Skylanders and Autism Speaks partner for Autism Awareness Month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 10 Comments
Activision is using its Skylanders franchise to support the millions of families affected by autism. Through one-of-a-kind toys, Skylanders and Autism Speaks are teaming up to raise awareness for an important cause during April’s Autism Awareness Month.
These toys are blue and white to reflect Autism Speaks’ official colors. The “Power Blue” Skylanders SuperChargers feature Splat and Trigger Happy, along with their SuperCharged vehicles Splatter Splasher and Gold Rusher. The full set appears in-game as their special colors. The toys are actually on store shelves in the United States and Europe now, with Canada to follow on April 1.
Activision is also extending its plans to promote Autism Awareness Month through the following activities:
– Launching employee education and employee-donation matching programs
– In recognition of World Autism Awareness Day, employees will have the opportunity to participate in the Autism Speaks Walk on April 2 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena
– Making donations to non-profits that are making a difference in the autism community
Source: Activision PR
New Nintendo Selects officially announced for North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 67 Comments
Nintendo has officially confirmed the newest wave of Nintendo Selects for North America. Several Wii U, 3DS, and Wii games will be joining the lineup next month.
Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Pikmin 3, NES Remix Pack, Yoshi’s New Island, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Mario Party: Island Tour, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Super Mario All-Stars will be dropped to $19.99. This starts on March 11.
Nintendo of America’s Scott Moffitt said of today’s news:
“Whether you just picked up a new Wii U or Nintendo 3DS system over the holiday season or want to expand your ever-growing game collection, Nintendo Selects are a great, affordable option. Not only are these games easier than ever to enjoy, but they also represent some of our highest-quality offerings in recent memory.”
Disregarding the overly light blue Wii U color, here are all of the Nintendo Select boxarts:
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UK software sales (Week ending 02/27/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
5. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
6. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
7. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
9. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Nintendo
10. Skylanders Superchargers – Activision Blizzard
3DS
1. Bravely Second: End Layer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Pokemon X – Nintendo
9. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 02/27/2016)
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/28/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI is still at the same spot as last week at number two.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 10 and February 17.
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Medabots Girls Mission – new characters introduced, manga
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Medabots Girls Mission has introduced three new characters ahead of the game’s Japanese release next month. They are as follows:
– Akane Suzumaru (voiced by Sayaka Kunimatsu) Medabot: Asterios
– Kurumi Ayano (voiced by Marika Kono) Medabot: Arc Beedle
– Lily Rouge (voiced by Shiho Seki) Medabot: God Emperor
Rather than playable, these three characters are buddy characters. Each one is only available by clearing difficult side missions. They can also be defeated with Hyper Finishes.
A Medabots Girls Mission one-shot manga is also in the works. This is being drawn by Z-Ton and will be published twice in Dengeki Maoh. The April issue (out February 27) will feature Megumi Kaidou and Rokusho from the Kuwagata Ver., and the May issue (out March 26) will focus on Minori Houjou and Metabee from Kabuto Ver.
Pre-order updates (2/28/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
United States
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.
Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD with amiibo – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokken Tournament (pre-order for Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card) – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Star Fox Zero – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
, Best Buy
3DS
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Bravely Second: End Layer – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Langrisser Re: Incarnation – Tensei – (pre-order for art book/soundtrack) – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
SEGA 3D Classics Collection – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Rumble World (new) – Amazon
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (pre-order for art book) – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon
, Best Buy
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
Pokemon Sun (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Moon (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Roy – GameStop (exclusive)
Ryu – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Famicom R.O.B. – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Kapp’n – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Rover – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 3 – Amazon
, GameStop
Guides/Books
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Official Artworks (new) – Amazon
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon
(save $15)
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (standard) – Amazon
(save $7)
Hyrule Warriors Legends Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon
(save $8)
Star Fox Zero Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon
(save $10)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon
(save $14)
Other
HORI Pokken Tournament Pro Pad Limited Edition Controller – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Mighty No. 9
Pokken Tournament
Terraria
Star Fox Zero
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3DS
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Langrisser Re: Incarnation -TENSEI- – Nintendo 3DS
SEGA 3D Classics Collection
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Books
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Official Artworks
(new)
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
UK
Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Pokken Tournament
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 
Star Fox Zero
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mighty No. 9
3DS
Stella Glow
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Systems
amiibo
Books
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Official Artworks
(new)
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
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Japan’s best-selling games of January 2016
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of January 2016. You can check out the full results below.
Capcom shares interesting insight into Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, Ace Attorney 6
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream has a big interview with Takeshi Yamazaki and Motohide Eshiro from Capcom about all things Ace Attorney. The two developers provided some interesting insight into Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies as well as Ace Attorney 6. It’s several pages long, so we went ahead and made a summary.
The most difficult aspect of developing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies was moving platforms from DS to 3DS. At the time, Capcom hesitated as to whether to keep the series in 2D or make it 3D. Because of the 3DS’ selling point had been about three-dimensional views, they decided to pursue the latter option.
Something similar happened with Ace Attorney Investigations. That title took more time to develop because they needed to create a new gameplay mechanism from scratch. However, when Capcom then made Ace Attorney Investigations 2, they already had the base game set up so they could focus more on the scenario.
[Let’s Talk] What do you want to see from Pokemon Sun/Moon?
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Let's Talk | 66 Comments
Let’s Talk #40: What do you want to see from Pokemon Sun/Moon?
A big Pokemon announcement was made yesterday. Although we did see it coming due to European trademark leaks, we can now officially say that Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon are the latest entries in the series, and both will be out on 3DS later this year.
Thus far, we don’t actually know much about Sun and Moon. It looks like we’ll have a new world to explore, and new Pokemon are being introduced as well. That should mean we’re entering an entirely new generation.
Since we know so little about what’s coming, that leaves the door open to plenty of possibilities. Having said that, is there anything in particular you’d like to see in Sun/Moon? Are there gameplay changes or new features you’d be interested in? Let us know in the comments below!
