Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash (available Friday) – $29.99
Goosebumps: The Game (available Tuesday) – $29.99
The Legend of Legacy (available Tuesday) – $39.99
The Smurfs (available Tuesday) – $29.99

3DS Download

3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 – $5.99

3DS Themes

SEGA Game Gear Theme
SEGA Genesis Theme
Chibi-Robo & Friends

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

Buy or own Runbow on Wii U and save 30 percent on select Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games in the Nintendo eShop until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct 22.

Wii U

– Explody Bomb up to 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 29.
– Little Inferno is up to 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 15
– KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 30.

3DS

– Funfair Party Games, Jewel Match 3 and more games from JoinDots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appétit and Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends from Majesco are on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 12 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 19.
– Darts Up 3D, Soccer Up 3D and more games from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 5.
– Retro City Rampage: DX is 40 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is more than 60 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 12 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 26.
– escapeVektor is up to 50 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $3.49) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 10 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 24.
– Real Heroes Firefighter 3D is up to 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 29.
– Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $8 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 8.

Source: Nintendo PR

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The Magic Hammer hitting the North American 3DS eShop next week

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

Battleminer developer Wobbly Tooth is bringing out its new game next week. Next Thursday, “The Magic Hammer” will be distributed on the 3DS eShop for $5.99.

The Magic Hammer is an open-world co-op action RPG. Players can create a character and explore different worlds, battle enemies (including bosses), mine/build, and play with others locally or online.

Take a look at the official game trailer below.

Thanks to umejjos for the tip.

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SmileBASIC finally coming to the North American 3DS eShop next week

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 7 Comments

Following a lengthy wait, SmileBASIC is finally due out in North America next week. Nintendo’s website has the app listed for release on October 15. Pricing is set at $9.99.

Here’s an overview of the different features included in the programming app:

A Range of Versatile Instructions:
Pictures and words that “pop out” from the screen!
Information obtained from various different sensors
Voice input and playback via the microphone
Versus play using local wireless communication
Draw instructions for lines and circles, filling, and more
Music composition using MML
Useful Tools:
SMILE Tool (for checking SE and character numbers)
Paint Tool (for drawing characters and background images)
Animation Tool (for creating flipbook animations)
Mapping Tool (for arranging tiles to create maps)
Waveform Tool (for sampling and creating waveforms)
Rich Sample Library:
Characters and background images that can be used in a variety of contexts
Over 100 sound effects and 40 BGM tunes
Simple programs for helping to learn BASIC
Technical samples that allow the user to check the execution results for each instruction
Game samples created using advanced techniques

SmileBoom did say last month that SmileBASIC’s overseas launch would be coming soon. Glad to see that it’s happening after all this time!

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (10/14/15)

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

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on October 14. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Ittle Dew – 800 yen
Bike Rider DX 2 – 980 yen

Wii U Virtual Console

Medarot G Kabuto – 702 yen
Medarot G Kuwagata – 702 yen

3DS Download

Elminage Gothic 3D Remix: Ulm Zakir to Yami no Gishiki – 2,500 yen
Elminage Ibun: Ame no Mihashira Kai – 1500 yen

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SEGA and M2 wish they could have converted Virtua Racing to 3DS

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments

SEGA and M2 have worked together to recreate many classic titles on 3DS. We’ve seen the likes of 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, 3D Gunstar Heroes, and 3D Streets of Rage – among many others. But there’s one title the two companies wish they could have recreated for the handheld: the arcade version of Virtua Racing.

Take a look at this excerpt from an interview with SEGA producer Yosuke Okunari and M2 president Naoki Horii:

Is there a title you wish you could have converted?
YO: That would have to be the arcade version of Virtual Racing for me. It hasn’t ever been faithfully ported. There’re four ports to date: Mega Drive, 32X, SEGA Saturn, and Playstation, but none of them stayed true to the original.
The Mega Drive and 32X versions were amazing at the time, but I wish more attention went to Virtual Racing rather than Virtual Fighter. I wasn’t too impressed with Winning Run (racing game developed by Namco at the time), which was released earlier, butVirtual Racing really caught my attention. The 30 FPS framerate gave it a smoother effect compared to other games like Hard Driving and Winning Run.
There was also a Grand Prix mode, where people could play 15 rounds for 200 yen when popularity started to die. I remember having so much fun playing with three other people and figuring out when to replace the worn out tires at the pits. I do feel that I want to re-experience that some day. Many have told me that there’s no reason to bring it back when there’s so many amazing racing games out there, but I’ve got a lot of great memories associated with that game, so I’d love to bring it back if I had the chance.
NH: I got to say, I agree. I’d say Virtual Racing since I like to work on those primitive era games.
– Despite this maybe being the end of the SEGA 3D Remaster Project, I really hope you can make those happen.
YO: Seriously! But I wonder how many of these “final episode” interviews we’ve had regarding this project. Back during Batch 1’s 3D Streets of Rage episode, I was the one who suggested to put “Farewell!” as the title! I thought that was going to be be the end of the interviews.

You can read up on the full interview here. There are lots of interesting comments about the development of 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2!

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Wales Interactive interested in the New 3DS thanks to Unity support

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

Wales Interactive has already made a couple of titles for Wii U in Gravity Badgers and Master Reboot. Soul Axiom will also be on the eShop soon. In the future, Wales Interactive may extend its support to another Nintendo platform: the New 3DS.

You may recall that Unity support was announced for New 3DS awhile back. Thanks to the engine’s upcoming compatibility on the handheld, we could see games on the system from Wales Interactive.

Wales Interactive co-founder and technical director Richard Pring told Nintendo Insider:

“Definitely. Actually, weirdly enough when we were out in Cologne we were talking to some of the developers of that. It is something that we want to actually try, because we’ve created a handheld version of Gravity Badgers for PlayStation Vita a while back which kind of did quite well. We know the 3DS is such a massive market. We’ve been to Japan a few times now as well, and we couldn’t believe people were playing it all the time. It will be something we definitely want to try out. For us especially, we like to develop and it would be a nice one for us to do.”

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3DS eShop charts (10/5/15)

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

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

Software

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Shovel Knight
5. Super Mario Bros.
6. Smash Controller
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
9. The Legend of Zelda
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival
11. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
12. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
13. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
14. Pokemon Omega Ruby
15. Fractured Soul
16. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
17. Pokemon Trading Card Game
18. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
19. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
20. Pokemon Dream Radar

Videos

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer PAX Prime 2015 Video
2. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes E3 2015 Trailer
3. Meet Chibi-Robo!
4. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
5. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
6. Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
7. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon E3 2015 Trailer
8. Chronus Arc Trailer
9. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer E3 2015 Trailer
10. Skylanders SuperChargers Racing Trailer
11. Shovel Knight amiibo Reveal Trailer
12. Little Battlers eXperience Trailer
13. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One
14. Mario Kart 7 Video
15. Hyrule Warriors Legends E3 2015 Trailer
16. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nindies@Night PAX Trailer
17. Chibi-Robo amiibo!
18. Super Mario Maker Accolades Trailer
19. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Trailer
20. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam E3 2015 Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop

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Ninja Usagimaru – The Gem of Blessings – out on the European 3DS eShop next week

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

Another digital release has been confirmed for Europe next week. Arc System Works’ Ninja Usagimaru – The Gem of Blessings – is due out on October 15. This one will set you back €4.99.

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