Nintendo Download (04/07/16, Europe): Mario & Sonic Rio 2016, Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Asdivine Hearts – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Lovely Planet – €9.99/ £7.99 / CHF 9.00 (€8.49/ £6.74 / CHF 7.50 for users who downloaded Lovely Planet Event Preview during the Nindies@home promotion with the same NNID until 07/05/2016 22:59 UTC.)
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus – €13.34/ £12.09 / CHF 18.80
Epic Dumpster Bear – €9.49/ £7.49 / CHF 9.99
SUPER ROBO MOUSE – €4.49/ £4.09 / CHF 6.30
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii) – €19.99/ £17.99 / CHF 28.00
3DS Retail
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – €39.99/ £34.99 / CHF 51.90
3DS Download
Witch & Hero 2 – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 4.80
3DS Themes
Frozen – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Mickey & Friends – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Stitch – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50
The Little Mermaid – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50
eShop Sales
Wii U
99Seconds – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 05/05/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Darts Up – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 05/05/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Rock ‘N Racing Off Road – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 05/05/2016, regular price €5.99 / £5.39/ CHF 8.40
Joe’s Diner – €7.19/ £5.39 / CHF 7.19 until 21/04/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Kung Fu FIGHT! – €1.49/ £1.11 / CHF 1.49 until 14/07/2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.49 / CHF 1.99
Master Reboot – €5.99/ £4.99 / CHF 8.40 until 05/05/2016, regular price €11.99 / £9.99/ CHF 16.80
Nano Assault Neo – €7.49/ £6.70 / CHF 10.50 until 28/04/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99/ CHF 14.00
SteamWorld Dig – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 21/04/2016, regular price €8.99 / £6.99/ CHF 8.99
3DS
Football Up Online – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80 until 05/05/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.59/ CHF 5.60
Funfair Party Games – €4.99/ £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 21/04/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99/ CHF 6.99
Jewel Match 3 – €4.99/ £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 21/04/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99/ CHF 6.99
Pazuru – €4.49/ £2.99 / CHF 5.99 until 21/04/2016, regular price €5.99 / £5.39/ CHF 8.40
Undead Bowling – €5.59/ £3.99 / CHF 5.59 until 21/04/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99/ CHF 6.99
Permanent price drops
3DS
The Magic Hammer – €2.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.20; previously €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Source: Nintendo PR
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Rumor: Nintendo has ceased production of DS cartridges worldwide
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Rumors | 29 Comments
According to a tweet from Canadian retailer Video Games Plus, Nintendo has ceased production of DS cartridges. The retailer does promise its own set of exclusive restocks for the near future, however.
Video Games Plus sent out the following message a little while ago:
Bad News: Nintendo has discontinued production of DS carts worldwide Good News: VGP has a bunch of EXCLUSIVE DS GAME restocks coming in soon
— VGP Video Games Plus (@VideoGamesPlus_) April 3, 2016
Nintendo has not officially confirmed that it has stopped production of DS carts worldwide. But given the fact that Video Games Plus is a retailer, they could very well have this sort of information as its disposal.
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Yoshinori Ono on other Street Fighter characters he’d like to see in Smash, Nintendo vs. Capcom talk
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 22 Comments
StreetPass UK spoke with Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono last month. During the chat, the Street Fighter producer was asked about other characters from the series he’d like to see in Smash. He also showed some interest in something like Nintendo vs. Capcom when asked about Smash Bros. characters that could be a good fit in Street Fighter.
Here’s the full interview:
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
More: Capcom, interview, top, Yoshinori Ono
A look at some Xenoblade Chronicles X concept art
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Towards the very end of last year, a special Xenoblade Chronicles X art book came out in Japan. This features over 300 pages of goodness showing characters, enemies, Dolls, and much more.
One section of the book is particularly interesting. This is the “Unidentified Material” portion that mainly highlights concepts with art that didn’t make it into the final game. Below, you can find some of these images along with translations for the different pages.
