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

Update: Right out of the gate, no Dragon Quest XI news. Well, that’s that!

Square Enix will be kicking off its Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation live stream at 12 AM ET / 9 PM PT (30 minutes from now). We’re expecting to at least see/hear more about Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, and Dragon Quest XI may make an appearance as well.

View the stream as it happens below. We’ll keep an eye out for any Nintendo-related news.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 19 Comments

Nintendo has just announced Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge, which is coming to Wii U and 3DS in Japan this month. You can watch a video promoting the title below.

Those who purchase an amiibo figure starting on January 28 can download (with codes) Mini Mario & Friends at no extra cost. Nintendo is making it so consumers can obtain the game for both of its platforms. There are also plans to distribute Mini Mario & Friends on the eShop for free at some point in the future.

Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge takes up 322MB on Wii U. The 3DS download is 2,400 blocks.

Here are some concrete details:

– Touch an amiibo and characters from the toys will appear
– Use the touchscreen to lead them to the goal
– Can use any amiibo
– If you use anything other than Mario and Donkey Kong series (Kid Icarus, Link, etc.) the toy character will default into a generic robot named “Mini Spec”
– Using amiibos from Mario and Donkey Kong series will generate unique toy characters
– The toy character will automatically move forward in courses riddled with traps like pitfalls and enemies
– Draw bridges, add/remove pipes and blocks, etc. to help toys reach the goal
– Some amiibo have special abilities
– There are also special stages that can only be accessed with these special abilities
– Ex: there’s a special goal in a stage that is only reachable with Mini Mario’s wall jump
– When you reach this goal, you’ll go through a special stage exclusive to Mini Mario
– The total number of stages here is over 60
– Mini Mario: Can wall jump
– Mini Luigi: Can jump higher than other toy characters
– Mini Peach: Can float for a short distance
– Mini Toad: Can shrink himself, allowing to pass through small gaps
– Mini Donkey Kong: Can climb steep hills
– Mini Diddy Kong: Can cling on platforms when falling then climb back to it (Note: does not apply to platforms of the same height before falling)
– Mini Bowser: When falling from a cliff, will do a stomping jump (which seems to destroy fragile bricks)
– Mini Bowser Jr: Can walk on spikes
– Mini Yoshi: Can eat some enemies
– Mini Rosalina: Can do a super jump next to a wall

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Former Rare developer Chris Seavor shared interesting insight into the studio’s past on Twitter. In a message published yesterday, Seavor showed an image of the unreleased title Urchin, which would have had toys-to-life functionality similar to that of amiibo.

That’s as follows:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Update 2: Bumped to the top again. This should work on all existing Prime pre-orders – see the FAQ here.

Update: Bumped to the top. This appears to apply to other items as well like the Lucas and Animal Crossing amiibo. Updated the link below.

Amazon has once again discounted game pre-orders for Prime members, and the selection and savings appear to be bigger than ever before. Zelda Wii U, Hyrule Warriors Legends, and Fire Emblem Fates are all eligible for 20 percent off at checkout. The same goes for the upcoming Dragon Quest 3DS remakes, Bravely Second, and more.

You can find the full selection here. It’s not yet known how long these discounts will last, and if they were intentional.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments

We last heard about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD when it was made official during the November 2015 Nintendo Direct. A couple of months later, Nintendo is now ready to show more of the game.

Famitsu has a four-page feature on Twilight Princess HD this week. It remains to be seen what’s actually included since early magazine leaks lack concrete information. We should be getting new screenshots at the very least! Scans will hit the site tomorrow morning.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

The Pokemon news continues! A new video promoting the franchise’s 20th anniversary can be seen below.

One important point from the video mentions monthly Mythical Pokemon distributions. This will start in February, and features the likes of Mew, Darkrai, Arceus, and much more. You’ll be able to obtain these Pokemon in X/Y as well as Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

We’ve mentioned before that big gaming franchises are celebrating big anniversaries this year. Pokemon, for instance, is 20 years old in 2016. An official logo was sent out today commemorating the occasion.

Also revealed is that Pokemon will be seeing its first ever Super Bowl commercial on February 7. This will “encourage fans to Train On,” The Pokemon Company says.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

The Pokemon 2DS bundles, previously announced for Japan, are now confirmed for Europe. Packages with pre-installed copies of Pokemon Yellow, Red, and Blue will be available on February 27. Also included are a sheet of 15 stickers that can be used to customize the system, and a download code for a HOME Menu theme.

Nintendo also announced two new sets of Pokemon cover plates. One featuring artwork from Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon and a design decked out in artwork of classic Pokemon will be available on February 27 alongside the 2DS bundles.

Head past the break for today’s full announcement.

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

A few hours ago, Famitsu unveiled Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Leaks from the magazine provide a few more details about the project.

We mentioned earlier today that Lulucoco Town, Tsuyukusa Village, and Wes Town are in the game. The first one is tropical based, the second features a Japanese style, and the third one has a western theme. Famitsu seems to have character details about Wes Town this week. We’re waiting to hear about marriage candidates as this information has not yet leaked. Reports also mention “cute pets and animals”, though we’ll need to wait for tomorrow’s scans to see them for ourselves.

Just like in the past, players can choose their gender and appearance. This extends to skin color, hair color, facial expressions, and more.

One new element in Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages is a “Farm Circle” system. This allows players to increase efficiency by placing certain buildings and facilities in the farm.

Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages is 80 percent complete. It’ll be released early summer in Japan.

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

Nintendo is bringing in another new costume for Super Mario Maker. An outfit for Yamamura will be going live later tonight in North America, and tomorrow morning in Europe. This will be available upon completion of a new Event Course.

Here’s the news from Nintendo’s Twitter account:

We’ll put up a notice when the new costume and Event Course are added to Super Mario Maker. Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page will likely be publishing a video as well.

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