Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen recently launched in Japan. Check out some footage of the game below.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Cutie Pets Jump Rope – $1.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Konami Krazy Racers – $6.99
3DS Download
Pet Hospital – $29.99
3DS Demo
I Love My Pony
eShop Sales
Wii U and 3DS
Nintendo eShop Cyber Deals are here! Gaming fans can save up to 50 percent on a selection of top-rated Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games until Dec. 2 at 8:59 a.m. PT. Head to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS to see these great deals.
Wii U
– Rock ’N Racing Off Road is 50 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and more from Nordic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 3
– Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack is 40 percent off (reduced from $49.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 4.
3DS
– Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai is more than 25 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $6.70) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 17.
– Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 3.
Activities
National StreetPass Weekend: Thanksgiving Edition – After you fill up on turkey, be sure to load up on StreetPass tags during the Thanksgiving National StreetPass Weekend (Nov. 26 – Nov. 29). Stop by any of the more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots across North America with your Nintendo 3DS system to get up to six StreetPass tags from across the globe. If you’re playing the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, you might even run into Felyne, a special character inspired by the Monster Hunter series.
Miiverse Fan Faves Sweepstakes – What do you think were the best Nintendo games of 2015? Make your voice heard and earn a chance to win some cool prizes by entering the Fan Faves Sweepstakes. Head to the Miiverse Fan Faves 2015 community from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3 to vote for Nintendo 3DS games and from Dec. 4 to Dec. 6 for Wii U games. Good luck!
Source: Nintendo PR
Square Enix has heavily discounted a variety of games as part of its Black Friday 2015 sale.
On DS, there are quite a notable standouts. Here’s the full lineup:
Chrono Trigger – $6
Dragon Quest IV – $9
Dragon Quest V – $12
Exit – $6
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time – $9
Final Fantasy IV – $6
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 – $6
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fate – $12
Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light – $6
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – $7.50
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded – $9
Space Bust-a-Move – $6
Space Invaders Extreme 2 – $6
The World Ends with You – $6
There also a few 3DS discounts:
Bust-a-Move Universe – $8
Heroes of Ruin – $12
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – $12
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Limited Edition – $10
You can find all of Square Enix’s offerings here.
On December 5, Disney XD will be airing a special Mario Kart tournament. “Clash of Karts: Mario Kart 8” features a battle between four two-person teams of kids ages 13 to 17, all of whom were coached by YouTube stars Mari Takahashi, Meghan Camarena, Seth Bling, and Andre Meadows. You can watch the action unfold at 8 PM.
This isn’t the first time Nintendo has teamed up with Disney XD. Most recently, the network had a one-hour special based on the Nintendo World Championships 2015.
Nintendo has updated Miiverse once again. It’s a bit on the small side though, and it only applies to 3DS.
Following today’s update, users will now find that 10 posts are shown in your Play Journal and 15 posts on other areas. Prior to this, 20 posts were displayed across the social network. Nintendo has also improved Miiverse so that error messages are less likely to be encountered.
Dragon Quest X has been out for a while in Japan. Over the years, three “versions” of the MMO were released that expanded its world. Next week, on December 3rd, a compilation will be released that includes all three versions. Check out the reveal trailer below:
Four new catchers containing badges from Mario Kart 8 have been added to the European version of Nintendo Badge Arcade today. If you spend money to get 10 paid plays, you will also receive an exclusive Mario Kart 8 3DS theme.
Walmart has added the 8-bit Mario amiibo to its website. Naturally though, due to Black Friday, the retailer is being absolutely slammed at the moment. That means you’ll probably have some issues adding the figure to your cart. It might be easier to try nabbing him later in the day!
I’ll also quickly mention that some other Walmart deals that we previously posted about are now starting to go live. That includes the Smash Bros. and Splatoon Wii U bundle for $250.
The latest Japanese Hyrule Warriors Legends trailer shows off Skull Kid, one of the new playable characters in the game. View the video below.
Dementium Remastered is just a few days away from launch, as it’s coming to the North American 3DS eShop next Thursday. Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham has now confirmed that the game takes up 1,024 blocks of space. That amounts to 128MB of space.
