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

The Washington Post caught up with Nintendo of America’s Scott Moffitt, the executive vice president of sales and marketing, to talk about the 3DS among other topics. He discussed the system’s performance, supporting it given the company’s commitment to mobile, and more.

According to Moffitt, thus far in 2015, “sales of the family of Nintendo 3DS hardware in America are actually ahead of last year’s pace.” He also proclaimed that the “3DS is here to stay” in light of discussion about handhelds and their continued relevance to the market with casual gaming on smartphones on the rise.

Below are his full comments:

“Nintendo 3DS is here to stay. Let me throw out a number that might surprise you. So far, on a global basis, Nintendo 3DS has sold more hardware than PS4 and Xbox One—combined. Most people find this shocking.

Obviously we don’t deny the impact of smart devices on the gaming market. But it’s a mistake to consider this a zero-sum game. Clearly gaming on smart devices and gaming on Nintendo 3DS can happily coexist, to the benefit of all gamers. The fact is, playing games on two very different hardware platforms means options for two very different kinds of game play. The inclusion of multiple control buttons on Nintendo 3DS allows a much deeper and more sophisticated type of play.”

Head on over to The Washington Post for additional comments from Moffitt, including thoughts about online multiplayer/social features.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments

Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz have teamed up once again. Following their collaboration for Mario Kart 8, Mercedes-Benz has now made an Event Course – arriving today – that comes with a costume showing Mario in the driver’s seat. Players can download the Mercedes-Benz Jump’n’Drive course at no extra cost.

Head past the break to read up on today’s full announcement.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 31 Comments

During the November Nintendo Direct, it was announced that a Smash Bros. presentation would be held sometime this month. Nintendo has now shared a date for the broadcast. You’ll be able to watch the presentation on December 15 at the following times:

– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe

Masahiro Sakurai will be in charge of the proceedings. He’ll talk about Cloud, but we should be hearing about the Fighter Ballot as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 44 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 76,779
PS4 – 35,782
Wii U – 32,604
Vita – 21,860
New 3DS – 17,202
3DS – 7,915
PS3 – 1,916
3DS LL – 1,113
Vita TV – 646
Xbox One – 289

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

New 3DS LL – 105,629
PS4 – 26,598
Wii U – 20,256
New 3DS – 18,052
Vita – 14,765
3DS – 6,095
PS3 – 1,643
3DS LL – 1,247
Vita TV – 625
Xbox One – 591

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 332,478 / 1,820,845
2. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 49,266 / NEW
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 38,434 / 1,798,622
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 35,256 / 861,197
5. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 32,155 / 442,588
6. [PS4] Bloodborne: The Old Hunters – 20,455 / NEW
7. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 13,906 / 130,980
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 11,734 / 1,147,540
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,179 / 424,367
10. [PS4] Call of Dut: Black Ops III – 11,092 / 231,500
11. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 9,487 / 151,736
12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu – 7,654 / 29,447
13. [WIU] Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version – 7,060 / NEW
14. [3DS] Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage! – 6,298 / 31,217
15. [PSV] Himouto! Umaru-chan Himouto Ikusei Keikaku – 6,063 / NEW
16. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 5,743 / 509,822
17. [3DS} Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 5,305 / 110,757
18. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble World – 5,229 / 21,479
19. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 5,107 / 269,781
20. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 4,630 / NEW

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 26 Comments

IGN has more on Linkle, one of the new roster additions to Hyrule Warriors Legends, from Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi. The two spoke with the site about Linkle’s origins, how the response from fans motivated the team to reconsider her, and the character’s personality. Head past the break for Aonuma and Hayashi’s comments.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 110 Comments

Linkle is making her debut in Hyrule Warriors Legends. However, it’s possible that we’ll see the character in future Zelda games.

Speaking with IGN, series producer Eiji Aonuma said: “I’m sure we will keep her in mind when thinking about future titles.”

Aonuma also said that he was able to share input about Linkle during the development of Hyrule Warriors Legends:

“I had a chance to give feedback on Linkle during development, but the satisfying action of using a crossbow, which we developed for the spinoff title Link’s Crossbow Training, was implemented this time completely by Koei Tecmo. It may feel a little different from other titles in the franchise, but she doesn’t feel out of place at all in the world of the Zelda games.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

Famitsu has published a brief article about Hyrule Warriors Legends for its magazine coverage this week. In it, we learn about two new elements in the game.

