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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 17 Comments

Update (8/17): Another reward has been added. The Wonderful 101 can be had for 30 percent off in exchange for 70 Gold Points.

Original (8/16): My Nintendo has added in a few new rewards. One is related to Smash Bros., two are for Tank Troopers, and the final one is for Flip Wars.

As for Smash Bros., Nintendo has added in the Smash Controller app for 3DS. It’s basically what allows you to use the handheld as a controller for Smash Bros. Wii U. It costs 10 Gold Points.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 27 Comments

The July 2017 issue of Nintendo Dream had a massive interview about Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kenta Nakanishi (Nintendo), director Toshiyuki Kusakihara (Intelligent Systems), and producer Masahiro Higuchi (Intelligent Systems) participated in the discussion.

Among the topics discussed were the use of realistic proportions (which will be carried over into the upcoming Switch title), why Alm is left-handed, and a whole lot more. We’ve picked out some of the notable excerpts below. You can read the full interview on Kantopia.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 5 Comments

Game Informer published another piece of content from its month long coverage of Pokemon coverage. This time around, a video has gone live with Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori showing design documents, and sketches from Sun/Moon’s development. Watch the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 65 Comments

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

Switch – 87,798
PS4 – 34,691
New 2DS LL – 24,187
New 3DS LL – 17,276
PS4 Pro – 7,771
Vita – 4,651
2DS – 3,527
New 3DS – 740
Wii U – 132
PS3 – 95
Xbox One – 75

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

Switch – 61,933
PS4 – 43,862
New 2DS LL – 33,871
New 3DS LL – 22,200
PS4 Pro – 9,077
Vita – 4,773
2DS – 3,740
New 3DS – 1,078
Wii U – 158
PS3 – 96
Xbox One – 90

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 52 Comments

Towards the start of the month, Square Enix delivered its latest financial results. Included with the report was a regular call with investors and analysts.

One person asked if Square Enix will reach its sales target for Dragon Quest XI. Regarding that, the company said:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

GameStop is hosting a distribution for Pokemon Sun/Moon that can net you a new Salazzle. If you visit the store by September 4, the Pokemon can be yours. View a trailer for the distribution below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Nick in 3DS, News | 0 comments

In the newest update for Pokemon Shuffle a new stage for Tapu Lele and Pokemon Safari are available to play until August 29th. The Pokemon Safari roster of Pokemon this time around include Deerling Summer Form, Sawsbuck Summer Form, Pikipek, Trumbeak and Drampa. Plus a Mega Beedrill competitive stage with more information provided in the source.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo has given some very advance notice regarding upcoming maintenance. Towards the end of this month, Nintendo Network ID login maintenance will be taking place once again.

The schedule is as follows:

– 1 PM PT (August 28) – 5 PM PT (August 28)
– 4 PM ET (August 28) – 8 PM ET (August 28)
– 9 PM in the UK (August 29) – 1 AM in the UK (August 29)
– 10 PM in Europe (August 29) – 2 AM in Europe (August 29)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Nick in 3DS, News | 0 comments

The most recent rewards for the Pokemon Sun and Moon global mission are now available. The gifts are a Rare Candy and a Fast Ball, they will be available until September 30th.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Switch

1. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
5. ARMS – Nintendo
6. LEGO City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Super Bomberman R – Konami
8. Cars 3: Driven to Win – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
10. Ultra Street Fighter II – Capcom

Wii U

1. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. Splatoon – Nintendo
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo

3DS

1. Miitopia – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. Hey! Pikmin – Nintendo
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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