Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon launched in North America last week. Our friends in Europe were forced to wait slightly longer for the games, but they released in PAL regions a few days ago as well. Now that everyone has had some time to experience Sun/Moon, it’s time to talk about them.
How many of you are playing through the new 3DS titles currently? If you are, do you have any particular thoughts about them? Do you like the new Trials, or do you prefer the old Gym system? What are your favorite/least favorite Pokemon introduced this generation? Tell us how you feel about Pokemon Sun/Moon in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: Will you be buying Super Mario Run?
Five games from Circle Entertainment are now just $1 on the 3DS eShop. Fairune, KAMI, The Legend of Dark Witch, Tappingo, and Witch & Hero can be downloaded for that small price. The discounts are valid until December 1.
When The Game Awards 2016 nominees were initially announced, AM2R and Pokemon Uranium were both included for “Best Fan Game”. Last weekend though, it was discovered that both had been pulled from the ballot.
During a Twitch stream this week, The Game Awards 2016 creator and host Geoff Keighley commented on why the two fan games were taken down from the category. His explanation is largely what most expected.
Keighley said that the show “couldn’t obtain the clearance” to have AM2R and Pokemon Uraniun represented at The Game Awards. Game companies find out about the nominees at the same time as everyone else. “It became clear once we announced the nominees that we weren’t going to be able to get clearance on those games from Nintendo,” Keighley said. Had AM2R and Pokemon Uranium remained as nominees, The Game Awards 2016 could have been “potentially at risk for take down” – just like the games themselves earlier in the year.
Head past the break for Keighley’s full comments.
Wii U Virtual Console games come with a special upgrade price for those who originally bought them on Wii. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, which hit the North American eShop on Thursday, is supposed to be the latest example of this. However, we’re hearing reports that the discounted price simply isn’t showing up.
Readers TruExtent and 1056kirby both reached out to Nintendo’s customer support service to investigate the problem. In both instances, they were told that it’s being worked on. It could take up to a couple of weeks before the discounted price of $2 begins to appear, though.
TOMY’s new Z-Ring toy interacts with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. When using a Z-Move, it lights up to correspond with what’s happening in-game.
GameXplain now has a brief video showing how the Z-Ring toy works. It actually uses sound from the 3DS to detect when it should be lighting up. Have a look at the Z-Ring in action below.
Towards the beginning of next month, Joindots will be bringing Bridge Constructor Playground to the European Wii U eShop. A listing on the store indicates that the title is planned for December 8.
As the title suggests, Bridge Constructor Playground is all about bridge building. You can create your own bridges over deep valleys, canals, and rivers in over 30 levels.
Continue on below for a trailer, and head past the break for more details with an official overview.
Two new Nintendo-related figures were shown off at Mega Hobby Expo 2016 Autumn earlier today. One is from Pokemon while the other is based on Mega Man.
First, an Ash figure with Charizard and Pikachu is on the way. It’s a part of MegaHouse’s G.E.M. Series and is slated for spring.
We also have a look at an upcoming product depicting a key moment from Mega Man X with Mega Man and Zero. Yoshihiro Iwamoto, who worked on the Mega Man X manga, is involved with the piece.
We’ve included a few photos of both figures below.
Next month, HORI will release three new Pokemon travel pouches for 3DS. Each one is officially licensed by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos are the three options available.
Each pouch is a two-tone case compatible with New 3DS XL, 3DS XL, and 3DS systems. There are also pockets for cell phones, adapters, chargers, game cards, and more. HORI is including clip-on shoulder strap, belt loops, and carabiner.
These pouches should be coming out on December 20.
