Australia and New Zealand seeing an amiibo restock
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Nintendo is stocking several amiibo in both Australia and New Zealand. Earlier today, the company confirmed plans to bring back figures such as Little Mac, Captain Falcon, and the Wii Fit Trainer.
Nintendo wrote on Twitter a few hours ago:
Look who's returning! Villager, Ness, Little Mac, Captain Falcon…
Check with your local retailer for availability! pic.twitter.com/pWpDvTgkVS
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) June 2, 2015
We really need a restock here in North America. There are a whole bunch of figures that are practically impossible to purchase at the moment!
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Bike Rider DX 3 adds Transformers DLC
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Bike Rider DX 3 players in Japan now have access to new Transformers DLC at the price of 200 yen. If you’re interested in seeing what this looks like in motion, check out the trailer below.
Spicysoft has released the two previous Bike Rider DX games overseas. However, we’re still waiting to see if this latest entry will make it out of Japan.
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Art of Grasshopper Manufacture releasing in the west
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
The Art of Grasshopper Manufacture is coming west, it’s been announced today.
You’ll find plenty of content within the 224-page art book. No More Heroes, Killer 7, and other titles from Grasshopper Manufacture are featured.
Here’s the full overview:
The Art of Grasshopper Manufacture is a highly specialized title showcasing the design work and artistry of the video-game developing company Grasshopper Manufacture. Director-designer-CEO of Grasshopper, Suda51 is known internationally for his original, imaginative style. Most major Grasshopper games are covered within this book including Lollipop Chainsaw, Killer 7, No More Heroes and more. The main visuals for each game are covered, along with package designs, sketches, model sheets and greeting card designs. A must have for fans of high quality Japanese video games!
Featured animations and video games include:
Shadows of the DAMNED Sine Mora LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW KILLER IS DEAD NO MORE HEROES Diabolical Pitch Fatal Frame – Project Zero Flower, Sun, and Rain Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo BLOOD+ ONE NIGHT KISS michigan SAMURAI CHAMPLOO killer7 The Silver Case Shining Soul II FROG MINUTES
and more…!
You can pre-order Art of Grasshopper Manufacture here. Note that it says “Japanese Edition”, but Grasshopper confirmed on Twitter that it’s in English and Japanese. There’s only one version of the art book (in both languages) for all regions.

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Little Ninja Brothers Wii U Virtual Console footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Last week, Little Ninja Brothers hit the European Wii U eShop as one of the latest Virtual Console release. You can now watch some footage from the game below.
Another round of Splatoon N-Zap ’85 weapon, Port Mackerel map footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
More footage of Splatoon’s new N-Zap ’85 weapon and Port Mackerel map has come in. You’ll find a couple of additional videos below.
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Latest Kaitou Joker: Time Crossing Phantom Thief and the Lost Gem commercial
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
Bandai Namco uploaded another commercial for Kaitou Joker: Time Crossing Phantom Thief and the Lost Gem today. Give it a watch below.
Famitsu review scores (6/2/15)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Splatoon (Wii U) – 9/9/9/9
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus (3DS) – 8/8/8/10
Alien: Isolation (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/9/9
AirMech Arena (PS4/XBO) – 7/8/9/9
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (3DS) – 8/7/7/7
Stretchmo (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Rise of Mana (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Johnny Dynamite (3DS) – 5/7/6/6
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Fire Emblem if official website “System” page translated
Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
The official Japanese Fire Emblem if website was recently updated after the Nintendo Direct last Sunday. You can find an English translation of the “System” page over on Kantopia . It’s mostly general information about the game that doesn’t offer many new infos to Fire Emblem veterans and those who have been keeping up to date with Fire Emblem if news, however there are two interesting new tidbits: Phoenix Mode, which revives fallen character each turn, can only be selected on Normal difficulty.
There’s also new info about Attack Stance and Guard Stance, this game’s evolution of Fire Emblem Awakening’s Pair Up system. In Fire Emblem if, Attack Stance will also be available to enemy units, however if your units are using Guard Stance, the enemy’s Attack Stance is negated.
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The original Legend of Zelda will be one of the games played at the Nintendo World Championship
Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Splatoon frame rate test
Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments
The folks over at Digital Foundry have published another one of their frame rate tests, this time for Splatoon. Check out the video below:
As you can see, the game runs at 30 fps while at Inkopolis and at a nearly consistent 60 fps during multiplayer matches.









