Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:
Forbidden Magna – 200 yen
My Hero Academia (x2) – 200 yen each
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 200 yen
Animal Crossing: Sea Bathing – 200 yen
And a look at the new Animal Crossing theme:
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 66
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Switch, Videos, Wii U | 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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Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack given Australian rating, Yacht Club listed as publisher
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
When Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 heads to Japan on August 25, Inti Creates will be offering a special package version with the first game included. Although we did hear about interest in having it available in the west as well, there wasn’t anything too concrete to go on… until now.
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack has now been rated in Australia. Even more interesting is that Shovel Knight creator Yacht Club Games is listed as publisher. Now that the Australian listing has surfaced, hopefully we’ll see an announcement soon!
Yacht Club Games shares an update on Shovel Knight’s Specter Knight campaign
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments
Yacht Club Games posted a new blog today that covers the upcoming Specter Knight campaign from Shovel Knight in-depth. You can see some animated images and a rundown of the character’s different moves here.
As for when the Specter Knight campaign is launching, that’s still unknown at this point. Yacht Club is currently working on all campaigns at once – Specter Knight and King Knight – plus Body Swap and Battle Mode features.
Here’s the rundown from Yacht Club:
When Shovel Knight originally kicked off we focused entirely on making the original Shovel Knight campaign the absolute best! It’s the game we originally pitched and knew we wanted to spend all of our efforts and energy polishing the core campaign. After release, we gathered everyone’s impressions before cracking open the game once more to brew up Plague of Shadows! Plague Knight was a chance to build upon and deliver all new story, characters, and playstyle. We made many iterations (threw out a lot of ideas), and learned some great lessons on how best to extend and change up the existing Shovel Knight game world.
With that experience fresh in our minds, the team here is now working on all remaining campaigns and updates at once! That means Specter Knight, King Knight, Body Swap, and Battle Mode (for PC and consoles). That’s a lot more game — and it should arrive sooner than the wait between Shovel Knight and Plague Knight. Creating these updates simultaneously will allow us to plan more cohesively. How levels change between the two characters, how much time is needed for new mechanics/systems, stories interweaving, and so on. Once we’re nearing completion on one set of updates, we’ll be switching our focus to a single campaign to make sure it’s polished for release. Then we’ll be doing the same by switching to the next campaign! Here are some answers to the most frequent questions:
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Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns screenshots and art show pets
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 1 Comment
Marvelous issued several new Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns screenshots (and a few pieces of art) today. The full set, posted below, shows off the various pets in the game. We also have a full listing of dogs, cats, and capybaras available in the game after the break.
Off-screen Monster Hunter Generations English footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo World Report has shared some off-screen footage of Monster Hunter Generations from the game’s E3 demo. Check it out below.
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Disney Magical World 2 rated in Australia, hinting at PAL release
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Last month, Nintendo confirmed plans to localize Disney Magical World 2. The game will be launching in North America on October 14. There hasn’t been any news for PAL regions yet, but Disney Magical World 2 will almost certainly release in Europe and Australia since it’s now been rated in the latter territory.
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New Battle for Money game on the way to 3DS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Famitsu has pulled back the curtain on a new Battle for Money game on 3DS. Brace yourself: the title is “Super Battle for Money: The Ultimate Ninja and Battle Player’s Top Decisive Battle!”.
This new game is again based around the well-known Fuji TV show. Participants use dodgeballs to eliminate enemy targets in order to be the last one standing and win the grand prize. Support ninjas from the TV show are included along with brand new ones. Bandai Namco is also packing in a “My Ninja” feature that lets you use a meter to make your own ninja, stage original ninjas with their own special abilities, and more.
Japan will have Super Battle for Money: The Ultimate Ninja and Battle Player’s Top Decisive Battle! on September 15.
Monster Hunter Generations video – “Ryozo Tsujimoto’s Hunting Essentials”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Nintendo UK caught up with Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto at a recent community event and asked him which items players should carry on hunts in Monster Hunter Generations. Hear his answer below.
Update: Also this week – More Wii U and 3DS maintenance taking place early next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Update (6/21): Bumped to the top. There are also now two more maintenance periods scheduled for this week. Here’s the rundown:
– 4 PM PT (June 22) – 4 AM PT (June 23)
– 7 PM ET (June 22) – 7 AM ET (June 23)
– 12 AM in the UK (June 23) – 12 PM in the UK (June 23)
– 1 AM in Europe (June 23)- 1 PM in Europe (June 23)
– 6 PM PT (June 23) – 2 AM PT (June 24)
– 9 PM ET (June 23) – 5 AM ET (June 24)
– 12 AM in the UK (June 24) – 8 AM in the UK (June 24)
– 1 AM in Europe (June 24) – 9 AM in Europe (June 24)
Original (6/20): Nintendo is conducting Wii U and 3DS maintenance at this very moment, but more downtime for both systems has already been lined up for early next week. The two platforms will be affected for about three hours on Monday (Tuesday for those of you in Europe). It’ll impact certain network services like online play and rankings.
Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:
– 4 PM PT (June 27) – 7 PM PT (June 27)
– 7 PM ET (June 27) – 10 PM ET (June 27)
– 12 AM in the UK (June 28) – 3 AM in the UK (June 28)
– 1 AM in Europe (June 28) – 4 AM in Europe (June 28)