Page 1
Protagonist (name undecided)
A rough sketch of a young man in his late twenties is found! He ended up as “protagonist” since the name was undecided, but the personality feels different from the avatar of Xenoblade Chronicles X. So that means this character is…!?
Page 2
Father
Just introduced as “Father”, this rough sketch of a mysterious character has rough facial hair. The title probably doesn’t mean age[*], so is he someone’s father?
[* The used Japanese word may mean a father or an old man in general]Reina Sakuraba
This is a rough sketch of a beautiful character who has an aura of a heroine. One can imagine that she is related to Sakuraba Industries because of her surname…
More: Monolith Soft, top, Xenoblade Chronicles X
First 80’s Overdrive details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 7 Comments
Last month, we found out about the very neat-looking 3DS game 80’s Overdrive. It was clear that the game is a racer… but that’s pretty much all we knew. To find out more, we reached out to the developer.
Just three team members are working on 80’s Overdrive: artist/designer Rafa? Kemnitz, a programmer who also handles music and sound effects, and “a part-time hardcore game tester.” Insane Code, the developer’s programmer company, will be publishing.
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[Let’s Talk] Early Miitomo and My Nintendo thoughts
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Mobile | 34 Comments
Let’s Talk #44: Early Miitomo and My Nintendo thoughts
Nintendo launched two important things outside of Japan this week: Miitomo and My Nintendo. For the uninitiated, Miitomo is Nintendo’s very first mobile app while My Nintendo is the company’s brand new rewards service.
Both of these have been out for a few days now. Have you had a chance to try either of them out? If so, what are your thoughts thus far? No matter how you feel, let us know in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: What do you think of Pokemon GO?
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Nintendo Everything comic #3: Don’t fix what ain’t Brokémon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Comics | 17 Comments
We’re back with a new weekly comic for you! With Pokémon Sun/Moon buzz in the air, we felt now would be a perfect time to feature this upcoming 3DS release.
Here’s today’s comic (click for full size):
Don and I have been talking about some potentially neat ways to involve the community with some of our comics. Hopefully we’ll have something to share on that front very soon!
Update: Nothing – First Pokemon Sun/Moon footage to air on a Japanese show next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 31 Comments
Update (4/2): Bumped to the top. Nothing new was shown, sadly. Masuda was in attendance, but they only went over the trailer that was shown during the Pokemon Direct in February. This was technically the first TV airing of the video, but it’s disappointing nonetheless!
Original (3/26): It was already made clear that we’d be getting a proper look at Pokemon Sun/Moon in the near future thanks to CoroCoro’s upcoming issue. However, we now have confirmation that gameplay will be shared very soon.
Next week’s episode of the Japanese variety show Pokenchi (Gathering at the Pokemon House) is confirmed to show the first TV aired footage of the new games. Game Freak director Junichi Masuda should also be in attendance to talk about Sun/Moon.
Pokenchi’s upcoming episode airs on April 3 in Japan.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun, top
The top 10 Donkey Kong Country songs
Posted on 8 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in Features, General Nintendo, Random | 10 Comments
No April Fools’ Day news story from us, but we do have something that fits in with the festivities…
The Donkey Kong Country series is well known for the high quality of its music. With the atmospheric score of David Wise, the quirky tunes of Eveline Fischer and the unforgettable melodies of that other guy, it’s a franchise full of famous songs. So with that in mind, it’s worth highlighting the finest tracks that formed the soundtrack to our childhoods. Here are ten of the best tracks inspired by the hit video game:
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Miitomo is the most-downloaded iOS game in the U.S. in its first day
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 46 Comments
Based on a report from market-tracking firm Sensor Tower (as relayed by GamesBeat), Miitomo is currently the most-downloaded game for iPhone and iPad in the United States. Even though it’s a free download, it’s an impressive feat for a title that only just launched today.
With its initial success, Sensor Tower believes that Miitomo could surpass 200,000 downloads on the iPhone alone after 24 hours given averages for past apps that have topped the charts. Another 20,000 downloads would likely stem from the iPad. Of course, this doesn’t account for how Miitomo has done on Android.
