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

A few new rewards were added to My Nintendo in North America yesterday. Over in Europe, the site was updated with prizes as well.

Here’s the lineup:

Discounts

20% discount on Pikmin 3 – 50 Gold Points
20% discount on Nintendo Selects: Yoshi’s Island – 40 Gold Points

3DS Theme

Yoshi’s Springtime Siesta – 20 Gold Points

Wii U Digital Content

Pikmin 3 Add-on Content: Battle Enemies! Stages 7-10 – 20 Gold Points
Pikmin 3 Add-on Content: All-New Mission Stages 12-15 (x2) – 50 Gold Points
Pikmin 3 Add-on Content: Collect Treasure! Stages 7-10 – 20 Gold Points

These rewards will remain on My Nintendo until July 1. Check out the different offerings here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 28 Comments

Nintendo revealed the boxart for Hey! Pikmin, its upcoming 3DS game. What might not have been immediately apparent is the “Plays only in 2D” label. Indeed: stereoscopic 3D isn’t supported. The bottom screen is used quite often and both screens are used in conjunction, so that’s likely the reasoning here.

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

More footage of Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is in, now in direct-feed. Watch 23 minutes of gameplay below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Videos | 11 Comments

It’s been a long while since the last general Nintendo Direct. Today, Nintendo is finally hosting a new presentation that will reveal news for both Switch and 3DS. Arms and Splatoon 2 are the focus, though we should be seeing other games as well.

You can watch today’s Nintendo Direct as it happens below. We have streams for all three versions: North America, Europe, and Japan. On top of that, we’ll have a live blog going below – big thanks to Zack for handling that for me. Important news will receive separate posts on the site.

Enjoy the Nintendo Direct! According to the Japanese stream, it will run for about 35 minutes.

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

Nintendo updated the Japanese Fire Emblem Echoes website with more details about its cast of characters. Serenes Forest was kind enough to translate the information, which we’ve rounded up below.

Python

– Initial Class: Archer
– Voice Actor: Shinji Kawada
– Member of the Deliverance
– Born in a local town
– Was encouraged by a childhood friend to join the army
– Tends to view the world from a cynical angle
– Can be surprisingly serious and performs his duties with diligence

Zeke

– Voice Actor: Kazuhiko Inoue
– A knight of unknown origin
– Serves the Rigelian Empire
– Lost all recollection of his past, including his original name
– After washing up at Rigel, his undeniable skills earned him the position of general
– Opposes Alm not merely because he’s a Rigelian general, but because of some other reason

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The previously-announced update for Yo-kai Watch 3 was said to be on track for this spring. Today, Level-5 announced that it’s launching very soon – this Friday in fact. Yo-kai Watch 3 will be updated to version 3.0.

The upcoming patch adds in a bunch of additional content. Players will have access to new Enma, quests, and yo-kai, along with new Dungeon and Guardians for the Busters Treasure Mode. Other features include fishing at the port town Nagisaki. All of the update details are located here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 82 Comments

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

Switch – 41,193
New 3DS LL – 19,533
PS4 – 18,022
PS4 Pro – 6,490
Vita – 5,987
2DS – 4,629
New 3DS – 1,523
PS3 – 704
Wii U – 358
Xbox One – 132

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

Switch – 45,509
New 3DS LL – 25,719
PS4 – 25,006
Vita – 7,780
2DS – 6,240
PS4 Pro – 5,051
New 3DS – 1,995
PS3 – 1,724
Wii U – 449
Xbox One – 187

And here are the software charts:

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

Much like recent Fire Emblem games, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia will have DLC. Nintendo revealed what’s in store for the newest 3DS game today.

Fire Emblem Echoes’ first DLC is planned for April 20 in Japan. First, players can receive a one-time reward of the “Boots” item for free. Other than that, paid DLC is as follows:

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

Last year’s River City Ransom game in Japan, River City Ransom SP, was given a major update today. The new version 1.1 update has added two-player co-op and more.

Below are the patch notes, courtesy of Gematsu:

• A local two-player co-op mode has been added.
• A feature that allows you to check the events that occur on the lower screen map with icons has been added.
• A feature that displays cleared events from the event encyclopedia in the memo menu has been added.
• A feature that allows you to collectively sell equipment at the second-hand shop has been added.
• A feature that allows you to collectively purchase items has been added.
• Bug fixes.

And a trailer:

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

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

The Rabbit – 200 yen
Battleminer – 100 yen
M.S.S Project: M.S.S.Phantasia – 200 yen
Nuyuri: Fragile – 200 yen
Wonderful Opportunity!: Remote Controller – 200 yen
UraShimaSakataSen Special Voice (x4) – 200 yen each

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