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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

Amazon Mexico has only been selling Kindle e-Books since launching over a year ago. Today, however, that changed.

So what was the first physical good sold on Amazon Mexico? Believe it or not, that honor actually went to the Ike amiibo!

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

In roughly a month from now, the Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary concert will be taking place in Japan. Those who attend will be able to purchase a wide array of neat-looking merchandise.

“Fire Emblem Hundred Song of Heroes”

– 100 yomifuda (reading) cards
– 100 torifuda (grabbing) cards
– Recitation CD (voiced by Anna)
– Instruction booklet
– All presented in a lovely box
– Limited item
– 8,424 yen

Replica of Azura’s necklace from Fire Emblem Fates

– Measures 38 mm x 45 mm
– 450 mm chain
– 12,000 yen
– Limited to 700 units

Other items that will be sold at the concert are as follows:

Fire Emblem Fates badge set (10 types)
Marth pocket watch
Clear file set (A4, 3 sheets, 2 designs: Fire Emblem and Azura)
Tapestry (B2, 2 designs: Nohr and Hoshido)
Fire Emblem polo shirt (S/M/L/XL sizes)
Microfibre towels (2 designs: Avatar and Fire Emblem Fates)
Microfibre pouches (2 designs: Avatar and Azura)
Tote bags (2 designs: Fire Emblem and Azura)
Tumblers (2 designs: Hoshido/Nor and Azura)
Chrom T-shirt (S/M/L/XL sizes)
Genealogy of the Holy War T-Shirt (S/M/L/XL sizes)
Awakening paper fan

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Animal Crossing developers Aya Kyogoku and Katsuya Eguchi shared a few words about Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival over on Nintendo of America’s Twitter account. Have a look at what they had to say in the image above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo | 4 Comments

Nintendo isn’t against bringing some of its franchises into Animal Crossing.

Longtime developer of the series, Aya Kyogoku, told GameRant in an interview that this is something that could be considered. However, it sounds like IPs and characters won’t be thrown in just for the sake of doing so.

Kyogoku’s full comments are as follows:

“Obviously we don’t know what the next Animal Crossing is going to look like, but if the addition of other IPs in the next Animal Crossing is going to really excite both fans of Animal Crossing and fans of those other IPs even more then that’s something we’d really like to consider and take into account. But at the same time, we really wanted to make sure that the gameplay we put into the next Animal Crossing is fun and new. I wouldn’t want to add a feature where people thought it was about time or expected the next iteration would have. So instead of that, I’d like to have fun and good surprises in the gameplay.”

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

Just as Nintendo of Japan and Nintendo of America have done in recent weeks, Nintendo of Europe has now put out a promo to promote Splatoon’s imminent Splatfest. It’s very much the same trailer as the other two versions, but with a note at the end for the rock vs. pop theme. This should serve as your final reminder that the first Splatfest kicks off on July 4 in both North America and Europe!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Game Critics has announced its nominees for the “Best of E3 2015” awards. There are a few Nintendo nominees, such as Super Mario Maker as “Best Console Game” and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam as “Best Handheld Game”.

Take a look at the Nintendo-related nominees below. Winners will be shared on July 7.

Best Console Game
– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
– Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)
– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
– Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
– Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)

Best Handheld Game
– Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
– Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
– Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Atlus)
– The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)

Best RPG
– Dark Souls 3 (From Software/Bandai-Namco Games)
– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
– Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
– Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
– Sword Coast Legends (n-Space/Digital Extremes/Wizards of the Coast)

Best Family/Social Game
– Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)
– Guitar Hero Live (FreeStyleGames/Activision)
– LEGO Dimensions (TT Games/WBIE)
– Rock Band 4 (Harmonix)
– Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

You can find the full lineup of categories and nominees here.

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

Nintendo UK has come up with a couple of short promos/commercials to promote the Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate New 3DS bundles. The two packages are available from the company’s store here and here.

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

Famitsu has another feature on The Great Ace Attorney just ahead of the game’s Japanese launch. We’re introduced to Detective Tobias Gregson, a member of the Holmes canon.

Information about Tobias should leak out tomorrow. Famitsu also promises interviews with the game’s developers and play impressions from the first two episodes.

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

Square Enix published a bunch of new screenshots from Dragon Quest VIII on 3DS today. We’ve added them to the gallery below.

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A few details about 7th Dragon III Code: VFD have made their way out of this week’s issue of Famitsu. Here’s what we know thus far:

– Could be the last entry in the series
– Described by Famitsu as “end of the play”
– Set in the past, present, and future
– Choose from 8 jobs and 32 appearances for your character
– This is the most in the series thus far
– Themes for the game’s jobs are divided among its three settings (past, present, and future)
– Over 40 types of battle voices
– 77 percent complete
– Out on October 15
– 5,990 yen

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