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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 28 Comments

During a recent episode of the Corner Office podcast, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick commented on a wide array of topics. Some interesting discussion came about when Kotick was speaking about how he’s been able to get early looks at certain things that would end up having a big impact on society. Kotick referenced the Macintosh and Toy Story, but in the video game industry, his favorite example is the Wii.

Before the Wii was unveiled, Kotick was invited to Nintendo’s headquarters in Japan for a preview of the platform. Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto were both present. Kotick was simply handed a Wii remote, and was asked to try fishing. It all came naturally, and after that demo, he believed “this is going to completely transform video games”.

Kotick’s full words:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Paper Mario: Color Splash – $59.99 (available Friday)

Wii U Download

Act it Out! A Game of Charades – $9.99 (available Monday)
Hurry Up! Bird Hunter – $7.99
Ninja Pizza Girl – $9.99
PSIBO – $4.99
SKORB – $8.99

Wii U Virtual Console

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Reviews, Wii U | 79 Comments

System: Wii U
Release date: October 7, 2016
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher Nintendo

To a certain degree, Paper Mario might just be the most popular spin-off series that the overall Mario franchise has spawned. What Paper Mario lacks in number of titles, it more than compensates with its fleshed out and devastatingly charismatic worlds – for the most part. Home to some of Nintendo fans’ favorite titles, it’s no understatement to say this collection of games might just be one of the best the big N continues to put out, which is why it so confusing they haven’t been treating it that way. With a more than all over the place prequel on 3DS, Color Splash brings this series back to the home console, and hopes to right the wrongs Sticker Star caused. Now, despite looking, feeling, and sounding just like Sticker Star 2, rest easy, because Paper Mario: Color Splash is anything but.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

In November, Nintendo will be releasing a new color scheme for the 2DS across North America. The old look featured a black front with red/blue on the sides. However, in what Nintendo says was an “incident” caused by Luigi, the new look is red/blue on the front and black on the sides. Like other 2DS systems, it’ll cost $80.

Nintendo’s quirky announcement about the color scheme along with the full announcement is attached below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

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

PS4 – 36,251
New 3DS LL – 13,701
2DS – 10,595
Vita – 9,357
New 3DS – 2,655
Wii U – 2,111
PS3 – 907
3DS – 406
Xbox One – 121
3DS LL – 67

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

PS4 – 49,652
New 3DS LL – 15,491
2DS – 14,492
Vita – 9,817
New 3DS – 3,379
Wii U – 2,731
PS3 – 1,105
3DS – 462
Xbox One – 124
3DS LL – 74

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Nintendo is preparing a brand new Animal Crossing: New Leaf update for the fall. It’s a significant one, as numerous features will be added. The primary addition is amiibo functionality, as you’ll be able to unlock new content by scanning figures and cards.

Another new feature was revealed on the Japanese Animal Crossing Twitter account tonight. After applying the patch, you’ll be able to take photos with what Nintendo is calling the “amiibo camera”. Unfortunately, that’s all we really know about it currently.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 1 Comment

The Pokemon Company has sent out an announcement about the wide array of Pokemon Sun/Moon news today. We have official details about Dartrix, Torracat, and Brionne as well as the new features.

First, here are a bunch of new images:

And the information:

London—4 October 2016— The Pokémon Company International showcased a bunch of new information for the latest games in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, coming to Europe on 23 November and available exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

The evolved forms of the three first-partner Pokémon, Dartrix, Torracat and Brionne, were unveiled:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

More news about Pokemon Sun/Moon will be shared very soon. On October 14, the next official update is scheduled.

We’ll have news at the following times:

– 6 AM PT
– 9 AM ET
– 2 PM in the UK
– 3 PM in Europe

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Pokemon Sun/Moon’s Special Demo Version is now confirmed. The download was revealed in today’s latest trailer, confirming a release date of October 18. Players will be able to transfer Ash-Greninja to the full game.

You’ll be able to obtain the demo through two means. Here’s the official lowdown:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos | 27 Comments

The Pokemon Company has come through with the latest update about Sun/Moon. Today, we have a first look at the game’s starter evolutions.

Here are the new trailers in English and Japanese:

Pokemon Sun/Moon’s latest trailer introduces us to Dartrix, Torracat, and Brionne. Aside from that, we’re shown the Festival Plaza, Poke Pelago, return of Mega Evolutions, and a demo version.

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