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Update: It seems that it’s technically going by the term “free-to-play”, but it’s more like a demo. Once downloaded, those who try out Pushmo: Hippa Land can choose which type of course they want. There are seven free puzzles from the four worlds (regular puzzles, puzzles that look like objects, puzzles with enemies, and NES-sprite based puzzles). We’re also hearing that each world has a different character to play as.

Players must beat the 28 free levels before having the option to buy worlds. Before gaining access to the “Create-A-Puzzle” feature, you need to purchase one world.

The Pushmo/Crashmo series is returning to 3DS. Nintendo just announced a new free-to-play entry for its portable today, and it’s already out in Japan.

This new entry – called “Pushmo: Hippa Land” – is free-to-play. Players can purchase one world for 500 yen, which contains 100 courses. There are an additional three, each of which features 50 courses and costs 300 yen. Alternatively, it’s possible to buy all four for a discount of 400 yen (1,000 yen in total).

Those who purchase and complete all four worlds will earn a special challenge titled “Super-Difficult Mountain”. In one world, players need to beat/overcome enemies. Just like the original game, you can share puzzles with QR codes.

View a trailer for Pushmo: Hippa Land below.

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A few new scans of Project X Zone 2 have made their way online from this week’s issue of Famitsu. They provide a first look at some of the latest roster additions, including Phoenix Wright.

You can check out the latest scans below. We’ll have them in high quality at some point tomorrow.

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Nintendo will finally be revealing its E3 2015 plans tomorrow, the company has confirmed.

Specific details are, naturally, being kept under wraps for now. Nintendo only shared a photo of someone in pink sweats – perhaps Reggie Fils-Aime?

In any case, check back tomorrow at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT for news about Nintendo’s E3 2015 plans.

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Nintendo has announced the release dates for several upcoming amiibo.

Ganondorf, Zero Suit Samus, Dark Pit, and Palutena are due out on June 26. Bowser Jr., Dr. Mario, and Pikmin & Olimar amiibo are releasing on July 17.

The situation is much different in North America. Dark Pit and Palutena are coming in July, while all of other figures aren’t planned for launch until September.

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Nintendo passed along a handful of new details about Yoshi’s Woolly World today.

First, we now know that the game features over 50 levels. Each one is sprinkled with “surprises and hidden collectibles.”

Speaking of collectibles, there are a ton of them in Yoshi’s Woolly World. Here’s a recap of each:

– Hearts: restore Yoshi’s life gauge
– Stamp Patches: unlock stamps for Miiverse
– Smiley Flowers: increase the chances of unlocking a bonus game
– Beads: can be saved up to purchase Power Badges between levels, which when activated allow – for example – Yoshi to unleash powered-up Ground Pounds, or even be able to play alongside woolly canine companion Poochy
– Wonder Wools: find all five in every level, unlock uniquely-patterned Yoshis (over 50); use one of these styles by visiting Yoshi Hut on Craft Island

Nintendo’s official overview of the story in Yoshi’s Woolly World is as follows:

Once upon a time in Craft Island, a paradise located in the middle of Handmade Ocean, the peaceful lives of different-patterned Yoshis are rudely disrupted by the dastardly Kamek, who has kidnapped Yoshis by turning them into balls of yarn using his magic. Having escaped the surprise attack by this notorious villain, Yoshi must set out on an adventure spanning various Worlds, with beautiful landscapes ranging from lush woolly meadows to fluffy mountain peaks. And at the end of it all…well, Yoshi might encounter an even fiercer villain behind this pesky plot…

Some levels in Yoshi’s Woolly World will feature transformations. The character can turn into “a fast-swimming Mermaid Yoshi, a quick-firing Sky Pop Yoshi aeroplane, and even a Moto Yoshi, where Yoshi turns into a high-speed motorbike.”

Yoshi’s Woolly World launches in Europe on June 26, and this fall in North America.

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This week’s issue of Famitsu has confirmed several characters for Project X Zone 2. In addition to returning characters like Ryu and Ken, the game will also feature the likes of Phoenix Wright, Axel Stone from Bare Knuckle (Streets of Rage), and more.

Here’s the full lineup of the latest confirmed characters for Project X Zone 2:

New characters

Phoenix Wright (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
Maya Fey (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
Axel Stone (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) (Bare Knuckle)
Aty (Summon Night 3)
Nana Kazuki (God Eater 2)
Ciel Alencon (God Eater 2)

Returning characters

Ryu (Street Fighter)
Ken (Street Fighter)
Gemini Sunrise (Sakura Wars)
Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars)

Project X Zone 2 launches this fall on 3DS.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments

The newest issue of Famitsu has revealed several new Fire Emblem if details:

– The protagonist’s class is called “Dark Prince” (male) / “Dark Princess” (female)

– Key characters on the Hoshido side are Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi and Sakura

– Key characters on the Nohr side are Marx, Camila, Leon and Elise

– Casual mode: like in Fire Emblem Awakening, fallen units will be available again in the next battle

– Phoenix mode: Fallen units are revived on the next turn

– Characters from royal families have an ability called “Dragon Pulse”, which allows them to affect the map in various ways, for example building bridges (as seen in the latest trailer), causing earthquakes or flattening mountains

– There are a total of 9 save data slots, and each additional DLC scenario will add 3 more slots

– Weapons no longer have a limited number of uses

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Without any sort of announcement on Nintendo’s part, it appears that the prices of physical rewards on Club Nintendo have been reduced. Items like the Fierce Deity Link Jigsaw Puzzle, Majora’s Mask 3D Messenger Bag, and Retro Mario T-shirt are discounted by up to 50 percent.

