Pokemon GO Plus back in stock on the Nintendo UK store, ships in late March
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments
The Nintendo UK store has the Pokemon GO Plus device back in stock. Orders can be placed here. Just keep in mind that shipments won’t be going out until late March.
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Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death gets another 3DS theme as pre-order bonus
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Koei Tecmo has various 3DS themes lined up to promote Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death. The latest one, pictured above, is a pre-order bonus.
We also have a pair of short videos below showing the Eren and Levi 3DS themes. For Levi, you’ll need to purchase the Treasure Box in order to gain access.
Toby: The Secret Mine officially releasing on January 19 in North America and Europe
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Toby: The Secret Mine looked to be on track for a January 19 launch in Europe going off of an eShop listing. Today, publisher Headup Games confirmed the news, and also notes that North America will be getting the game on the same day. You can expect the puzzle-platformer to cost $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99.
Source: Headup Games PR
China is not allowing Pokémon GO due to safety measures
Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in Mobile, News | 4 Comments
Niantic’s Pokémon GO never became available in China since its launch last summer and the reason for that is apparently the potential security risks that the Chinese state censor is foreseeing.
According to Reuters, Pokémon GO won’t be licensed in China until the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television evaluates the dangers of the augmented reality game in which players capture fictional creatures in the real world using a smartphone.
And they have reason to worry. Since Pokémon GO came out there has been a lot of news about car crashings, dead body findings and some types of crime related to it. Additionally, the censor is preoccupied about the implementation of Google Maps in order to track a player’s position, which is blocked in China.
When asked about this situation, a representative of Niantic told Kotaku that they are “focused elsewhere at the moment”. So it doesn’t seem like Niantic is obsessed about not being able to implement Pokémon GO in China.
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Famitsu review scores (1/10/17)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 6 Comments
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Gravity Rush 2 (PS4) – 10/9/9/10
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World (3DS) – 9/8/8/9
Birthdays the Beginning (PS4) – 8/8/8/9
Valkyrie Revolution (PS4) – 8/9/8/7
Tank Troopers (3DS) – 8/7/8/8
Hana Oboro Sengoku-den Ranki (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
School Girl/Zombie Hunter (PS4) – 6/7/76
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Pokemon Shuffle update (1/10/17) – Winking Cyndaquil, safari, and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 1 Comment
This week’s Pokemon Shuffle update brings a new stage and a few repeats. The new stage features a Winking Cyndaquil and will run until January 17. There is also a safari featuring Pineco, Forretress, Ledyba, Ledian, Houndour, Houndoom, Noibat, Hoothoot and Noctowl. For the most part, this Safari is a repeat run, although Ledyba and Ledian are newly added. Finally, there are returning stages for Noivern, Feraligatr, Kingdra, and Ho-oh. All of these stages will run until the 24th.
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Second Pokemon Sun/Moon Global Mission ends in failure
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 30 Comments
The second Pokemon Sun/Moon Global Mission has ended. Unfortunately, the results aren’t any different from the first one. Just like the original mission, this one has also ended in failure.
Pokemon Sun/Moon players were tasked with using the Island Scan feature to catch or defeat 1 million Pokemon. Trainers can now receive 217 Festival Coins, but the reward would have been bigger had the mission been successful. Only 661,839 Pokemon were found during the eligible period.
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Suda51 very interested in Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in News, Switch | 11 Comments
Goichi Suda, best known as Suda51, is the famous video game developer that brought us Killer7 on GameCube and No More Heroes on Wii. The studio Grasshopper Manufacture, to which he’s the CEO, is now promoting the remake of the very first game they made – The Silver Case. VG247 had the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview.
At the end of the conversation, Suda51 is asked about his plans in the near future, to which he replies that he’s excited about Switch:
“I want one. Nintendo always makes really cool, interesting hardware that gives us new things to do. On the Wii, not to brag, but I feel that I made a game that used that Wii technology in one of the best ways. I want to find a cool new way to play using what Switch offers.”
Maybe we’ll get a whole new game from Suda51 that takes advantage of the hybrid capabilities of Switch in the future. Remember, Grasshopper Manufacture is a confirmed partner…
GameStop website claims players will “play Pokemon at home” on Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 123 Comments
If the description for the Nintendo Switch on GameStop’s website is to be believed, the console has a Pokemon game in its future.
On their websites page for the Nintendo Switch, GameStop has made a rather bold claim about what future owners will be doing once they get their hands on the console. According to GameSpot, players will be able to play “Skyrim on the go, and Pokemon at home.”
Nintendo Switch games will include new title offerings from Mario, Splatoon, Zelda, the NBA and more! You will even be able to play Skyrim on the go, or Pokemon at home with the Nintendo Switch. The unit will also include a number of handy, interchangeable Nintendo Switch accessories.
This is by no means an official announcement, and it would be wise to wait until Thursday to be sure about this. Considering there hasn’t ever been a mainline Pokemon game on a Nintendo home console, this would be very big news to leak out in an advertising slip up. That being said, it’s certainly an exciting prospect.
You can read over the page for yourself here.
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New Zelda: Breath of the Wild art (1/9/17)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo didn’t have any new concept art to share from Zelda: Breath of the Wild last week, but we do have a new image today. Get a look at today’s image showing the outfit of a worker in Hyrule above.
