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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop | 4 Comments

We don’t have too many details on this one, but a neat-looking racer is making its way to 3DS. A few screenshots have popped up for a game called “80’s Overdrive”.

We’ll let you know when we have more details. For now, check out the first screenshots and art below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 35 Comments

Yoshi’s Story is set to arrive on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. Previously, the download was made available to Japan users back in February.

Here’s an overview of Yoshi’s Story:

Baby Bowser has taken the Super Happy Tree and put a spell on Yoshi Island. It’s up to a few remaining Yoshis to restore everything to its rightful place as they run, ground-pound, flutter-jump, throw eggs, and traverse a colorful and crafted storybook-looking world. Complete a course in Story Mode, and then best your high score in Trial Mode!

You’ll be able to pick up Yoshi’s Story at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT tomorrow for $9.99.

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

Digital Foundry has put a comprehensive video together comparing the frame rates of Hyrule Warriors Legends on New 3DS and 3DS as well as the original game on Wii U. See the full results below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments

Pokken Tournament players have found a two-move combination with Shadow Mewtwo that can provide an unfair advantage. By using the character’s backward-Y ranged attack and the transformative power of its Miracle Eye move, an endless attack combo can be performed. This is something that opposing players can’t stop blocking.

Kotaku goes in-depth with its news story today about why this is a pretty big issue:

It’s an easy combo to pull off, just back and Y button for the attack, then back and A for Miracle Eye. Get the timing right, and once your opponent starts blocking it’s all over. When a player blocks they experience a brief moment of block stun, during which they’re locked in block position. Shadow Mewtwo’s moves fire faster than the block stun cooldown. There’s a block break mechanic in Pokken Tournament, but this combo never triggers it. It’s pretty nasty.

Shadow Mewtwo does suffer damage from using Miracle Eye over and over again, but it’s never enough to knock it out, leaving it with one hit point. The combo can’t kill a blocking player, so in time they also drop down to one hit point. Since different Pokemon have different hit point amounts, Pokken Tournament gives the player with the highest percentage of hit points left at the end of the round a win. Shadow Mewtwo has the lowest hit points in the game, so its one hit point is better than everyone else’s.

Shofu also takes a closer look at this issue in a new video:

This might be something that Bandai Namco may want to look into! Maybe it’ll be patched with an update?

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

Chompy Chomp Chomp Party, which we first heard about in 2013, is nearly ready to land on the Wii U eShop. Developer Utopian World of Sandwiches has confirmed that Chompy Chomp Chomp Party is heading to Europe on March 31. The North American launch will take place soon afterwards.

Chompy Chomp Chomp Party is “a fast paced multiplayer party game for up to 9 players”. You can check out a new trailer for the game below.

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

Nintendo is planning an update for Miitomo that will come out in the near future. Three key elements are in the works.

When the update is made available, it will be possible to send friend requests to friends of your friends. There will also be “Everybody Answers” events in which users will answer the same featured question. Finally, Miitomo will have an “Online Answers” feature where you can view answers shared on Twitter.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Images, Mobile | 2 Comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division, Dragon Ball: Fusions, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, Miitomo, and Puzzle & Dragons X. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

Warner Bros. published the first LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens gameplay trailer today. We’ve posted it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 34 Comments

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

PS4 – 28,370
Vita – 19,028
New 3DS LL – 18,353
Wii U – 12,998
New 3DS – 5,142
3DS – 2,187
PS3 – 1,462
3DS LL – 370
Xbox One – 91

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

PS4 – 27,341
Vita – 20,810
New 3DS LL – 17,998
New 3DS – 5,832
Wii U – 4,629
3DS – 2,223
PS3 – 1,375
3DS LL – 492
Xbox One – 77

And here are the software charts:

1. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 69,675 / NEW
2. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order – 64,218 / NEW
3. [PS4] The Division – 12,078 / 107,646
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 10,081 /1,301,500
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 9,136 / 702,183
7. [PS4] Battlefield 4 Premium Edition (EA Best Hits) – 8,771 / NEW
8. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 – 8,741 / 100,800
9. [WIU] Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – 7,705 / 59,987
10. [PSV] Summon Night 6 – 7,144 / 47,220
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 6,931 / NEW
12. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 6,297 / 822,312
13. [PS4] Gundam Breaker 3 – 6,152 / 83,892
14. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus Sakura Edition – 6,089 / NEW
15. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 5,862 / 110,525
16. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan – 5,018 / 18,893
17. [PSV] Wand of Fortune R – 4,470 / NEW
18. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations – 4,391 / 2,715,326
19. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 4,360 / 2,232,744
20. [PS4] Yakuza 0 (New Price Edition) – 4,257 / NEW

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

Four Horses is converting its DSiWare game Digger Dan and Kaboom into a 3DS eShop game as “Digger Dan DX”, the company announced today. It’s currently scheduled for a worldwide release this summer.

Four Horses promises “a fresh new look and improved sound effects” for Digger Dan DX. Here’s an overview of the game:

Guide Dan through 100 increasingly difficult levels digging through earth, pushing rocks and avoiding monsters to collect all the gems in this action puzzle game. He also teams up with his pet gopher Kaboom, working collaboratively to solve more complex puzzles.

As the player digs deeper and deeper through the 100 caves, they will uncover secret gems buried in the earth, unravel the mysteries of the wormholes which transport them around the level, blow holes in walls with the abandoned barrels full of TNT and collect pickaxes to release gems that are trapped in rock.

Some of the caves encountered are flooded with water requiring players to plan their routes more carefully so that they don’t run out of air. Cameras can be used to take snapshots of the level, enabling the player to restart form a given point if they make mistakes or get trapped.

Digger Dan DX will feature all 100 levels from the original game, which have been “re-ordered to introduce new features more gradually.” The four themed areas have new graphics as well. Stereoscopic 3D layers are supported, as well as 60 frames per second and the inclusion of English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch languages.

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