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

Pokemon Sun and Moon will be featuring Global Missions, timed events where players work to unlock prizes, and the first has begun today. The mission is for all players to cumulatively capture 100 million Pokemon before the mission ends on December 13 (UTC). If the goal is met, all participating players will earn 2,000 festival coins. If the goal is not met, players will earn 100 or more Festival Coins. To participate, make sure that you are connected to Global Link. Get out there and catch ’em all!

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. These may not necessarily tie into Cyber Monday, but here are a few more deals from Amazon:

Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition pre-orders for $25.49
Pokemon Z-Ring Set for $25.49
Mario Kart 7 digital code for $16.99 (ships in mail)
Zelda: Ocarina of Time digital code for $16.06 (email delivery)

Original: Best Buy’s Cyber Monday 2016 deals are now available. There’s a decent amount here, with some prices slightly lower than what was offered during Black Friday.

You can find the full lineup of eligible games / amiibo here. However, we have the main highlights below, along with Amazon price-matches where applicable.

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – $29.99 / $23.99 with GCU – Best Buy
Hyrule Warriors Legends – $29.99 / $23.99 with GCU – Best Buy
7th Dragon III: Code VFD – $24.99 / $19.99 with GCU – Best Buy / Amazon
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – $24.99 / $19.99 with GCU – Best Buy / Amazon
Chibi-Robo! Zip-Lash amiibo bundle – $19.99 / $15.99 with GCU – Best Buy
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – $14.99 / $11.99 with GCU – Best Buy
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – $9.99 / $7.99 with GCU – Best Buy
Lucina amiibo – $9.99 / $7.99 with GCU – Best Buy

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

On Friday, Super Mario Maker heads to 3DS with its new portable version. Check out the video below for an hour of gameplay.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 17 Comments

In an interview with Vice, Senran Kagura creator Kenichiro Takaki discussed how he originally came up with the concept for the series. He told the site:

“I wanted to create something that is very easy to understand but very deep and detailed for those who appreciate beautiful female characters. The first Senran Kagura was a very tight-budget project, and I didn’t expect it would sell much. I didn’t even think of the game going outside of Japan, so I decided to do my best to pursue what I wanted to do, and that turned out great as the game became very deep and detailed, and a fan base started to grow. I had the idea of Burst, the sequel to the first one, from the beginning, but at the same time, I didn’t think it would grow to be the series it’s become.”

Senran Kagura began on 3DS, and the sequel also ended up on the system. The franchise has moved around to other platforms since then, so it’ll be interesting to see if it returns to something like Switch in the future.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Adobe has reported some findings about Black Friday and Thanksgiving sales in the United States based on its online shopping data.

First and foremost, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were the top sellers across all video games. The NES Classic Edition and New 3DS XL Solgaleo Lunala Black Edition are said to be among “products most likely to run out-of-stock”.

Over in the UK, HookLogic says that Nintendo, Pokémon and NES Classic Edition were a few of most-searched toys between November 7 and November 21.

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

With Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki quickly approaching its December 15 release date in Japan, Level-5 came out with a new trailer for the game today. We have it below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Later today, several of Nintendo’s online services will undergo maintenance. Online play and rankings of both Wii U and 3DS games will be affected. The maintenance will last about 8 hours. The exact times for various time zones are:

– 5 PM PT (November 28) – 1 AM PT (November 29)
– 8 PM ET (November 28) – 4 AM ET (November 29)
– 1 AM in the UK (November 29) – 9 AM in the UK (November 29)
– 2 AM in Europe (November 29) – 10 AM in Europe (November 29)

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

Pokemon Sun & Moon were finally released in the UK and in Europe last Wednesday, and it looks like the delayed release compared to the rest of the world hasn’t hurt sales of the games at all.

In fact, according to Eurogamer, Pokemon Sun & Moon are Nintendo’s biggest ever launch in the United Kingdom – the two games combined sold more in one day than Wii Fit did in two weeks when it launched back in 2008. To put it into perspective, that’s more than 300,000 units.

This is even more impressive considering that the UK is usually one of Nintendo’s worst markets in the UK – it’s likely that Pokemon Sun & Moon sold even better in countries where Nintendo has a stronger presence, like France and Germany. Part of this sales success can definitely be attributed to Pokemon GO; sales of Pokemon X, Y and ORAS spiked during the summer when GO was released, and it’s likely that some of that carried over to Sun & Moon.

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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. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
3. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
4. Paper Mario: Color Splash –  Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
8. Pokken Tournament- Nintendo
9. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive

3DS

1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
8. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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