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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

USGamer has published a new interview with Fire Emblem Fates director Kouhei Maeda, producer Masahiro Higuchi, and Nintendo director Genki Yokota. Between the three, they commented on making Birthright and Conquest at the same time, the input of novelist/manga writer Shin Kibyahashi, and the series’ future.

Continue on below for a breakdown of the interview. You can find the full article here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

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

Wii U Download

Tap Tap Arcade – $1.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones – $4.99
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos – $4.99
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom – $4.99

3DS Retail

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – $39.99 (available Friday)
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – $39.99 (available Friday)
Project X Zone 2 – $39.99

3DS Download

Musicverse: Electronic Keyboard – $7.99

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates: Map Pack 1 – Map Pack 1 features 11 maps plus bonus content upon release. These maps shine new light on the cast of characters from Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, as well as old favorites from the Fire Emblem Awakening game. Discover new background stories about these beloved warriors, while earning more experience points and exclusive weaponry. By purchasing Map Pack 1, players will receive the downloadable content as it releases. Maps will launch weekly through April 21. Players must own Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest to access all DLC, which is available for purchase in-game after completing Chapter 6. The first map, Map 1: Before Awakening, is now available for free to owners of either game.

3DS Themes

– SEGA Dreamcast Theme
– Pokémon: Champion Steven
– Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (available Friday)
– Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (available Friday)

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Bombing Bastards, Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages and more from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
– 3D Game Collection, Island Flight Simulator and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.

Wii U

– Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble and Sonic Lost World from SEGA are on sale starting 9 a.m. PT on Feb. 22 until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 7.
– Vector Assault is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 23.
– Astral Breakers is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
– Wicked Monster Blast! HD+ is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 29.

3DS

– Demon King Box and Wakedas from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on March. 3.
– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 29.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
– AeternoBlade is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 29.
– Etrian Mystery Dungeon and Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan and more from ATLUS are on sale starting 9 a.m. PT on Feb. 22 until 8:59 a.m. PT on March 7.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Just like in Europe and Japan, Pokemon Rumble World will be seeing a retail release in North America. This will launch on April 29.

Pokemon Rumble World’s retail version ditches the in-game purchases. As soon as the tutorial ends, you’ll receive 3,000 Poke Diamonds and a Poke Diamond Digger at the in-game shop. Players will also be given 40 Poke Diamonds each day.

Pokemon VIP Cards can be obtained in the in-game shop. The Balloon VIP card lets you inflate any hot-air balloon for a single Poke Diamond. Also, the Timing Stop VIP Card lets you use the Timing Stop to pick which stage you’d like to visit for only one Poke Diamond. You’ll need to acquire the Timing Stop before acquiring the Timing Stop VIP Card.

Note that saved data cannot be transferred between the free-to-download and package versions. However, StreetPass and SpotPass functionality will work between the two games.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments

A new trailer for Pokken Tournament has gone live showing off the game’s various characters. Get a look at the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, Reviews | 5 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: March 1, 2016
Developer: Epics
Publisher XSEED Games

If there was an award for the most unlikely RPG revival of 2016, it’d have to go to Return to PopoloCrois. This series started out as a comic but became a cult classic game series in Japan thanks to a string of games on the original PlayStation. Now it returns for modern audiences, but Return to PopoloCrois is very much a return to the early days of 32-bit RPGs. It also brings in elements from the franchise formerly known as Harvest Moon, mixing the farming with a more traditional RPG experience. The two titles have a similarly peaceful pastoral setting (and apparently a large female fanbase in Japan) so it initially seems like a good mix, but unfortunately the gameplay side of things is a bit lacking.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 16 Comments

The Wii U version of Hyper Light Drifter is “currently in limbo,” according to Heart Machine. Today’s update was shared as part of a new post over on Kickstarter.

During Hyper Light Drifter’s early days, Heart Machine “had information about our engine”. The team was hoping this would result in a relatively simply port to Nintendo’s console. But now, Heart Machine says Hyper Light Drifter is in jeopardy of missing out on Wii U due to “ongoing internal contractual issues beyond our control between the platform holder and engine developer”.

You can read Heart Machine’s full update from the Kickstarter post below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Vincent Ward in 3DS, Reviews | 15 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: February 19, 2016
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher Nintendo

Fire Emblem Fates has been on just about every strategy RPG fan’s radar within the last year or so, with enthusiasts of the genre patiently anticipating the next title in the series to re-immerse themselves in a world with such beauty and intrigue equally spread between its gameplay and characters. Now with the long wait coming to an end and with essentially three new and different experiences being released at once, it’s finally time to see if the wait was worth it. Does Fire Emblem Fates build upon on its predecessors in all the right ways, or was it fated for failure?

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Most 3DS games support stereoscopic 3D, but there are some that don’t. In the case of Mega Man Legacy Collection, there is some 3D functionality… just not much.

Dennis is currently playing through Mega Man Legacy Collection for review. He tells me that the menus are in 3D, but the games themselves aren’t. You can turn the slider on and see that the background becomes 3D, but it doesn’t do much since it’s just a basic black background, and for whatever reason there’s a flicker on the sides when you turn it on. It’s not like the 3D Classics or SEGA ports on the eShop.

As for Challenge Mode, these bite-sized gameplay segments are just like the main games where the background will have depth but the game is still flat. Museum Mode has depth while you’re scrolling through, but once you select what you want to look at it, the picture becomes flat again.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 24 Comments

Pokken Tournament is heading to Wii U, but it won’t be on 3DS. Although a portable version is something that most fans weren’t expecting to happen, Bandai Namco has commented on why the game probably won’t be gracing Nintendo’s handheld.

Speaking with GameSpot, developer Masaaki Hoshino mentioned that it “would be a challenge” to replicate Pokken Tournament’s graphics on 3DS.

He said:

“It’s definitely a challenge to get it on the Wii U with what we’re doing right now. And it definitely would be a challenge to have the same graphical experience on the 3DS.”

As for Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada, he feels it’s more of a money issue.

“Programmer does not need technology. Programmer needs budget.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 7 Comments

Nintendo of Europe has produced a new trailer for Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS Virtual Console. Take a look at the video below.

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