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

Nintendo hasn’t shared any specific figures about its hardware or games for the month of April in the United States, but GamesBeat was able to obtain a few tidbits from the company.

According to the site’s report:

Through the first four months of 2014, the 3DS’s sales have increased by 65 percent compared to the same four-month period in 2014. For the Wii U, it is up 15 percent in the first four months of 2015 compared to that period in 2014.

GamesBeat also heard from Nintendo that Xenoblade Chronicles 3D was the fifth best-selling game in the U.S. last month if you do not combine sales for platforms.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2015. The results can be found below.

1. Mortal Kombat X (PS4, Xbox One)
2. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, PC, 360, PS3)
3. Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
4. MLB 15: The Show (PS4, PS3)
5. Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
6. NBA 2K15 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
7. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
8. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
9. Super Smash Bros. (3DS, Wii U)
10. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4, Xbox One)

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

Wombat Source created a new trailer to promote GetClose’s new “Protect the Crown” mode, which we’ve posted below. Those who have purchased the Wii U eShop title can obtain the mode by downloading a patch that came out today.

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If you’d like another look at Stretchmo, take a look at the video below. There’s about a half hour of footage!

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Game Informer went live with another article about Disney Infinity 3.0 today. The latest information covers the game’s farming, Dispenser, path tool, proximity detector elements.

A summary of details are rounded up below. Be sure to give Game Informer’s full piece a look here.

Farming

– Farming is one of the Toy Box’s biggest additions
– More content for the so-called nurturing players
– With the farming system, players can cultivate and harvest crops
– This can be done alone or with a sidekick buddy
– Sidekicks eat food
– Feeding them will allow the sidekicks to gain experience in different ways
– Sidekicks become better helpers and stronger companions in the new Toy Box Takeover dungeon-crawler game

Dispenser

– The new Dispenser addresses the problem of overwhelming players with too much content
– The Dispenser is like an oversized gunball machine
– It’s loaded with toy-filled capsules
– Stand on its button, and a capsule pops out, containing a random Toy Box item that you’ve already unlocked
– When you chuck it onto the ground, its contents are revealed
– Every new Toy Box world starts out with one of these dispensers

Path tool

– New path tool allows creators to add entirely new gameplay to their Toy Boxes, and add in elements and effects that were only previously possible through workarounds
– With the tool, players draw a path, dot by dot, in their world
– As each dot is added, the path attaches to those behind it
– When it’s finished, creators can use it as an A.I. path
– Can use the tool to create paths for A.I. drivers to navigate or create rail shooters
– The camera can swoop by on a path, adding a cinematic flair
– The camera can also be locked onto a 2D plane, allowing for actual side-scrolling platform games
– Paths can be of varying widths, and they can be used to trigger effects such as fireworks

Proximity detector

– Assign the toy to a character, and they then have several invisible concentric circles radiating from their bodies
– Each section can trigger a different response
– Ex: cross one of the outer rings, and a townsperson can tell you to back off
– Get closer into its user-defined comfort zone, and it can be configured to run away from you
– Put it on an object and have sound effects play when you get too close

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

Level-5 decided to take the “Busters” mode from Yo-Kai Watch 2 and turn it into its own game. Something similar is now taking place in manga form.

CoroCoro’s June issue is launching a manga adaptation of the Yo-Kai Watch Busters game. Level-5 is credited as the original creator, and Atsushi Ohba is drawing the series.

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

It’s a little ways away, but Nintendo has penciled in the next round of eShop maintenance for June 1. The Wii U and 3DS eShops will be unavailable between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET, which translates to 1 PM PT and 5 PM PT.

From Monday, June 1, 2015 1:00 PM
– Monday, June 1, 2015 5:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Nintendo eShop
Nintendo 3DS
– Nintendo eShop

Aside from eShop downtime, several games of their own will be undergoing maintenance on May 18. Here’s the full lineup:

From Monday, May 18, 2015 4:00 PM
– Monday, May 18, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Angry Birds™ Star Wars®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Angry Birds™ Trilogy
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for CastleStorm
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical Freeze
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for DuckTales: Remastered
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for F1 RACE STARS™ POWERED UP EDITION
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Game Party™ Champions
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver™
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Injustice: Gods Among Us
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pure Chess®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Sonic Lost World™
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Star Wars Pinball
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for TANK! TANK! TANK!™
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™ 2 Wii U EDITION
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Chibi-Robo!™: Photo Finder
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pure Chess®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Star Wars Pinball

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments

Amazon has fairly sizable savings on Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion. It’s going for only $7.49, whereas the normal asking price is $19.99. 3DS owners can order a copy here.

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Atlus provided a new update on Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight today.

First, we have a new trailer for Arianna:

Here’s an official overview of the character:

Who says Princesses need saving? Meet Arianna, the Princess of Caledonia, and one of the five party members in Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold’s Story mode! Not one to wait in a tower and be rescued, Arianna runs straight into battle alongside her friends and helps them dish out the pain! She’s modeled after the Sovereign class, and has a strong balance of defense and support abilities, specifically passive healing!

As the Princess of Caledonia, Arianna must trek to ancient, mysterious ruins and complete a ritual to fulfill a royal tradition to save her kingdom. The abandoned ruins have become a home to a horde of dangerous monsters however, and your party will need to rely on Arianna for support in order to complete her royal quest!

Atlus is also preparing three 3DS theems for Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold. Images and information about them are posted below.

Nintendo 3DS Themes
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight will get three flavors of 3DS themes! The Story, Classic, and Café themes will all be available for 99 cents (CA$1.29) apiece and begin rolling out on a weekly basis starting July 14! As a special bonus, players who pre-order the game from GameStop will receive a free code to redeem the Story theme!

Source: Atlus PR

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

Along with today’s “Daily Duel” video, Ronimo Games also released a new introduction trailer. You can view it below.

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