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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 15 Comments

Dragon Quest XI doesn’t feature any sort of voice acting. In the latest issue of Famitsu, the RPG’s developers explain why, as translated by Siliconera.

Square Enix gave much thought to the possibility of including voice acting in Dragon Quest XI. In fact, it was something that the staff had big debates about. Ultimately, the team decided to preserve the style Dragon Quest is known for.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo has published the launch trailer for Hey! Pikmin ahead of its release on Friday. Take a look at the video below.

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

More maintenance has been added to this week’s schedule. Minecraft will first be down tonight for a couple of hours while the new update is added. Switch / Wii U / 3DS will also be impacted by maintenance tomorrow. 

The full schedule is as follows:

Minecraft (Switch / Wii U)

– 6 PM PT (July 25) – 8:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 9 PM PT (July 25) – 11:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 2 AM in the UK (July 26) – 4:30 AM in the UK (July 26)
– 3 AM in Europe (July 26) – 5:30 AM in Europe (July 26)

Switch / Wii U / 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.)

– 9 PM PT (July 27) – 2 AM PT (July 28)
– 12 AM ET (July 28) – 5 AM ET (July 28)
– 5 AM in the UK (July 28) – 10 AM in the UK (July 28)
– 6 AM in Europe (July 28) – 11 AM in Europe (July 28)

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

The Great Ace Attorney 2 (3DS) – 9/9/8/8
Levels+ (NSW) – 8/7/8/8
Mama ni Game Kasareta (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
So Many Me (PS4) – 7/8/8/8
Super Ping Pong Trick Shot (NSW) – 6/6/6/7

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

Pokemon Shuffle will be getting a few new stages this time around in the update. A competitive stage that contains Shiny Tyrnaitar. The Entei stage is also now available and both of these stages will be available until August 1st.

Hitmonchan and Kyurem have repeat stages that will last until August 8th. And finally the survival mode has been updated with many new stages.

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

The ninth global mission is now available in Pokemon Sun and Moon. Players must win at the Loto inside the Festival Plaza a total of 1,000 times worldwide for the mission to be a success. If you win one time you will receive a Rare Candy and if the mission makes it to 2,000 everyone will receive a Fast Ball. This global mission will remain active until August 8th.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 30 Comments

Metroid: Samus Returns will have plenty of amiibo functionality when the game launches in September. You’ll be able to use the new Samus and Metroid figures being prepared for the game, along with the previously-released amiibo from the Smash Bros. series.

Nintendo opened the Japanese website for Samus Returns earlier today. It doesn’t have a whole lot of information currently, but the amiibo page was also updated with details on the game’s amiibo support.

Here’s the breakdown:

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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. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
5. ARMS – Nintendo
6. Super Bomberman R – Konami
7. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Entertainment
8. Cars 3: Driven to Win – Warner Bros. Entertainment
9. Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star – Marvelous Europe
10. Ultra Street Fighter II – Capcom

Wii U

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

3DS

1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 7- Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
8. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
9. Ever Oasis – Nintendo
10. Mario Sports Superstars – Nintendo

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

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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

Nintendo has launched the Japanese website for the upcoming 3DS game Metroid: Samus Returns. You can find it here. It doesn’t really contain a whole lot of new information or media, but it’s nice to look at at least.

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