The file sizes of Fire Emblem Fates’ two versions in North America have been revealed. Birthright is 1634MB, and Conquest is 1624MB. They’re 26,694 blocks combined, which is actually 2,028 more than the Japanese version. This is leading to speculation that Fates will feature dual audio.

I don’t believe Fire Emblem Fates is up for pre-load yet, but you can pre-order the different versions from Nintendo’s website digitally. Get Birthright here and Conquest here.

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New Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends DLC out now

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Little Orbit has announced that new downloadable content has been added to Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends. DLC ranges in price from $1.99 to $3.99.

Four new characters are now available in Kung Fu Panda Showdown of Legendary Legends. These include Warrior Po, Rhino Armored Li, Armored Mr. Ping, and Jombie Porcupine. Additionally, six skins are out now: Jombie Monkey, Jombie Oogway, Jombie Croc, Jombie Chicken, Jombie Shifu and Jombie Crane.

Topping off today’s DLC are two new locations from the movie, including the fabled mystical level Spirit Realm where only spirits are rumored to exist as well as the birth place of Chi – the panda paradise known as Panda Village. Little Orbit says the two locations “are rich with detail and excitement”.

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New 3DS Hyrule Edition, Hyrule Warriors Legends Limited Edition up on the UK store

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News | 2 Comments

The official Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for a pair of Zelda products. Consumers can now reserve the New 3DS Hyrule Edition as well as the Hyrule Warriors Legends Limited Edition. Visit this page for a look at the different options available.

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Online Wii U maintenance taking place next week

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments

Update (1/29): Two more maintenance periods have been added to the schedule, including one for 3DS. Here’s the latest:

Wii U/3DS maintenance (online play, rankings, etc.)

– 1 PM PT (Monday) – 6 PM PT (Monday)
– 4 PM ET (Monday) – 9 PM ET (Monday)
– 9 PM in the UK (Monday) – 2 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10 PM in Europe (Monday) – 3 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

Wii U maintenance (online play, rankings, etc.)

– 9 PM PT (Monday) – 10:30 PM PT (Monday)
– 12 AM ET (Tuesday) – 1:30 AM ET (Tuesday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 6:30 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 7:30 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

Original (1/28): Online 3DS maintenance happened a couple of days ago. Next week, it’ll be Wii U’s turn. Nintendo has maintenance scheduled for its console that will affect certain network services such as online play and rankings.

It’ll be taking place during the following times:

– 4:50 PM PT (Tuesday) – 6:30 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7:50 PM ET (Tuesday) – 9:30 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 2:30 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Wednesday)

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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS pre-orders open

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Pre-orders for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS are now live at various retailers. The game can be reserved at Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop. It releases on March 18 in North America.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Pokemon 2DS bundles up on Amazon UK

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The three Pokemon 2DS bundles due out in Europe next month can now be pre-ordered from Amazon UK. Each one can be reserved here. Pricing is set at £85.61.

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Media Create software sales (1/18/16 – 1/24/16) – Top 50

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 103.256 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 60.427 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.01.21} (¥5.800) – 54.479 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Just Cause 3 (Square Enix) {2016.01.21} (¥7.800) – 33.660 / NEW
05./00. [PS4] Resident Evil: Origins Collection (Capcom) {2016.01.21} (¥5.990) – 21.015 / NEW
06./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥5.800) – 20.714 / 2.644.499 (-44%)
07./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster (Capcom) {2016.01.21} (¥3.990) – 15.639 / NEW
08./06. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 13.764 / 1.215.154 (-25%)
09./05. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.500) – 11.684 / 769.491 (-40%)
10./07. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.600) – 10.608 / 2.172.431 (-28%)
11./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 10.431 / 631.491 (-21%)
12./01. [PSV] Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir (Atlus) {2016.01.14} (¥7.980) – 9.379 / 52.774 (-78%)
13./08. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 9.264 / 776.345 (-35%)
14./02. [PS4] Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir (Atlus) {2016.01.14} (¥7.980) – 7.292 / 49.555 (-83%)
15./11. [PS4] Fallout 4 # (Bethesda Softworks) {2015.12.17} (¥7.980) – 5.756 / 203.426 (-35%)
16./00. [PSV] MuvLuv Double Pack {MuvLuv \ MuvLuv Alternative} (5pb.) {2016.01.21} (¥9.800) – 4.366 / NEW
17./17. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) – 3.915 / 60.145 (-14%)
18./12. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥4.700) – 3.890 / 639.960 (-41%)
19./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥7.900) – 3.827 / 283.493 (-29%)
20./34. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.05} (¥5.690) – 3.742 / 263.358

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Removal of Fire Emblem Fates’ petting mini-game in the west reconfirmed

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 157 Comments

Update: In an article this week, Polygon also claims to have received confirmation about the petting removal from Nintendo (thanks for the tip, Jake).

A few days ago, news surfaced about Nintendo removing the petting mini-game from Fire Emblem Fates in the west. That information came from Kotaku, who received the information from the company. Since other well-known outlets were only citing Kotaku as their source, some wondered if the site had been misinformed or shared misinformation. As it turns out, what we heard originally is absolutely true.

A comment is making the rounds from Rich George, a director of Golin for Nintendo. For those that are unaware, Golin handles all PR for the Big N in the United States. George was able to reconfirm that Fire Emblem Fates’ petting mini-game has indeed been removed in the west.