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Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Roving Rogue, an exclusive Wii U eShop title will finally be released on June 25 in Europe. The game was announced last year and is an old-school 2D platformer with multiplayer support for up to four players. The game was worked on by a team of students that won the iDEAM U contest and was announced at the  PAD Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Nintendo of Europe has announced yet another addition to the Club Nintendo Stars Catalogue. The latest item to be made available is a Super Mario themed reusable shopping bag. The bag can be acquired with 3000 coins and folds up into a convenient little envelope for easy travel. The bag will be available in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

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

Over the past couple of weeks, Austin has been playing the heck out of Splatoon. The game has a bunch of neat details, and he’s picked up on a few of them that fans might be interested in.

We’ll be featuring the neater things in Splatoon over the next few days. Austin highlights the first couple below.

Look for our review of Splatoon tomorrow!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, New Nintendo 3DS | 6 Comments

Nintendo has now shared the official boxart for the Pearl White New 3DS XL, which was just announced for Japan today. That can be seen above, and a few photos are in the gallery below.

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

This week’s Japanese 3DS Theme Shop sees new themes for Pokemon and more. Check them all out in the video below:

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

Square Enix added four new downloadable tracks to Theatrhythm Dragon Quest today. As of now, players can obtain and play the following songs:

Dragon Quest – Battle (battle music)
Dragon Quest – Overworld (field music)
Dragon Quest III – Hero’s Challenge (battle music)
Dragon Quest III – Adventure (field music)

As with previous Theatrhythm Dragon Quest DLC, the tracks above are free to download.

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

Nintendo prepared official videos for the three new Pokemon 3DS themes that came out in Japan today. Each one can be found below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 1 Comment

SEGA released a new batch of screenshots from Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX today. Take a look at them below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Dragon Quest is celebrating its 29th birthday/anniversary in Japan today. The very first entry in the series came out on May 27, 1986.

In recognition of the milestone, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii shared the following message with fans:

“Everyone, thank you for the congratulations on Dragon Quest‘s 29th. Next year, we’re finally approaching the 30th anniversary. I think we’ll be able to make various announcements in the near future, so please look forward to them.”

Square Enix’s Ryutaro Ichimura also said:

“Today, May 27, is Dragon Quest‘s birthday! Already 29! Congratulations! As for next year, we’re welcoming the 30th anniversary! Celebrate! We’re going to have a grand celebration next year!”

Take a trip down memory lane by giving the first Dragon Quest commercial a watch:

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

A bunch of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. These include ones based on Pokemon and more.

Here’s the full list:

Splatoon (available Thursday) – 200 yen
Fire Akkuma Fire – 100 yen
ClariS (x3) – 200 yen each
Pokemon Shuffle – 200 yen
Pokemon: Eevee Collection – 200 yen
Pokemon: Mega Charizard X – 200 yen
Mononoke Detective – 100 yen
ryo (supercell) feat.chelly – Great Distance – 200 yen

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