The Hand of Panda out this Thursday on the 3DS eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Some of you may recall a little game called “The Hand of Panda”. We first heard about the project in 2013 through a Kickstarter campaign. It ended up reaching its $3,000 goal, and work has continued since then.
A release date for The Hand of Panda has finally been announced. In a Kickstarter update, the game’s developers confirmed launch for March 3 – this Thursday.
Here’s the original Kickstarter pitch video:
And the game’s description from Kickstarter:
“The Hand of Panda is a culmination of several gameplay types combined to create an updated bonus round feel and experience. While mostly basing this game off our favorite bonus round, “Test your might” from the classic Mortal Kombat game, we decided it was time to update this and create something new and more enjoyable for today’s audience.
Wrapped in an Asian theme, this game challenges you acquire the skills and power necessary destroy over 50 real and exceptionally unreal known materials: Earn the right to challenge each floor of the various pagodas to break a variety of Wood, Metal, Stone, Rare, Backer Created, and Legendary Items. The journey will test your skills of speed, strategy and memorization, while facing the various obstacles in your way and become the Greatest Master the land has ever seen.”
The Hand of Panda was under consideration for Wii U at one point. Whether that’s still the case remains to be seen. If The Hand of Panda does well on 3DS, it might be possible.
More: indie, The Hand of Panda
Bravely Second’s European version always gives players a “good” ending with sidequests
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 72 Comments
Yet another notable change has been discovered within Bravely Second’s European version. With sidequests, whereas the Japanese release has players picking a side and seeing the consequences of their decision being played out, European copies result in a “good” ending regardless. There’s a little more on this in a forum thread here – just beware of some spoilers.
As far as other western changes go, it was reported earlier today that some character models have been modified. We’ve also known about a class change for quite some time as well.
More: Bravely Second, Square Enix
Zelda games discounted over at Best Buy
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Update 3: Bumped to the top again. Hyrule Warriors has now been price-matched on Amazon.
Update 2 (2/29): Bumped to the top. Majora’s Mask 3D has now been price-matched on Amazon as well.
Update: A Link Between Worlds has now been price-matched on Amazon.
Original (2/28): Best Buy has a few Zelda games on sale this week. The lineup includes Wind Waker HD, Majora’s Mask 3D, Tri Force Heroes, A Link Between Worlds, and Hyrule Warriors. All are $10 off aside from Hyrule Warriors, which is discounted by $20.
The official sale page is located here. Thus far, Amazon has price-matched Tri Force Heroes.
More Pokemon Ranger Wii U Virtual Console footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
More footage is in of last week’s European Wii U Virtual Console release Pokemon Ranger. Take a look at the video below.
More: Pokemon Ranger, Virtual Console
Pokemon Sun/Moon pre-orders open
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 45 Comments
Update 4 (2/29): Bumped to the top again. For our UK friends, Pokemon Sun
and Pokemon Moon
are up on Amazon.
Update 3 (2/28): Bumped to the top. Pokemon Moon is now up properly for pre-order on Amazon. 20% Prime discount included. Updated our weekly pre-order post with this.
Update 2: Some issues with Amazon’s pre-order page for Moon. Will update when it’s working again.
Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Pokemon Moon at Amazon.
Original (2/26): Retailers are starting to take pre-orders for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon following today’s announcement. We’ll keep track of the different reservations in this post.
Amazon (20% off with Prime)
Best Buy (20% off with GCU)
GameStop
More: Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun, pre-order
Dubbed petting mini-game lines spotted within Fire Emblem Fates’ English release
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 18 Comments
It’s well documented at this point that Fire Emblem Fates’ western version does not have the main petting game included in the original Japanese release. At one point though, there may have been plans to leave it in.
Fans have come across some English dialogue that sounds like something which could have been used for the petting mini-game. You can have a listen here. The theory going around is that the mini-game was scrapped farther along during localization, while some are also hoping that the feature will make it into the European release. It might be an interesting discovery, but it’s one that doesn’t change the outcome of Fates’ North American localization.
More: Fire Emblem Fates
North American Pokken Tournament commercial
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 23 Comments
Nintendo just uploaded the North American Pokken Tournament commercial. You can give it a watch below.
More: Bandai Namco, commercial, Pokken Tournament
New Ubisoft sale on the North American Wii U and 3DS eShops
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 30 Comments
A ton of Ubisoft games are now on sale on the North American Wii U and 3DS eShops. Games have been discounted by up to 75 percent.
Here’s the full lineup:
Wii U
Assassin’s Creed III – $10 (was $19.99)
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – $10 (was $19.99)
Child of Light – $3.75 (was $14.99)
Cloudberry Kingdom – $2.50 (was $9.99)
ESPN Sports Connection – $12.50 (was $49.99)
Just Dance 2015 – $15 (was $29.99)
Just Dance: Disney Party 2 – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Rabbids Land – $12.50 (was $49.99)
Rayman Legends – $10 (was $39.99)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist – $10 (was $19.99)
Watch Dogs – $15 (was $29.99)
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013 – $12.50 (was $49.99)
ZombiU – $14.99 (was $29.99)
3DS
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Gravity Falls – Legend of the Gnome Gemulets – $20.99 (was $29.99)
Petz Beach – $9.99 (was $19.99)
Petz Countryside – $9.99 (was $19.99)
Petz Fantasy 3D – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Poptropica Forgotten Islands – $9.99 (was $19.99)
Rabbids Travel in Time 3D – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Rayman 3D – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Rayman Origins – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Splinter Cell 3D – $7.50 (was $29.99)
Tetris Ultimate – $9.99 (was $19.99)
The Smurfs – $20.99 (was $29.99)
All of these deals are valid through March 13.
Zero Time Dilemma – participant 8 art
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 6 Comments
The Crash Keys Twitter account has given us yet another piece of character art from Zero Time Dilemma. Get a look at participant 8 above.
New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition back up at GameStop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 0 comments
Update: GameStop listing is no longer pre-order, ships in 24 hours.
GameStop is taking orders for the New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition again. You can get yours in here. Given recent restocks at other retailers, this may not last long.
Note: this is currently showing as pre-order, even though the listed release date is February 27. GameStop may be waiting on more stock before shipping.
