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

Shin Kibayayashi is known for having provided the story concept for Fire Emblem Fates. But you may be interested to hear that Yukinori Kitajima wrote the third story path titled Invisible Kingdom.

Kitajima’s script-writing company previously worked on Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, Time Travelers, Okamiden, Chaos Rings, 428: In the Blocked City, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, and more. Additionally, Kitajima along with his Synthese staff are the main scenario writers for the Senran Kagura series. It’s also been revealed through his Twitter account that he and and other Synthese staff wrote the support conversations for the Birthright and Conquest story paths.

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

A bunch of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. These include ones based on Cooking Mama/Gardening Mama and more.

Here’s the full list:

NHK Puppet Show (Sherlock Holmes) – 200 yen
M.S.S Project – 200 yen
Gardening Mama – 100 yen
Cooking Mama (x2) – 100 yen each
Kururin Sushi – 100 yen
GReeeeN – 200 yen
96neko feat. HISASHI – 200 yen
Jewel Pet – Magical Change – 200 yen
Namarikirin – 200 yen
Pichon Kun and Oyupichon-kun – 100 yen
Niconico Television-chan – 100 yen
Hachi feat.GUMI – Panda Hero – 200 yen
Bakumatsu – 200 yen
Wan Nyan Animal Hospital – 100 yen
Mafumafu – 200 yen
Hippariinya – 100 yen
vip manager – 200 yen
Hyakari Special Voice
PriPara – SoLaMi SMILE – 200 yen
Unison Square Garden – 200 yen
40mP ft. Hatsune Miku – Getting Faster and Faster – 200 yen
Rerulili feat. Hatsune Miku & Gumi – Brain Fluid Explosion girl – 200 yen

Below are a few videos of the different themes:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer can now be pre-loaded on the Japanese 3DS eShop. Thanks to that, it’s been revealed that the game takes up 4,038 blocks of space. There are also three new screenshots from the eShop listing, which are in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

Nintendo has released a couple of Japanese commercials for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. Check them out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 7 Comments

We’ve previously talked about the online features in Fire Emblem Fates, but we hadn’t posted any actual gameplay. You can now see what Internet battles are like in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

Japanese developer Yoot Saito posted a lengthy blog about the passing of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata yesterday. In it, he discusses his first meeting with Iwata, working on an idea or StreetPass way back in the day, how he came up with putting a speaker on the Wii Remote, and perhaps most surprisingly, confirmed that Seaman for 3DS once existed.

You may recall that Seaman was rumored for 3DS back in 2012. We now know that the project once existed, but Saito sadly gave up on the project.

Head past the break for Saito’s entire heartfelt message. The translation comes courtesy of Zefah.

I heard the tragic news about the passing of Nintendo’s president, Iwata-san… I can’t believe he’s gone.

I first met Iwata-san back in 1996, so it was a time before you would typically see him in a suit. It was at HAL in Kofu. I remember that he always carried around a Mac (PowerBook), which was quite rare in the games industry. I think that formed a bit of connection between us—a feeling that we shared the same interests. It was around the year after that when I saw him with a G3 PowerBook, which even I had hesitated to buy, and I remember thinking, “this guy really loves Macs.”

It wasn’t until a bit later that I got a chance to work with him. It was around the time when Seaman was taking the world by storm and I was really busy working on planning for the sequel and taking interviews and such.

Iwata-san got in touch and asked if we could meet, and he even came all the way out to the apartment I was renting in Tokyo to see me.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Last month, Arc System Works announced the acquisition of the Double Dragon, Super Dodge Ball, River City Ransom, and Kunio-kun franchises. This week’s issue of Famitsu asks president Minoru Kidooka about what’s next for these former Technos IPs.

Kidooka told the magazine:

“Firstly, we’d like to develop 3DS titles like we’ve been doing up until now. Personally, I’d like to see titles such as Kunio-kun and Double Dragon be revived as arcade games again.”

“This is something we’re aiming for the next fiscal year, but I’d like to get the fighting part of Downtown Hot-Blooded March: Let’s Go to the Great Sports Meet and make it into a game, and turn it into something that can be played competitively with four players at the arcades.”

Arc System Works most recently developed Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zenin Shugo. That game launched in Japan on May 28.

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

Game Mill is working on two new games for 3DS. New titles based on Goosebumps and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader are releasing on October 13 and September 8 respectively, according to Amazon listings. These are both a couple of random games for sure!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi (PS4/PS3) – 9/8/8/9
Makai Shin Trillion (PSV) – 9/8/8/9
Hoppe Chan: Punitto Shibotte Daibouken! (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Vamwolf Cross (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Abyss (Wii U) – 7/7/6/8
Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei (3DS) – 6/7/7/6

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 10 Comments

Nintendo has prepared a new system update for 3DS systems. Version 9.9.0-26U, which should be out in all territories, makes “improvements to overall system stability” and “system security”. Additionally, “other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”.

As we always say, today’s update is required in order to access the eShop. You’ll be prompted to download the update upon booting up the digital store.

Thanks to Durante N for the tip.

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