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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos, Wii U | 25 Comments

Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe (2 hours from now). Streams for all three broadcasts (North America, Europe, Japan) are embedded below. The North American presentation is 41 minutes long, and the Japanese presentation is 39 minutes long.

I’m also going to be handing this post off to someone else – probably Dennis – to handle a live blog for us. That will begin below once the presentation begins, and will mainly be based on the North American stream.

With that, keep those expectations in check and enjoy the show!

North America

Europe

Live blog

Hey, guys! Who’s excited for this Direct? We’ll keep you updated as it goes! – Dennis

Bill Trinen hype

Star Fox Zero:

• Shigeru Miyamoto introduces Star Fox Zero, mentions it’s finally finished
• Teleporters introduced
• Multiple paths can happen depending on bosses defeated and difficulty to reach final destination
• Multiplayer mode detailed: A player can use Wii U Pro Controller to control, while Gamepad can be used for aiming and shooting
• Releasing April 22nd, 2016

Star Fox: Guard

• Project Guard is now Star Fox: Guard and will come packaged together with the retail release, or individually released in the Nintendo eShop. A bundle will also be made available in the eShop.
• Star Fox Zero and Guard releases April 22nd, 2016

Splatoon:

• New update coming next week
• Two-part update

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics games:

• Rugby and Rhythmic Gymnastics introduced as new games
• June 24th release date for Wii U
• Launches March 18th, 2016 for 3DS

Super Mario Maker:

• New Super Mario Expert Mode
• More items can be created by shaking them
• Key doors can now be used
• March 9th release for the new update

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE:

• June 24th, 2016 release date
• Original Japanese VO will be in the game to honor the Japanese feel and look of the game

Lost Reavers:

• April 14th – Open Beta
• April 28th – Full Version

Paper Mario: Color Splash

• 2016 release

Pokken Tournament:

• Winning fights gains in-game currency
• Can use to change avatar cosmetics
• Multiple support Pokemon can lead to many strategies used with main Pokemon
• Exclusive Mewtwo amiibo card will come with first production of the game
• March 18th release date for Pokken Tournament
• March 17th early access competition on Nintendo’s Twitch channel

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD:

• Behind the scenes footage on YouTube

My Nintendo:

• Pre-register for Miitomo
• Earn platinum points
• More details to come in the coming weeks

Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge:

• For 3DS and Wii U
• Available March 25th with amiibo purchase
• April 28th release date in the eShop for free

Animal Crossing amiibo Festival:

• New stuff coming in June

eShop:

• SNES titles coming to 3DS Virtual Console!
• Best thing ever
• For New Nintendo 3DS only
• A few titles releasing after the Nintendo Direct
• More titles coming next week and the weeks following

Pocket Card Jockey:

• They have horses

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2:

• Original will be discounted to $9.99 for the next week

Fire Emblem Fates:

• Revelations will be made available for $19.99
• Dragon’s Gate DLC available
• Royal Royale DLC releasing on March 17th
• $2.49 USD each
• Map Pack 1 includes all DLC included here

Hyrule Warriors Legends:

• DLC coming for Hyrule Warriors Legends
• Season Pass available
• Special Ganondorf skin for those who buy Season Pass on Launch Day
• Wii U version can gain a transfer code from the 3DS version to put new characters into the Wii U version
• Artbook included with preorder from Gamestop
• Linkle ?
• Medley from The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker introduced
• Medley will be a free download
• March 25th release date

Bravely Second: End Layer:

• Cat Mancer class introduced
• Confirmed to be best class
• Demo launching March 10th in eShop
• Best Buy Gamer’s Club Unlocked Members can access the demo on March 7th
• Collector’s Edition includes game, soundtrack, and artbook
• April 15th release date

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past:

• Remade from the ground up
• Story has been retranslated
• 2016 release date

Monster Hunter Generations:

• Monster Hunter X has been changed to Generations for the western release
• Debut trailer looks amazing
• Summer 2016 release date
• Those with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate save data will have bonus content in Monster Hunter Generations
• Bill Trinen said hype
• Marth outfit included in Monster Hunter Generations

Metroid Prime: Federation Force:

• Late Spring 2016 release date

Rhythm Heaven Megamix:

• Launching later this year

Kirby Planet Robobot:

• Mecha Kirby!!
• Kirby Clash gives a co-op quest side-game in the title
• Gain experience points and level up as you play through Kirby Clash
• amiibo compatibility
• Kirby gains abilities depending on which amiibo is scanned
• New Kirby series amiibo!
• Will gain a copy ability and costume unique to each figure
• UFO ability
• June 10th release date

And that’s it for the Nintendo Direct this month! Thanks to everyone for watching and reading along! Tons of awesome new games and information announced. Until next time! 🙂 – Dennis

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 6 Comments

Nintendo is starting a new developer series based on Fire Emblem Fates. Check out the first episode below called “A Tale of Two Families: Birthright”.

