Famitsu review scores (9/14/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 10/8/8/8
Machinarium (PS4) – 8/8/8/8
One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
The Banner Saga (PS4) – 8/7/7/8
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa (PS Vita) – 8/7/7/7
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (Wii U/PS4) – 8/7/6/7
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (PS4) – 7/7/7/7
Magi-kyun! Renaissance (PS Vita) – 7/7/7/7
Nyanyato Mori (3DS) – 5/7/7/7
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Updated European Rhythm Heaven Megamix boxart
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 1 Comment
In North America, Rhythm Heaven Megamix launched on the eShop back in June. Europe won’t be receiving it until October 21, but PAL territories will instead be seeing a physical release. We now have a look at the final boxart, which is attached above.
This is what the boxart looked like back in June:
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Japanese 3DS themes (9/14/16)
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Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (x2) – 150 yen each
OSTER project: trick and treat – 200 yen
Quarks: Dualive – 200 yen
Orange – 200 yen
ReLIFE – 250 yen
Mikito-P feat. Hatsune Miku – 39 Music! – 200 yen
Nayutan Alien feat. Hatsune Miku: Alien Alien – 200 yen
Neru feat. Kagamine Rin: Tokyo Teddy Bear – 200 yen
HoneyWorks feat.GUMI: Answer of Jealousy – 200 yen
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 72
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
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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[Review] Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Posted on 8 years ago by Philip(@P_Trah) in 3DS, Reviews | 14 Comments
System: 3DS
Release date: September 16, 2016
Developer: ArtePiazza / Square Enix
Publisher Nintendo
Dragon Quest has had a very interesting history outside of Japan. Known earlier as Dragon Warrior in North America due to trademark issues, the series wasn’t nearly as popular over here as it was in Japan, being somewhat of a cultural phenomenon overseas. Despite its very low sales in the states, the various games have been relatively well received by those who’ve given the franchise a shot, and over the years have garnered a fairly large fan base in the west. Square Enix, in partnership with Nintendo, has now fully remade one of the most beloved entries in the series for the 3DS: Dragon Warrior VII. So, how does Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past hold up not only as a remake, but also as a brand new title on Nintendo’s handheld?
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Pre-order Sonic Boom Fire & Ice from the Nintendo UK store, get a Sonic hat
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
The Nintendo UK store is offering a pre-order bonus for Sonic Boom Fire & Ice on its web store. If you reserve the game, you’ll be provided with the Sonic hat pictured above. You can pre-order Sonic Boom Fire & Ice here.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse launch trailer
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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse isn’t arriving until next week in North America, but Atlus has already prepared the RPG’s launch trailer. You can view it below.
Dragon Quest VII producer on deciding to remake the game for 3DS, Nintendo’s involvement
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In an interview with Nintendo Life, Dragon Quest VII producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto spoke about the decision to remake the game. On the decision to bring it to the handheld rather than Sony platforms, Fujimoto explained:
“There are two reasons. One is that Nintendo 3DS is a portable system and I thought it was a really good fit for DQVII. The second one is that, in Japan, Nintendo 3DS is the most popular hardware, so I thought it would be a really good opportunity to get DQVII to more fans.”
Fujimoto was also asked about Nintendo’s involvement. Regarding this, he said:
“The sheer translation volume of Dragon Quest VII is more than 2 times Dragon Quest V, so it’s a gigantic game. It was really hard to make the business decision to localize the game. With Nintendo, we were able to work it out and work hand-in-hand and make it happen together. To be completely blunt, it’s like Nintendo took half of the bill!”
Nintendo 3DS firmware update 11.1.0-34U now available
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
The latest 3DS firmware update just went live. You might not believe it, but version 11.1.0-34U makes your 3DS even more stable! Here are the updates notes in full:
- Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience
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Pokémon Shuffle updates with Mega Alakazam, Golem, Yveltal and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Pokémon Shuffle players are in for a big week with its usual update. Most notable is a new competitive battle against Mega Alakazam, where qualifying players can get Alakazite for the first time. The top 19,000 players in North America, 13,000 in Europe and 60,000 in Japan will get the Mega Stone. Other prizes are as follows:
-Skill Swapper: Top 1,000 (EU), 1,600 (NA), and 5,000 (JP)
-Mega Speedup: Top 4,200 (EU), 6,400 (NA), and 20,000 (JP)
-Disruption Delay: Top 4,201-19,000 (EU), 6,401-26,000 (NA), and 20,001-80,000 (JP)
-Attack Power: All players who don’t get the Alakazite
The competition will run until September 20.
There are also several regular stages. There is a new battle against Golem, as well as fights against Yveltal, Darkrai, and the Daily Pokémon (#6) challenge. The last of those will switch daily between Lunatone, Tyrogue, Castform, Mantyke and Solrock. The Yveltal challenge runs until September 20, while the others run until the 27th.