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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 14 Comments

What better way to get hype for the Japanese release with more menu tidbits! Sakurai takes apart another menu today that touches on some 3DS specific features:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Annouced during a Twitch broadcast, puzzle game Color Bombs will be coming to the Wii U eShop in Q1 2015 from the developers responsible for titles like Poker Dice, Shut the Box and Toss n Go. It’s a chain reaction game that has you setting off a bomb to trigger as many other subsequent explosions as possible. The price for Color Bombs is still to be confirmed.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Last week’s Famitsu offered a first look at PoPoLoCrois Bokujou Monogatari (otherwise known as PoPoLoCrois Harvest Moon). We now have a bunch of translated details from the magazine. Head past the break for the full rundown!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, and Tales of Zestiria are all in the top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 21 and August 27.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments

It’s not too often that we’re able to obtain sales of digital games. However, a recent issue of Famitsu shared sales of one prominent 3DS eShop title, Kirby Fighters Deluxe (otherwise known as Kirby Fighters Z).

Famitsu reveals that Kirby Fighters Deluxe has sold over 20,000 copies in Japan. The magazine doesn’t make this entirely clear, but it seems that 88 percent of the games sales came from the eShop directly. The other 12 percent account for download cards purchased at retailers.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Images | 6 Comments

Following up on today’s news regarding Mario Strikers Charged, new concept art has appeared from the game’s predecessor. Mario and Peach are both in the image. With Super Mario Strikers, Next Level Games was originally going to take inspiration from street football.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Earlier this year, Young Horses commented on the possibility of Octodad: Dadliest Catch for Wii U. The company mentioned in one tweet that there were no plans, but in another, the studio said: “We’re not sure to be honest.”

We followed up with Young Horses last month and once again asked if Octodad is something that could happen on Wii U. The company’s president and community manager Phil Tibitoski basically gave us the same answer: a decision is still being made.

Tibitoski’s full comments are as follows:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

With more and more Kickstarter campaigns popping up these days, it would be tough to cover them all without overloading the site. And thus, the Kickstarter roundup was born! We’ll be posting these each weekend (assuming I don’t forget… haha) so that we can bring the latest Kickstarter efforts to your attention.

Here’s today’s roundup:

Games

Ray’s the Dead – already funded at $30,000, Wii U stretch goal at $65,000
Elysian Shadows – already funded at $150,000, Wii U stretch goal at $250,000
Adventures of Pip – $40,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Stash: No Loot Left Behind – $50,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Nefarious – $50,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Super World Karts – $16,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at $32,000

Note that this is kind of a work-in-progress thing, so expect these types of posts to evolve over time!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Vblank Entertainment is planning an update for Retro City Rampage: DX that will take advantage of the system’s new buttons.

As mentioned on the game’s official Twitter account:

The New 3DS adds ZL and ZR buttons. Additionally, Nintendo is including a c-stick for secondary analog control.

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