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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment

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

Update: Clarification – this is only for those that bought the Ambassador New 3DS, which includes them in a deal previously made available for those that pre-ordered a New 3DS from Nintendo’s UK store (via.

Nintendo is offering a special deal to consumers in the UK. Those who purchase a New 3DS and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D will be entitled to a free Skull Kid figure.

This applies to the New 3DS Ambassador Edition Bundle as well. Meaning, those who obtained their system prior to the promotion can also receive the figure.

Below is the full email notice from Nintendo:

Dear Ambassador

Thank you for purchasing New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Edition Bundle.

You can now qualify for an exclusive Skull Kid figurine!

Nintendo Official UK Store is now offering a FREE exclusive Skull Kid figurine* when you buy any New Nintendo 3DS with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. This promotion applies to all editions of the new console and game for a limited time only, while stocks last.

As you have already purchased your New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Edition Bundle before this promotion was available, we would like to assure you that you are also eligible for this offer when you buy The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D.

Please see below how to qualify:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments

OXiAB Game Studio is working on a new indie effort for Wii U titled “Canvaleon”. The project is a stealth-platformer in which players use the environment and skills to deal with enemies and threats.

“Camouflages” is the big concept here. This function lets players mimic elements of scenery to hide from enemies. The higher your “Camo Percentage”, the lesser chance there is that enemies will detect you. Camouflages can be obtained at a store or by painting them with a paint tool. Both require the color butterflies collectible.

Screenshots plus a story over for Canvaleon are posted below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Area Effect passed along new content for its RPG “Izle” today. Check out a new trailer above, and a fresh set of details below.

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

All signs have pointed to XSEED’s localization of Forbidden Magna, but now we have yet another clue (essentially a confirmation) hinting at an upcoming announcement. The ESRB has rated XSEED’s “Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven” for 3DS.

Here’s the full rating description:

This is a role-playing game in which players help an innkeeper assist a maiden to regain her memories. From a 3/4 over-head perspective, players explore landscapes, interact with characters, and battle fantasy creatures (e.g., dinosaur, gargoyles, robots). Players use swords, guns, and magic spells to defeat enemy creatures in turn-based combat. Battles are accompanied by mild explosions and impact sounds. One sequence depicts a character impaled by a sword. The game contains some suggestive material: a bath house sequence depicting female characters with exposed buttocks and/or partially obscured breasts; a female character scrubbing another character’s breasts; dialogue pertaining to breast size (e.g., “You really lucked out when filling out, huh” and “I wished mine were that big.”). The word “a*s” can be heard in the game.

There’s no doubt about it: that’s Forbidden Magna. Expect an official announcement in the near future!

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

More details about the new Langrisser game for 3DS are now available. Find them rounded up in the summary below (via Siliconera):

– Set in an era of turbulence
– War breaks out between the three powers of Brightness, Imperial, and Darkness
– Brightness: organization that centers around the church that follows the Goddess Luciris
– They’re started to strengthen their military in order to resist against the powerful empire
– Their hopes lie in the arrival of the one that can use the “Langrisser” when the world falls into danger
– The Imperial faction has a powerful military
– They’re a grand family with a sky fortress called the “Ark” that was left behind by ancient civilizations
– This was used to control most of the continent
– They’re been working on railways on land
– Railway artillery used as weapons to take over other nations using military force
– Darkness: people that don’t belong to neither the Imperial or Brightness factions
– Darkness are oppressed by those from other forces
– There are many from the people of the Darkness that possess special powers
– “Prince of Darkness Bozel” united those of the Darkness to lead them onward
– Put together a group of mercenaries before battle
– Each commander will get to employ their own mercenaries, but they’ll have their own costs as well
– Players can choose to gather a small number of elite units, go with bigger number of smaller ones, etc.
– In battle, you’ll usually need to defeat all enemies or clear certain objectives such as getting to a certain area on the map
– Put the Mercenary Guild to its best use, then giving them the best orders to destroy your enemies
– There are various situations during battle where characters will speak out as part of events
– You can expect to see all kinds of drama unfold, by characters designed by Hiroshi Kaieda

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

Nintendo has detailed a new update for Miiverse that recently went live.

First, users can now see a preview of the latest comment written on each post when looking at a list of posts. This was previously launched for the web version of Miiverse last month, but has now been implemented in the Wii U and 3DS version as well.

Nintendo also added a feature that finds users with similar interests to you. Such users’ posts are shown in the activity feed.

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

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

There is no Mewtwo amiibo – at least not yet. That means it’s time for fans to pick up the slack!

What you see above is a unique, fan-made Mewtwo “amiibo”. It was built from an old Mewtwo toy and features the Mewtwo NFC chip from the Pokemon Rumble U toy line. The figure features unique packaging as well.

This custom Mewtwo amiibo is up on eBay, and bids have surpassed the $250 mark. You can check out the auction here.

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

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