Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 4 Comments

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX looks to be getting another character. A Japanese magazine scan apparently reveals that Rosalina will be joining the arcade racer through an upcoming update. It’s unclear if Rosalina would be playable, though we’d certainly hope so.

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

Nintendo may have plans to bring SNES games to the Virtual Console on 3DS. While there isn’t any sort of concrete proof, accessing Miiverse from the handheld and checking out the Contra III: The Alien Wars community shows the game running on a 3DS XL in the header. No SNES titles are currently available on 3DS (including Contra III), so this is an interesting finding for sure.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Platforms, Rumors | 3 Comments

A pair of mysterious, still unannounced games developed and published by Nintendo have appeared in the form of classification decisions on the Australian government’s classification website. The first, Steeldiver Subwars, seems to be a sequel to the early, bargain-bin filling 3DS game. A multiplayer-focused, potentially free-to-play Steel Diver game was teased by Shigeru Miyamoto earlier this year and it appears that this is the game that Nintendo and Steel Diver developer Vitei were working on.

Unlike Steel Diver, we know next to nothing about the other Nintendo game classified – NES Remix. No developer aside from Nintendo was noted and it received a “G” rating for “violence with a very mild impact.” The fact it is already classified suggests that we might hear some news about what the heck it actually is fairly soon. I’d follow this up with Nintendo of Australia but I’m not sure how quickly they can reply to a letter.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 1 Comment

Could a new Mario & Luigi bundle be on the way to North America. Allegedly so. The silver system above was said to have been spotted at Walmart recently “in the back room”. It will supposedly go on sale on December 2.

I’ve been debating whether or not to post this given how the last time we thought Nintendo was going to announce a specially-designed system, it turned out to be fake. I suppose we’ll compromise by not including this in “The Digest” tab!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 15 Comments

Screenshots of three brand new Pokemon have apparently leaked online. The images, showcasing the never-before-scene creatures, were allegedly uncovered after digging around Pokemon X/Y’s data. All three are said to be tied to upcoming events in the 3DS games.

Head past the break for all of the screenshots.

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

Nintendo may very well be preparing the first specially-designed 2DS system. Kotaku has obtained several images showing what appears to be a Year of Luigi-themed handheld.

Nintendo hasn’t made any announcement, but perhaps the unique 2DS will be out in time for the holidays.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 9 Comments

Emily Rogers has returned with another rumor regarding the Wii U’s upcoming update.

A tweet Rogers published a short while ago states that the firmware is going live sometime this week, perhaps as early as Monday.

The tweet reads:

The Wii U’s next update is the second of two major firmware upgrades for the console. Nintendo hasn’t said what will be included, but the system’s speed (loading times and associated elements) should be improved.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 11 Comments

Nintendo has been working on the next firmware update for the 3DS. According to the generally-reliable Emily Rogers, the download was originally scheduled for October. The update, however, has apparently been pushed back to an unspecified timeframe.

The Wii U is also expected to be receiving a major update – first announced several months ago during a Nintendo Direct. Rogers teased on Twitter that the new firmware will arrive “sooner than you think.”

The tweet in full, which also contains an interesting tidbit regarding Ubisoft, reads:

Asked to elaborate on the Ubisoft note, Rogers tweeted:

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

Nintendo might be preparing yet another Wii U bundle for Europe. An image spotted in a toy catalog lists the “Mario & Luigi Premium Pack” – a package that includes New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U.

Nintendo has not yet confirmed the bundle. However, if the images above are correct, the product will be made available in November.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Podcast Stories, Rumors | 4 Comments

Miiverse is coming to the 3DS eventually. We’ve also heard speculation about Nintendo Network IDs being implemented on the handheld. Apparently, both items are coming in October – after Pokemon X/Y have launched.

Emily Rogers, who tends to be in the know when it comes to Nintendo rumors, shared the nugget on Twitter a short while ago:

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