Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 4 Comments

Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream is celebrating the start of 2016 in its latest issue. Various game developers and other key members related to the industry contributed handmade drawings, including representatives from Nintendo, Capcom, Square Enix, and more.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the various images featured in Nintendo Dream. The second set of drawings, rounded up in the gallery below, features Super Mario Maker, Ace Attorney, and some others. We also have text accompanying the shots (including many developer comments!) after the break.

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

Splatoon’s next North American Splatfest has been announced for next weekend. Players are asked if they’d prefer to travel to the past or the future.

Nintendo hasn’t listed a start time, but the Splatfest should begin on January 15 at 9 PM ET / January 16 at 12 AM ET. The results will be posted soon after its conclusion.

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

Koei Tecmo sent out two new videos for Hyrule Warriors Legends today. Watch some gameplay with producer Yosuke Hayashi and voice actress Ruriko Aoki below, along with a Japanese commercial.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Although Nintendo has stated that January will be the last month of free content releases for Splatoon, it seems that it will be a month packed with updates. This is already the third content addition to the game since Christmas.

The new weapon is called the Sloshing Machine Neo and is it is similar to one already in the game called the Sloshing Machine. Visually it looks like a washing machine with a sticker on it. The Sloshing Machine Neo includes two weapons: Point Sensors (Sub Weapon) and the Inkzooka (Special Weapon).

The Sloshing Machine Neo will be available at:

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

Below is the tweet announcing the new weapon.

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

Sceptile was revealed for Pokken Tournament following a tease on the game’s Twitter account. Something similar is now taking place once again.

Next week, Bandai Namco will be pulling back the curtain of another fighter on the way to Pokken Tournament. The announcement – which will likely come with a trailer – will be made on January 15. Only one clue has been shared: the Japanese name of the Pokemon has a letter ? (ra) in it. We’ll be hearing about another support Pokemon as well.

50 staff members attempted to predict the Pokemon and their reactions were polled after knowing the result. Here are the results of that:

– My prediction is correct! I’m really happy! – 1
– My prediction missed, but I’m still glad – 13
– My prediction missed, I’m salty – 31
– I’m actually perplexed, so I can’t answer – 5

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

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

Wii U Download

Avoider – $1.49
Bigley’s Revenge – $4.99
Discovery – $6.99
Near Earth Objects – $2.99
Tabletop Gallery – $2.99

Wii U Virtual Console

The Adventures of Bayou Billy – $4.99
Hogan’s Alley – $4.99
Wild Gunman – $4.99

Wii U Demo

SDK Spriter

3DS Download

My Pets – $24.99
Ocean Runner – $2.99

3DS Themes

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX “Paper Craft”

eShop Sales

Wii U

– GravBlocks+ is more than 70 percent off (reduced from $3.49 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
– Rock Zombie, Unepic and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.

3DS

– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
– Glory of Generals The Pacific is more than 40 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– Quell Memento is 30 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.79) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Another new Event Course and costume are now live in Super Mario Maker. After completing Southwest Air Adventure, players will receive the Sky Pop outfit.

Here’s an overview of the course:

“Take to the skies through an adventure course designed by Mario fans from Southwest Airlines! Clear it, and you’ll unlock an exclusive Mystery Mushroom costume based on the Sky Pop airline from Super Mario Land!”

And a video showing the Sky Pop costume:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments

Thanks to Famitsu, we now have information about overall sales in Japan for 2015. This accounts for data collected between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015.

First, here’s a look at the numbers per platform:

3DS – 2,189,900 (3,153,045 last year) (20,036,956 lifetime)
PS4 – 1,205,163 (925,570 last year) (2,130,733 lifetime)
PS Vita – 959,342 (1,147,936 last year) (4,382,417 lifetime)
Wii U – 820,304 (604,856 last year) (2,943,587 lifetime)
PS3 – 188,207 (450,034 last year) (10,206,741 lifetime)
Xbox One – 18,093 (45,958 last year) (64,051 lifetime)

In terms of totals, hardware sold 5,381,009 across all platforms. That’s down from 6,428,837 the previous year.

Lastly, here’s a look at the top best-selling games in Japan during 2015:

01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.441.977 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.965.202 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.282.880 / NEW
04./00. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.064.897 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 864.865 / NEW
06./00. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 674.194 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 636.709 / NEW
08./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 625.223 / 2.632.550 (-69%)
09./00. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 607.343 / NEW
10./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest # (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 538.669 / NEW

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

During Jump Festa last month, Konami announced a few new Yu-Gi-Oh! games. One of these was revealed as a 3DS title.

Konami has now followed up with an official announcement for the west today, confirming that the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! 3DS entry will be available worldwide. A release is planned for sometime this summer.

Actual details about the project have still not been made known. Of course, that should be changing over the next few months.

Source: Konami PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 17 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 73,778
PS4 – 65,427
Vita – 63,811
Wii U – 53,547
3DS – 21,621
New 3DS – 21,501
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 3,205
Xbox One – 765
Vita TV – 670

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

New 3DS LL – 107,374
Wii U – 92,801
Vita – 73,163
PS4 – 53,023
New 3DS – 29,252
3DS – 13,109
3DS LL – 5,083
PS3 – 3,994
Vita TV – 1,167
Xbox One – 490

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 130,063 / 2,521,859
2. [3DS] Monster Strike – 91,572 / 699,436
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 60,447 / 1,153,989
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 52,753 / 726,885
5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 49,533 / 2,124,427
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 48,222 / 584,717
7. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 26,513 / 620,782
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 24,539 / 1,301,227
9. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 22,378 / 178,420
10. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 22,343 / 198,315
11. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Force – 20,508 / 107,763
12. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 16,139 / 252,344
13. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 13,216 / 192,475
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 11,150 / 266,459
15. [3DS] Downtown no Kagi no Tsukai ya Arahen de!! Zettai ni Tsukamatte ha Ikenai Gasu Kuropikari Land – 9,962 / 22,420
16. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,875 / 1,187,570
17. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 9,828 / 2,421,040
18. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 8,835 / 32,901
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 8,499 / 4,110,542
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 8,122 / 2,589,230
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