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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 Retail

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – $49.99 (available Friday)

Wii U Download

Chasing Dead – $29.99
Grumpy Reaper – $4.99
Steel Rivals – $6.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures – $7.99

3DS Download

The Hand of Panda – $5.99
Parascientific Escape: Cruise in the Distant Seas – $4.99

3DS Themes

Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX: Sakura Mikudaiyo
Ashley’s Magic

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Soccer Up Online, Spy Chameleon and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.
– Tetris Ultimate, Child of Light and more games from Ubisoft are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 13.

Wii U

– Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is 33 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 23.

3DS

– Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) starting at 3 p.m. PT on March 3 until 3 p.m. PT on March 5.
– Adventure Bar Story and Fairune from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 17.
– Pick-A-Gem, League of Heroes and more games from Gamelion Studios are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 31.
– Azure Striker GUNVOLT is 33 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 1.
– Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 14.
– Jewel Quest 4 Heritage, 4 Elements and more games from Media Sales & Licensing BV are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 30.

Source: Nintendo PR

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

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) will take place in San Francisco from March 14th to March 18th. Pokemon GO developer Niantic was set to hold a presentation about the game there where they would reveal new info and presumably show actual gameplay footage for the first time. Unfortunately, it seems that this will not be happening as the Pokemon GO presentation is now listed as “cancelled” on the GDC website.

Right now we don’t know why it was cancelled – it’s also possible that it’s just getting rescheduled and will take at another time during GDC. Cancelling such an anticipated presentation less than two weeks before it was supposed to take place is definitely unusual. We will keep you updated.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors, Switch | 121 Comments

Destructoid is reporting that Nintendo is funding Beyond Good & Evil 2. Better yet, the site claims that the game is planned as an NX exclusive for 2017. It would be a move similar to that of Bayonetta 2 on Wii U, which could help Nintendo generate goodwill with gamers by helping bring the much-desired sequel to its new platform as an exclusive.

Destructoid’s initial source originates from Alexander Maier, who recently posted a series of rumors about NX which I personally found rather dubious. However, the outlet “also reached out to a second source, who independently gave a number of the same bullet points regarding the future of Beyond Good and Evil. The number of points of crossover between these two sources suggests that this rumor, while not confirmed by Nintendo, may hold water.”

The new game may be currently carrying the working title “Beyond Good and Evil: The Prejudices of Philosophers”. This is said to be “a reference to a specific chapter in the philosophical text Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche, which details how morality can be altered by authority, and the ways black-and-white morality overlooks the larger complexity of the nature of morals.”

As with all rumors, we can’t stress enough that this report should be taken with a grain of salt. If it were to be accurate though, it’d be a very interesting move on Nintendo’s part.

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

System: Wii U (eShop)
Release date: February 25, 2016
Developer: Seaven Studio
Publisher Seaven Studio

Inside My Radio is equal parts a 2D platformer and a rhythm game, and both aspects are very well executed. Unlike what is often the case with similar titles, this eShop release doesn’t auto-scroll, but instead gives you free movement while syncing your actions to the beat. If you don’t execute your typical movements of jumping, dashing and stomping on the beat, then it doesn’t happen at all.

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

Super Mario Maker will soon be adding yet another new costume. Nintendo uploaded a new video for the Tanooki Suit Statue, which you can find below.

This costume should be going live tomorrow evening in North America. If you’re in Europe, expect it in the very early morning on Friday.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 178 Comments

Dutch website N1ntendo, an outlet with a fairly decent reputation, claims to have information about tomorrow’s European Nintendo Direct. There is some reason to be skeptical, and there is no guarantee that all of the items posted will be presented during tomorrow’s broadcast. That being said, now that we’re aware of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Generations trademark which was included in N1ntendo’s leak, there is a reason to share the rumored lineup (which may or may not be incomplete).

Here’s a look at what N1ntendo posted:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

Earlier today, Capcom filed a trademark for Monster Hunter Generations in Europe. It is thought that this could be the final English name for Monster Hunter X with an official announcement during tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct.

Capcom itself is not mentioned specifically in the filing when accessed by the public. However, NerdLeaks notes that it can “guarantee” the company is behind the listing “thanks to the representative name and a deeper research.”

Here’s a look at the trademark from the European database:

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

Nintendo Life has published its full interview pertaining to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Series proucer Eiji Aonuma and Wii U assistant director Tomomi Sano participated in the discussion. Between the two, they discussed the thought process behind remaking Twilight Princess HD, the frame rate, enhancements that were tough to implement, and what went into the Miiverse stamps and Wolf Link amiibo.

Head on below for some excerpts from the interview. For the full talk, visit this page.

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