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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

We’ve previously talked about the IARC rating system and how it would be extremely beneficial for eShop developers as well as gamers in general. Thanks to what it provides, anyone can easily submit their title and have it rated in various regions.

We recently heard that the IARC rating system would be coming very soon to the eShop. And interestingly, it looks like this has now happened. Information coming from a pair of independent developers reveal that the system is up and running for Nindies. We probably won’t see any immediate results, but developers are now starting to take advantage of what the IARC provides.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Nintendo’s various shops are undergoing some heavy maintenance in just a few days. This will begin Sunday evening for those of you in North America and in the very early morning on Monday over in Europe. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be affected.

The upcoming maintenance is particularly notable due to its length. It seems that the maintenance period will last nearly an entire day.

Here’s the full breakdown of times:

– 7 PM PT (Sunday) – 7 PM PT (Monday)
– 10 PM ET (Sunday) – 10 PM ET (Monday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Monday) – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Monday) – 4 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

As for the reasoning behind the downtime, Nintendo says that it’s planning a large-scale exchange of servers. It’s also possible that the maintenance will end a bit early, though you should definitely expect it to take awhile!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Nintendo’s Japanese 3DS download Collectible Badge Center has been updated once again. Today’s additions include one panel of Animal Crossing badges, six panels of Pokemon badges, and eight panels of Fire Emblem Fates sprites badges. Nintendo has also provided two free goes and a new set of Baito badges with four more to collect (one free for each 90 yen spent until November 20).

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue – $39.99

Wii U Download

Human Resource Machine – $9.99
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – $14.99
PictoParty – ?

Wii U Virtual Console

Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town – $6.99

3DS Retail

Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue – $29.99

3DS Demo

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Get the free demo and team up with two friends* to tackle a tricky dungeon via local play anytime! Heroes will just need their own Nintendo 3DS system, along with their own demo. (Other modes, such as single-player and Download Play won’t be available.) You’ll even get to try out three costumes: Hero’s Tunic, Kokiri Clothes and Legendary Dress. You can also try online co-op play (with three different dungeons!) at the specific times below:

Oct. 30: 3-5 p.m. PT
Oct. 31: 3-5 p.m. PT
Nov. 1: 3-5 p.m. PT

3DS Themes

Ashley’s Halloween

eShop Sales

Wii U

– Resident Evil Revelations is 75 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 2.
– Canvaleon is more than 50 percent off (reduced from $13.95 to $6.95) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 5.
– Shapes of Gray is more than 25 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 5.
– Swords & Soldiers II is 20 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $15.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 5.
– Rock ’N Racing Off Road DX is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 26
– The Letter is 75 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $.49) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 31 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 2.

3DS

– Resident Evil Revelations and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D from Capcom are 75 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 2.
– Code of Princess is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Nov. 2 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 16.
– Urban Trial Freestyle is 60 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 12.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 5.

Activities

Super Spooky StreetPass Weekend – Skip the tricks this Halloween and head straight to the treats with National StreetPass Weekend. Stop by any of the more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots across North America with your StreetPass-enabled Nintendo 3DS system from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 – you could get up to six StreetPass tags! Collect more Mii characters to help you battle ghouls and ghosts in Monster Manor and Battleground Z, or pick up enemy tokens for StreetSmash in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS game. If you’re playing the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, you might even run into Filly, a special character who is currently only available from Nintendo Zone. And that’s not all! To celebrate the launch of the YO-KAI WATCH game on Nov. 6, a spooky new YO-KAI WATCH panel is coming to the Puzzle Swap game in StreetPass Mii Plaza! So when you’re out and about over the Halloween weekend, be sure to take your Nintendo 3DS system with you – you never know who you might find with the StreetPass feature! Find a hotspot near you here: http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/nintendozone

The Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide – The Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide has arrived! Check it out for the top games from your favorite characters like Mario and Yoshi. Plus, you can browse through fun categories like “Battle” and “Grab a Friend.” Feeling inspired? You can easily make your own Wish List to share with your friends and family. For even more ideas, you’ll also find out which games fans on Miiverse told us would be at the top of their Wish Lists this year. Check out the Holiday Gift Guide by visiting http://happyholidays.nintendo.com/.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 1 Comment

Next week, Japan will be getting the The Legend of Dark Witch Episode 2. You can check out the latest trailer below.

