Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional details its new drone feature, giant monsters
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional is an updated version of the 3DS game that launched in Japan earlier this year. Today, Square Enix shared information about some of the new features.
First, a drone has now been added to the Reactor device, which can freely explore the field. When activated, the player can stay still while the drone moves to explore far away places or even surprise monsters. Drones can reach places that not even rideable monsters can reach such as high places or small holes. It can also get balls of light floating in the air. Some rare treasure boxes can only be reached by exploring every corner. Drones can also startle enemies that may drop items when they flee.
In Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional, it’s possible to ride huge monsters. The difference with normal-sized monsters that you can ride is that the new kind has a special attack that can instantly wipe out weaker enemies.
Finally, there are special balls of light in the air. If the player touches them, the player and rideable monster will be encased in a special aura. With this, even small monsters can beat enemies with a ride attack.
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments
Nintendo released a handful of new screenshots from Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World today. Find the new images below.
3DS online services undergoing maintenance later today
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Several 3DS online services, such as online play and rankings, will undergo maintenance for approximately 5 hours later today. The exact times are as follows:
– 4 PM PT (December 20) – 9 PM PT (December 20)
– 7 PM ET (December 20) – 12 AM ET (December 21)
– 12 AM in the UK (December 21) – 5 AM in the UK (December 21)
– 1 AM in Europe (December 21) – 6 AM in Europe (December 21)
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Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World: new trailer & new details revealed
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Videos | 3 Comments
The release date of Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World is just over a month away, and Nintendo just released a new trailer for the game alongside a press release which highlights the game’s features.
By scanning the Yarn Poochy amiibo, players can summon Poochy to help them out. When you scan the amiibo during Poochy Dash stages, you will instead unlock fast-paced Time Attack challenges, which reward you with new Poochy patterns when you beat them.
Mellow Mode is back from the Wii U version, but in addition to having wings, Yoshi can also count on the help of the Poochy Pups, who will seek out secrets and hidden collectables and also can be used to attack enemies.
A great variety of amiibo can be used to unlock new patterns for Yoshi, and new additions for the 3DS version include the Splatoon and Animal Crossing amiibo.
As previously announced, the game also includes 30 stop-motion animations by the Japanese animation studio Dwarf.
Finally, an update is coming to the Wii U version of Yoshi’s Woolly World on February 3rd that will add compatibility with the Yarn Poochy amiibo.
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World will be released on February 3rd in Europe and North America.
Pokemon Shuffle update (12/20/16): new main stages, Rayquaza competition, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 0 comments
Pokemon Shuffle’s weekly update has arrived, and, most importantly, it brings along new stages for devoted players. If you’ve gotten up through Stage 450, you can now access Stage 451 and more.
In the Special Stages, there is a competitive stage featuring Rayquaza. Players who Check In will receive a Rayquaza as a gift, and you can also take on the competitive stage to earn more prizes. The stage lasts until December 27, and the prizes are as follows:
Finally, repeat runs have begun for Hoopa Confined, Zygarde Complete, and Arceus, which will last until January 3.
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Video of Nintendo’s 3DS takeover on the Southwest airlines flight
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 6 Comments
Last Wednesday, Nintendo surprised a Southwest airlines flight with a special event. All passengers were given a New 3DS XL and a digital copy of Super Mario Maker for 3DS. Mario was also waiting to welcome everyone at the gate when the flight landed.
Southwest has now shared a recap video of all that transpired. Watch it below.
Surprise an entire flight with the New Nintendo 3DS? Yes! We joined @NintendoAmerica & @iJustine for one unforgettable trip: pic.twitter.com/FIJUMIv1v0
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) December 16, 2016
Amazon ranks the top 10 games of 2016
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Amazon has selected the top 10 games for 2016. Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were the lone Nintendo representatives, having taken the seventh spot.
The full list is as follows:
10. Forza Horizon 3
9. The Witness
8. Battlefield 1
7. Pokemon Sun/Moon
6. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
5. Dark Souls III
4. Doom
3. Final Fantasy XV
2. Titanfall 2
1. Overwatch
Here’s how Amazon says the list is determined:
“Each year, a group of Amazon gamers gets together and picks our top games of the year. Fun gameplay is a common feature of all of these games. For some of them, we invested many, many hours of gameplay time. Other picks on the list are games that we think made a big impact on the gaming industry as a whole. After much debate, analysis, and hands-on gaming time, we’re pleased to present our list of Best Games of 2016.”
Amazon has been selecting the best games of the year for quite some time now. 2015’s list is here, 2014’s list is here, and 2013’s list is here.
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National StreetPass Holiday event begins in North America today, get Miyamoto’s Mii
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
To celebrate the holidays, Nintendo is kicking off the National StreetPass Holiday event in North America today.
3DS owners can visit one of nearly 30,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots to take advantage of StreetPass functionality offered by various games. Furthermore, a special guest is stopping by. Shigeru Miyamoto’s Mii is available to those who visit a Nintendo Zone location.
The National StreetPass Holiday event ends on January 15.
UK software sales (Week ending 12/17/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
7. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Minecraft: Story Mode – Complete Adventure – Telltale Games
10. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
