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New Fire Emblem Game and Next Line of amiibo Among Nintendo Announcements

 REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– During a Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced that the New Nintendo 3DS XL system will launch in the U.S. on Feb. 13 at a suggested retail price of $199.99. New Nintendo 3DS XL offers a number of new enhancements designed to offer the smoothest and most engrossing portable gaming possible. New Nintendo 3DS XL features a wider range of controls with the addition of a C Stick and ZL/ZR buttons, super-stable 3D via face-tracking technology and built-in NFC functionality that allows for communication with amiibo figures.

All of the new features of New Nintendo 3DS XL make it the ideal way to experience upcoming portable games like The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., as well as all other existing Nintendo 3DS software. The system also enhances certain games like Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with amiibo functionality, faster processing speeds and more control options when compared to the Nintendo 3DS system. In addition to the standard hardware in New Red and New Black, two other New Nintendo 3DS XL designs will be available at launch: a system featuring artwork inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and one based on Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate available exclusively at GameStop with the game pre-installed. The three stand-alone New Nintendo 3DS XL models and the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate bundle will all be available on Feb. 13 at suggested retail prices of $199.99 and $229.99, respectively.

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NEW NINTENDO 3DS AND NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL IN STORES IN EUROPE ON SAME DAY – 13th FEBRUARY – AS THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: MAJORA’S MASK 3D AND MONSTER HUNTER 4 ULTIMATE

New Fire Emblem game, IronFall: Invasion and next line of amiibo on the way

14th January 2015 – During a Nintendo Direct presentation aired today, Nintendo announced that New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL systems will release at retail on 13th February, the same day as much-anticipated titles The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, both releasing on Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems in stores and Nintendo eShop.

New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL present a number of new enhancements designed to offer the smoothest and most engrossing portable gaming experiences. New Nintendo 3DS has a screen size 1.2 times larger than that of Nintendo 3DS, while both New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL feature a wider range of controls with the addition of a C Stick and ZL/ZR buttons, super-stable 3D via face-tracking technology and built-in NFC functionality that allows for communication with amiibo figures. While New Nintendo 3DS XL will be available in Metallic Black or Metallic Blue, New Nintendo 3DS will launch in Black or White, but with the addition of a wide range of cover plates – 12 of which will be available at launch, with more to release in future – to customise your system.

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Xenoblade Chronicles X now has a Japanese release date. During today’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that the game will ship on April 29. It remains on track for 2015 in the west.

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Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT / 2 PM in the UK (an hour from now). You can watch streams for the North American, European, and Japanese broadcasts below. Note: the North American presentation is 46 minutes long.

I’ll try keeping this post updated in a live blog fashion, but no promises! Actual news posts are top priority. Still, we will definitely have a summary here throughout the Nintendo Direct.

Updates will follow below. Important news will be published on the site immediately.

New Fire Emblem

– Made by Intelligent Systems
– Kozaki Yusuke making designs
– Story by Shin Kibayashi

Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle, Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition

– Coming west, officially
– Out in May as one package

Pokemon Shuffle

– Puzzle game
– Limit on how many moves you can make for each battle
– Free to play
– Out in February

Wii games on the Wii U eShop

– Games supporting the Classic Controller can also be played using the GamePad controller
– Mario Galaxy 2 available today
– Punch-Out!! on January 29
– Metroid Prime Trilogy on January 29
– Will be available for half price for one week after their release dates
– More Wii titles coming to the eShop

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

– Short presentation with gameplay from Bill Trinen

Next Smash Bros. amiibo

– Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, Ness, Charizard
– These are out on Spring

Super Mario amiibo series

– Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad
– Launches alongside Mario Party 10
– Out March 20 (new amiibo and Mario Party)
– Mario Party 10 works with 9 amiibo
– Special Mario Party 10 bundle with Super Mario amiibo
– In Mario Party 10, use amiibo to unlock themed game pieces and game boards

Captain Toad amiibo supported

– Pixel Toad will be hidden in stages
– March 20 update will add this

Splatoon

– New gameplay and info
– Out in May

Project Treasure

– New Wii U game from Bandai Namco
– Free to download
– Action game

Hyrule Warriors

– New DLC out on February 5
– Tingle, Young Link coming

Xenoblade Chronicles X

– New trailer
– Out on April 29 in Japan

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

– For both Wii U and 3DS
– Cross-buy
– Out March 5

Indie games

– Various titles featured – we’ve covered them before!
– Blek – from Broken Rules and kunabi brother, out February 2015