We know that Circle Entertainment will be bringing The Legend of Dark Witch Episode 2 west at some point, but we’re not sure when just yet. We’ll keep you updated on that front.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on November 4. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

N/A

Wii U Virtual Console

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (GBA, 702 yen)
Star Luster (Famicom, 514)

3DS Download

The Legend of Dark Witch Episode 2 (800 yen)

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In Europe, Comic Workshop 2 has received an update. The latest patch available is version 1.2.

Developer Collavier said on Miiverse that the update includes an auto-correction for curves. Additionally, several bug fixes have been implemented.

Collavier’s full Miiverse message reads:

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Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale will likely feature dual audio, according to XSEED localization specialist Thomas Lipschultz. Players should able to choose either English or Japanese voices in the game. The news should be made final once all of the official business has been finalized.

Actually, PopoloCrois will feature three options once the paperwork is all settled. Selecting the English track is possible, but there are also two Japanese language versions that feature different actors for Pietro and Narcia.

As explained by Lipschultz:

“Currently we’re shooting for dual audio. It’s in the game already, but we don’t have all the final signatures and paperwork in yet, so we can’t officially say yes — but it’s 90% right now. I’ve been joking that it’s actually “trual” audio, since there are actually two Japanese language tracks. They’re exactly the same for most characters, but for Pietro and Narcia, they recorded two separate tracks, with two actors for each character. They went with a more classic-styled, 90’s era track for one of them, and a modern anime moé style for the other. So you get to pick which type of Japanese voice you’d prefer: something a little more in line with the classic feel of the game, or something a little more modern – or you get to choose English! Assuming we have the Japanese options in, of course, which it’s looking like we will.”

Lipschultz also commented on the English track:

“The English track is based off of the more classic style, and I think it turned out great. We can’t reveal the actors’ names or anything, but there’s a character who joins your party, the Blue Wolf, and we actually got a pretty big-name actress to bark and growl and howl for the part! It was just a fantastic process in general, and a lot of fun, and I think the voices turned out great – I’m really looking forward to hearing what people think of them when they hear them in context.”

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Corecell Technology is developing AeternoBlade II for 3DS and PlayStation Vita, the company announced today. We’ll be seeing it on the eShop “around the end of Q2 2016.”

New to AeternoBlade II is the inclusion of a time manipulation mechanic and more action features. The game will still maintain the “Metroidvania-style” features of the original, including exploration, solving time puzzles, and collecting relics.

AeternoBlade II will star Freyja and Bernard. Here’s an overview of each:

Freyja

After creating a new paradox, her life has changed for the better. But in response to a universal time effect, Freyja has to pick up the AeternoBlade again.

Bernard

A young knight who specializes in heavy weaponry. He isn’t very talkative, but has a kind heart.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
5. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
6. Devil Survivor Overclocked
7. Shovel Knight
8. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
9. The Legend of Legacy
10. Smash Controller
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
13. SmileBASIC
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Cooking Mama 5
16. Etrian Odyssey IV
17. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
18. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
19. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
20. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival

Videos

1. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – The Princess Tells All
2. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Trailer
3. Yo-kai Watch E3 2015 Trailer
4. The Legend of Legacy Full Trailer
5. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Trailer
6. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Launch Trailer
7. Meet Chibi-Robo!
8. IronFall Trailer
9. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer PAX Prime 2015 Video
10. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
11. The Smurfs Trailer
12. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
13. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – E3 2015 Trailer
14. The Magic Hammer Trailer
15. Little Battlers eXperience Trailer
16. Chronus Arc Trailer 2
17. Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 Day 1 Yo-kai Watch
18. Gunslugs 2 Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One
20. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nindies@Night PAX Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop