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Posted on 11 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News | 27 Comments

EA and Nintendo have had an interesting and tumultuous relationship over the last few years. To help clarify (or fuel?) the situation with EA on the handheld site of their publishing, COO Peter Moore recently had the following to say:

“We were supportive of both of those platforms,” Moore said. “But then you’ve got finite resources and you’ve got teams that say, ‘We really think that two or three years from now, these are the platforms that people are going to be consuming games on.’ And you look at the quality of what you can do on phones and tablets… Sometimes strategy is not about what you do but what you don’t do, and you have to make some hard calls when you’ve got only so many people. To my point, we’ve got to be planning for FY 17 and 18. Do you think the Vita and 3DS are going to be around in some shape or fashion by then on a scale level?”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments

TreeFall Studios’ first-person horror adventure “The Letter” appears to be coming to the North American Wii U eShop next week. The digital store has the game listed for a July 10 launch. Pricing is set at $1.99.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Yacht Club Games is open to the idea of cross-buy for Shovel Knight. Just don’t expect it anytime soon, as it’s something the studio would have to consider it first.

Yacht Club said on Twitter:

Cross-buy is a much-welcomed feature on Nintendo platforms, but it has a long ways to go. It’s only available in Europe at present (with one game thus far), and the functionality seems to be limited to buying the 3DS version first and then picking up the Wii U edition for free.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

During the week of June 16, Pokemon Art Academy launched in Japan. While it only moved 31,080 copies, the game sold through 70.11 percent of its initial shipment.

Pokemon Art Academy actually could have sold even more if not for a recent Nintendo promotion. The title was made free (starting this month and lasting through the end of July) as part of Nintendo’s Recommended Monthly Software Campaign. You also have to consider that overall sales slowed during the week due to it being the week before payday.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

If you pre-order Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley at GameStop, you’ll be provided with a special bonus. The retailer is giving out a plush dog when the game launches. This offer is valid both in-store and online.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Magic Pockets, the developer of today’s newly-announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for 3DS, is working on an unannounced Wii U title. That’s according to a listing on the studio’s website.

No word on what Magic Pockets is working on for Wii U at this time. There is a strong possibility that the project in question is for Activision, and it could always be a licensed game.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

This isn’t a completely brand new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS trailer, but it appears to be a new arrangement. There are a few new gameplay scenes/snippets in there – like the brief Steel Diver bit.

Thanks to Jan for the tip.

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