he’d join the staff in the development of a new game
– This would end up being the new Wii U game
– He then met up with the developers and sound team, learned more about the game
– He was a bit nervous, considering that he’s more familiar with working on music for anime and TV shows
– First thing he felt: “it was very difficult!”
– He struggled a lot in the completely different mindset that is required for making video game music, as he’s more familiar with how things are done for TV shows.
– Everything from the timing, flow, and feelings of a song, were all different from the way he usually works on music
– However, the sound team from Atlus gave him all kinds of advice that came in handy for his work
– He says working with the team in an incredibly creative environment, where ideas shapes themselves up, was really fun
– He recalls how excited he felt when they first checked out a demonstration of one of his songs, although he says that he was always nervous whenever it came to presenting the songs
– For this game, “entertainment” is a big theme
– Fujisawa explains that the game is full of songs that bring out the feelings of the stages and floors, and plenty of groovy tracks
– “Especially for the battles—I just can’t help but want to dance [to the music] while fighting!”
– He explains that all the field and event scene tracks have been made with a variety of tracks that have been made through the challenges of ideas provided from the team
– “Oh, and everything about this title is overwhelmingly great, if I do say so myself.”
– The above image is a character that appears in the game, and it was modeled after the composer’s actual look

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS will be undergoing a bit of maintenance next week. The game’s online aspects will be down for 90 minutes on Wednesday.

Here’s the breakdown of times:

– 10:30 PM PT (Tuesday) – 12:00 AM PT
– 1:30 AM ET – 3:00 AM ET
– 6:30 AM in the UK – 8:00 AM in the UK
– 7:30 AM in Europe – 9:00 AM in Europe

I’m mainly bringing this maintenance up since the new Super Mario Maker stage is being added next week. I imagine that it will be available shortly after the servers go back up!

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A new Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns commercial has been uploaded by Bandai Namco. The commercial boasts the game’s player roster and online modes. Check it out below:

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In December, SEGA 3D Classics Archives 1+2 Double Pack will be released in Japan. It will naturally include SEGA’s two compilations: SEGA 3D Reprint Archives and SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2.

Here’s what’s included in both:

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1

3D Space Harrier 3D
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa Opa Brothers 3D
3D Out Run 3D
3D Streets of Rage 3D
3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master 3D
3D Ecco the Dolphin 3D
Space Harrier 3-D
Out Run 3-D

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2

3D Sonic The Hedgehog
3D Galaxy Force II
3D Thunderblade
3D Altered Beast
3D Fantasy Zone II W
3D Power Drift
3D Puyo Puyo 2
Maze Walker (Master System version)
Fantasy Zone II (Master System version)

SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 1+2 Double Pack is due out on December 23. Pricing is set at 6,990 yen.

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

A new StreetPass Mii Plaza puzzle just found its way to Japan for Picross 3D 2. At this time the panel is not available as of yet in the west. We’ll likely be seeing if the Picross 3D 2 puzzle makes its way overseas.

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In celebration of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer’s release in North America, Nintendo has pushed out a new Mii to 3DS owners. Producer Aya Kyogoku has now shown up in the StreetPass Mii Plaza. If you have SpotPass enabled, you should be seeing her soon!

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Nintendo has announced the addition of yet another weapon for Splatoon. Later today (tomorrow if you’re in Europe!), the Tri-Slosher will be made available.

Here’s when the weapon will launch in Splatoon:

– 7 PM PT (Friday)
– 10 PM ET (Friday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Saturday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Saturday)

View a set of screenshots for the Tri-Slosher below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Yet another class trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has been published by SEGA, this time showing the Agent class. Check out the trailer below.

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The Animal Crossing amiibo cards can now be purchased over on GameStop. Unlike other retailers, GameStop has set a higher limit of ten for the amount of packs consumers can purchase. You can also grab Animal Crossing cards from Amazon and Best Buy.

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