An all-white New 3DS XL system might be arriving at some point in Europe. Towards the end of today’s Nintendo Badge Arcade trailer, the system is pictured alongside the standard New 3DS, which is already available in the region. Either Nintendo made an honest mistake, or we’ll be seeing an announcement soon!
A bunch of screenshots and art have come in for Nintendo Badge Arcade, which was just announced for Europe. Take a look at the various images below.
Collectible Badge Center is finally making its way outside of Japan. Today, it’s been announced that the application is launching in Europe via the 3DS eShop on Friday. The download will be distributed for free.
Here’s an overview of Nintendo Badge Arcade:
In this lively arcade run by a chatty rabbit, players can take a shot at crane games and similar classic amusements, collecting badges based on Nintendo games and series like Mario Kart, Splatoon and Animal Crossing. Badges can be used to decorate the HOME Menu, with some even usable instead of the standard system icons that access, among others, Nintendo eShop and StreetPass Mii Plaza – perfect for total HOME Menu makeovers.
Every day, visitors to the arcade get five free plays on a practice machine: it only offers dummy badges, but with skill and a little bit of luck, players can win free plays for the machines packed with real badges. Plays can also be bought at a price of £0.90 / €1.00 for five plays (All prices are Nintendo eShop prices, inclusive of applicable VAT).
Players can show off their unique HOME Menu designs via Miiverse, and check out other creators’ designs for inspiration. There’ll be plenty to discover in the weeks and months following launch too, as the badges and machines on offer will change regularly, opening up even more customisation possibilities.
It’s not yet known if/when Nintendo Badge Arcade will be releasing in North America. For now, watch a trailer for the application below.
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Halo 5: Guardiains (XBO) – 10/9/9/10
Atelier Sophie (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (3DS) – 8/8/7/9
Dream Girl Premier (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Unmechanical:Extended (PS4/PS3) – 8/7/8/7
Girl Friend Beta Kimi to Sugosu Natsuyasumi (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
Omega Labyrinth (PSV) – 7/7/7/8
Atlantic Quest (3DS) – 7/7/7/8
Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Bad Apple Wars (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Airship Q (PSV) – 7/8/7/6
Once again, another new weapon will be added to Splatoon free of charge. The Neo Sploosh-o-matic is a variant of the regular Sploosh-o-matic with Point Sensors and the Kraken special.
The weapon will be available at the usual times – tomorrow morning in Japan, nighttime in Europe and this evening in North America.
NintenDaan has uploaded several new Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash videos to his Youtube channel. They show off gameplay on the game’s various courts and some of the in-game options. Check out the playlist below:
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
2. Yo-kai Watch
3. Mario Kart 7
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
5. Persona Q
6. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
7. Resident Evil: Revelations
8. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
9. Shovel Knight
10. Smash Controller
11. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
12. Super Mario Bros.
13. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
14. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
15. The Legend of Zelda
16. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butdoen
17. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
18. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
19. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
20. Etrian Odyssey IV
Videos
1. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
2. Yo-kai Watch Panic Commercial
3. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Launch Trailer
4. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Full Trailer
5. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
6. Yo-kai Watch E3 2015 Trailer
7. Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets Trailer
8. The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure Trailer
9. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Trailer
10. 3DS Holiday 2015 Commercial
11. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – The Princess Tells All
12. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Monsters of the Court Trailer
13. The Legend of Legacy Full Trailer
14. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
15. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon E3 2015 Trailer
16. Fire Emblem Fates E3 2015 Trailer
17. IronFall Trailer
18. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Trailer
19. New 3DS XL – Aren’t you forgetting something?
20. Yo-kai Watch General Gameplay Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Nintendo updated the Japanese Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival website earlier today with more footage from the game. A video with a look at the different mini-games can be found below.
Last week, a New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward demo came to the European 3DS eShop. Take a look at some footage from the download below.
Something else worth mentioning: the demo takes up about 2,500 blocks of space.
Thanks to Maddy P for the tip.
Atlus posted a new unboxing video for Stella Glow’s launch edition. To watch it, take a look at the video below.
All Stella Glow pre-order copies
contain the launch edition. This also goes for a select number of day one copies.
