Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (pre-order for case)
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (pre-order for capybara plushie) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

amiibo

Poochy – Best Buy

Accessories

Retro Fighters Pro NES Controller to NES Classic Edition Adapter – Amazon

Books

The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon
The Art of Splatoon – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 Amazon

Canada

Wii U

Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3DS

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns

Books

Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5

UK

Wii U

Darksiders Warmastered Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3DS

Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Ball Fusions

Books

The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild – new art in celebration of New Year’s

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments

Nintendo has once again shared a new piece of Zelda: Breath of the Wild art in celebration of a holiday. This time, the image shown above is for New Year’s.

Nintendo previously posted art for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. Find those here, here, and here.

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140 Japanese devs choose the games that impressed them the most in 2016, Pokemon GO earns plenty of votes

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Mobile, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

4Gamer asked 140 Japanese developers about the games that impressed them the most this year. Pokemon GO was one of the top picks, earning 20 votes. Other representatives on Nintendo platforms include Pokemon Sun/Moon and Zero Time Dilemma with 2 votes each.

The full results can be found below.

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Japan’s best-selling games of November 2016

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of November 2016. You can check out the full results below.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Guardians concept art

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo is back with another piece of concept art from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Today’s image focuses on the game’s Guardians, a type of enemy in the game. See the concept art above.

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Media Create software sales (12/19/16 – 12/25/16) – Top 50

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./02. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 279.436 / 2.858.396 (+40%)
02./03. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 269.368 / 717.528 (+60%)
03./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 174.180 / 512.159 (-48%)
04./00. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 132.875 / NEW
05./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 51.723 / 1.018.699 (+152%)
06./07. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} (¥4.700) – 47.688 / 102.711 (+71%)
07./06. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 39.438 / 854.041 (-11%)
08./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 32.213 / 247.941 (+97%)
09./05. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life # (Sega) {2016.12.08} (¥8.190) – 29.917 / 292.677 (-33%)
10./12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥4.800) – 25.442 / 131.167 (+63%)
11./13. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush (Nintendo) {2016.10.20} (¥4.700) – 23.708 / 127.887 (+52%)
12./08. [3DS] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Heroes (Konami) {2016.12.15} (¥4.500) – 22.412 / 49.085 (-16%)
13./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 22.289 / 74.984 (+53%)
14./00. [3DS] Osomatsu-San: Matsu Matsuri! # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.12.22} (¥4.800) – 16.911 / NEW
15./19. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 15.860 / 1.532.079 (+83%)
16./18. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 15.359 / 511.880 (+44%)
17./25. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories # (Capcom) {2016.10.08} (¥5.800) – 15.021
18./15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.571) – 14.754 / 2.502.935 (+2%)
19./04. [PSV] SaGa: Scarlet Grace (Square Enix) {2016.12.15} (¥6.800) – 14.499 / 79.464 (-78%)
20./22. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 14.364

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Media Create sales (12/19/16 – 12/25/16)

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Update (12/29): Replaced Famitsu data with Media Create.

Original (12/28): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 111,513
PS4 – 90,140
Vita – 57,170
2DS – 51,077
New 3DS – 13,694
PS4 Pro – 10,098
Wii U – 8,348
PS3 – 1,234
Xbox One – 830
3DS – 169
3DS LL – 109

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 84,823
PS4 – 70,031
2DS – 39,218
Vita – 36,214
PS4 Pro – 9,317
New 3DS – 9,149
Wii U – 5,095
Xbox One – 1,872
PS3 – 925
3DS – 226
3DS LL – 62

And here are the software charts:

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Devil’s Third servers officially taken offline

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 17 Comments

We found out this past summer that the servers for Devil’s Third would be taken offline. That day has finally come. If you try playing the game online, you’ll be greeted with the message above. It was fun while it lasted I suppose!

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Paper Mario: Color Splash dev on paint inspiration, approach to combat, says team put in its full effort

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments

Game Informer has now published its full interview with Paper Mario: Color Splash producer Kensuke Tanabe. Tanabe was asked about a variety of topics, including the inspiration behind repainting the world, whether the team ever considered ditching combat entirely, and the team’s sense is for what fans of the Paper Mario series would like to see in the future.

Continue on below for a roundup of Tanabe’s notable responses. Read the full interview on Game Informer here.