Pre-order updates (2/12/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.
United States
Switch
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Bomberman R – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
1-2-Switch – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ – Amazon, GameStop
Skylanders Imaginators – Amazon, GameStop
Just Dance 2017 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Has Been Heroes – GameStop
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Puyo Puyo Tetris – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO City Undercover – Amazon, GameStop
Disgaea 5 Complete (new) – Amazon
Arms – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, Splatoon
NBA 2K18 – Amazon, Best Buy
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Amazon, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy
Super Mario Odyssey – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Amazon, Best Buy
FIFA – Amazon, Best Buy
Minecraft: Switch Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Redout – Amazon, GameStop
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Amazon, Best Buy
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – GameStop
Switch add-ons
Switch Pro Controller – Best Buy, GameStop
Joy-Con (L/R) – Gray – Amazon
Joy-Con (L) – Gray – Amazon
AC adapter – Amazon
Switch accessories
Switch Hybrid Cover – Amazon
Switch Game Traveler Deluxe System Case – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Elite Player Backpack – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Starter Kit – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Premium Console Case – Zelda Edition – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Secure Game Case – Mario Edition – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Secure Game Case – Zelda Edition – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Official Play & Charge Car Adapter – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Starter Kit – Mario Icon Edition – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Premium Zelda Chat Earbuds – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Gel Guards – Red – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Gel Guards – Blue – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Gel Guards – Gray – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Armor Guards (2) Pack – Red – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Armor Guards (2) Pack – Blue – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Premium Console Case – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Deluxe Game Case – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Premium Console Case – Zelda Edition – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Zelda Collector’s Edition Screen Protection & Skins – Amazon
PDP Afterglow LVL 1 Chat Communicator for Nintendo Switch – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Starter Kit – Link’s Tunic Edition – Amazon
PDP Nintendo Switch Premium Console Case – Mario Edition – Amazon
HORI Game Card Case 24 (Zelda Breath of the Wild Version) – Amazon
HORI Tough Pouch (Black) – Amazon
HORI Game Card Case 24 – Amazon
HORI Compact Playstand – Amazon
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (pre-order for capybara plushie) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Amazon, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, GameStop
Systems
Pikachu New 3DS XL – GameStop
amiibo
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Link (Rider) – Best Buy, GameStop
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Link (Archer) – Best Buy, GameStop
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Zelda – Best Buy, GameStop
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Bokoblin – Best Buy, GameStop
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Guardian – Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Echoes – Alm & Celica – Best Buy
Accessories
Retro Fighters Pro NES Controller to NES Classic Edition Adapter – Amazon
Books
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Collector’s Edition guide (new) – Amazon (save $16)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide (new) – Amazon (save $10)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon
The Art of Splatoon – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 Amazon
Other
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid (Deluxe Version) (new) – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid (new) – Amazon
Canada
Switch
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1-2-Switch
Super Bomberman R
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Skylanders Imaginators
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
LEGO City Undercover
Disgaea 5 Complete (new)
Arms
Splatoon 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fire Emblem Warriors
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FIFA
Redout
Switch add-ons
AC adapter
Joy-Con (L/R) – Grey
Joy-Con (L) – Grey
Joy-Con (R) – Grey
Joy-Con (L/R) – Neon Red
Joy-Con Strap (Grey)
Switch accessories (new)
PDP Switch accessories
HORI Switch accesories
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3DS
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Mario Sports Superstars (with amiibo card)
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
amiibo
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Link (Rider) (new)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Link (Archer) (new)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Zelda (new)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Bokoblin (new)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Guardian (new)
Books
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Collector’s Edition guide (new) (save $9)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide (new) (save $3.52)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
UK
Switch
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1-2-Switch
Super Bomberman R
Skylanders Imaginators
Just Dance 2017
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
LEGO City Undercover
Disgaea 5 Complete (new)
Arms
Splatoon 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Super Mario Odyssey
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FIFA
Switch add-ons
Switch Pro Controller
Joy-Con Wheel Pair
Joy-Con Charging Grip
Joy-Con (L) – Grey
Joy-Con (R) – Grey
Joy-Con strap (Neon Blue)
Joy-Con strap (Neon Red)
Joy-Con strap (Grey)
Accessory set
AC adapter
Switch accessories
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3DS
Dragon Ball Fusions
Mario Sports Superstars (with amiibo card)
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleeshy Souls
Systems
amiibo
Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards
Books
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide – standard
Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide – Collector’s Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
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EDGE #303 review scores
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Resident Evil VII – 9
Yakuza 0 – 8
Gravity Rush 2 – 6
Rise & Shine – 6
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – 6
The Little Acre – 6
Batman: The Telltale Series – 4
More: EDGE, EDGE scores
Nintendo – third-party Switch announcements coming, price and power, online service, 3DS games in 2018, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 41 Comments
The Telegraph has put up a pretty lengthy interview with Nintendo’s Yoshiaki Koizumi and Shinya Takahashi all about Switch. Topics include third-parties, talk of the system’s price and power, paid online service, and more. Additionally, we hear some comments that Nintendo is planning 3DS games for 2018.
