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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 10 Comments

Nintendo has unveiled a pair of color options for the New 3DS in Japan. On June 9, consumers will be able to pick up Lime x Black and Pink x White options. Each one is priced at 20,304 yen.

Here’s another look at both:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 335 Comments

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with a new column. The full issue won’t be out until tomorrow, but as usual, some leaks have surfaced – including tidbits from Sakurai’s piece.

It seems that the latest Famitsu column is about Sakurai clearing up misconceptions, both in terms of his own work and his peers. There is some talk about Smash Bros. here.

Here’s what leaked out of Famitsu earlier today:

– There must be some favoritism from Sakurai since both Kirby and Pit are included in the boxart: In actuality it wasn’t even Sakurai who decided the boxart composition, but rather Nintendo.
– [Insert character here] is too strong, there must be some favoritism involved: The team balanced characters objectively by referring to results from monitoring versus battles.
– Kirby’s stages are all from games made by Sakurai: Sakurai tries to clarify that this isn’t always the case. Initially, there were plans to have a stage based on Kirby’s Epic Yarn (which wasn’t made by him), but with the arrival of Yoshi’s Woolly World, its theme and stage composition changed.
– Too many Fire Emblem characters, does Sakurai really likes the series that much? It may be indeed too many, but it was decided strategically (rather than raw favoritism).

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

A new 5-minute Japanese trailer is in for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. View it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Nintendo has revealed another new costume heading to Super Mario Maker this week. An outfit based on Popo and Nana – otherwise known as the Ice Climbers – is coming soon.

Here’s a trailer:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments

USGamer has published a new interview with Yugo Hayashi and Yusuke Hashimoto, the two directors of Star Fox Zero. Both had plenty to say about the Wii U title. Among the topics discussed in the interview include the workload split between PlatinumGames and Nintendo, reaction to the game, and putting the focus on single-player.

We’ve posted some excerpts from the talk below. You can read the full interview here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 56 Comments

Disney is making massive changes to its video game business going forward, and is signaling the end of Disney Infinity.

Disney Infinity is coming to an end this summer after the release of three new characters from Alice Through the Looking Glass later this month, and the Finding Dory Play Set in June. There will be no more content after this.

Avalanche Software, the team behind Disney Infinity, will be closed. Disney Interactive as a whole is also no longer making games, and will instead “transition exclusively to a licensing model.”

An official statement reads:

“After a thorough evaluation, we have modified our approach to console gaming and will transition exclusively to a licensing model. This shift in strategy means we will cease production of Disney Infinity, where the lack of growth in the toys-to-life market, coupled with high development costs, has created a challenging business model. This means that we will be shutting down Avalanche, our internal studio that developed the game. This was a difficult decision that we did not take lightly given the quality of Disney Infinity and its many passionate fans.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

The Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle came to a close today after launching two weeks ago. There’s no question that it surpassed last year’s Humble Nindie Bundle, and the final stats are definitely impressive.

Here are the results:

Total payments: roughly $1,576,000
Number of purchases: ~162,000
Average purchase: $9.74
Top three contributors: Anonymous ($300), 13AM Games ($251), Nintendo’s Damon Baker ($250)

How does that stack up to the Humble Nindie Bundle? Let’s take a look:

Total payments: roughly $750,000
Number of purchases: ~82,500
Average purchase: $9.18
Top three contributors: Nintendo’s Damon Baker ($500), PlayEveryWare ($225), Choice Provisions ($200)

Looking at the stats, the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle sold about two times more than the Humble Nindie Bundle. It’s good news for all parties involved!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 14 Comments

A trailer for Pokemon Sun/Moon was published in Japan which is rather different compared to the overseas one. This one focuses less on gameplay, but still has some footage towards the end. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 32 Comments

The Pokemon Company International has now followed up on the just-released Sun/Moon trailer with additional details about the games. Specifically, we have more on the three starters: Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio.

You can find the complete announcement below along with artwork. We also have the two boxarts above.

London, UK– May 10, 2016 – The Pokémon Company International has unveiled the first details of the highly anticipated titles Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, starting with a first look at three new first-partner Pokémon and the packaging. Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will launch in Europe on November 23, exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Following in the tradition of previous games in the Pokémon series, players choose one of three special Pokémon to be their first partner. These are among the first Pokémon players will encounter in the game. In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, players will be able to choose between the newly discovered Grass- and Flying-type Pokémon Rowlet, Fire-type Litten, and Water-type Popplio.

For a Pokémon Trainer, knowing the Pokémon types and how they match up against one another in battle is vital. Grass-type Pokémon are strong against Water types, but weak against Fire types. Fire-type Pokémon are strong against Grass types and weak against Water types. And Water-type Pokémon are strong against Fire types, but weak against Grass types.

Meet the three new first-partner Pokémon that will join Trainers on their adventures in the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS | 77 Comments

Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were announced at the end of February in celebration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary. Aside from some snippets of development footage, not much was shown. We also haven’t seen much of the games overall since then. Starting today, that’s starting to change.

The first Pokemon Sun/Moon trailer is now up, and it shows quite a bit. Rowlet, Litten, Popplio are confirmed as the starter Pokemon, and we also have a November 18 release date (November 23 in Europe). Alola is confirmed as the major region, and we’re also able to get a glimpse at the two mascot Pokemon.

Take a look at the debut Pokemon Sun/Moon gameplay trailer below.

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