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

Nintendo is celebrating the Fourth of July with a sale on its online store. For the next few days, consumers can save 20 percent on refurbished 2DS systems. The Crimson Red, Crystal Blue, Crystal Red, and Electric Blue units are down to $59.99.

You can place an order for a refurbished 2DS system here. The sale should only last through the weekend.

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Amazon has opened up pre-orders for the two different versions of Fire Emblem Fates. You can reserve Birthright here and Conquest here.

Fire Emblem Fates launches in North America next year.

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

If you missed today’s Nintendo Download report, then you’re probably unaware that a few Ace Attorney themes are out now for 3DS. There are four in total, with each one coming in at $1.99. You’ll find videos for the different themes below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments

Along with the gameplay trailer for Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear posted today, 5pb. also prepared a new live action trailer and commercial for the game. Both can be seen below.

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Despite not having been previously announced, Ubisoft has brought a new game based on The Smurfs to the 3DS. The title is now available for purchase in Europe.

Here’s the official overview:

Dive in for a memorable journey in their colorful comic book world. Meet Papa Smurf, Smurfette, hefty Smurf and many, many more of your favorite Smurfs. But watch out, don’t let the villainous Gargamel and his cat Azrael catch you!

A trailer for The Smurfs on 3DS can be found below.

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Bandai Namco shared new screenshots and art from Project X Zone 2 today. Take a look at the latest images below.

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Atlus held a second live stream for Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight last night. You can now see the complete recording below.

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Amazon Japan has shared the official boxart for Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns. Check it out above.

We also have the first screenshots from Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns, which are in the gallery below. Access the official site here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 27 Comments

Nintendo is not sharing any specifics about its next system – tentatively known as NX – until next year. There’s a reason for this.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, speaking at the company’s latest shareholders meeting, explained that revealing details early “could also give other companies the opportunity to come up with counterplans or implement the ideas that they find interesting.”

Iwata also touched on plans for Wii U and 3DS following NX’s launch. Even when the new system hits the market, we can apparently expect continued release for the two platforms.

Below are Iwata’s comments in full:

As I mentioned earlier, I cannot speak about the details of NX today. If I mention every detail of what we are newly thinking, it could be persuasive but it could also give other companies the opportunity to come up with counterplans or implement the ideas that they find interesting. There may also be the possibility that it will spoil the sense of surprise for consumers. Of course these factors are all against the interest of the entire company and they would ultimately harm the interest of our shareholders, so we appreciate your understanding in this respect.

Regarding your concern about what will happen to Wii U or what will happen to Nintendo 3DS, NX is a new platform, so the installed base will have to be built up from zero. When NX is launched, there already will be a certain volume of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U hardware widely existing in the market, so from a software business perspective, it would be highly inefficient to stop releasing titles for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U right after the launch of NX. Therefore, while we are preparing NX for the future, we are discussing within our internal development teams as well as with the second-party developers we co-develop software with and also with third-party software publishers about how to continue creating software for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. So, I believe that your point of concern should not happen immediately. As for Wii U, we will continue to make efforts, as it is a priority within the company to think about how we can satisfy the consumers who purchased this system to the maximum extent possible.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Whereas Nintendo’s E3 showing was generally well-received in 2014, the same can’t be said of this year’s event. A number of fans have expressed disappointment in terms of what Nintendo brought to the table during its latest Digital Event last month.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto both addressed the reaction to the company’s E3 2015 presence at a recent shareholders meeting. The two of them noted the following:

Iwata:

E3 this year was held a week later than it has been held in the last few years, and it was held right before our general meeting of shareholders. Including the preparations for this meeting, I prioritized my works in Japan and did not travel to the U.S. to attend E3. As a representative of our board of directors who attended E3 this year, I would like to ask Mr. Miyamoto to talk about it. There will be a video that I would like to show afterward.

Shigeru Miyamoto (Senior Managing Director and General Manager of Entertainment Analysis & Development Division):

E3 is the annual industry trade show that is usually held around May or June in the U.S. It is true that E3 has the aspect that the shareholder just mentioned. It actually started as a trade show for the U.S. market, and due to the spread of the Internet, the information dispatched at E3 spread around the world. Nintendo views E3 as not only an industry trade show in the U.S. but also as an occasion with which the entire Nintendo group should be involved.

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