First up, Hyrule Warriors Legends will have a “My Fairy” system. Famitsu doesn’t go in-depth about this, but indicates that it’ll be used to help players. Also confirmed is a new Great Sea map in Adventure Mode.

Expect more details about both of these items when Famitsu releases tomorrow.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 103 Comments

Minecraft: Wii U Edition is official, and it’s coming out very soon. Nintendo and Mojang have announced that the game will be available through the Wii U eShop starting on December 17 for $29.99.

On Wii U, Minecraft will offer off-TV play. Additionally, it’ll come bundled with the following add-on packs: Battle & Beasts Skin Pack, Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack, Natural Texture Pack, City Texture Pack, Fantasy Texture Pack, and Festive Mash-up Pack. Nintendo has also teased that the company is collaborating with Mojang “on new content for Nintendo fans to be released at a future date.”

These add-on packs will be available separately at launch next week:

1. Festive Skin Pack
2. The Simpsons Skin Pack
3. Doctor Who Skins Volume 1
4. Doctor Who Skins Volume 2
5. Star Wars Classic Skin Pack
6. Star Wars Rebels Skin Pack
7. Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack
8. Mass Effect Mash-up Pack
9. Skyrim Mash-up Pack
10. Plastic Texture Pack
11. Candy Texture Pack
12. Cartoon Texture Pack
13. Steampunk Texture Pack
14. Pattern Texture Pack
15. Greek Mythology Mash-up Pack
16. Halloween 2015 Mash-up Pack

Minecraft: Wii U Edition was initially outed through a rating on PEGI. However, this is the first time that we’re hearing about it in any official capacity.

Head past the break to read up on today’s full announcement.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

FAST Racing NEO – €14.99/£10.99

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures – €9.99/£8.99

Dinox – €4.99/£4.49

Voxel Maker – €4.49/£3.49

Wii U Virtual Console

Game & Watch Gallery Advance (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29

Polarium Advance (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29

3DS Download

SteamWorld Heist – €16.99/£11.99 (Ends December 31, normally €19.99/£14.99)

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures – €9.99/£8.99

Terraria – €19.99/£16.99

Petit Novel series – Harvest December – €11.99/£9.19

Rytmik Ultimate (Cinemax) – €17.99/£15.99 (€9.99/£8.99 if you own The Keep on the same Nintendo 3DS)

The Magic Hammer – €4.99/£4.49

3DS Themes

Le Qpiz superoine nella notte! – €0.99

Pedalate Qpiz! – €0.99

Le Qpiz e la neve: bel lancio Liebe! – €0.99

Happy Holidays with Mario & Luigi – €1.99/£1.79

eShop Sales

Wii U

Citizens of Earth- €4.99/£4.00 (Ends December 24, normally  € 11.99/£9.99)

Life of Pixel – €4.99/£4.49 (Ends January 9, normally €9.99/£8.99)

Rock’N’Racing Off Road – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends January 7, normally €5.99/£5.39)

ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! – €0.99/£0.79 (Ends January 7, normally €2.99/£2.29)

3DS

Citizens of Earth – €4.99/£4.00 (Ends December 24, normally  € 11.99/£9.99)

Adventure Bar Story – €3.99/£3.19 (Ends December 31, normally €4.99/£3.99)

Brunch Panic – €2.99/£2.49 (Ends December 31, normally €3.99/£3.39)

KAMI – €1.99/£1.59 (Ends December 31, normally €2.99/£2.39)

Shin Megami Tensei IV – €9.99/£7.40 (Ends December 24, normally €19.99/£17.99)

Sweet Memories Blackjack – €2.99/£2.39 (Ends December 31, normally €3.99/£3.19)

Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX – €4.99 / £4.49 (Ends January 9, normally €7.00/£6.30)

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 24 Comments

Let’s Talk #32: What are you playing? – December 2015

It’s the first weekend of a new month. Specifically, December has now rolled on in! So we want to know: what are you playing? Tell us in the comments below!

As for me, I’ve been a bit quiet with gaming as of late. I did start up Fantasy Life, but I’m just a few hours in. I like what I’ve played thus far though!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Have you tried out Nintendo Badge Arcade?

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