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

When Pokemon GO launched in Japan, it did so by partnering with McDonald’s restaurants across the country. Close to 3,000 locations became either PokeStops or Gyms. Developer Niantic is now looking into additional sponsorships, CEO John Hanke has stated.

Fortune reports that Niantic is in talks “with several companies”. New relationships could be formed similar to the deal with McDonald’s.

During the GamesBeat 2016 conference, Niantic mentioned that paid sponsorships can reduce Niantic’s reliance on in-app purchases by players to generate revenue. “It’s tough to understand where you want to draw the line,” he said. With sponsorships, Niantic felt “we wouldn’t have to cave to that pressure to just dial it up a little more.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments

In October, Volcanion will be distributed as that month’s Mythical Pokemon distribution. It’s now confirmed that GameStop will provide codes in the United States as well as Italy and Ireland. You’ll be able to redeem the code in Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, or Alpha Sapphire.

Volcanion will be at level 70 with the ability Water Absorb. It’ll have the following moves: Steam Eruption, Flamethrower, Hydro Pump, and Explosion. The held item is Assault Vest.

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

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Megaton Musashi, Inazuma Eleven Ares, Lady Layton The Snack World, Monster Hunter Stories (we’ll have a translation soon), Pokemon Sun/Moon, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Battle Cube Puzzle, Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan: Shijou Psi-dai no Psi-nan!?, and Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. Scans of each title can be found below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 4 Comments

Pokemon GO has achieved over $160 million in net revenue across iOS and Android, according to Sensor Tower. It’s also estimated that the app is bringing in several million in net revenue per day, and will increase as more regions receive access.

Niantic put out a new Pokemon GO update recently which had not been well-received. However, Sensor Tower notes that “the average iOS user of Pokemon GO in the United States spent no less time in the app since the update than in the week before it dropped. In fact, average daily usage for the past three days actually increased slightly to about 26 minutes”.

While average daily usage is down a tad as of late, it’s “still very high compared to other top mobile apps and games.” Pokemon GO also stacks up favorably to Facebook. The game is opened roughly six times each day, which is unaffected by the latest update.

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

More consumers in Japan are getting their hands on the New 3DS XL Super Famicom Edition. Take a look at how it stacks up to the original system below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 11 Comments

A new Monster Hunter Stories trailer debuted during the latest episode of Capcom TV today. Watch it below.

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

Over The Moon brought The Fall to Wii U two years ago. The second part of the trilogy, Unbound, is now confirmed for launch on Wii U in Q1 2017.

According to Nintendo Life, The Fall Part 2: Unbound begins right from the conclusion of the first game. There will once again be Metroidvania-style exploration, with ARID needing to meet and control different robot bodies that have unique personalities and quirks.

Here’s a teaser:

Over The Moon is hoping to bring in new players by discounting the first game. Expect a discount of 80-90 percent sometime this month.

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

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

New 3DS LL – 24,118
PS4 – 20,567
Vita – 11,016
Wii U – 5,228
New 3DS – 3,973
PS3 – 1,049
3DS – 783
3DS LL – 169
Xbox One – 68

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

New 3DS LL – 21,463
PS4 – 20,021
Vita – 11,363
Wii U – 5,864
New 3DS – 4,355
PS3 – 1,006
3DS – 725
3DS LL – 189
Xbox One – 55

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 100,105 / 901,023
2. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 87,510 / NEW
3. [PS4] Idol Master: Platinum Stars – 76,165 / NEW
4. [PSV] Toukiden 2 – 59,032 / NEW
5. [PS4] Toukiden 2 – 46,334 / NEW
6. [PSV] Ys VIII – 13,860 / 57,513
7. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 11,141 / 367,615
8. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 10,220 / 2,841,216
9. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 7,333 / 66,672
10. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 7,161 / 27,777
11. [PS3] Toukiden 2 – 6,222 / NEW
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,783 / 835,762
13. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 5,697 / 59,095
14. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 4,957 / 167,522
15. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,425 / 200,586
16. [PS4] Overwatch – 3,611 / 128,317
17. [WIU] Splatoon – 3,424 / 1,433,985
18. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure – 2,866 / 67,299
19. [PSV] World’s Longest 5 Minutes – 2,767 / NEW
20. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Version) – 2,731 / 139,131

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

Wii U and 3DS will once again be undergoing maintenance tonight. Certain network services will be impacted for around four hours.

Here’s when the maintenance period is scheduled for:

– 5 PM PT – 9 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 12 AM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 5 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 6 AM in Europe

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

New themes based on Disney and Pokemon recently came out in Japan. Footage of each one can be found below.

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