This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional, Pokemon Sun/Moon, RPG Maker Fes, and Megami Meguri. Scans of all titles can be found below.

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Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place today / tomorrow

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

Another round of Wii U and 3DS maintenance is scheduled for tonight / tomorrow. It’ll begin later this evening in North America, and very early tomorrow in Europe. Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. will be affected.

The maintenance schedule is as follows:

– 8:30 PM PT (November 9) – 10:30 PM PT (November 9)
– 11:30 PM ET (November 9) – 1:30 AM ET (November 10)
– 4:30 AM in the UK (November 10) – 6:30 AM in the UK (November 10)
– 5:30 AM in Europe (November 10) – 7:30 AM in Europe (November 10)

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Climax Studios pitched Diddy Kong Racing Adventure to Nintendo for the GameCube

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

YouTube user PtoPOnline has unearthed an interesting pitch from Silent Hill: Shattered Memories developer Climax Studios. During the GameCube era, the company was hoping Nintendo would give the green light on Diddy Kong Racing Adventure.

Big plans were in store for Diddy Kong Racing Adventure even though Nintendo decided not to go ahead with the pitch. Climax had a story in mind, with the intent of bringing back the Adventure Mode and multiple vehicles from the original Diddy Kong Racing. Also in place was a mount system so that players could move positions on their vehicle or move to a separate one entirely. Climax was looking to include fourteen different characters with unique attacks for each as well. 4-player multiplayer, along with a slew of other modes, were also in the pipeline.

Plenty of additional details about Diddy Kong Racing Adventure can be found in the video below.

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30 minutes of Harvest Moon: Skytree Village footage

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

Now that Harvest Moon: Skytree Village is out in North America, we have a good look at the game. View 30 minutes of gameplay below.

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Media Create sales (10/31/16 – 11/6/16)

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

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 32,041
New 3DS LL – 19,798
Vita – 9,816
2DS – 7,122
New 3DS – 3,807
Wii U – 2,071
PS3 – 735
3DS – 408
Xbox One – 181
3DS LL – 47

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 30,375
New 3DS LL – 15,151
Vita – 10,392
2DS – 7,103
New 3DS – 3,090
Wii U – 1,898
PS3 – 610
Xbox One – 335
3DS – 244
3DS LL – 72

And here are the software charts:

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Rumor: Super Smash Bros. port coming to Switch, timed with remaining Smash amiibo

Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Rumors, Switch | 82 Comments

Update: Laura also states that there is no information on GameCube controller support.

Laura Kate Dale, who has provided numerous reports on the Switch, has stated that there is a port of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U coming to the Switch. She notes that the port is not targeting a release window, but rather the first six months of the console. She also states that the remaining Smash Bros. series amiibo (specifying Cloud and Bayonetta) will be releasing around the same time as the port. She did not provide any information on if the port would include any new content such as characters, so that much is up for even more speculation.

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The Alliance Alive commercial

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

A new commercial has been published for The Alliance Alive, FuRyu’s new 3DS RPG that follows The Legend of Legacy. Check it out below.

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