Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X commercial shows a bit of gameplay
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Bandai Namco has gone live with a commercial for the recently-announced Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X. In it, we’re able to get a first glimpse of gameplay. View the ad below.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment has amiibo functionality
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch eShop, Wii U | 2 Comments
The original Shovel Knight features amiibo support in a variety of ways. Yacht Club Games’ special figure unlocks co-op, exclusive challenge stages, and more.
For the newest addition to Shovel Knight – that being Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment of course – Yacht Club Games is once again supporting amiibo. Nintendo’s site mentions how you’ll be able to “summon a spirit of Shovelry to keep you company during your quest”.
That note is specifically stated for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment on Switch. However, the same functionality will likely be included in the Wii U and 3DS versions as well. Hopefully Yacht Club Games provides additional information before launch in March.
Thanks to whitespy12 for the tip.
More: Amiibo, indie, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games
Japan’s best-selling games of December 2016
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of December 2016. You can check out the full results below.
Best Buy: B1G1 50% off Bandai Namco games, Bravely Second discounted by $10
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Now that it’s Sunday, Best Buy is offering a new wave of discounts. There are a few things Nintendo fans should be aware of with savings this week.
First, Best Buy is holding a B1G1 50% off sale on Bandai Namco games. Dragon Ball Fusions, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, and Project X Zone 2 are included here.
Best Buy is offering some other discounts as well, but the real highlight is probably Bravely Second for $30 (price-matched on Amazon by the way). Some of the other sales here might be worth giving a look as well.
Game Informer ranks the top 50 games of 2016
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 8 Comments
Popular U.S. magazine Game Informer has kept up its tradition of ranking the top 50 games from a particular year. In its latest issue, the lineup for 2016 is published.
As ranked by release date, below is what Game Informer declared the top 50 games of last year:
The Alliance Alive details new battle features
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Famitsu has a next batch of details about FuRyu’s new RPG The Alliance Alive in this week’s issue. Three main battle features are explained.
During battles, characters may raise their morale based on the movements chosen by players. Once morale has reached a certain point, they will activate something called “Ignition”.
More: details roundup, Famitsu, FuRyu, Japan, The Alliance Alive
[Let’s Talk] The future of 3DS
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Let's Talk | 69 Comments
Much of the attention surrounding Nintendo right now is focused on Switch, and understandably so. But the big N has another system on its hands that isn’t going anywhere. Naturally, we’re talking about the 3DS.
Several titles had already been announced for the portable this year. This week, Nintendo reconfirmed some of its 3DS plans (and some new ones), as well as its committment to the platform.
Don’t forget that Nintendo just announced Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Fire Emblem Warriors (New 3DS). Aside from that though, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World comes out next week in the west. Tank Troopers then follows as an eShop title on February 16. Just one week after Switch launches, Mario Sports Superstars arrives in Europe with new amiibo cards to boot – it’ll follow later in March in North America and Japan. Pikmin is still heading to 3DS this year, as is Ever Oasis. Oh, and a Pikachu New 3DS XL system is slated for February along with two new Nintendo Selects in the states.
How’s everyone feeling about 3DS right now? Even after Switch launches, will you continue to play new releases (or older games you have for that matter)? I do think we’ll be seeing at least a few more announcements, whether they’re completely new or localizations of games like Miitopia. Let us know how you feel about 3DS in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Fire Emblem Direct reactions
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly sold through 80% of its initial shipment in Japan
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During the week of January 16, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly sold nearly 40,000 copies in Japan. Though that may seem a bit slow, the title sold through 80 percent of its initial shipment, according to Dengeki. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly is off to a smooth start in Japan thus far, and may continue to sell at a steady rate going forward.
More: Good Feel, Japan, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, sales
Amazon Canada / UK pre-orders – Mario Sports Superstars, amiibo
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A few new reservations have opened up on Amazon Canada and the UK. Since there are several listings, we decided to share these now ahead of our normal pre-order update post tomorrow.
The latest pre-orders include Mario Sports Superstars on Amazon Canada, along with the Poochy and standalone Wolf Link amiibo. Amazon UK has Mario Sports Superstars plus the amiibo card packs.
Here’s the lineup:
Canada
Mario Sports Superstars (with 1 amiibo card)
Poochy amiibo
Wolf Link amiibo
UK
Mario Sports Superstars (with 1 amiibo card)
Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards
Pokemon Sun/Moon – official announcement about online ban of nearly 6,000 players
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An announcement was recently made that close to 6,000 players have been banned from online play in Pokemon Sun/Moon. These users “engaged in unauthorized modification of their game data”, resulting in the ban.
The original piece of news was shared from the Japan-side of things, but now we have a full, English announcement about the situation. It fully explains how the ban affects players, the error code they encounter, and how action will continue to be taken in the future.
Continue on below to read the official notice in full.
