Nintendo Download (6/12/14, Europe)
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s Nintendo Downloads for Europe are as follows:
Wii U
My First Songs – €9.99/£8.99/CHF 14.00
Wii U VC
Super Punch-Out!! (SNES) – €7.99/£5.49/CHF 11.20
Soccer (NES) – €4.99/£3.49/CHF 7.00
3DS
Inazuma Eleven® GO: Light – €39.99/£34.99/CHF 51.90 (from June 13)
Inazuma Eleven® GO: Shadow – €39.99/£34.99/CHF 51.90 (from June 13)
Atlantic Quest – €6.99/£5.99/CHF 8.99
AiRace Xeno – €2.49/£2.29/CHF 3.50
3DS VC
Mach Rider (NES) – €3.99/£3.59/CHF 5.60
Special Offers
Nintendo Pocket Football Club – €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80 (until June 19)
Football Up 3D – €1.74 / £1.49 / CHF 1.99 (until July 17)
2 Fast 4 Gnomz – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 (until July 3)
AiRace Speed – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.19 (until July 3)
Bit Boy!! ARCADE – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 (until July 3)
Permanent Price Drops
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag – €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF 39.99 – was €69.99 / £55.99 / CHF 92.35
Just Dance 2014 – €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF 39.99 – was €49.99 / £34.99 / CHF 65.95
Just Dance Kids 2014 – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 24.99 – was €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 51.90
Puddle – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80 – was €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
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Bravely Default getting a reprint in Japan
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Bravely Default just hit the West earlier this year but it was actually an updated version of the original Bravely Default and was known in Japan as Bravely Default: For the Sequel. This updated version is getting a reprint in Japan under Square Enix’s “Greatest Hits” label and has the option for English, French, German, Italian and Spanish text in addition to the native Japanese.
More: Bravely Default, For the sequel, Japan, Square Enix
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s Western release will not allow multiplayer with the Japanese version
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Capcom Community Specialist Yuri today confirmed over on Capcom Unity that the Western release of Monster Hunter 4 will not be able to be played with the Japanese version due to the game’s being hosted on different servers. This should come as no surprise to those who played Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, as American and European players were able to communicate in that game but there was a disconnect with the Japanese version. Thankfully, you can still play online with anyone who has that version and not just people on your friends list.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (6/9/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments
It’s E3 week but that’s not stopping the daily screenshots! Today’s is Pokemon themed again as Sakurai loops some previous announcements back around:
Remember the video that introduced Greninja joining the battle? Every Pokémon that appeared in that video will make some kind of appearance in Super Smash Bros! By the way, here’s one of the Pokémon that didn’t make an appearance in that video–Meloetta. Its vocal attacks reflect off land forms, so they’ll be especially effective in a closed environment.
E3 2014 is almost here!
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 11 Comments
Can you believe that we’re less than a day away from the (unofficial) start of E3? There will be plenty of media briefings to tune into, trailers to watch, and gameplay to check out.
Things will probably be a bit quiet tomorrow as Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony will be taking the stage. Nintendo has the day to itself on Tuesday, with lots of live-streaming coverage to follow throughout the week. And I’ll be here to cover it all for you lovely folks!
Here are the important dates/times you should be aware of:
Tuesday
Nintendo Digital Event – 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
Live from Nintendo Treehouse – 2:35 PM ET / 11:35 AM PT – 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
Super Smash Bros. Invitational – 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
Super Smash Bros. Q&A / presentation – 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT – 11:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM PT
Wednesday
Live from Nintendo Treehouse – 12:15 PM ET / 9:15 AM PT – 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT
Mystery 3DS game Q&A/presentation – 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT – 10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT
Thursday
Live from Nintendo Treehouse – 12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT – 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT
This all brings us to a few important questions: what do you guys hope to see? Are there any particular announcements you’d like to see Nintendo (or a third-party) announce? Are you looking forward to anything in particular? Sound off in the comments section below!
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Nintendo Digital Event estimated to be a half hour long
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 43 Comments
Just how long will Nintendo’s Digital Event on Tuesday be? Japanese website NicoNico provides an estimate of sorts, listing a half hour time slot.
As we tend to say in these sorts of situations, that’s not an official confirmation. I’d also guess that it’ll run slightly over a half hour if NicoNico is accurate. I could see it being something like 35 minutes long. We’ll see.
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Mario Kart 8 sold through 81% of initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Mario Kart 8 is off to a solid start in Japan. Nintendo’s racer sold 326,000 copies in its first week, with a 80.9 percent sell-through rate. While this is a bit less than Mario Kart 7 (420,000 units), sales tracker Media Create mentions that this could be due to the timing of release and the number of hardware units sold prior.
Mario Kart 8 experienced the best opening week of any Wii U game in Japan thus far by a significant margin. It surpassed New Super Mario Bros. U, which sold 164,000 units in its first week.
With Mario Kart 8’s launch, the Wii U sold about 20,000 units. That’s quite a bit more than the 9,000 units it sold the week prior, though it’s not the massive boost that some may have hoped for. Still, Mario Kart 8’s launch week was the first time Wii U was in the top spot since the console released with major titles. Media Create mentions that although Nintendo tends to release good titles throughout the year, new users might not be drawn to the Wii U until after summer vacation.
More: Japan, Mario Kart 8, Media Create, sales
More Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric footage with direct-feed audio
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 27 Comments
Image & Form open to the possibility of achievements for SteamWorld Dig Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments
The 3DS version of SteamWorld Dig does not include achievements. But for the PlayStation and Steam release, developer Image & Form added them in.
One fan asked the studio if achievements is something that would be possible for the upcoming Wii U version. Image & Form’s Julius Guldbog responded by stating that he can’t promise anything but added, “I’ll see what we can do”.
Thanks to Adrian B for the tip.
More: Image & Form, indie, SteamWorld Dig
Update: All is well again – Wii U/3DS eShops experiencing issues
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Update: Back up and running!
The Wii U and 3DS have both been hit with technical issues. Nintendo says that the two digital stores began encountering issues at around 12:46 PM PT, and have been ongoing since.
A message posted on Nintendo’s network maintenance/network status page reads:
Due to technical difficulties, some online service features may be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
