Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World pre-orders on Amazon Japan come with acrylic key ring
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Keeping in line with past traditions, Amazon Japan is again offering a pre-order bonus for a Nintendo title. This time, it’s for Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. Those who reserve the game are entitled to a free acrylic key ring.
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World launches in Japan on January 19. North America and Europe follow on February 3.
Dragon Quest VIII pre-load live on the North American 3DS eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 10 Comments
Dragon Quest VIII can now be pre-loaded from the North American 3DS eShop. It’s a meaty game, requiring 24,413 blocks. This amounts to 3051.625 MB (about 3 GB).
Dragon Quest VIII launches on January 20. If you pre-load, you can download most of the data ahead of time. Then when it officially releases on the eShop, you’ll only need a small update to begin playing.
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Media Create sales (12/26/16 – 1/1/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 73,421
New 3DS LL – 45,809
Vita – 25,487
2DS – 20,259
PS4 Pro – 9,916
New 3DS – 4,342
Wii U – 2,589
PS3 – 1,002
Xbox One – 221
3DS – 72
3DS LL – 40
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 111,513
PS4 – 90,140
Vita – 57,170
2DS – 51,077
New 3DS – 13,694
PS4 Pro – 10,098
Wii U – 8,348
PS3 – 1,234
Xbox One – 830
3DS – 169
3DS LL – 109
And here are the software charts:
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Monster Hunter Generations wraps up free DLC with January challenges
Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 0 comments
Capcom has released the final round of free DLC for Monster Hunter Generations. This pack doesn’t feature any new costumes, but it does bring a host of challenges for expert players to tackle. Read the full list of DLC after the break:
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Second round of 3DS maintenance scheduled for next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo already scheduled two hours of 3DS maintenance for next Monday (Tuesday in Europe). If that wasn’t enough, even more maintenance is planned the following day.
The rundown of times is as follows:
– 4:50 PM PT (January 10) – 7:30 PM PT (January 10)
– 7:50 PM ET (January 10) – 10:30 PM ET (January 10)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (January 11) – 3:30 AM in the UK (January 11)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (January 11) – 4:30 AM in Europe (January 11)
Just like with the other maintenance period, certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted.
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Pokemon Sun/Moon, Yo-kai Watch among Spain’s best-sellers in 2016
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments
In the latest issue of Hobby Consolas, the magazine reveals Spain’s best-selling games of 2016 through December 10. Pokemon Sun/Moon came in second, while Yo-kai Watch also made the list at the eight position.
The full results are as follows:
01. FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) – 425,000
02. POKEMON SUN AND MOON (NINTENDO) – 215,000
03. UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) – 200,000
04. FIFA 16 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) – 195,000
05. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) – 175,000
06. GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2) – 160,000
07. CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) – 150,000
08. YO-KAI WATCH (NINTENDO) – 95,000
09. BATTLEFIELD 1 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) – 85,000
10. FINAL FANTASY XV (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE) – 45,000
Hobby Consolas also labels Skylanders Imaginators as a “flop”. The game sold 10,000 copies across all platforms.
More: Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun, sales, Spain, Yo-kai Watch
River City: Tokyo Rumble: another Limited Edition Kunio Keychain restock will be happening soon at Amazon
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Natsume is announcing a third restock of River City: Tokyo Rumble game + keychain bundle. They are currently being shipped to Amazon and will be sold as soon as the popular site stocks them. Of course, these copies will be limited again, so follow Natsume on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or Facebook to catch this bundle quickly while it’s still available, because they will announce it through social media.
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Japan’s best-selling games of 2016, hardware totals, Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom sells 567,000 units
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
In a report published on Famitsu today, the site reveals the best-selling games in Japan during 2016. The lineup is as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon #
02./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura #
03./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV #
04./00. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
05./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
06./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
07./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
08./00. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
09./04. [WIU] Splatoon #
10./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 80
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, Videos | 1 Comment
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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Japanese Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World commercial, animated video
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Update: Swapped out the Japanese video of the animated video for the North American upload. Also confirmed as one of the shorts included with the game.
Original: Nintendo just now uploaded a new Japanese commercial for Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. It’s attached below.
If that wasn’t enough, we have another animated video for the game. That’s below as well.