Notable excerpts from the interview can be found below. For the full interview, head on over to The Telegraph.
More: interview, Shinya Takahashi, top, Yoshiaki Koizumi
XSEED introduces Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns bachelorette Siluka
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
XSEED is back with the introduction of one lsat bachelorette in Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. Today, we hear about Siluka, one of the Lulukoko twins.
Check out Siluka’s introduction below. Learn about previous bachelorettes here.
BoxBoy! devs on the series’ origins, third game’s features, amiibo, and more plus Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Nintendo released Goodbye! BoxBoy! in Japan last week. In turn, Famitsu caught up with a few of the game’s developers for a wrap-up interview. Director Yasuhiro Mukae, level designer Yutaka Watanabe, graphic designer Yusuke Ota, and programmer Takaaki Kawahara participated in the discussion.
The initial part of Famitsu’s interview touches on the start of the BoxBoy! series. Originally, the first game came about from a planning document Mukae created as part of a competition within HAL. He ended up as the series director, and determined how the project would be and what content it would have.
More: Famitsu, Goodbye! BoxBoy!, HAL Laboratory, interview, top
Links from Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes could have been swapped
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 25 Comments
Toon Link began to be associated with portable Zelda games since Four Swords. The character was then featured in both Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks on DS, before going on to be included in Tri Force Heroes on 3DS.
Interestingly, Nintendo even considered Toon Link for A Link Between Worlds. Designer Yoshiki Haruhana revealed this nugget in the new Zelda: Art & Artifacts book, stating that there was “a long debate” about which Link should be in the game. Some members of the team carried the opinion that it should be Toon Link since it was a handheld game, while others felt it should be the original from A Link to the Past, which was ultimately selected.
That wasn’t all though. Originally, Link from A Link Between Worlds (and A Link to the Past) was originally going to be used in Tri Force Heroes. This suddenly changed when series producer Eiji Aonuma declared one day that Toon Link would be used instead.
First English Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 16 Comments
Nintendo has revealed the first English screenshots from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Have a look at the full set below.
Thanks to Brian for the tip.
Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide covers
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments
The final covers have now been shown for the Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide. On the left, we have a look at the standard edition. The image on the right side is for the special Collector’s Edition. Both launch in about a month.
More: Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun
UK software sales for January 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
The latest issue of MCV has a listing of the best-selling games in the UK for the month of January. The results are posted below, based on data collected between January 1 and January 28.
As far as physical software sales by platform goes, here are the results:
01 (01) PlayStation 4 – 581,809 (+15.91%)
02 (02) Xbox One – 429,284 (+10.69%)
03 (03) Nintendo 3DS – 97,173 (+31.44%)
04 (04) Xbox 360 – 40,591 (-69.62%)
05 (05) PlayStation 3 – 23,371 (-70.46%)
06 (07) PC Software – 22,141 (-57.32%)
07 (06) Nintendo Wii U – 22,141 (-46.65%)
08 (08) Nintendo Wii – 8,610 (-26.24%)
09 (09) PlayStation Vita – 3,690 (-52.58%)
10 (10) Nintendo DS – 1,230 (-68.39%)
More: Chart-Track, sales, UK
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – Bachelorettes trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
A new Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns trailer has come online showing the different bachelorettes featured in the game. We’ve included it below.