Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 17 Comments

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

Switch – 25,805
PS4 – 21,873
New 3DS LL – 12,669
PS4 Pro – 7,321
Vita – 4,403
2DS – 2,311
New 3DS – 740
Xbox One – 228
Wii U – 193
PS3 – 153

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

Switch – 22,361
PS4 – 19,095
New 3DS LL – 11,474
PS4 Pro – 6,585
Vita – 4,077
2DS – 2,545
New 3DS – 710
Xbox One – 265
PS3 – 201
Wii U – 150

And here are the software charts:

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

Super Mario Maker will be undergoing maintenance on both Wii U and 3DS next week. Roughly three hours of downtime is planned across both versions of the game, affecting all network services.

The maintenance schedule is as follows:

– 5:15 PM PT (July 11) – 8 PM PT (July 11)
– 8:15 PM ET (July 11) – 11 PM ET (July 11)
– 1:15 AM in the UK (July 12) – 4 AM in the UK (July 12)
– 2:15 AM in Europe (July 12) – 5 AM in Europe (July 12)

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

A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on July 12. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

3DS Download

Elminage III – 2,500 yen
Maldita Castilla EX – 1,200 yen
Pictlogica Final Fantasy – free-to-play

New 3DS Download

Hidden my game by mom – 100 yen

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

Last week, Nintendo held its 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The big highlight of the event was the Q&A hosted by president Tatsumi Kimishima, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Shinya Takahashi.

While we covered it a few days ago, the full, official transcript is now available in English. You can give it a look right here.

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

Tewatasanainu – 200 yen
Pro Yakyuu 2016 JACLUB – 150 yen

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

Update: Quickly sold out as expected.

Original: Amazon Germany has started taking pre-orders for the Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition. You can try reserving a copy here. Based on what has taken place with other European retailers, it likely won’t be in stock for long.

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

Nintendo published a new Japanese Hey! Pikmin video, but it’s far from ordinary. Nintendo included a special song that you can listen to below.

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

A pair of Japanese commercials are online to promote Ever Oasis’ launch in Japan. Check them out below.

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

Update: Now gone. Only lasted a few minutes.

Original: Amazon France is taking pre-orders for the Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition. You can reserve it here.

Despite the page saying otherwise, Amazon France will ship to the US. However, unlike Switch, 3DS is region-locked. You’ll need a European system to actually play the game. Or perhaps you’re interested in the extras.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Ever Oasis (3DS) – 9/9/8/8
Hey! Pikmin (3DS) – 8/8/8/9
Farpoint (PS4) – 8/8/8/8
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (NSW) – 8/7/7/7
Hakoniwa Company Works (PS4) – 7/7/6/7
Super Dungeon Bros. (PS4) – 6/7/7/7

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