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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 54 Comments

Much has been made about amiibo functionality in Metroid: Samus Returns. More specifically, some fans have been upset that the game’s Fusion mode, which unlocks a harder difficulty and the ability to wear Samus’ suit from Metroid Fusion, is locked behind amiibo. There is good news, however.

Fusion mode can indeed only be unlocked with the new Metroid amiibo. Nintendo also has no plans to sell it separately on the eShop.

That being said, Nintendo has confirmed that Metroid: Samus Returns has a standard hard mode that will can be unlocked once players complete the game on regular difficulty. It’s separate from Fusion mode’s own harder difficulty, and isn’t tied to any amiibo.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 14 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (3DS/PS4) – 10/10/10/10
The Lost Child (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Get Even (PS4) – 9/8/7/8
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows (PS4/PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Taisho Mebiusline: Teito Bibouroku Hare (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Boost Beast (NSW) – 7/7/8/8
Paradox of Gemini (PSV) – 8/7/8/7
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (PS4) – 7/6/6/8

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

The 9th Global Mission in Pokemon Sun & Moon, which is still ongoing but has already met its goal, will be the final one. With the release of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only a couple of months away, we can likely expect Global Missions to continue in those games though.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Another Pokemon Shuffle update is live. This update gives us another Pokemon safari with the Pokemon this time being different emotions of Pikachu. The safari includes Angry, Winking, Enamored and Smiling Pikachu, as well as the new Charizard Costume Pikachu. The safari lasts until August 15th.

There are also repeat runs of Dialga and Palkia that run to the 18th and Beedrill and Meloetta that runs to the 25th.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in 3DS, News | 0 comments

For those of you that entered in the Weakness Cup tournament, you can now receive 4 mega stones in the form of Latiosite, Latiasite, Altarianite and Ampharosite.

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

As a way of celebrating Dragon Quest X’s fifth anniversary, Square Enix has created a series of short animations based on “‘miraculous’ stories” submitted by players.

The first video, called “The Feeling of a Name”, is attached below. Gematsu also provides us with the following synopsis:

“The Feeling of a Name” opens as a young girl watches her parents enjoy the in-game fireworks celebration for Dragon Quest X‘s fourth anniversary on August 2, 2016. She quietly points out to her father that it looks like everyone has gathered to celebrate Yukina’s birthday. Yukina is the name of her mother’s character, but in a flashback we learn that she was named after their elder daughter, Yukina, who passed away. A year goes by, and we see the father at a cafe, chatting in Dragon Quest X on his laptop, where it is suggested he proposes to his online friends the idea his daughter mentioned a year prior, unbeknownst to his wife. Finally, on August 2, 2017, the family is gathered once again to watch the in-game fireworks celebration for the game’s fifth anniversary. It is then that everyone viewing the fireworks start to wish Yukina a happy 15th birthday, bringing tears to the surprised mother’s eyes. Had she been alive, Yukina would have turned 15 years old that day.

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Posted on 7 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. Cars 3: Driven to Win – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. LEGO City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
9. Super Bomberman R – Konami
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. Splatoon – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

3DS

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

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 1 Comment

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. Super Mario Odyssey is in the top five, and Fire Emblem Warriors is just one spot below. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux are also in the top ten.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 20 and July 26.

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

Thus far, Nintendo has officially confirmed three Aeion abilities for Metroid: Samus Returns. The game will feature Scan Pulse, Lightning Armor, and Beam Burst. A fourth ability has now seemingly been unintentionally revealed as well.

A boxart image has popped up on Reddit specifically from the Legacy Edition. While not officially confirmed, the packaging shot does have new art that we posted earlier today.

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