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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Screenshots, Videos | 0 comments

Capcom have released info on The Great Ace Attorney’s first paid DLC – the first in a series of Randst magazines, which will be free until July 19th. Details are as follows (thanks to Perfectly-Nintendo):

• The DLC includes a short scene that takes place after the game’s first case
• It features concept-art and voice clips from Naruhodu Ryuunosuke and Mikotoba Susato
• A brand new “Court Begins” track is featured
• A special Court Video from TGS 2014 and a Nintendo 3DS theme are included

The first issue costs 300 yen (after July 19th) or 2000 yen for the whole 8 issues. The next issue is due out next week.

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The folks over at Perfectly-Nintendo have translated some details on the upcoming arcade release of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Here’s what they found:

• Playable characters include: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario, Sonic, Tales, Knuckles, Shadow
• Three types of characters – Power, Speed and Technique. Characters like Mario are balanced while characters like Sonic are skewed to one trait, in his case, speed.
• One credit is 200 yen and allows for the player to play 3 sports, with results announced at the end of the 3 events
• Control options include: The player’s feet, two big joysticks with a button on the side and a handrail for balance

For more details about the gameplay, check the full write-up here.

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Industry veteran Junichi Masuda is among the many high profile names to reflect on Iwata’s untimely passing this week. Masuda is best known for his work on the Pokemon franchise and maintained a close relationship with the late Nintendo CEO throughout his years in the field. Here’s what he had to say (thanks to Liam Pomfret for the translation):

.@Junichi_Masuda “Right now, I’m returning to Tokyo from Kyoto. The wake was held yesterday and today among large tears from heaven. …

— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015

.@Junichi_Masuda … Iwata-san, people from around the world are sad. There were so many things I still wanted to work on alongside you. …

— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015

.@Junichi_Masuda … There were so many things out there I still wanted to show you. Iwata-san, thank you. Please rest in peace.”

— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015

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Mario’s 30th anniversary celebrations keep on rolling in Japan, as a festival will be taking place in Shibuya in celebration of the event. Details are scarce at the moment but we can expect more as the event draws closer:

Super Mario 30 anniversary festival happening in Shibuya on September 13th. https://t.co/y62EfKIX2Y

— Kyle McLain (@FarmboyinJapan) July 17, 2015

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Nintendo’s social media channels from all around the world have expressed their gratitude to fans once again following Iwata’s funeral, which concluded earlier today. Fans all over the world have shared their condolence messages as Iwata’s life was celebrated one last time. We’ve included a couple of Tweets here, but be sure to check the full list after the break:

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— ??????? (@Nintendo) July 17, 2015

.@Nintendo Thank you so much for honoring our late President Satoru Iwata with your kind condolences. Also, we’d like to express our…

— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015

.@Nintendo …heartfelt gratitude to everyone who came to the wake or funeral in spite of bad weather and busy schedules.

— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015

.@Nintendo For all of your kindness, we humbly offer our thanks. (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)

— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015

 

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

A couple of new Pokemon themes are available for European 3DS consoles. The first is the Pokemon Eevee Collection, featuring Espeon & Umbreon, backed by the Pokemon X & Y Game Sync music. The second theme features Mega Rayquaza & Mega Charizard as well as the X & Y Pokemon League music. They’re available for £1.79/€1.99 each.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment

A couple of new weapons are being distributed to Splatoon players today in North America, and tomorrow in Europe. The first is the Octobrush, which appears to have a wider span than brushes we’ve seen previously. The second is the N-ZAP89 which adopts the classic NES Zapper look. We’ll know how both these weapons play soon enough!

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

Capcom has a new video up for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Take a look at it below.

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Final Fight One was one of Europe’s other Wii U Virtual Console releases this week. View a video of the game below.

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Capcom held a live stream earlier tonight to showcase the latest footage from Mega Man Legacy Collection. We’ve posted the 45-minute Twitch recording after the break.

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