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

Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for Animal Crossing: New Leaf amiibo+. This is the original game that we know of, but with the free update packed in. See the boxart above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Random, Wii U | 12 Comments

In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the Forest Water is primarily used to heal Withered Forest Trees during an early part of the game. However, YouTube user Fish_waffle64 recently came across another usage: to essentially kill one of the game’s bosses instantly.

The Kalle Demos boss fight is normally a battle that would take the average player several minutes to complete. But if you use the Forest Water after exposing its core with the boomerang, it’ll go down right away.

Here’s a look:

What’s amazing about this is that the Easter egg works in the original Wind Waker on GameCube as well as the HD version on Wii U. That means, technically, the opportunity for it to be spread widely online has been there for years. It doesn’t really seem like something that’s really been publicized though!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom, Monster Hunter Stories, and Pokemon Sun/Moon. Scans of all titles can be found below.

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

In November, Nintendo will be releasing a new color scheme for the 2DS across North America. The old look featured a black front with red/blue on the sides. However, in what Nintendo says was an “incident” caused by Luigi, the new look is red/blue on the front and black on the sides. Like other 2DS systems, it’ll cost $80.

Nintendo’s quirky announcement about the color scheme along with the full announcement is attached below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Update (10/5): Petite Games has now confirmed the same October 20 release date for Europe on Twitter.

Original (9/28): Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself, which we first heard about in April, will be added to the Wii U eShop next month. In North America, it’s now confirmed for October 20 with a $1.99 price point.

Super Destronaut 2 is an arcade space shooter that may remind you of Space Invaders. Here’s a brief description of the game:

“Collect power-ups to increase your firepower and multiplier coins to reach unbeatable high scores. Shoot those alien butts in Classic, Time Attack, Hardcore or Invaders mode and challenge your friends in Multiplayer mode. If you like classic arcade shooters or ducks, you will love Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself. PS: Don’t hurt the duck!”

Since Super Destronaut 2 is already approved in Europe, it’ll be out in PAL regions soon as well.

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

Over on Nintendo of Europe’s website, Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami and Katsuya Eguchi fielded a number of questions about the game. Most of the talk was about Splatfest topics, but they were also asked about things like their favorite weapon and who’s behind the Squid Research Lab.

Find Nogami and Eguchi’s answers below. A second portion of the interview is on the way, so look for that soon as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Pirate Pop Plus will launch for Wii U and New 3DS on October 20, 13AM Games announced today. The game will cost $4.99, and cross-buy will be supported. If you purchase one version, you’ll get the other at no extra cost.

Pirate Pop Plus is an 8-bit action game with Game Boy-era graphics. It’ll offer a “touch of Buster Bros (Pang Adventures), a bevy of weapons and power ups, and gravity-altering mechanics”. The main mechanic involves building chains and combos to achieve high scores while battling the Bubble Pirate and having to work through gravity that can turn you upside down or side to side at a moment’s notice.

View the launch trailer for Pirate Pop Plus below.

Source: 13AM Games PR

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

In Japan, Mario Party: Star Rush can now be pre-loaded from the 3DS eShop. The game takes up 3,001 blocks, or 375 MB.

Nintendo’s UK website also has the file size for the European release. It’s 3,018 blocks / 377 MB. In other words, all versions of the game are pretty much the same size.

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

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

PS4 – 36,251
New 3DS LL – 13,701
2DS – 10,595
Vita – 9,357
New 3DS – 2,655
Wii U – 2,111
PS3 – 907
3DS – 406
Xbox One – 121
3DS LL – 67

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

PS4 – 49,652
New 3DS LL – 15,491
2DS – 14,492
Vita – 9,817
New 3DS – 3,379
Wii U – 2,731
PS3 – 1,105
3DS – 462
Xbox One – 124
3DS LL – 74

And here are the software charts:

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

Nintendo published a new Japanese Mario Party: Star Rush trailer a number of hours ago, and we now have another video from the company’s European branch. Find the “Get the Party Started!” trailer below.

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