Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 18 Comments

EA once had plans to create a Pokemon competitor for DS, according to Nic Watt. Watt is currently at Nnooo, but previously worked at EA as a creative director.

In a recent episode of the GameHugs podcast, Watt stated:

“Working with EA was a completely different experience [to working with a small studio] as we had the longest prototyping period I’ve had for any game I’ve worked on: it was amazing. EA wanted this game where the idea and it was going to be their Pokémon game. They didn’t have an RPG in the handheld space and they really wanted one. We did a lot of paper-based prototyping for the battle mechanics and even made a whole card game. Then we got the people from Criterion – who worked on Burnout and with the studio – in [to test it]. That’s the good thing when you have a company of 300 people, you can just ask ‘do you guys want to come in and play our game for the afternoon.’ The team did find it hard because the prototyping was so long, and a lot of things got reset from time to time. But by the time I left, it still had not hit full production and I know that was really tough for a lot of people.”

Even though EA put quite a number of development resources into the mystery project, it never saw the day of light. It’d be interesting to see what it looks like!

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 17,122
Vita – 10,280
Wii U – 3,527
New 3DS – 3,184
PS3 – 1,143
PS4 – 560
3DS – 412
Xbox One – 232
3DS LL – 113

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

New 3DS LL – 19,824
Vita – 10,081
Wii U – 4,468
New 3DS – 3,975
PS4 – 1,828
PS3 – 1,204
3DS – 507
3DS LL – 137
Xbox One – 126

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 22,992 / 1,204,651
2. [PS4] Tokyo Xanadu eX+ – 15,069 / NEW
3. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 7,356 / 114,628
4. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions – 7,002 / 152,418
5. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 6,229 / 169,170
6. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 5,806 / 428,339
7. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition – 5,774 / 17,723
8. [PS4] F1 2016 – 5,443 / NEW
9. [PSV] Geten no Hana with Yume Akari: Aizouban – 5,304 / NEW
10. [PS4] Tales of Berseria – 5,203 / 214,375
11. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 5,082 / 2,889,923
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 4,907 / 1,465,416
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 4,213 / 1,465,416
14. [PS3] Tales of Berseria – 3,832 / 102,888
15. [PSV] Yuukyuu no Tierblade: Lost Chronicle – 3,369 / NEW
16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 3,009 / 235,952
17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (New Price Edition) – 2,714 / 156,420
18. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 2,709 / 92,741
19. [PS4] The King of Fighters XIV – 2,693 / 28,511
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 2,540 / 90,273

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 27 Comments

A new Paper Mario: Color Splash trailer is now live, going by the name “The Adventure Unfolds”. Get a look at the video below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News | 29 Comments

In Japan, it’s already September 14. You know what that means! The GameCube is now officially 15 years old. Nintendo originally launched the console in Japan on September 14, 2001.

The GameCube wasn’t Nintendo’s most successful system, but that doesn’t mean it lacked great games. Metroid Prime, Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, Pikmin, and Smash Bros. Melee are among the more memorable titles. The design itself is also unforgettable with the handle on the back!

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Posted on 7 years ago by Philip(@P_Trah) in 3DS, Reviews | 14 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: September 16, 2016
Developer: ArtePiazza / Square Enix
Publisher Nintendo

Dragon Quest has had a very interesting history outside of Japan. Known earlier as Dragon Warrior in North America due to trademark issues, the series wasn’t nearly as popular over here as it was in Japan, being somewhat of a cultural phenomenon overseas. Despite its very low sales in the states, the various games have been relatively well received by those who’ve given the franchise a shot, and over the years have garnered a fairly large fan base in the west. Square Enix, in partnership with Nintendo, has now fully remade one of the most beloved entries in the series for the 3DS: Dragon Warrior VII. So, how does Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past hold up not only as a remake, but also as a brand new title on Nintendo’s handheld?

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 19 Comments

Following in the footsteps of Pokemon Origins, Pokemon Generations has been announced. It’s a new animated series that revisits each generation of the Pokemon games “to shed new light on some timeless moments.” We’ll see “the earliest days in the Kanto region to the splendor of the Kalos region”.

18 episodes of Pokemon Generations will air each week through December 23. You can expect each one to be around three to five minutes long.

Here’s a trailer:

The first two episodes of Pokemon Generations debuts this Friday at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe on The Pokemon Company’s YouTube channel. Check out some art below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 15 Comments

Yacht Club Games has been hard at work on Shovel Knight’s next campaign. Today, the studio shared an update as to when it’ll be available.

The campaign is still quite far off actually. In an image posted to Yacht Club Games’ Twitter, a release window of Spring 2017 was announced. We also have a final name: “Specter of Torment”.

Here’s the relevant tweet:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

This month’s issue of CoroCoro has started to leak, bringing the latest Pokemon Sun/Moon news with it.

First, we have news about evolutions for Rockruff. The Pokemon becomes Lugarugan and has a different appearance based on it evolves during the day or night. Rockruff’s day form occurs when bathed in the rays of the sun. When full of the night’s power, it becomes the night form.

We also have a look at two Ultra Beasts called UB02, UB02 Beauty and UB02 Expansion. UB02 Expansion is shown appearing in Pokemon Sun, facing off against Tapu Koko and UB02 Beauty up against Tapu Koko in Pokemon Moon. While UB01’s name is a mystery, it may have a deep meaning.

In non-gaming news, CoroCoro also provides a first look at the Pokemon Sun/Moon anime, which will be airing in November. Ash will receive a Z-Ring and meet the Melemele Island Guardian, Tapu Koko. During the show, Ash is going to school and his goal is to graduate “like never before”.

For its next issue, CoroCoro teases that the magazine will show the true strengths of Type: Null.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Aenigma Os – €6.49 / £4.99 / CHF 8.99
Brick Breaker – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Gear Gauntlet – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99
Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing – €4.95 / £4.45 / CHF 6.94 until September 22, 22:59 UTC; regularly €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20
MikroGame: Rotator – €1.99 / £1.89 / CHF 2.99
Shooty Space – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Wii U Virtual Console

Metroid Prime: Hunters – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Wii U Demo

Just Dance 2017

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Bandai Namco is updating One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum and Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden in a rather interesting way. The two games, both of which are 2D fighters created by Arc System Works, will allow for cross-play before the end of this year. Players will be able to battle against each other locally or online, according to the One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum website.

An update is planned for release to enable the functionality in early November. It will be free to all players.

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