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

Toys “R” Us officially confirmed the third of its upcoming amiibo exclusives in the United States. Joining the Mii Fighters 3-pack and Villager restock if the Mega Yarn Yoshi.

Consumers can pick up the Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo in stores starting on November 15 for $39.99. Quantities will be “extremely limited”.

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

Q-Games, the developer behind Star Fox Command, came out with PixelJunk Monsters several years ago. This is a tower defense game in which players must help Tikiman the Forest Defender protect hisrealm from hordes of monsters.

It now looks like PixelJunk Monsters will be making its way to Wii U. The game has been rated for Nintendo’s console by the USK, Germany’s classification group. One would have to assume that we’ll be getting the “Ultimate HD” version, which includes even more content.

We’ll let you know if we hear about an official announcement. For now, take a look at one of PixelJunk Monsters’ previous trailers.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

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

PS4 – 30,349
New 3DS LL – 17,856
Vita – 14,368
Wii U – 11,594
New 3DS – 4,031
PS3 – 1,929
3DS – 1,131
Vita TV – 670
3DS LL – 548
Xbox One – 224

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

PS4 – 46,177
New 3DS LL – 18,136
Vita – 15,237
Wii U – 12,843
New 3DS – 4,367
PS3 – 2,088
3DS – 1,160
Vita TV – 761
3DS LL – 587
Xbox One – 203

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 28,244 / 1,627,659
2. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 25,597 / NEW
3. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection – 24,867 / NEW
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 24,533 / 299,865
5. [PS4] FIFA 16 – 20,909 / NEW
6. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 17,833 / 66,306
7. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu – 15,535 / 104,415
8. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 14,299 / 44,766
9. [3DS] Chibi-Robo!: Zip-Lash – 14,096 / NEW
10. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,186 / 709,639
11. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 12,607 / 51,624
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 12,563 / 1,077,583
13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 12,381 / 398,552
14. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 11,912 / 227,645
15. [PS3] FIFA 16 – 10,442 / NEW
16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,574 / 359,173
17. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 6,782 / 181,471
18. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII – 5,946 / 791,531
19. [PSV] Arslan: The Warriors of Legend – 5,743 / 38,647
20. [3DS] Monster Diary – 4,900 / 94,679

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 17 Comments

We’ve all been waiting quite awhile for the announcement of Nintendo’s debut mobile game. The company said it was “making announcement plans” in August, and an insider recently indicated that news would be coming soon.

There’s still no date yet when it comes to the reveal of the mobile title. Still, DeNA West chief executive officer Shintaro Asako officially went on record at GamesBeat 2015 today and said, “Soon, we should be able to announce the game.”

Asako also reiterated previous statements. As mentioned before, five Nintendo and DeNA games are coming between now and March 2017.

Asako added:

“I can’t say too much about the Nintendo deal. But it’s a really exciting initiative. It’s a really long-term initiative.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments

Update: Looks like Nintendo has made a mistake! The demo will be out next Thursday as opposed to today.

A demo for Yo-kai Watch is now available in North America. Head on over to the eShop to grab the download.

On Twitter, Nintendo shared today’s news:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 33 Comments

Gamasutra has several quotes up from producer Risa Tabata and Kensuke Tanabe, who work with external teams at Nintendo. Tabata has been involved with games such as Metroid Prime while Tanabe has been with the company for nearly three decades.

While speaking with Tabata and Tanabe, Gamasutra asked about how Nintendo tends to make its games, working with external developers, and even amiibo. Continue on below for their thoughts.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments

Update 3: Bumped to the top again. You can now have Falco shipped to your home.

Update 2: Bumped to the top. Pre-orders are now officially open, though note that you can only order one from your local store.

Update: This is now confirmed. You will be able to pre-order Falco here (should be live soon).

Best Buy appears to have snagged yet another exclusive amiibo. By searching for Falco on the store’s website, you’ll notice that an image shows saying that this figure is only available from the retailer.

We haven’t received an official confirmation about this, so it’s possible that the listing was made an error. That being said, it does currently look like you’ll only be able to purchase the Falco amiibo from Best Buy if you’re in the United States.

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

Some news came in earlier today about David Production working on the Monster Hunter Stories anime. That information came from a recent interview with Fuji TV president Chihiro Kameyama.

In the interview, Kameyama mentioned that the Monster Hunter Stories anime is planned as both a broadcast and an anime business, which includes products, distribution and licensing. He also indicated that there might be plans to bring it overseas. There’s interest in having the series be a business much like how Yu-Gi-Oh! and Naruto are big businesses for TV Tokyo.

If the anime does make it over, that would also likely mean that we’ll be seeing the game here as well. We’ll just have to wait until next year to learn more about the situation.

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

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series will be returning once again in 2016. Today, more dates were announced for both North America and Europe.

Here’s the full lineup:

Nashville, TN, Schermerhorn Symphony Center; January 21, 22
Boston, MA, Symphony Hall; February 23
Costa Mesa, CA, Segerstrom Center for the Arts; March 8
Toronto, ON, Sony Centre; March 19
Jacksonville, FL, Moran Theatre; March 24
Kansas City, MO, Music Hall Kansas City; March 26
Memphis, TN, The Orpheum; March 31
New Orleans, LA, Saenger Theater; April 1
Columbus, OH, Ohio Theater; April 3
Charlottesville, VA, JPJ Arena; April 8
London, UK, SSE/Wembley Arena; April 23
Guadalajara, MX, Auditorio Telmex; May 11
Monterrey, MX, Arena Monterrey; May 13
Mexico City, MX, Arena de Ciudad; May 15
San Antonio, TX, Majestic Theater; May 21
Los Angeles, CA, Dolby Theater; June 13
Austin, TX, Long Center; June 23
Montreal, QB, Place des Arts; June 25
San Francisco, CA, Davies Symphony Hall; August 21
Atlanta, GA, Cobb Perf. Arts; September 10
Edmonton, AB, Southern Jubilee; September 21
Vancouver, BC, Queen Elizabeth Theatre; September 23
Paris, FR, Palais Des Congres; October 8
Lisbon, PT, Coliseu de Lisboa; October 14
Essen, DE, Grugahalle; October 15
Chicago, IL, Chicago Auditorium; November 12

The third installment of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, going by the “Master Quest” name, will add brand-new music and visuals from Tri Force Heroes. Fans can get a sneak-preview of this content tonight on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”, where an orchestra will perform the Tri Force Heroes interlude arrangement from the symphony.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Toys “R” Us seems to have nabbed another amiibo exclusive in the United States. On Twitter, the retailer teased that Mega Yarn Yoshi – as well as a restock of Villager – will only be available at its stores.

Here’s the relevant message:

An image surfaced yesterday of Mega Yarn Yoshi on the Toys “R” Us holiday big book. Given today’s information, it now makes sense that they’d want to feature the amiibo prominently in its promotional materials.

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