Photos of the New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Edition
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Nintendo not disclosing how European fans were chosen for New 3DS Ambassador eligibility
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If you’re a Club Nintendo member in Europe, you may have received an email today regarding the New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador offer. Some fans are being given the opportunity to purchase the special system today – but not all.
Nintendo is keeping quiet regarding how certain members were selected for the offer. The company would only tell Eurogamer the following:
“The New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador offer is by email invitation only for selected Club Nintendo members in Europe only who fulfil a certain criteria, we are unable to disclose such business information, however we would like to reassure you that we are continually looking at different promotional offerings we can bring to consumers at various times throughout the year.
The terms and conditions for such promotional activities are individual to each promotion,but we will endeavour to bring you more promotional activities in the future, which we hope you will be able to take advantage of.”
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Famitsu review scores (1/6/15)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Kenka Bancho 6 (3DS) – 8/9/9/8
SteamWorld Dig (PS4/PSV/Wii U) – 8/7/8/9
La-Mulana EX (PSV) – 8/7/8/8
Bike Rider DX3 (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Ishi Sengoku-den Sadame (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
Simple DL Series Vol. 35 (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
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Ambassador Edition of the New 3DS available in Europe through Club Nintendo
Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 12 Comments
Club Nintendo of Europe is sending out an email to select members.
The letter states that there will be a Special Edition of the New 3DS available to only a select number of members before it officially launches in Europe.
The Ambassador Edition will be very limited and only available through Club Nintendo until January 12th.
This special edition will contain the New 3DS, exclusive Ambassador cover plates, Super Smash Bros. cover plate, and a charging cradle.
There is no word at this time if this offer will be coming to the West.
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More Bike Rider DX3 footage
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Henry Fleming from Code Name S.T.E.A.M. featured in new bio image
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Nintendo of America posted a new Code Name S.T.E.A.M. image to its Twitter account today. We get a look at the bio of Henry Fleming, one of the game’s main characters. View it above.
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Nintendo fans in the Scandinavian region experiencing issues with Smash Bros. Club Nintendo promotion
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo has a promotion running all around the world for Super Smash Bros. owners on Wii U and 3DS. By registering both games on Club Nintendo, you can receive a free soundtrack CD and access to Mewtwo DLC this spring.
We haven’t heard about too many issues pertaining to the promotion, but those in the the Scandinavian region are dealing with a major problem. Here’s what reader Håkon sent us:
It seems as though the Scandinavian region is cheated out of the Smash Bros.-promotion with the soundtrack and Mewtwo being provided to those who purchased versions for both the Wii U and the 3DS.
As the 13th of January draws closer, and the last date on which you are allowed to register games for the promotion, Bergsala (the Nordic distributor of all Nintendo games and merchandise) has yet to make any statement on how or if they will provide this promotion to the loyal fans in this region. This is by no means the first time Bergsala is unable to keep up with the content offered by the company in other regions.
I personally attempted to get a statement from Bergsala regarding this matter, but the only reply I got was that they had “no information regarding these campaigns at the moment”. Of course, this could be no more than corporate talk, but there are currently no signs that they have any plans of including us this time around either.
Seems like the Nordic region is yet again left out in the cold.
Hopefully things can get sorted out over there soon!
Video: Miyamoto plays more Mario Kart 8, talks about Nintendo’s upcoming games
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Original 3DS seemingly discontinued in the west
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The original 3DS appears to have been phased out by Nintendo in North America and Europe. It’s practically impossible to find on retailer sites like Toys “R” Us, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. Nintendo’s own website does not sell regular 3DS systems either.
There are listings for the original 3DS on GameStop’s website, though you can’t purchase one online and finding a system in store is next to impossible. Destructoid has also heard from local GameStop employees that Nintendo had outright discontinued the system, and they would no longer be receiving new stock.
The situation is similar in the UK. GameStop’s UK website and retailer GAME only show “new” results for the 3DS XL and the 2DS.
With the 3DS XL and 2DS on the market, it makes sense to phase out the original 3DS. We also have the New 3DS coming sometime this year!
Enlightened Games working on The Song of Seven for Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Back in September 2013, Enlightened Games opened a Kickstarter for “Bliss”. The project was described as “a fantasy puzzle adventure game where the player makes the powerful choice to take control of their own destiny to explore a sacred and mystical land full of physical challenges, inner discovery, and healing.”
Bliss unfortunately fell well short of its Kickstarter goal. However, Enlightened Games came back in full force last year and rebooted the project as “The Song of Seven”. The Song of Seven is “an evolved version of Bliss.” It features similar themes, goals, and visuals as Bliss, but has completely new gameplay, characters, environments, and story.
Nintendo fans will be pleased to hear that The Song of Seven was confirmed for Wii U this past November. It sounds like the first chapter will be launching before the end of this year. In the meantime, take a look at a pre-alpha video shared back in June below.
