Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire Famitsu scans
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, Images, News | 0 comments
Earlier this week we reported on a few little tidbits to come out of the latest Famitsu pertaining to the newest Pokemon re-makes. The focus this issue appears to be the redesigned gym leaders and the Elite Four. The full scans from the magazine have now surfaced and you can check out the redesigned gym leaders below.
NFC payment coming to Wii U in Japan from July 22
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Popular smart card company Suica is partnering with Nintendo to allow for NFC payment on the GamePad in Japan. Suica are best known as rechargeable non-contact smart cards that can be used to pay fares when travelling on Japanese trains. These cards will work exactly as you would expect, allowing for the NFC capabilities on the device to load funds onto the system without the need to input any code like with traditional eShop cards. There will be a special promotional deal as well, adding 1 reward point for every 200 Yen spent to Suica’s reward program.
Majin Bone: The Majin of Space and Time debut trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Azure Striker Gunvolt screenshots/art, Japanese release date
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Inti Creates published a new batch of Azure Striker Gunvolt screenshots and art, which you can find in the gallery above. We also have a final Japanese release date: August 20. The game is priced at 1,960 yen.
More: Azure Striker Gunvolt, Inti Creates, Japan
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (7/17/14, North America)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
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Video: A look at The Letter’s first update
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
The Letter will soon be receiving an update that makes a few additions and changes. TreeFall Studios is including an extra level and new things to find, for example. You can get a look at the upcoming update in the video above.
More: indie, The Letter, title update, TreeFall Studios
Amazon Japan giving out cleaning cloth with Bayonetta 2 pre-order
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Those who pre-order Bayonetta 2 from Amazon Japan will receive a unique bonus. The retailer is handing out a cleaning cloth while supplies last. It’s a bit of an odd bonus, but we can’t complain too much about free stuff!
More: Bayonetta 2, Japan, PlatinumGames, pre-order
Mr. Driller 2 Wii U Virtual Console trailer (NA)
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Shovel Knight status update for Europe, Australia, and Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Shovel Knight has been out for a few weeks in North America, but our friends in Europe, Australia, and Japan are still waiting on the game. So what’s the status of things currently?
Yacht Club Games shared a status update on its blog today, and published a few handy images:
There’s lots of information about what each of these steps mean on Yacht Club’s official blog.
More: Australia, Europe, indie, Japan, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games
June 2014 NPD: Wii U, 3DS hardware sales
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
US Wii U and 3DS hardware sales are in for the month of June. Nintendo’s console sold roughly 140,000 units whereas the company’s portable moved 150,000 units.
As mentioned in an earlier post, Wii U hardware sales are up by over 223 percent compared to last June. The 3DS is up 55 percent over May, though it’s down from June 2013’s 225,000 units.
