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

In a blog post on Gamasutra, David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games reveals that Shovel Knight has sold 1.2 million copies. 200,000 of those units come from retail.

D’Angelo has also provided a break down of amiibo sales thus far:

We hope to provide a very in-depth article about how the Shovel Knight amiibo was made soon. So stay tuned for that! In the meantime, here’s a bit about its sales so far. Believe it or not, we actually ordered over 200,000 units to be manufactured and shipped all over the world. We’ve currently sold through 180,000 of those units since the amiibo figure launched January 8th. 60,000 of those going to Europe and the rest going to North America. The sales for the amiibo figure are still strong, enough so that our North American distribution branch decided to order 30,000 more units!

You can find much more on Shovel Knight’s performance at the link below.

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

Capcom has issued a new Monster Hunter Generations trailer to highlight the gameplay mechanics known as Styles and Hunter Arts. Both of these “allow for an even more visually striking and personalized playstyle than ever before,” the company says.

Here’s a rundown of Styles from Capcom:

Each hunting Style opens up different ways to tactically take on foes. Each Style also allows access to different Hunter Arts, indispensable combat skills and power-ups that can be unleashed with the tap of a button when charged, making it easy to execute these special moves.

• Aerial Style – Adds a new jumping ability which allows players to attack from above, opening up more opportunities to mount a monster and potentially knock it down.
• Guild Style – Classic gameplay for all 14 weapons and will feel familiar to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate players.
• Adept Style – Rewards players for learning enemy behaviors and performing a counterattack, giving players more tactical dodging and blocking options based on the current weapon type in use.
• Striker Style – A versatile powerhouse that revolves around building up and unleashing incredibly advantageous Hunter Arts.

View the new Monster Hunter Generations trailer below. The game will make its first public playable debut in the west at PAX East next weekend.

Source: Capcom PR

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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

Dodge Club Party – $1.99
Asdivine Hearts – $9.99
Draw 2 Survive – $1.99
Lost Reavers beta – free
Paranautical Activity – $9.99
Slots – Pharaoh’s Riches – $9.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! – $7.99

3DS Retail

Bravely Second – $39.99 (available 4/15)
Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI- – $39.99 (available 4/19)

3DS Download

Excave III: Tower of Destiny – $7.99
Super Strike Beach Volleyball – $4.99

New 3DS Virtual Console

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest – $7.99
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – $7.99
Super Metroid – $7.99

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC: Ballistician Blitz and A Gift from Anna – The Ballistician Blitz map, available for $1.99, is a trial ground using The Wooden Calvary stage from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. If you select “A Gift from Anna” from the “Play DLC” section of the Dragon’s Gate after downloading it, you may select and receive either the Sighting Lens or the Witch’s Mark. A Gift from Anna is free to download in the full game and is only playable once.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 1 – As a reminder, anyone who owns either the Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest game can purchase Map Pack 1 at the Dragon’s Gate in Chapter 6 of the game for $17.99 to get access to get bonus content and 11 DLC maps as they are released weekly through April 21. Map Pack 1 content is priced at more than $24 when purchased individually.

3DS Themes

Animal Crossing : Gardening Weather
Bravely Second : Ask Agnès

eShop Sales

Wii U / 3DS

– Spring into savings on Nintendo eShop with the Super Spring Sale! Save up to 30 percent off select games in Nintendo eShop until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 21. Remember: Purchasing items from Nintendo eShop is an easy way to earn points for the new My Nintendo rewards program. Just make sure your Nintendo Network ID and Nintendo Account are linked prior to making a purchase. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/ for more information.
– Joe’s Diner (Wii U), Jewel Match 3 (Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 21.
– Shovel Knight – Digital Version (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 21.

Wii U

– Runbow is 25 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $11.25) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 28.
– Peg Solitaire, Skeasy and more games from RCMADIAX are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 20.

3DS

– Karous – The Beast of Re Eden – and Samurai Defender from CIRCLE Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 28.
– Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 21.
– The Legend of Legacy is 25 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 25.
– Aeternoblade is more than 25 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $10.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 28.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

Just like in Japan, Splatoon’s 13th North American and European Splatfest will be taking place during the weekend of April 23. It’ll come with a special theme: one based on SpongeBob SquarePants. Players will be asked to side with either SpongeBob SquarePants or his starfish sidekick, Patrick Star from the Nickelodeon animated television show.

