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

GamesIndustry published its own interview with Nintendo of America executive VP of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt. Metroid Prime: Federation Force, amiibo, shortages in general, and the Humble Nindie Bundle (not ruling out its own bundle) were among the topics discussed.

You can read up on what Moffitt had to say in this latest interview below. Be sure to check out GamesIndustry’s original article here as well.

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

On Sunday, Arc System Works will release six new Kunio-kun themes for the 3DS. Each one will be priced at 200 yen. Photos of the different themes can be found over at the source link.

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

Nintendo has scheduled more maintenance for Wii U and 3DS. Online play, rankings, and other Internet-related elements will be affected.

Here’s when the maintenance period will be taking place:

6 PM PT (Sunday) – 4 AM PT (Monday)
9 PM ET (Sunday) – 7 AM ET (Monday)
2 AM in the UK (Monday) – 12 PM in the UK (Monday)
3 AM in Europe (Monday) – 1 PM in Europe (Monday)

I’ll also mention that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate maintenance will be undergoing maintenance on Monday. That will be taking place at the following times:

5:30 PM PT (Monday) – 6:30 PM PT (Monday)
8:30 PM ET (Monday) – 9:30 PM ET (Monday)
1:30 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 2:30 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
2:30 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

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

V-Jump has shared new footage from the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII. Check it out in the video below.

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

Nintendo will be attending Hyper Japan Festival 2015, and a number of titles will be on display. The company’s lineup includes Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Star Fox Zero, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, and more.

Activities planned for Hyper Japan Festival 2015 include:

Visitors to the Nintendo stand will also be able to delve into a special 30th Anniversary section dedicated entirely to Super Mario, and a special themed area that will showcase some of Nintendo’s most iconic games.

Activities on offer include the Super Mario Maker Quickfire challenge, which will allow selected guests to take to the stage and try their hand at the exciting level challenges from Super Mario Maker! For Splatoon fans, Nintendo will provide the opportunity to become immersed in the Inklings’ colourful Turf Wars, whilst a ‘How to Hunt’ masterclass for Capcom®’s Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on Nintendo 3DS will be showcased on the big screen.

Additionally, the Super Smash Bros. Cosplay Competition will see Super Smash Bros. players dressing up as chosen characters in a bid to be awarded Best Costume. Nintendo will also hold amiibo team-up tournaments throughout the show that will see players fighting for glory against other trained, level 50 amiibo players and amiibo teams.

At HYPER JAPAN Nintendo will also be offering an exclusive range of merchandise normally only available on the Nintendo Official UK Store.

Attendees bringing along their Nintendo 3DS or 2DS systems can also play games with other users, increase StreetPass encounters in StreetPass Mii Plaza and enjoy games such as Puzzle Swap and StreetPass Quest; Tomodachi Life players will also be able to exchange rare items or explorers via StreetPass.

Hyper Japan Festival 2015 is taking place between July 10 and July 12 at the O2 in London.

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

Check out the boxart for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX above.

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

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden hit Japan earlier this month, but Bandai Namco prepared another new video for the game. That can be seen below.

In North America, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden is shipping on October 20. Europe is getting the fighter on October 16.

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

The Nintendo Zone Viewer service has come to an end. In the past, Nintendo provided unique and location specific content through different hotspots.

3DS users can still access other services from Nintendo Zone locations, including free Internet at more than 29,000 hotspots across North America.

Nintendo writes in its discontinuation notice of the Nintendo Zone Viewer:

What’s Changed:

The Nintendo Zone Viewer service, which provided unique, location specific content for Nintendo 3DS family systems’ users via Nintendo Zone hotspots, has been discontinued.

Note:

This change does not affect any other services available through Nintendo Zone. Nintendo 3DS family systems users can continue to enjoy free and automatic Internet connection at more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots across North America and enjoy network services such as online game play, Nintendo eShop, Miiverse, Internet Browser, SpotPass, StreetPass Relay Points and video-on-demand services. The wireless icon in top-left corner of the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu will turn blue when users are in range of a Nintendo Zone.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 128 Comments

Update: All over! You can find the information rounded up below.

Nintendo’s 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is currently progress. We’ll be posting everything that was shared during the event below, courtesy of translations from Cheesemeister.

Intro

– New 3DS selling well, but the old 3DS did not, so HW sales were 8.73m. SW selling well. Pokemon, Smash numbers.
– Mario Kart 8 at 5.11m, Smash Wii U at 3.65m. Wii U HW 2.88m.
– Entertainment has value, centering on dedicated platforms. Providing premium experiences only available on such. Making more SW.
– Xenoblade for New 3DS released. Rhythm Heaven, FE: if released. Supporting 1st-party and strong 3rd-party SW.
– On Wii U, Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World, and Super Mario Maker are being released.
– Card-based and yarn amiibo are being released. The NFC dongle for old 3DS and 2DS being released. Looking to increase demand.
– Supporting amiibo on Smash 3DS with the NFC dongle.
– About DeNA, starting smart device apps this year. Smart devices different from dedicated consoles, so even w/ same IP, adapting play styles to suit smart devices will maximize value and drive the expansion of the gaming population.
– Continuing with film adaptations and character merchandising to increase mind-share of IPs. Ex: Universal agreement. More later.
– Making a marketing appeal for the IPs through experiences only possible at theme parks.
– Making progress with QOL. (No details given.)
– 1st measure: distribution of dividends.
– 2nd measure: selection of board members.

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

Footage from The Legend of Legacy’s English build has come in from E3 2015. Check it out below.

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