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

My Nintendo has updated with a few new rewards in North America. Members can spend their Gold Points on indie titles for Wii U and 3DS.

Here’s the full lineup:

Siesta Fiesta (3DS) – 50 Gold Points
Mighty Switch Force! (3DS) – 50 Gold Points
Year Walk (Wii U) – 50 Gold Points
Gunman Clive HD Collection (Wii U) – 30 Gold Points

All of these rewards can be redeemed on My Nintendo here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Detective Pikachu. The game, along with the new amiibo, can be reserved here.

You’ll receive a couple of bonuses by pre-ordering the game. In addition to a keyring, Nintendo will provide Detective Pikachu stickers.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 2 Comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Nintendo) {2018.01.18} (¥5.980) – 66.692 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Gintama Ranbu # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.01.18} (¥7.600) – 38.443 / NEW
03./02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 28.691 / 1.946.033 (-17%)
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 26.365 / 1.264.800 (+15%)
05./00. [PSV] Gintama Ranbu # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.01.18} (¥6.800) – 23.417 / NEW
06./01. [PS4] Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT (Square Enix) {2018.01.11} (¥7.800) – 20.433 / 126.100 (-81%)
07./03. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 18.972 / 1.555.312 (-33%)
08./05. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 16.790 / 1.515.299 (-22%)
09./06. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo) {2017.12.28} (¥4.980) – 11.454 / 135.773 (-44%)
10./07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 9.502 / 824.728 (-23%)
11./09. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum (Level 5) {2017.12.16} (¥4.800) – 9.262 / 483.098 (+18%)
12./00. [PS4] Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (Capcom) {2018.01.18} (¥4.990) – 7.908 / NEW
13./08. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 (D3Publisher) {2017.12.07} (¥7.800) – 6.472 / 218.602 (-40%)
14./11. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) – 5.890 / 375.084 (-18%)
15./10. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 4.951 / 351.631 (-33%)
16./12. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 4.401 / 382.320 (-36%)
17./43. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980) – 4.311 / 209.965
18./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 3.405 / 365.914 (-29%)
19./00. [PS4] Valkyria Chronicles Remastered [New Price Edition] (Sega) {2018.01.18} (¥1.990) – 3.346 / NEW
20./14. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} (¥7.980) – 3.081 / 175.757 (-31%)

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Switch | 1 Comment

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Detective Pikachu, and Pokken Tournament DLC. Scans of all games are below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 37 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 43,027
PS4 – 37,572
PS4 Pro – 14,935
New 2DS LL – 7,302
Vita – 4,256
New 3DS LL – 3,563
Xbox One X – 1,285
2DS – 1,250
Xbox One – 103

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 37,500
PS4 – 32,890
PS4 Pro – 10,918
New 2DS LL – 9,929
New 3DS LL – 5,270
Vita – 4,388
2DS – 1,656
Xbox One – 107
Xbox One X – 6

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

Pokemon (x2) – 200 yen each
EGOIST (x2) – 200 yen each

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 12 Comments

Dragon Quest XI could have taken an open-world approach. In an interview with DenfaminicoGamer, series creator Yuji Horii said that the idea was considered towards the start of development.

Dragon Quest XI has a little bit of open-world gameplay, but is still based on the franchise’s linear approach. Horii said that some players might have a difficult time understanding what to do next in an open-world, and creating a big story would be difficult.

Here’s the full exchange between Horii and DenfaminicoGamer, as translated by Siliconera:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Amazon has started taking orders for Detective Pikachu. You can reserve a copy here. The 3DS game launches on March 23.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

Nintendo has published a second North American commercial for Kirby Battle Royale. We have the brief clip below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

Update 2 (1/22): We’ve added Switch maintenance to the schedule below.

Update (1/19): Splatoon 2 maintenance has completed. Wii U and 3DS maintenance added to the schedule for next week.

Original (1/18): Nintendo’s maintenance schedule has updated once again, and two new sessions have been added. Splatoon 2 will be impacted tonight / tomorrow (a new update is actually being prepared to address issues from the most recent patch), and Wii U / 3DS Image Share maintenance is planned for next week.

Here’s the full schedule:

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