Story of Seasons

– Out in March

Fossil Fighters Frontier

– Out March 20

New 3DS

– Confirmed for February 13
– XL systems only mentioned for North America

Code Name Steam

– More gameplay and Trinen presentation
– Uses amiibo
– Fire Emblem characters can join your team via amiibo

Smash Bros. 3DS

– amiibo update coming next month

Marth amiibo

– Will be restocked

Ace Combat 3DS game

– Coming west next month

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

– Out in April

IronFall

– Still alive, coming soon, makes use of the New 3DS

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

– Limited edition New 3DS to be sold at GameStop

Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D

– Out in February 13
– Uses the c-stick of the New 3DS
– Pre-order Code Name Steam at GameStop to receive a Majora’s Mask pin
– Special edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS announced

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

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 30,455
Vita – 21,536
PS4 – 19,118
New 3DS – 14,226
Wii U – 10,803
PS3 – 8,216
3DS – 6,685
3DS LL – 6,308
Vita TV – 791
Xbox One – 563

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

New 3DS LL – 76,439
Vita – 56,700
PS4 – 42,216
New 3DS – 40,338
Wii U – 30,031
3DS LL – 19,096
PS3 – 17,867
3DS – 17,293
Vita TV – 1,305
Xbox One – 637

And here are the software charts:

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 74.998 / 2.322.127 (-64%)
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 38.420 / 2.432.659 (-65%)
03./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 23.667 / 2.096.515 (-67%)
04./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 21.453 / 2.412.467 (-53%)
05./04. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 18.884 / 548.128 (-67%)
06./07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 10.281 / 3.074.502 (-57%)
07./09. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥7.171) – 9.460 / 111.229 (-48%)
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 9.211 / 144.876 (-47%)
09./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 8.884 / 889.064 (-69%)
10./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 7.991 / 3.893.111 (-52%)
11./12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 6.640 / 111.050 (-57%)
12./08. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 5.007 / 238.804 (-78%)
13./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 4.691 / 2.454.992 (-64%)
14./13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.27} (¥5.626) – 4.687 / 65.671 (-66%)
15./00. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition] (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 4.641 / 107.614
16./17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 4.067 / 100.468 (-63%)
17./15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184) – 4.052 / 90.569 (-66%)
18./00. [PS3] Shining Resonance # (Sega) {2014.12.11} (¥8.880) – 4.021 / 106.389
19./16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.12.04} (¥5.378) – 3.860 / 73.879 (-65%)
20./00. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 3.764 / 347.793

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The complete Super Smash Bros. Club Nintendo soundtrack listing is in. Between two evenly split CDs, there will be over 70 songs to enjoy.

Read on below for the full listing.

“Red” CD

1. Menu (Original)
2. How to Play (Super Smash Bros. Melee)
3. Ground Theme / Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)
4. Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme (Super Mario 3D Land)
5. Try, Try Again (Mario and Luigi: Dream Team)
6. Kongo Jungle (Donkey Kong Country)
7. Stickerbush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2)
8. Gerudo Valley (Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
9. Full Steam Ahead (The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks)
10. Brinstar (Metroid)
11. Obstacle Course (Spring / Summer) (Yoshi’s Island)
12. Green Greens Ver. 2 (Kirby’s Dreamland)
13. Corneria (Star Fox)
14. Star Wolf / Sector Z (Star Fox 64)
15. “Battle!” (Trainer Battle) (Pokemon X and Y)
16. N’s Castle Medley (Pokemon Black and White)
17. Mute City Ver. 3 (F-Zero)
18. Id (Purpose) (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
19. Wrath of the Reset Bomb (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
20. Dark Pit’s Theme (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
21. Ashley’s Song (WarioWare: Touched!)
22. Tortimer Island Medley (Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
23. Kapp’n’s Song (Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
24. Jogging / Countdown (Punch-Out!!)
25. Gaur Plain (Xenoblade)
26. You Will Know Our Names (Xenoblade)
27. Balloon Fight Medley (Balloon Fight)
28. Bath Time Theme (Vocal Mix) (Nintendogs)
29. Save the World, Heroes! (Find Mii II)
30. Tomodachi Life (Tomodachi Life)
31. Pac-Man (Club Mix) (Pac-Man)
32. Tetris: Type A (Tetris)
33. Trophy Rush (Original)
34. Multi-Man Smash (Original)
35. Credits (Original)
36. Online Practice Stage (Original)

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