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

Image & Form previously confirmed that SteamWorld Heist would be available sometime in December. Today though, the studio shared a concrete release date.

SteamWorld Heist is slated for December 10 in the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Normal pricing is set at $19.99 / €19.99 / £14.99. However, it will only cost $16.99 / €16.99 / £11.99 through December 31 as a special launch discount. Also, those who purchase the game before December ends will receive an exclusive 3DS Home Menu theme.

Expect SteamWorld Heist’s release trailer next Tuesday.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

This Thursday, December 3rd, a new Event Course designed by the developers of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros will be available in Super Mario Maker. Beating it gets you the Paper Mario costume pictured above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

Nintendo have published a new video in which the load times of the latest Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter X, are compared between the game running on a New Nintendo 3DS and a regular Nintendo 3DS. By this point, it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anybody that the New Nintendo 3DS can load the game quite a bit faster. Check out the video below:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, Mobile, News | 0 comments

A new update has gone live for the 3DS version of Pokemon Shuffle. First of all, the Mega Steelix competition has started, which will run until December 8th. Placing in the top 12,000 in Europe, 19,000 in North America or 50,000 in Japan will get you the coveted Steelixite. If you place in the top 2,300 in Europe, 3,800 in North America or 10,000 in Japan you will also receive a Mega Speedup. Placing in the top 16,000 in Europe, 27,000 in North America or 70,000 in Japan gets you an Attack Power Up and a Disruption Delay. Everyone else gets a jewel.

Also, Thundurus is now available as a special stage in both the 3DS and mobile versions until December 8th. You can only play this stage once each day, however you have an increasingly bigger chance to catch Thundurus each time.

Finally, the Mega Lucario competion has begun in the mobile version. The top 100,000 players worldwide will get a Lucarionite while the top 10,000 also get a Mega Speedup. If you already have a Lucarionite, you will get a Jewel instead. Everyone else who participates will get an Exp. Points *1.5 item.

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

A few months ago, Bandai Namco held a Twitter campaign so that fans could vote on the next support Pokemon they’d like to see in Pokken Tournament. And in just a matter of days, we’ll finally know who was selected… and more!

The game’s Twitter account teases that two announcements will be made in December 10. In addition to sharing the fan-selected support Pokemon, a brand new fighter will be revealed as well. Who do you guys think will make it in?

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

Mixi has once again sent out a fresh batch of screenshots and art for Monster Strike on 3DS. Find the latest images below.

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

In just a few days, Pokemon Picross will be coming to the 3DS eShop. Watch 30 minutes of gameplay below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 18 Comments

A marketing study by researcher InfoScout ranks the best-selling games on Black Friday. Purchases were tracked from a network of 300,000 users over three mobile apps. The graphic above is based on 250,000 receipts from those users on Thanksgiving night and Black Friday.

It’s also worth mentioning that in terms of hardware, Nintendo had 19 percent share on Black Friday, compared to 20 percent on an average day among millennials. Nintendo’s share was at 30 percent among the middle-aged group in contrast to 34 percent on an average day.

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

Capcom has yet to report on any official sales data for Monster Hunter X, but the game appears to be doing quite well. The game has already managed to surpass Monster Hunter 4G (Ultimate in the west) on the Japanese 3DS eShop. That means X’s lifetime digital sales are already above it in a matter of three days.

Digital sales can be a tricky things in terms of specifics. But it looks like Monster Hunter X has already sold at least 140,000 copies on the eShop based on its positioning.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. The Mewtwo amiibo, along with the Inkling Girl amiibo , are now lightning deals ($11 each, ends 6:55 PM ET / 3:55 PM PT). Stella Glow is also down to $42.49.

Plenty of deals have been put up by various retailers today in celebrating of Cyber Monday. For an overview of what’s available, continue on below.

Amazon

15% off select pre-orders and new releases
Mario Kart 8 Wii U Deluxe Set – $250
Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle – $51
Mewtwo, Link, Ganondorf amiibo – $11 each
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – $24, ends 12:55 PM ET / 9:55 AM PT

Best Buy

Buy 1, get 1 50% off 3DS games – includes Yo-kai Watch, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, more

Target

Black New 3DS XL – $200, comes with Smash Bros. 3DS free
Red New 3DS XL – $200, comes with Smash Bros. 3DS free

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