The new Splatfest will be held at the following times:

– 6 AM PT (April 23) – 12 PM PT (April 24)
– 9 AM ET (April 23) – 3 PM ET (April 24)
– 2 PM in the UK (April 23) – 8 PM in the UK (April 24)
– 3 PM in Europe (April 23) – 9 PM in Europe (April 24)

This Splatfest is particularly notable, as it’s the first Splatfest in which players from North America and Europe can be matched together.

Head past the break for today’s full announcement.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 35 Comments

Animal Crossing originally debuted in Japan on April 14, 2001. Today, the series is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about Animal Crossing’s big milestone. In fact, a new commemorative video has hit the company’s Japanese YouTube page in honor of the occasion. Give it a look below.

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

Another trailer for Kirby: Planet Robobot has been spotted on the Japanese 3DS eShop. We’ve attached the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, Reviews | 21 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: April 15, 2016
Developer: Silicon Studio
Publisher Nintendo

The highly-anticipated sequel to the 3DS’s surprise hit from Silicon Studio – which was originally supposed to be a brand new Final Fantasy game before becoming Bravely Default due to its different sense of direction – is here. It reunites us with our favorite characters from the first game while introducing a few new ones to bring us a brand new story, and manages to keep the world as fresh and vibrant as ever. Get ready to embark on an incredible new journey traversing the familiar and unfamiliar in Bravely Second’s vast new world as you save Agnés, who now serves as Pope in a seemingly utopian world – that is, until a mysterious new Empire kidnaps her on the day a peace treaty was to be signed.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments

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

PS4 – 23,889
New 3DS LL – 18,042
Vita – 13,278
Wii U – 4,963
New 3DS – 4,420
3DS – 1,411
PS3 – 1,296
3DS LL – 242
Xbox One – 212

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

PS4 – 30,081
New 3DS LL – 22,020
Vita – 17,153
New 3DS – 5,376
Wii U – 3,541
3DS – 2,069
PS3 – 1,537
3DS LL – 342
Xbox One – 207

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 90,196 / 359,712
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 49,847 / 517,146
3. [PS4] Far Cry Primal – 25,302 / NEW
4. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 17,717 / NEW
5. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 15,274 / 258,821
6. [PS4] Star Ocean 5 – 10,386 / 123,408
7. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 8,065 / 120,366
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,374 / 730,853
9. [WIU] Splatoon – 6,902 / 1,325,502
10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 6,666 / 136,148
11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 5,892 / 840,123
12. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 5,205 / 34,852
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 5,128 / 27,492
14. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 4,623 / 84,135
15. [PSV] Brothers Conflict Precious Baby – 3,476 / NEW
16. [PS4] The Division – 3,422 / 123,282
17. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 3,325 / 28,332
18. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 3,166 / 16,389
19. [XBO] Quantum Break – 3,124 / NEW
20. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 2,671 / 2,243,803

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Nintendo updated the Japanese Kirby: Planet Robobot site today with some new information. We have details about a copy ability and Robobot Armor modes.

First, Nintendo has shown the Esper (update: should be ESP in the English version) copy ability. With psychic powers, Kirby can make himself disappear, or attack with electric energy. There will be over 25 copy abilities in the game, including new and old ones.

Here’s some information about new Robobot Armor modes (over 10 in total):

– Spark Mode: Launch a single piercing attack with shockwaves
– Jet Mode: Transform into a jet fighter, fly in the sky and instantly lock-on to enemies
– Cutter Mode: Slice through enemies with blades that look like giant sawteeth
– Bomb Mode: Attack continuously by releasing the Walker Nitros
– Wheel Mode: Thrust forward like a racer with the Full Turbo Accel

And here’s a look at today’s new content:

Kirby: Planet Robobot also features 200 kinds of stickers that can be placed on the robot for customization. You can find these scattered about the various levels.

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

Splatoon’s latest version has gone live. Nintendo has published version 2.7.0 on its servers, and it’s now available for download. Note that 764MB is needed for the download.

To recap, here are the patch notes in full:

New weapons

• Eight new weapons added, available in the weapon shop Ammo Knights
  • Please note: the new weapons will appear in the shop following the release of the software update.

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