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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 19 Comments

Nintendo has just announced Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge, which is coming to Wii U and 3DS in Japan this month. You can watch a video promoting the title below.

Those who purchase an amiibo figure starting on January 28 can download (with codes) Mini Mario & Friends at no extra cost. Nintendo is making it so consumers can obtain the game for both of its platforms. There are also plans to distribute Mini Mario & Friends on the eShop for free at some point in the future.

Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge takes up 322MB on Wii U. The 3DS download is 2,400 blocks.

Here are some concrete details:

– Touch an amiibo and characters from the toys will appear
– Use the touchscreen to lead them to the goal
– Can use any amiibo
– If you use anything other than Mario and Donkey Kong series (Kid Icarus, Link, etc.) the toy character will default into a generic robot named “Mini Spec”
– Using amiibos from Mario and Donkey Kong series will generate unique toy characters
– The toy character will automatically move forward in courses riddled with traps like pitfalls and enemies
– Draw bridges, add/remove pipes and blocks, etc. to help toys reach the goal
– Some amiibo have special abilities
– There are also special stages that can only be accessed with these special abilities
– Ex: there’s a special goal in a stage that is only reachable with Mini Mario’s wall jump
– When you reach this goal, you’ll go through a special stage exclusive to Mini Mario
– The total number of stages here is over 60
– Mini Mario: Can wall jump
– Mini Luigi: Can jump higher than other toy characters
– Mini Peach: Can float for a short distance
– Mini Toad: Can shrink himself, allowing to pass through small gaps
– Mini Donkey Kong: Can climb steep hills
– Mini Diddy Kong: Can cling on platforms when falling then climb back to it (Note: does not apply to platforms of the same height before falling)
– Mini Bowser: When falling from a cliff, will do a stomping jump (which seems to destroy fragile bricks)
– Mini Bowser Jr: Can walk on spikes
– Mini Yoshi: Can eat some enemies
– Mini Rosalina: Can do a super jump next to a wall

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:

– Itoshi no Muco (Lovely Muco) (x4) – 200 yen each or 600 for all four
– 7th Dragon III Code: VFD themes (x8) – 200 yen each
– Bakumatsu Patriot: Chugoku Ver. – 200 yen
– Agoaniki-P feat. Megurine Luka ‘Double Lariat’ – 200 yen
– Kurousa-P feat. Hatsune Miku ‘Senbonzakura’ – 200 yen
– Scoop feat. Hatsune Miku ‘Tokyo Retro’ = 200 yen
– Kojima Clerk Special Voice – 200 yen
– Surema Manager – 100 yen
– Cardfight!! Vanguard G Stride To Victory!! – 200 yen (available tomorrow)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments

The Japanese 3DS eShop features a few screenshots from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. We’ve included them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on January 20. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (GBA, 702 yen)
1080° Snowboarding (N64, 1,000 yen)

3DS Download

Gakuyu Unmei Kyodotai ~Friends in the Same RPG~ – 1,000 yen
Castle Conqueror Defender – 500 yen

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash launched a couple of months ago in the west, but Japan is finally getting the game next week. View a few commercials below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo released official videos for Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation and Polarium Advance on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Former Rare developer Chris Seavor shared interesting insight into the studio’s past on Twitter. In a message published yesterday, Seavor showed an image of the unreleased title Urchin, which would have had toys-to-life functionality similar to that of amiibo.

That’s as follows:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 14 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top Some notes from the review:

– Clear time: 15 hours until Legend Mode is cleared
– Over 500 hours with replay value
– Most of the reviewers were surprised that the 3DS can show this much of Warriors series’ sense of bustling
– More enemies than they expected on screen
– The game has more volume (content)

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS) – 9/9/8/10
Yakuza: Kiwami (PS4/PS3) – 8/9/9/8
Just Cause 3 (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/9/8
FAST Racing Neo (Wii U) – 7/7/7/9
Escape Adventure 7 (3DS) – 7/7/8/8
Seisen Chronicle (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Drop Zone Under Fire (3DS) – 6/7/6/5

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 28 Comments

A special Pokemon movie set will be available in North America starting next month. On February 9, you’ll be able to pick up “Pokemon: The Movies 1-3 Steelbook Blu-ray Collection”. This naturally features the first three Pokemon films in a single, limited edition package.

You can pre-order the movie collection over on Amazon. Doing so will save you $5, bringing it down to $35.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Update 2: Bumped to the top again. This should work on all existing Prime pre-orders – see the FAQ here.

Update: Bumped to the top. This appears to apply to other items as well like the Lucas and Animal Crossing amiibo. Updated the link below.

Amazon has once again discounted game pre-orders for Prime members, and the selection and savings appear to be bigger than ever before. Zelda Wii U, Hyrule Warriors Legends, and Fire Emblem Fates are all eligible for 20 percent off at checkout. The same goes for the upcoming Dragon Quest 3DS remakes, Bravely Second, and more.

You can find the full selection here. It’s not yet known how long these discounts will last, and if they were intentional.

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