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Miitomo – pre-registration on Feb. 17, release in and outside Japan in mid-March

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments

One topic Nintendo addressed during its financial results briefing today is Miitomo.

The early word out of today’s event is that the app will launch in mid-March in Japan. This will be followed abroad during the same month on iOS and Android.

Miitomo pre-registration begins on February 17, with plans to launch next month in 16 countries and 8 languages. The latter includes English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, and Russian.

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Development lag causing delay of Nintendo’s sleep monitoring device

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima shared a small update on the company’s quality of life initiative during a press conference earlier today. The device intended to measure sleep quality was originally planned for March, but was moved to April or beyond due to development lagging behind.

Kimishima shared a tiny tidbit about the 3DS as well. He mentioned that the system had trouble raising sales during the year-end holiday season, though digital download games and amiibo figures sold favorably.

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Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination – full intro

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

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination has now released in Japan, and footage is starting to come in. You can watch the full intro below.

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Japanese 3DS themes (2/2/16)

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

A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:

Dragon Ball Super – 200 yen
One Piece – 200 yen
Shantae (x2) – 200 yen each
Mighty Switch Force! – 200 yen
Nemuneko Friends – 200 yen

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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS pre-load up in Japan, block size

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

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS can now be pre-loaded on the Japanese eShop. To do so, users will need 4948 blocks of free space.

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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (2/10/16) – Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Chocobo Land

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

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 10. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Chocobo Land – A Game Of Dice (GBA, 702 yen)
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS, 950 yen)

3DS Download

Adventure Bar Labyrinth (648 yen)
Narikiri Kids Your Job Theme Park 2 Light (800 yen)
Battleminer (500 yen)

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Japanese Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS commercials

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

Nintendo has a couple of new commercials up to promote the upcoming launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS in Japan. Check them out below.