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Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 26 Comments

Nintendo has gone live with pre-registration for Miitomo. Get involved by visiting the page here, clicking the “Pre-register” button, and then creating or logging in to your Nintendo Account.

All users who pre-register a Nintendo Account to Miitomo will automatically receive My Nintendo Platinum points. My Nintendo and Miitomo are both launching sometime next month.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 54 Comments

It’s now possible to register for a Nintendo Account. This functionality was previously made available in Japan towards the very end of 2015, but has now opened for gamers around the world.

Simply visit the link here. You can then sign up with your Nintendo Network ID, Facebook, Google Plus, or Twitter login. Alternatively, it’s possible to make a Nintendo Account entirely from scratch.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Update: Uchikoshi has now clarified that it won’t be at GDC itself. It’ll just be taking place during GDC.

It won’t be much longer until we receive a proper update about Zero Time Dilemma. On Twitter, Kotaro Uchikoshi announced that he’ll be attending the Game Developers Conference for an “unveiling presentation”.

Uchikoshi’s tweet is as follows:

GDC 2016 runs between March 14 and March 18.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Reviews | 7 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: February 16, 2016
Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher Bandai Namco

The original Project X Zone that released back in 2013 was a pleasant surprise to fans of Capcom, SEGA, and Bandai Namco alike. It brought characters from each respective publisher into a strategy RPG format where they band together and go across space and time to defeat villains across multiple series, as well as original characters, to save the world from collapsing into itself through the constant overlapping dimensions colliding. Project X Zone 2 doesn’t veer to far from the original, featuring a lot of the same characters, maps, stories, and more. It almost makes this feel like more of an expansion than a true sequel, but that’s not such a bad thing. The fan service of bringing all these iconic characters into one game is what keeps an experience like this special, and the humor on top is a bonus throughout.

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

More information is in from this month’s NPD report. We have sales data from the United States for one of Nintendo’s systems as well as two games.

First, in terms of hardware, Wii U sold roughly 40,000 units. Debut sales for Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Final Fantasy Explorers also came in at 71,000 and 53,000 copies respectively.

With the games, it’s important to remember that digital sales are not included. They also launched pretty late in January, so they only have about a week of data.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Demo

LEGO Marvel Avengers

3DS Retail

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (available February 19th) – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90

3DS Download

Return to PopoloCrois: A STORY OF SEASONS Fairytale – €34.99 / £29.99 / CHF 44.90

3DS DLC

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: Ultimate Feathered Warrior (available February 19th) – Special introductory offer: free until 25/02/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: Winter’s Harbinger (available February 19th) – Special introductory offer: free until 25/02/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: Wanted: Lucky Bud (available February 19th) – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

3DS Themes

Dreamcast (available February 19th) – €1.79 / £1.59 / CHF 2.50

Hi-Tech Sega (available February 19th) – €1.79 / £1.59 / CHF 2.50

Saga Saturn (available February 19th) – €1.79 / £1.59 / CHF 2.50

Pokemon: Champion Steven (available February 19th) – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

eShop Sales

Wii U

Bombing Bastards – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.49 until 25/02/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF 9.99

Spot The Differences: Party! -€2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 25/02/2016, regular price €5.00 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Wicked Monsters Blast! HD PLUS -€2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20

3DS

AeternoBlade – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.00 until 03/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £13.50 / CHF 21.00

Aqua Moto Racing 3D -€3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 25/02/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19

Demon King Box -€2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.60 until 03/03/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.80

Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages -€2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.19 until 25/02/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 6.99

WAKEDAS -€1.99/ £1.69 / CHF 2.40 until 03/03/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.49 / CHF 3.50

Source: Nintendo PR

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

Update: The Pokémon Company has stated that there are currently no plans for DLC stages or Pokémon.

A slew of new support Pokemon have just been announced for Pokken Tournament. The lineup includes Espeon, Umbreon, Magneton, Quagsire, Cubone, and Diglet.

Below are details about each:

– Espeon uses Morning Sun which removes status conditions as well as healing Hit Points
– The less time on the clock, the more it raises
– Umbreon uses Snarl which sucks up the opponent’s Resonance Gauge and prevents them being able to land critical hits
– Cubone uses Bonemerang
– This is a quick long range attack that hits multiple times and brings opponents to you
– Diglett uses Dig which makes it easy to land combos when the opponent has been hit
– Magneton uses Tri Attack which aims upward
– It lowers opponents’ Speed & Attack and is good against jumping opponents
– Quagsire uses Mud Bomb
– It is effective on players on the ground and damages even if guarded against

Information about the new support Pokemon comes from the official website. The page was also updated with new details, which are as follows:

– The Ferrum League is a feature exclusive to the Wii U version
– Beating stages adds more support Pokemon and battle areas
– This takes place in the Ferrum region
– In this region, Resonance Stones link people and their Pokemon
– Game lets you customize the player character’s gender, skin color, hair, etc.
– Encounter different trainers in the game
– Nia helps players navigate the world, and she chose Weavile
– There are also trainers who exist only in the Wii U version who are tough to beat
– Travis with his Garchomp, Keith with his Suicune and Erin with her Braixen
– Practice Mode: test your skills with no time limit or health
– Free Training: train freely
– Combo Dojo: learn various combos for the Pokemon
– My Town: alter your character’s appearance and clothing by spending the in-game currency, PokeGold

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

The Pokemon Company International has officially revealed Magiana, the new Mythical Pokémon who will be known as Magearna in the west. It’s an Artificial Pokemon sporting a metallic body, and is said to be the ultimate invention created by humans 500 years ago.

Magearna will debut in a new full-length feature film, which is slated for release later this year. The Pokemon Company mentioned in its announcement today that information about the new Pokemon movie will be revealed at a later time.

Here’s the full lowdown on Magearna:

Magearna
Category: Artificial Pokémon
Height: 3’03”
Weight: 177.5 lbs.

In this latest Pokémon full-length feature film, a mysterious force binds Ash to the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it falls from the sky. Volcanion can’t get away, and Ash is dragged along as it continues on its mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt minister has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. The minister plans to use Magearna’s mysterious power to take control of the mechanical kingdom. Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

Source: The Pokemon Company PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

GamesMaster spoke with Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami in its latest issue for a brief interview. At one point, Nogami reflected on how there were some jitters within the team before launch, as they weren’t sure how the multiplayer-focused game would be received.

Nogami told the magazine:

“We’ve dealt with online multiplayer in a number of titles up until now, but this was the first time we’d taken up the challenge of releasing a package game where multiplayer was the main mode. We were not 100 percent sure about how a few sections would be received, and so we’re really happy to see them being well received not only by experienced online gamers, but by a really broad range of players including children and female players too; it’s a real confidence boost. If we have the chance in the future, I’d like to build on online gameplay even more.”

GamesMaster followed those comments by pressing Nogami on the possibility of Splatoon 2 happening one day. When asked, he responded with the following:

“We want to raise this new IP with care, so maybe we’ll get a chance to make it happen if players support us.”

Splatoon updates technically ended last month. But at the Splatoon Koshien 2016 finals a couple of weeks ago, Nogami hinted at possible new content for the shooter.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments

DreamRift revealed Monster Tale Ultimate, a reworked version of the DS game for the 3DS eShop, towards the end of last March. Sadly, we’ve barely heard a peep about it since then. Yet despite the silence, Monster Tale Ultimate is still said to be in the works.

Nintendo Force has a brief update on Monster Tale Ultimate in its latest issue. According to the magazine, “the word from the devs is that the release is coming very soon”. A specific launch timeframe was not mentioned… but hey, we finally have some news at least!

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