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

Square Enix has created three Theatrhythm games. We’ve seen two based on Final Fantasy, and the Japanese-only entry for Dragon Quest. If recent comments from Square Enix’s Ichiro Hazama are anything to go by, the series won’t be stopping there.

Hazama commented about the future of Theatrhythm in this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream. He spoke about wanting to keep the franchise going in his New Year’s greeting, in which he mentioned:

“This is Hazama from Square Enix. Last year at this place, I said ‘we’ll keep continuing Theatrhythm from hereafter too!’. Well then, I wonder how about next year[‘s continuity]. Personally, I still want to continue, and everyday I have been devising various plans. I’m full with a feeling to do something to make it happen, so I’ll be glad if you can wait with anticipation. With that being said, please keep supporting [the series] as usual from hereafter too!”

I’d personally be up for a Nier-only Theatrhythm, but that’s probably unlikely to happen. Something like Theatrhythm Kingdom Hearts might be more realistic!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 4 Comments

Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream is celebrating the start of 2016 in its latest issue. Various game developers and other key members related to the industry contributed handmade drawings, including representatives from Nintendo, Capcom, Square Enix, and more.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the various images featured in Nintendo Dream. The second set of drawings, rounded up in the gallery below, features Super Mario Maker, Ace Attorney, and some others. We also have text accompanying the shots (including many developer comments!) after the break.

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

Splatoon’s next North American Splatfest has been announced for next weekend. Players are asked if they’d prefer to travel to the past or the future.

Nintendo hasn’t listed a start time, but the Splatfest should begin on January 15 at 9 PM ET / January 16 at 12 AM ET. The results will be posted soon after its conclusion.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Koei Tecmo sent out two new videos for Hyrule Warriors Legends today. Watch some gameplay with producer Yosuke Hayashi and voice actress Ruriko Aoki below, along with a Japanese commercial.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Although Nintendo has stated that January will be the last month of free content releases for Splatoon, it seems that it will be a month packed with updates. This is already the third content addition to the game since Christmas.

The new weapon is called the Sloshing Machine Neo and is it is similar to one already in the game called the Sloshing Machine. Visually it looks like a washing machine with a sticker on it. The Sloshing Machine Neo includes two weapons: Point Sensors (Sub Weapon) and the Inkzooka (Special Weapon).

The Sloshing Machine Neo will be available at:

– 6 PM PT
– 9 PM ET
– 2 AM in the UK
– 3 AM in Europe

Below is the tweet announcing the new weapon.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 79 Comments

Sceptile was revealed for Pokken Tournament following a tease on the game’s Twitter account. Something similar is now taking place once again.

Next week, Bandai Namco will be pulling back the curtain of another fighter on the way to Pokken Tournament. The announcement – which will likely come with a trailer – will be made on January 15. Only one clue has been shared: the Japanese name of the Pokemon has a letter ? (ra) in it. We’ll be hearing about another support Pokemon as well.

50 staff members attempted to predict the Pokemon and their reactions were polled after knowing the result. Here are the results of that:

– My prediction is correct! I’m really happy! – 1
– My prediction missed, but I’m still glad – 13
– My prediction missed, I’m salty – 31
– I’m actually perplexed, so I can’t answer – 5

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

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

Wii U Download

Avoider – $1.49
Bigley’s Revenge – $4.99
Discovery – $6.99
Near Earth Objects – $2.99
Tabletop Gallery – $2.99

Wii U Virtual Console

The Adventures of Bayou Billy – $4.99
Hogan’s Alley – $4.99
Wild Gunman – $4.99

Wii U Demo

SDK Spriter

3DS Download

My Pets – $24.99
Ocean Runner – $2.99

3DS Themes

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX “Paper Craft”

eShop Sales

Wii U

– GravBlocks+ is more than 70 percent off (reduced from $3.49 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
– Rock Zombie, Unepic and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.

3DS

– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
– Glory of Generals The Pacific is more than 40 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– Quell Memento is 30 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.79) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Another new Event Course and costume are now live in Super Mario Maker. After completing Southwest Air Adventure, players will receive the Sky Pop outfit.

Here’s an overview of the course:

“Take to the skies through an adventure course designed by Mario fans from Southwest Airlines! Clear it, and you’ll unlock an exclusive Mystery Mushroom costume based on the Sky Pop airline from Super Mario Land!”

And a video showing the Sky Pop costume:

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

Thanks to Famitsu, we now have information about overall sales in Japan for 2015. This accounts for data collected between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015.

First, here’s a look at the numbers per platform:

3DS – 2,189,900 (3,153,045 last year) (20,036,956 lifetime)
PS4 – 1,205,163 (925,570 last year) (2,130,733 lifetime)
PS Vita – 959,342 (1,147,936 last year) (4,382,417 lifetime)
Wii U – 820,304 (604,856 last year) (2,943,587 lifetime)
PS3 – 188,207 (450,034 last year) (10,206,741 lifetime)
Xbox One – 18,093 (45,958 last year) (64,051 lifetime)

In terms of totals, hardware sold 5,381,009 across all platforms. That’s down from 6,428,837 the previous year.

Lastly, here’s a look at the top best-selling games in Japan during 2015:

01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.441.977 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.965.202 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.282.880 / NEW
04./00. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.064.897 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 864.865 / NEW
06./00. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 674.194 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 636.709 / NEW
08./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 625.223 / 2.632.550 (-69%)
09./00. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 607.343 / NEW
10./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest # (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 538.669 / NEW

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments

During Jump Festa last month, Konami announced a few new Yu-Gi-Oh! games. One of these was revealed as a 3DS title.

Konami has now followed up with an official announcement for the west today, confirming that the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! 3DS entry will be available worldwide. A release is planned for sometime this summer.

Actual details about the project have still not been made known. Of course, that should be changing over the next few months.

Source: Konami PR

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