Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments

Last week, Square Enix put out the Japanese New 2DS XL Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime Edition in collaboration with Nintendo. Get a closer look at the hardware with the unboxing video below.

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

New 2DS LL – 110,963
Switch – 89,314
PS4 – 82,368
New 3DS LL – 26,587
PS4 Pro – 10,988
Vita – 4,967
2DS – 3,680
New 3DS – 1,370
Wii U – 142
PS3 – 121
Xbox One – 94

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

Switch – 98,999
PS4 – 23,841
New 2DS LL – 17,717
New 3DS LL – 13,108
PS4 Pro – 7,037
Vita – 4,545
2DS – 2,300
New3DS – 1,020
Wii U – 176
PS3 – 142
Xbox One – 77

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 44 Comments

Persona Q2 is officially coming to 3DS, Atlus has revealed. A teaser site for the game is located here.

At the moment, the site only confirms that characters from Persona 5 will be featured in Persona Q2. No additional information is provided.

We’ll presumably be hearing more about Persona Q2 in the weeks and months ahead.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, News | 69 Comments

Famitsu has reported that Dragon Quest has sold a total of 2,080,806 copies in Japan within the first two days of the game’s release. The 3DS version of the game sold 1,130,468 copies, while the PlayStation 4 version sold 950,338 copies.
The copies sold also include the sales from the Dragon Quest XI Double Pack Hero’s Sword Box, New Nintendo 2DS XL Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime Edition, and PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Loto Edition.

Dragon Quest XI is out now in Japan but will also be releasing next year in the west under the name “Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age”.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Another set of rewards have just been added in, including discounts for Star Fox 64 3D, Pandora’s Tower, EarthBound Beginnings, and more.

My Nintendo has been updated once again in North America with the latest round of rewards. Kirby and more are represented in today’s update.

For Kirby, Nintendo has added in a Kirby: Right Back At Ya! video and theme for 3DS along with a wallpaper. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has also received wallpapers, and a couple of Miitomo rewards are available.

The full lineup of rewards is as follows:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch eShop, Wii U | 10 Comments

Yacht Club Games will be returning to PAX with Shovel Knight once again. Next month, the studio will be bringing along the campaign for King Knight. No word yet on the specifics, however.

PAX West 2017 will begin on September 1. The expo will last through September 4.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments

The developers of Dragon Quest XI recently teased a surprise awaiting players if they connect online after completing the game. With players starting to reach that one, we now know what they were referring to. Continue on below for more.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Splatoon 2 (NSW) – 9/9/9/10
The Snack World (3DS) – 9/9/8/9
Hitman The Complete First Season (PS4) – 8/9/9/9
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (PS4/XBO) – 7/8/7/7
Crystareino (3DS) – 6/7/7/6

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Posted on 6 years ago by Nick in 3DS, News | 0 comments

A new single battle competition has been announced for Pokemon Sun and Moon, the No Holds Barred competition. The following mystical Pokemon can not be used Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Solgaleo or Lunala; however all other mystic Pokemon can be used. You also have the ability to have duplicate Pokemon and duplicate items. Registrations run from August 17th to the 24th and the battles start August 25 and 27th.

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