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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 22,437
PS4 – 17,596
Vita – 10,027
New 3DS – 5,400
Wii U – 4,702
PS3 – 1,192
3DS – 835
3DS LL – 135
Xbox One – 52

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

New 3DS LL – 24,382
PS4 – 17,433
Vita – 11,240
Wii U – 5,593
New 3DS – 5,354
PS3 – 1,064
3DS – 931
3DS LL – 225
Xbox One – 56

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Tales of Berseria – 173,537 / NEW
2. [PS3] Tales of Berseria – 76,186 / NEW
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 62,343 / 1,120,378
4. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions – 18,343 / 127,652
5. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 16,370 / 144,106
6. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 12,365 / 407,297
7. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 9,786 / 91,410
8. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 9,353 / 2,871,259
9. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 8,155 / 223,510
10. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,297 / 81,445
11. [PSV] Collar x Malice – 7,271 / NEW
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,459 / 854,061
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 5,772 / 1,452,067
14. [PSV] Toukiden 2 – 5,434 / 86,122
15. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank – 5,114 / 32,648
16. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V – 4,636 / 109,676
17. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 4,436 / 24,977
18. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary – 4,099 / 24,459
19. [PS4] Toukiden 2 – 3,756 / 68,275
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection – 3,626 / 81,823

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 11 Comments

Update (8/23): Niantic’s site post indicated that the new Pokemon GO update was available yesterday, but it looks like it took a bit longer than expected to fully roll out. It should be fully available on both iOS and Android now.

Original (8/22): A new Pokemon GO update can now be downloaded on all devices. The new version is 0.35.0 for Android and 1.5.0 for iOS.

The big addition this time around is the Pokemon Appraisal. Here’s the lowdown on that:

“Trainers will now be able to learn about a Pokémon’s attack and defense capabilities from their Team Leader (Candela, Blanche or Spark) to determine which of their Pokémon have the most potential for battle.”

Niantic also says there are “Minor bot fixes” with today’s update.

It’s also worth mentioning that the company says it’s “still working hard on several new and exciting features to come in the future”.

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

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of July 2016. The results can be found below.

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Overwatch
3. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4. Monster Hunter: Generations **
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
6. Minecraft **
7. NBA 2K16
8. Doom 2016 **
9. Destiny: The Taken King
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

Note: Games marked with ** designate no digital sales.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

Nintendo will be attending PAX West early next month. Today, the company unveiled its lineup and plans for the show.

Playable games include Dragon Quest VII, Yo-kai Watch 2, and indie games Punch Club, Runbow Pocket, Severed, and World to the West.

Nintendo’s full plans for PAX West 2016 are as follows:

Nindies@Night: For the second year, Nintendo will kick off its PAX West activities with an event at the EMP Museum in Seattle. The event is free and open to the public and will give people a chance to sample both first playable and anticipated video games from our Nindie community. Playable games include Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games), Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games), Shantae Half-Genie Hero (WayForward/XSEED), Severed (Drinkbox Studios), World to the West (Rain Games), FAST Racing NEO – NEO Future Pack (Shin’en) and SteamWorld Heist (Image & Form) for the Wii U console, and Runbow Pocket (13AM Games), Punch Club (tiny Build Games), Severed (Drinkbox Studios), Azure Striker GUNVOLT 2 (INTI CREATES), Noitu Love: Devolution (MP2 Games) and Gurumin: A Monsterous Adventure (Mastiff) for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Attendees will also have the chance to snag some giveaways and prizes, while supplies last. Additionally, all attendees will have access to EMP’s Indie Game Revolution exhibit, which includes newly installed titles from the Nintendo independent community. The Nindies@Night event takes place 8 p.m.-midnight on Sept. 1 at the EMP Museum, 325 Fifth Ave. N in Seattle.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 7 Comments

Japanese publication V-Jump stealthily released some new gameplay footage of Pokemon Sun & Moon today. However, it doesn’t show any new Pokemon or battles – instead, it shows a way to earn some money on Alola. The footage shows the male trainer undertaking a part-time job at a beach tossing some stranded Pyukumuku back into the ocean. Pyukumuku, a recently revealed new Pokemon, are slippery, slimy creatures that won’t budge from a spot they’ve taken a liking to, not even to hunt for food. To prevent them from starving, the people of Alola toss them back into the sea.

The gameplay footage shows exactly that – the trainer walks around the beach and interacts with the stranded Pyukumuku, clearing the beach of them. This turns out to be pretty lucrative – the trainer is rewarded with a whopping 20,000 Pokedollars at the end, which is quite a lot, especially early on in the adventure. If this part-time job is repeatable, this could turn out to be a pretty nice way to farm money.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Armikrog – Special launch offer: €8.99/ £7.19 / CHF 12.60 until 30/08/2016, regular price: €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 14.00

PANDA LOVE – €1.49/ £1.39 / CHF 2.10

Wii U Demo

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Wii U DLC

Mighty No. 9 – Retro Hero – €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 4.20

3DS Download

The Legend of Kusakari – €4.99/ £3.99 / CHF 5.49

Pixel Paint – €3.99/ £3.99 / CHF 5.60

New Nintendo 3DS Download

BlockForm – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

The Legend of The Mystical Ninja (SNES) – Special launch offer: €5.59/ £5.00 / CHF 7.80 until 08/09/2016, regular price: €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20

3DS Demo

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 86 Comments

Update: Here’s a video recording:

The 2016 Olympics have come to an end. To close out the event, a special ceremony was held, and it featured a surprise “appearance” from Nintendo’s most well-known franchise.

A video was shown of Mario as the Olympics finish in Rio, but transitions to the next event to be held in Tokyo four years from now. It even featured Japan’s prime minister wearing Mario’s signature hat. Naturally there was a Warp Pipe as well!

We’ll add in a video when that comes online. For now, view a few screencaps below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 54 Comments

Square Enix recently reconfirmed Dragon Quest X for NX. Now we can say the same about the series’ latest entry, Dragon Quest XI.

In this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii, Pokemon series producer Junichi Masuda, and Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai all participated in a roundtable discussion. At one point, the discussion shifted to Dragon Quest XI, and Horii said that the game will indeed be on NX. Moreover, it sounds like the goal is to have all versions launch simultaneously in order to avoid spoilers.

Here’s the full exchange, as translated by Gematsu:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were featured at Gamescom this past week. Battle director Shigeki Morimoto stopped by to show off more of Battle Royal, and we also got a first look at the new Pokemon Turtonator.

To start off the segment, Morimoto said he was indeed the one who included Mew in Pokemon Red/Green. Despite not actually being obtainable at the time, he added it because it might be used in some way further down the line. When asked about his favorite Pokemon, he naturally went with Mew.

Morimoto was also asked which new Pokemon is the most interesting to him and the one would he like in his team. His response? Alola Exeggcutor is his favorite. Morimoto used it before and is looking forward to using it again in its new form.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 250 Comments

On Friday, Nikkei Trendy published a new interview with Shinya Takahashi, General Manager of Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development. There’s admittedly not a whole lot in the discussion that’s new. However, it does offer some additional perspective on some topics, including NX.

At one point, the interviewer brings up how when Wii was being released, he heard that a part of the plan to get the system next to a television in living rooms was to make a game console that moms wouldn’t hate. That prompted Nikkei Trendy to ask if there plans like this for NX.

Takahashi said in response:

“I can’t talk about this in detail yet, but we are aiming so that neither people who like games nor moms dislike it. I think that I want to release a game device that both customers who have much experience in gaming and customers who haven’t played much can enjoy greatly.”

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