It was a busy week for Nintendo maintenance, and it looks like that’s carrying over into next week as well. Maintenance has already been scheduled for Switch, Wii U, and 3DS next Wednesday / Thursday.

The schedule is as follows:

– 6:45 PM PT (April 12) – 8 PM PT (April 12)
– 9:45 PM ET (April 12) – 11 PM ET (April 12)
– 2:45 AM in the UK (April 13) – 4 AM in the UK (April 13)
– 3:45 AM in Europe (April 13) – 5 AM in Europe (April 13)

As is usually the case, certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted while maintenance is underway.

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The Alliance Alive – Talents footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

FuRyu has released a gameplay video for The Alliance Alive, showing the game’s Talents system. Talents are abilities that characters can learn for different strategies and playstyles. They require points to learn, which are acquired by all characters by winning battles. A few of these talents include:
– “Continue the Fight Ability” – restores 1 SP per turn
– “Scouting Skill” – decreases enemy awareness
– “Negotiations and Bargaining” – decreases shop costs by 25%

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Media Create software sales (3/27/17 – 4/2/17) – Top 50

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

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 127.721 / 1.256.480 (-54%)
02./00. [PS4] Warriors Stars # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.03.30} (¥7.800) – 40.368 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Blue Reflection: Maboroshi ni Mau – Shoujo no Ken # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.03.30} (¥7.800) – 34.592 / NEW
04./00. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 32.416 / NEW
05./02. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 29.307 / 331.387 (-25%)
06./00. [PSV] Warriors Stars # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.03.30} (¥6.800) – 17.866 / NEW
07./03. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 16.517 / 153.901 (-24%)
08./00. [PSV] Blue Reflection: Maboroshi ni Mau – Shoujo no Ken # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.03.30} (¥6.800) – 13.850 / NEW
09./00. [PSV] Re:Zero – Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu – Death or Kiss # (5pb.) {2017.03.30} (¥7.500) – 11.762 / NEW
10./04. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft) {2017.03.09} (¥8.400) – 11.733 / 145.501 (-32%)
11./09. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 9.945 / 288.101 (+12%)
12./06. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 8.853 / 3.229.854 (-11%)
13./05. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.03.02} (¥6.900) – 8.698 / 190.642 (-31%)
14./10. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 8.131 / 89.319 (+4%)
15./14. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 7.070 / 1.009.393 (+4%)
16./08. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX > (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 6.360 / 94.507 (-31%)
17./00. [PS4] Re:Zero – Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu – Death or Kiss # (5pb.) {2017.03.30} (¥7.500) – 6.331 / NEW
18./00. [PSV] Chaos;Child: Love Chu Chu!! # (5pb.) {2017.03.30} (¥6.800) – 6.240 / NEW
19./07. [PSV] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.03.16} (¥6.800) – 5.402 / 53.720 (-44%)
20./15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 5.066 / 313.920 (-4%)

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Pokemon Sun/Moon – various Mega Stones released with passcode

Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Pokemon Sun and Moon players can pick up a few Mega Stones through the online Mystery Gift. By using the code INTIMIDATE on the in-game Mystery Gift section, players can get Mawilite, Beedrillite, Audinite, and Medichamite. There will be a similar distribution next month for Pidgeotite and Steelixite.

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3DS maintenance taking place tonight

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

Nintendo has planned even more maintenance for tonight. The latest round will specifically affect 3DS, impacting certain network services such as online play and rankings.

The schedule is as follows:

– 5 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe

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UK software sales for March 2017 – Switch sells 137,000 units

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 25 Comments

The latest issue of MCV has a listing of the best-selling games in the UK for the month of March. The results are posted below, based on data collected between February 26 and April 1.

As far as physical software sales by platform goes, here are the results:

01 (01) PlayStation 4 – 824,781 (+13.79%)
02 (02) Xbox One – 513,606 (-12.00%)
03 (NE) Nintendo Switch – 137,185
04 (03) Nintendo 3DS – 71,938 (-14.73%)
05 (06) Nintendo Wii U – 50,189 (-35.22%)
06 (04) Xbox 360 – 28,441 (-76.40%)
07 (07) PC Software – 21,749 (-51.42%)
08 (05) PlayStation 3 – 15,057 (-77.58%)
09 (08) Nintendo Wii – 5,019 (-41.70%)
10 (09) PlayStation Vita – 1,673 (-75.71%)
11 (10) Nintendo DS – 1,673 (-51.42%)

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Four new Dragon Quest XI screenshots

Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments

Square Enix has released four new screenshots for Dragon Quest XI, which will release this year in Japan. Check them out below:

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Scans roundup – Dragon Quest XI, Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, Fire Emblem Echoes

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 10 Comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Dragon Quest XI, Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, and Fire Emblem Echoes. Scans of all games can be found below.