Monster Hunter XX – New Year’s greeting video
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Capcom prepared a special Monster Hunter XX video in celebration of the start of 2017. Have a look at it below.
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Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s DLC targeted for January in the west, demo incoming
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 received DLC in Japan this week. It’s planned for North America and Europe as well. In a blog post, Inti Creates said it’s targeting January for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s DLC.
A demo was also supposed to go live in North America on Thursday, but it wasn’t mentioned in the official Nintendo Download announcement. I’m also not seeing anything on the eShop itself, so there must have been some sort of miscommunication. In any case, Azure Striker Gunvolt’s 2 demo should be out sometime in January.
Lastly, the Azure Striker Gunvolt New Year’s wallpaper pictured above can be downloaded here.
More: Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, demo, DLC, Inti Creates, title update
Spheroids file size
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Spheroids is due out on the Wii U eShop in both North America and Europe next Thursday. To download the game 465 MB of free space is required. Look for it on January 5.
Tank Troopers – developed by Vitei, how the game came to be, voice acting from Nintendo staff
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 9 Comments
Tank Troopers debuted on the Japanese 3DS eShop a couple of weeks ago, and it’s heading west sometime this winter. The game actually wasn’t developed by Nintendo internally. Vitei, the team that created Steel Diver and Steel Diver: Sub Wars, was the primary studio behind Tank Troopers.
From Nintendo, director Takaya Imamura, character designer Yuki Kaneko, and composer / sound effects designer Ryo Nagamatsu were involved. Contributing from Vitei’s side, we have confirmation that Atsushi Obata acted as project manager while Takao Kurebayashi was the design manager. Obata later became a director after Imamura left the project for the production of Star Fox: The Battle Begins. Also, Vitei founder Giles Goddard was a program director and constructed the main system of this title.
More: Nintendo Dream, Tank Troopers, top, Vitei
140 Japanese devs choose the games that impressed them the most in 2016, Pokemon GO earns plenty of votes
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Mobile, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
4Gamer asked 140 Japanese developers about the games that impressed them the most this year. Pokemon GO was one of the top picks, earning 20 votes. Other representatives on Nintendo platforms include Pokemon Sun/Moon and Zero Time Dilemma with 2 votes each.
The full results can be found below.
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All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Bandai Namco published All Kamen Riders: Rider Revolution in Japan earlier this month, and now we have a good look at the game with a bunch of footage. Take a look at the video below.
Japan’s best-selling games of November 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of November 2016. You can check out the full results below.
Pokemon president gives four reasons for Pokemon GO’s success
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Pokemon GO has been hugely successful since it debuted during the summer. It’s consistently managed to stay at the top of the charts on both iOS and Android.
Speaking with Nikkei, Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara offered up four reasons as to why Pokemon GO has been such a hit. Ishihara first brought up the cross-generational success with seniors in their 50s and 60s who originally bought games for their children, as well as players who experienced the series when they were young. Social media was another factor. Niantic being a unicorn company (start-up with a very high value) and smartphones paving the way for location-based services (GPS) were the final two factors Ishihara brought up.
More: Niantic, Pokemon GO, Tsunekazu Ishihara
Super Mario Run update out now (version 1.0.2)
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Nintendo issued a new update for Super Mario Run today. After downloading it, your game will be raised to version 1.0.2.
Only one patch note is listed on the App Store. According to Nintendo, Super Mario Run has implemented feature improvements.
More: Super Mario Run, title update
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (12/29/16, North America)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
A couple of new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
