Video: A look at how the Z-Ring toy interacts with Pokemon Sun/Moon
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TOMY’s new Z-Ring toy interacts with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. When using a Z-Move, it lights up to correspond with what’s happening in-game.
GameXplain now has a brief video showing how the Z-Ring toy works. It actually uses sound from the 3DS to detect when it should be lighting up. Have a look at the Z-Ring in action below.
More: Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun
New Pokemon 3DS travel pouches arriving next month based on the Legendary Birds
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Next month, HORI will release three new Pokemon travel pouches for 3DS. Each one is officially licensed by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos are the three options available.
Each pouch is a two-tone case compatible with New 3DS XL, 3DS XL, and 3DS systems. There are also pockets for cell phones, adapters, chargers, game cards, and more. HORI is including clip-on shoulder strap, belt loops, and carabiner.
These pouches should be coming out on December 20.
More: Pokemon
Japan’s best-selling games of October 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 October 2016. You can check out the full results below.
Atlus CEO: Switch “is making for some interesting potential”
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Speaking with MCV, Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka commented briefly on Nintendo’s upcoming console Switch. Hiraoka is keeping quiet on any specific titles that the company may have in store, but said that it’s “making for some interesting potential.
“Our participation as a publisher for the Nintendo Switch has been announced, and while we don’t have any news on that front to share, the device is making for some interesting potential,” he said.
Black Friday deals live: Pokken Tournament for $35, Kirby: Planet Robobot for $25, 15% off eShop cards, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Update 5: Kirby: Planet Robobot is $25 on Amazon.
Update 4: Nintendo Selects: Super Mario All-Stars is now $15 on Amazon. The Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack is $10 at Walmart.
Update 3 (11/25): Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 3 is now $15 on Amazon. Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers is also already half off and the same price on Amazon.
Update 2: LEGO Dimensions packs have received notable discounts on Amazon, including the new Sonic pack.
Update: Bumped to the top. A few more deals:
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens for $20 – Amazon
Nintendo Selects: Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for $15 – Amazon
Nintendo Selects: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Amazon
Nintendo Selects: Tomodachi Life – Amazon
A number of notable Nintendo-related deals are now live at various retailers. Highlights include Pokken Tournament for $35, Kirby: Planet Robobot for $25, and 15% off eShop cards.
Here’s what we’ve come across thus far:
Pokken Tournament for $35 – Target, Amazon
Splatoon for $35 – Amazon, Target, Amazon
Super Mario Maker for $35 – Target
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Amazon
Bravely Second for $20 – Best Buy, Amazon
Pokemon Omega Ruby for $25 – Walmart, Amazon
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire for $25 – Walmart, Amazon
Minecraft: Wii U Edition for $20 – Amazon
Pokemon X for $20 – Best Buy, Amazon
Pokemon Y for $20 – Best Buy, Amazon
Kirby: Planet Robobot for $25 – Target
Fire Emblem Fates for $25 – Best Buy, Amazon (Birthright only currently on Amazon)
15% off eShop cards – Best Buy
A couple of other things worth noting: you can use the code HOLIDAYBOOK on Amazon to take $10 off a book purchase over $25 (works on all books, but you can get started with gaming ones here.) You can also keep track of Amazon’s Black Friday lightning deals here.
The Snack World’s new animated short will be shown alongside Yo-kai Watch’s third movie
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Since last year’s announcement in April, Level-5 has only been showing bits and pieces of The Snack World. The big thing we saw during the reveal was a full-on animated preview with an eight-minute video.
The Snack World’s debuted with Yo-kai Watch the Movie 2 last December. Now Level-5 is readying another animated short that will be shown with the third Yo-kai Watch film on December 12, known as “The Snack World: Hitogirai no Lenny” (The Snack World: Lenny the Misanthrope). It features the character Lenny who has a disliking for people.
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino is the chief director, and also wrote the original story concept and script. Motonori Sakakibara is the director while Takuz? Nagano is designing the characters. Rei Kondoh is acting as composer. The cast list includes Megumi Han as main character Chup, Ayana Taketatsu as the misanthropic dragon Lenny, and Fumiko Orikasa as Lenny’s mother Flam.
More: anime, Japan, Level-5, The Snack World
Dragon Ball Fusions file size
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Dragon Ball Fusions debuted in North America a few days ago. Bandai Namco brought it to retail, but as always, you can opt for the digital version. Going with the latter option means you’ll need 4,730 blocks of free space (591.25 MB).
Pre-order Dragon Quest VIII on the Nintendo UK store, get a poster
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The Nintendo UK store often offers bonuses for those who pre-order games. With Dragon Quest VIII, you’ll receive a free poster by reserving early. You can place an order here.
More: Dragon Quest VIII, pre-order, UK
Animal Crossing devs on the series’ modest beginnings, approach to making games, more
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Today, the Nintendo UK site issued a new interview with two of Animal Crossing’s primary developers. General producer Katsuya Eguchi and Animal Crossing series producer Hisashi Nogami fielded a number of questions.
The two devs weighed in on the Animal Crossing series as a whole, but more general topics as well. They were asked if they anticipated Animal Crossing becoming so popular, approach to making games, what they aim for when creating titles, and more.
We’ve picked out Eguchi and Nogami’s notable responses below.
Kirby: Planet Robobot gets more concept art, talk about the game’s music
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Nintendo updated the Japanese Kirby: Planet Robobot website once again today with more art. This time, we have a look at various mechanization gimmicks.
The site also contains some talk about the soundtrack. After initially hearing the Haltmann Works Company theme, director Shinya Kumazaki gave an order to composer Hirokazu Ando to “add more weight to make it feel like an evil giant corporation”, so he made a new version. However, it might have felt a bit too “heavy” when it was redone. From there, Ando received feedback to “make it feel more like a more unknown invader” for the final result.
