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Posted on 10 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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Posted on 10 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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Posted on 10 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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Posted on 10 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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Posted on 10 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

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Posted on 10 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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Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Check out some screenshots of the games being released this week on the European eShop:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

Mega Absol is the latest competition in Pokemon Shuffle. To get the Absolite, you need to place in the top 12,000 in Europe, top 20,000 in North America or the top 50,000 in Japan. If you place in the top 2,400 in Europe, top 3,800 in North America or top 10,000 in Japan, you get a Mega Speedup on top of that. Placing in the top 17,000 in Europe, top 27,000 in North America or in the top 70,000 in Japan gets you two Attack Power Up items. Placing below those thresholds gets you a Jewel. The competition runs till October 12th.

Making its debut in Pokemon Shuffle is the Legendary Pokemon Palkia. You have until October 19th to catch it.

Its counterpart Dialga makes a return in case you missed it the first time around. You have until October 12th to catch it.

Finally, don’t forget that the Latias Escalation Battle is still going on for another week.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

STARWHAL – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Mario Sports Mix (Wii download software) – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00 until 15/10/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Whispering Willows – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.00

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Golf (N64) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (SNES) – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF 11.20

Dig Dug II (NES) – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF 7.00

Pocky & Rocky with Becky – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Download

3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

eShop Sales

Wii U

Citizens of Earth – €4.99 / £4.00 / CHF 8.00 until 22/10/2015. Regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF 16.80

Little Inferno – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 15/10/2015. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 13.99

3DS

Citizens of Earth – €4.99 / £4.00 / CHF 8.00 until 22/10/2015. Regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF 16.80

Retro City Rampage: DX – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.69 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.99

Secret Agent Files: Miami – €5.99 / £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Jewel Match 3 – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Funfair Party Games – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 22/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 29/10/2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Permanent price drops

3DS

Toy Stunt Bike – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 4.20 (previously €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00)

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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