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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 5 Comments

Nintendo has posted the North American boxart for Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on 3DS. Check it out above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Bandai Namco have opened up for the teaser website for the recently announced 3DS game Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. You can find it here.

Don’t expect too much though – it really is just a teaser at the moment. Virtually the only thing of interest is the image above, which shows off the game’s art style and some of the characters.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 1 Comment

Square Enix sent out another news blast for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3. We’re able to officially learn about the customization elements, as well as new monsters and characters. Get acquainted with the latest information and screenshots below.

Customize Your Hero

– Change the appearance of the protagonist
– This is a special skill you’ll learn on your adventure
– Change your look from what you decided at the beginning of the story
– Consider your own color coordination and become a “Fashion Master”
– Change the color of your hair, scarf, pants, gloves, and boots
– 12 colors for each section
– These colors are also reflected in story scenes, as well as in the menu screen character artwork

Customize Your Monsters

– New “paint synthesis” element for monsters
– This uses the game’s synthesis system
– Change the color of a monster’s body and its clothing without changing its stats and skills
– “Color Fondue” monsters are the key to paint synthesis
– Color Fondue monster White will tell you about his brothers who were captured by mysterious monsters
– As you come across the six brothers on your journey, you’ll be able to perform paint synthesis
– Your monster’s color will vary based on the Color Fondue you synthesize it with

New Monsters

– New monsters in the game
– King Healslime: A Healslime king
– Regiaccel: A monster able to transform into a motorcycle

New Characters

– The hero who lost his memory will learn the truth about himself and about Break World
– King: King of the Nochora race
– Once had a human companion, and so he provides the hero with support through various means
– Caring Old Woman: a caring old woman with a bad mouth
– Seems to have been an acquaintance of the hero before he lost his memory, and has great expectations of his power
– Mysterious Girl: guides the hero and leads him on an adventure
– She is waiting for the hero to become familiar with the world and significantly grow
– Dark Master: a self-described human “Hunter” and monster master dressed in black clothing
– He is accompanied by a monster that has awakened a violent power, and stands before the protagonist

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 15 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 30,172
PS4 – 25,592
Vita – 18,202
Wii U – 15,398
New 3DS – 6,241
3DS – 4,797
PS3 – 1,939
3DS LL – 1,162
Xbox One – 99

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

New 3DS LL – 37,227
PS4 – 36,559
Vita – 31,338
Wii U – 24,722
New 3DS – 11,610
3DS – 9,698
PS3 – 2,784
3DS LL – 1,944
Xbox One – 293

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 43,394 / NEW
2. [PS4] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 42,263 / NEW
3. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 36,700 / 2,623,786
4. [3DS] Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride to Victory! – 20,992 / NEW
5. [3DS] Monster Strike – 19,576 / 757,807
6. [WIU] Splatoon – 18,455 / 1,201,389
7. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 14,716 / 2,161,824
8. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 14,342 / 767,081
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 13,182 / 621,061
10. [PS3] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 9,771 / NEW
11. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 8,793 / 197,670
12. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 6,546 / 636,070
13. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force – 6,090 / 127,496
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 5,389 / 279,666
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 5,305 / 1,317,679
16. [PS4] GTA V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 4,679 / 58,978
17. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 4,554 / 56,230
18. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 4,408 / 212,221
19. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 4,136 / 42,386
20. [PSV] Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours – 3,675 / NEW

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

Hyrule Warriors Legends is releasing in Japan today at 12am JST and now fans can pre-load the game onto their system to be able to play right away when it launches. Here are some technical details of the download:

• Filesize: 16 101 blocks / 2GB
• Genre: Action
• Players: 1 (you can control up to 4 characters)
• Save data file: 1
• Internet play: special battles
• Local play: trading Renting Skills for your fairy (2 to 4 people), special battles

Nintendo has also confirmed amiibo compatibility for the game which whill work similarly to in Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U:

• the amiibo from The Legend of Zelda series allow you to get rare weapons, once a day
• all the other amiibo allow you to get materials or rupees at random, once a day

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:

– Oshushi theme – 200 yen
– Assassination Classroom theme – 200 yen
– FuRyu theme – 200 yen
– Hatsune Miku Project Mirai Winter Deluxe – 200 yen
– flumpool ‘Yoru wa Nemureru Kai?’ – 200 yen
– team Hiragi ‘Ayanagi Show Time’ – 200 yen
– team Otori with the same track – 200 yen
– High School Star Musical ‘Warera, Ayanagi Gakuen Kao Kai’ – 200 yen
– Gesu no Kiwami Otome ‘Ryoseibai de li ja Nai’ – 200 yen

Videos for a number of today’s themes are posted below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on January 27. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race Wallaby!! (PC Engine, 617 yen)
Medabots: Metabee Version – (GBA, 702 yen)
Medabots: Rokusho Version (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Nazo no Mini Game – 500 yen

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 1 Comment

We’ve seen the final boxart image for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 before, but it was an off-screen shot (and not on the 3DS box). Amazon Japan has now posted a proper look at the packaging. Take a look at it above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Koei Tecmo have published the fourth Hyrule Warriors Legends gameplay video featuring producer Yosuke Hayashi and voice actress Ruriko Aoki. This time, the two of them play various levels side-by-side. Check it out below:

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