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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 3 Comments

Dragon Quest XI may have been shown off at Jump Festa last week, but Square Enix isn’t done sharing news about the game. The latest issue of V Jump offers up even more with additional images and details.

First, here are the new details:

– The protagonist has a strangely shaped birthmark on his left hand; something happens when it glows
– Emma is a close friend of the protagonist who says she’ll undergo the ritual to climb “God’s Rock” with him
– V Jump asks, “What is it that they see there?”
– The Great Tree of Life floats in the center of the world
– It is said the hero can commune with the soul of the Great Tree
– The protagonist’s home village of Ishi is a small and quiet village located in the valley
– In battle, the 3DS version shows both the party and monsters in 3D mode, and just the monsters in 2D mode

And now for the scans:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 3 Comments

Following the big Switch presentation on January 12th/13th, Nintendo will be holding various preview events for press and fans all over the world. Yesterday, Nintendo announced that a total of three so-called “Fan Events” will take place in Germany, where people will get a chance to try out the Switch. Here are the details for these events:

• January 13th, 9 AM: Frankfurt
• January 17th, 5 PM: Munich
• January 24th, 5 PM: Berlin

Nintendo is giving away 12×2 tickets for each of these events via My Nintendo. My Nintendo users with a permanent residence in Germany can take part in the ticket raffle here. Note that Nintendo is holding a separate raffle for each of the three events, and you can take part in all three of them if you wish.

Further details about these events have not yet been announced. It’s currently not known if they will be open to the public as well or if they will be invite-only. Also, the Frankfurt event will take place only 4 hours after the Switch presentation in Tokyo is scheduled to start, so it’ll be worth keeping an eye on that one especially for early impressions of the Switch.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Dragon Quest VIII is only about a month away from its release in the West, and Nintendo of Europe has just updated the game’s website. There, you’ll find some new screenshots along with some updated info about the game’s story, changes to the 3DS version compared to the PS2 original, details on the game’s combat system and other gameplay features such as item mixing, and more.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

Level-5 hosted a sale on the North American 3DS eShop last month as a means of celebrating Black Friday. Now that the holidays are here, discounts are once again available.

Here’s the full lineup of Level-5 games on sale:

Aero Porter – $2.99 (was $4.99)
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $2.99 (was $7.99)
Bugs vs. Tanks! – $2.99 (was $7.99)
Crimson Shroud – $2.99 (was $7.99)
Inazuma Eleven – $9.99 (was $19.99)
Liberation Maiden – $2.99 (was $7.99)
The Starship Damrey – $2.99 (was $7.99)
Weapon Shop de Omasse – $2.99 (was $7.99)

All prices listed above are valid until December 27.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

After Inti Creates brought out the latest patch for Azure Striker Gunvolt (the original, not the sequel), an unfortunate issue came about. Players reported problems with Special Mission 5 after applying the patch.

Thankfully, Inti Creates became aware of the situation and created another update. You should be able to access version 1.4 tomorrow – December 22. Once downloaded, Special Mission 5 should work without any issues.

Speaking of Azure Striker Gunvolt, character artist Yoshitaka Hatakeyama made a special wallpaper for Christmas. That’s located at the source link below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Pokemon Sun
2. Pokemon Moon
3. Pokemon Yellow
4. Super Mario Maker for 3DS
5. Mario Kart 7
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Super Mario World
8. Pokemon Red
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
10. Dragon Ball Fusions
11. Zelda: A Link to the Past
12. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
13. Pokemon Blue
14. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
15. Super Mario Bros.
16. EarthBound
17. Super Metroid
18. Demon’s Crest
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Smash Controller

Videos

1. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
2. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
3. Dragon Ball Fusions
4. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Play everywhere.
5. First look at Nintendo’s new home gaming system
6. Pokemon Sun/Moon – Top 7 Features
7. Starter Pokemon Z-Moves in Pokemon Sun/Moon
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
9. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
10. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Trailer
11. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
12. Super Mario World Trailer
13. Pokemon Bank Trailer
14. Our Adventure Begins in the Alola Region – Nintendo Minute
15. Mario Party: Star Rush E3 2016 Trailer
16. IronFall Trailer
17. Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 Trailer
18. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
19. Mario Kart 7 Video
20. My Nintendo Introduction Video

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

With the third SEGA 3D Reprint Archives collecting launching in Japan, three new themes based on the series are out now coming in at 200 yen each. Each one is based on the different boxarts. Videos for all themes can be found below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

System: Wii U
Release date: December 20, 2016
Developer: WayForward
Publisher WayForward

I’ve never been the biggest fan of Shantae games. In terms of presentation, they’ve always been top notch. With level design, I’ve always found them to be a little bit basic at best and a trudge of back-and-forth at worst. With Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has done an impressive job remedying my faults with past entries. It definitely has its share of fetch-quest trade-sequence padding, but thanks to a revised game structure, this didn’t bother me as much as it might have on paper.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Update (12/21): This is now up for pre-order on Amazon US.

Update (12/17): The Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle is now up for pre-order on Amazon Canada.

Original (12/13): Best Buy is now taking pre-orders for the Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle. That can be reserved right here. If you’d prefer to pre-order the standalone Poochy plush, you can do so here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Minecraft: Wii U Edition players should have access to the game’s new holiday update following scheduled maintenance taking place later today. Find a trailer for the patch below.

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