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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

The Washington Post caught up with Nintendo of America’s Scott Moffitt, the executive vice president of sales and marketing, to talk about the 3DS among other topics. He discussed the system’s performance, supporting it given the company’s commitment to mobile, and more.

According to Moffitt, thus far in 2015, “sales of the family of Nintendo 3DS hardware in America are actually ahead of last year’s pace.” He also proclaimed that the “3DS is here to stay” in light of discussion about handhelds and their continued relevance to the market with casual gaming on smartphones on the rise.

Below are his full comments:

“Nintendo 3DS is here to stay. Let me throw out a number that might surprise you. So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined. Most people find this shocking.

Obviously we don’t deny the impact of smart devices on the gaming market. But it’s a mistake to consider this a zero-sum game. Clearly gaming on smart devices and gaming on Nintendo 3DS can happily coexist, to the benefit of all gamers. The fact is, playing games on two very different hardware platforms means options for two very different kinds of game play. The inclusion of multiple control buttons on Nintendo 3DS allows a much deeper and more sophisticated type of play.”

Head on over to The Washington Post for additional comments from Moffitt, including thoughts about online multiplayer/social features.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 31 Comments

During the November Nintendo Direct, it was announced that a Smash Bros. presentation would be held sometime this month. Nintendo has now shared a date for the broadcast. You’ll be able to watch the presentation on December 15 at the following times:

– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe

Masahiro Sakurai will be in charge of the proceedings. He’ll talk about Cloud, but we should be hearing about the Fighter Ballot as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 44 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 76,779
PS4 – 35,782
Wii U – 32,604
Vita – 21,860
New 3DS – 17,202
3DS – 7,915
PS3 – 1,916
3DS LL – 1,113
Vita TV – 646
Xbox One – 289

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 105,629
PS4 – 26,598
Wii U – 20,256
New 3DS – 18,052
Vita – 14,765
3DS – 6,095
PS3 – 1,643
3DS LL – 1,247
Vita TV – 625
Xbox One – 591

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 332,478 / 1,820,845
2. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 49,266 / NEW
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 38,434 / 1,798,622
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 35,256 / 861,197
5. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 32,155 / 442,588
6. [PS4] Bloodborne: The Old Hunters – 20,455 / NEW
7. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 13,906 / 130,980
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 11,734 / 1,147,540
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,179 / 424,367
10. [PS4] Call of Dut: Black Ops III – 11,092 / 231,500
11. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 9,487 / 151,736
12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 7,654 / 29,447
13. [WIU] Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version – 7,060 / NEW
14. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! – 6,298 / 31,217
15. [PSV] Himouto! Umaru-chan Himouto Ikusei Keikaku – 6,063 / NEW
16. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 5,743 / 509,822
17. [3DS} Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 5,305 / 110,757
18. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World – 5,229 / 21,479
19. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 5,107 / 269,781
20. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 4,630 / NEW

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Today (December 9) Nintendo sent out another update for the Miiverse social network. There are no major changes this time but the update does apply to all platforms (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and web). The two main changes for the December 9th update are:

• titles can now be added to Discussion posts to make it easier for users to search through them and find ones that interest them.
• the layout of the Discussion section has been altered slightly to show more Discussions at once.

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

Nintendo has released a new 3DS theme in Japan based on Girls Mode 3. Check out an official video for it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

A new trailer for Medabots 9 has come online, showing gameplay and more. We’ve posted it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan, including a new one based on Girls Mode 3 and more. Here’s the full lineup:

Panda no Tapu Tapu theme – 100 yen
Girls Mode 3 – 200 yen
rerulili feat. Kagamine Len ‘Seisou Bakuretsu Boy’ – 200 yen
Robi ‘Home’, ‘Digital’ and ‘Picture’ themes – 200 yen each or as a set for 500 yen
The Amazing World of Gumball (x4) – 200 yen each

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Posted on 9 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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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 26 Comments

IGN has more on Linkle, one of the new roster additions to Hyrule Warriors Legends, from Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi. The two spoke with the site about Linkle’s origins, how the response from fans motivated the team to reconsider her, and the character’s personality. Head past the break for Aonuma and Hayashi’s comments.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 110 Comments

Linkle is making her debut in Hyrule Warriors Legends. However, it’s possible that we’ll see the character in future Zelda games.

Speaking with IGN, series producer Eiji Aonuma said: “I’m sure we will keep her in mind when thinking about future titles.”

Aonuma also said that he was able to share input about Linkle during the development of Hyrule Warriors Legends:

“I had a chance to give feedback on Linkle during development, but the satisfying action of using a crossbow, which we developed for the spinoff title Link’s Crossbow Training, was implemented this time completely by Koei Tecmo. It may feel a little different from other titles in the franchise, but she doesn’t feel out of place at all in the world of the Zelda games.”

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