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

Earlier today, Nintendo published a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about Donkey Kong on its Japanese website. It was conducted in celebration of the NES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini due out on the market next month.

To say that the interview was interesting would be an understatement. It’s unfortunately Japanese-only right out, but Wired has provided a pretty good rundown of what was talked about. Miyamoto revealed how Nintendo’s company bathtub helped soothe his thoughts, working with Nintendo of America and pushed for Donkey Kong’s name, how he tried conveying that Mario was in his 20s, and more.

Head past the break for a summary of Wired’s article. We encourage you to read their full piece here as well.

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

This week’s issue of Jump has announced The Alliance Alive for 3DS. It’s a new “group performance” RPG created by The Legend of Legacy developer FuRyu.

Thus far, we have the following information

– 9 protagonists
– Players switch between characters
– The story will develop from the perspectives of these characters, who each have different standpoints and environments
– Takes place in a continent ruled by magic beings and divided by the effects of a “distortion”
– Rain worlds and fire worlds are just a couple of the hostile worlds that players will visit

Characters introduced thus far are as follows:

Tigi – Prodigy Professor
Vivian – Daughter of a Noble Magic Being
Ignace – Vivian’s Butler
Galil – Boy of the Resistance
Ursula – Galil’s Childhood Friend
Rachel – Guild Mercenary
Barbarosa – Ghost Soldier
Jean – Knowledgable Mage
Renzo – Well-Informed Young Man

The Alliance Alive launches spring 2017 in Japan.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas originally started out in 2013 as a mobile title. Lately though, it’s been ported to new, dedicated gaming systems.

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas recently released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In an announcement, publisher FDG Entertainment said that the release on new systems has boosted overall sales past one million units. The same notice also reveals that Oceanhorn is coming to more platforms, including “a Nintendo console.”

Ever since Oceanhorn’s original announcement, gamers have compared it to The Legend of Zelda. It’s an action-adventure experience featuring “captivating storytelling, breathtaking 3D visuals and exciting gameplay”. We’ve attached a trailer below showing what it has to offer.

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

Nintendo appeared at Apple’s conference in September to announce Super Mario Run. The new mobile game will debut first on iOS in December.

When the game was revealed, Apple put some special functionality on iTunes. Users have been able to receive a notification when Super Mario Run is made available. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, 20 million users have done this so far.

We also have a couple of other random notes from Cook’s visit to Nintendo. The company said that he stopped by for an hour, and also met with president Tatsumi Kimishima.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 13 Comments

Update: Also added art for Dartrix, Torracat, and Brionne.

As usual, The Pokemon Company has sent out an official announcement about the latest Sun/Moon news. We have full details and images for the new Pokemon and characters unveiled today.

First, the art:

And now the information:

The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo showcased 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 following new Pokémon have been unveiled:

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

The Pokemon Sun/Moon news cycle has been seeing regular updates. Today, we have more official news from The Pokemon Company courtesy of two new trailers.

Here are the English and Japanese videos:

Some of this we’ve heard about via the CoroCoro leaks. That being said, the new Pokemon include Silvally, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Steenee, Tsareena, Ribombee, and Alolan Grimer/Muk. We’re also introduced to the characters Olivia and Ilima.

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

Thanks to leaks from the latest issue of CoroCoro, we heard that Level-5 is developing a third version of Yo-kai Watch 3. Japan will be receiving the new “Sukiyaki” in December.

Scans of the game have now appeared from CoroCoro, and we have a few extra details as well. Sukiyaki will feature new Yo-kai, a new “Blasters T” mode, and quests based on the 2016 movie.

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

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

Wii U Download

Bit Dungeon+ – $6.00
Mahjong – $9.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Animal Crossing: Wild World – $9.99
Kirby Canvas Curse – $9.99

3DS Retail

Disney Magical World 2 – $39.99 (available Friday)

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

A few days ago, we heard that a new character would be revealed for the arcade version of Pokken Tournament. That mystery addition was just confirmed to be Scizor during a live stream broadcast in Japan.

Here’s a trailer:

And plenty of gameplay:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in 3DS eShop, Reviews | 2 Comments

System: 3DS (eShop)
Release date: October 13, 2016
Developer: Arc System Works
Publisher Aksys Games

As the brief opening movie explains, a cold case is when the trail of evidence in a crime investigation has gone cold. Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~, aside from having a mouthful of a title, is a visual novel following two detectives working in the Tokyo Police Department. The setup is that the case of a five year old murder deemed an accident is reopened after an anonymous phone call to the Cold Case Unit.

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