All of the new prices are shown above. Here’s a look at how much each of the items costed previously:

Mario & Luigi Greeting Cards – 300 coins
Nintendogs Greeting Cards – 300 coins
3DS Game Card Case: 2015 Edition – 400 coins
2016 Desktop Calender – 400 coins
3DS XL Pouch: The Legend of Zelda – 600 coins
Retro Mario T-Shirt – 700 coins
Fierce Deity Link Jigsaw Puzzle – 800 coins
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Messenger Bag – 800 coins

North American Club Nintendo members can redeem their coins up through June 30 at 11:59 PM PT. The site will then be shutting down, though a new Nintendo rewards membership service will launch later this year.

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Castlevania has a long-standing history on Nintendo platforms. So the hope was that the next game from Koji Igarashi, one of the series’ main creator, would end up on a Nintendo system.

Igarashi finally announced “Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night” today in partnership with Inti Creates after several days of teasing. The current plan is only to make the project for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. However, a Nintendo version hasn’t been ruled out entirely.

On the game’s Kickstarter page, a statement from the Q&A says the following about why the campaign doesn’t include support for Nintendo systems:

Our budget left us with two options: Build the biggest, most beautiful game we can, or make sure it runs everywhere from the start. As things stand today, we can’t afford to create the two separate versions of this game that would be necessary to make it run on every console. That said, we’ve heard legends about a remarkable treasure hidden in the castle basement…

That sounds somewhat encouraging! Perhaps if the Kickstarter campaign clears its initial stretch goals, a Nintendo version might be something that will be given greater consideration – especially given that last sentence, and how the stretch goals are constructed at present:

You can check out Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Kickstarter here. If there’s any concrete news about a Nintendo version, we’ll have it right here on the site.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Ultratron – €8.49 / £6.50 / CHF 8.99 until 28.05.2015 22:59 UTC (Regular price: €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 10.59)

Nihilumbra – €6.99 / £5.49 / CHF 6.99 until 28.05.2015 22:59 UTC (Regular price: €8.99 / £6.99 / CHF 8.99)

Wii U Virtual Console

Mega Man Zero 4 – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Mega Man Battle Network 2 – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Retail

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. (available on May 15th) – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90

3DS Download

3D Thunder Blade – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

3DS Themes

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Free download code for the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu theme “Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.” included with every purchase of Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. from Nintendo eShop (available until 11/06/2015).

eShop Sales

Wii U

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – €7.49 / £5.99 / CHF 9.99 (Ends May 21st, regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 21.00)

Ducktales: Remastered – €6.69 / £5.39 / CHF 9.45(Ends May 28th, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 21.00)

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – €5.99 / £4.79 / CHF 8.40 (Ends May 28th, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 21.00)

Resident Evil Revelations – €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 17.70 (Ends May 28th, regular price €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 59.00)

Guac’ a Mole – €2.69 / £2.39 / CHF 3.67 (Ends June 11th, regular price €3.50 / £3.19 / CHF 4.90)

Wooden Sen’SeY – €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF 3.59 (Ends May 21st, regular price €9.99 / £8.00 / CHF 12.00)

3DS

Animal Hospital – €14.99 / £11.99 /CHF 18.99 (Ends May 28th, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90)
I Love My Horse – €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 18.99 (Ends May 28th, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90)
I Love My Pets – €17.99 / £14.99 / CHF 23.99 (Ends May 28th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 39.99)
My Exotic Farm – €4.10 / £3.70 / CHF 5.80 (Ends May 28th, regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80)
My Farm 3D – €4.70 / £4.10 / CHF 6.50 (Ends May 28th, regular price €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF 10.99)
Resident Evil Revelations – €9.89 / £8.24 / CHF 12.80 (Ends May 28th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60 (Ends May 28th, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00)
Super Street Fighter IV 3D – €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20 (Ends May 28th, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00)
BIT.TRIP SAGA – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 (Ends May 21st, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00)
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – €11.99 / £11.99 / CHF 15.50 (Ends May 21st, regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 38.90)
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00 (Ends May 21st, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00)
Hometown Story – €14.99 / £14.99 / CHF 19.45 (Ends May 21st, regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 38.90)
Virtue’s Last Reward – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.50 (Ends May 21st, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90)

The following price reductions only apply to the UK:

Best Friends – My Horse 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Cats and Dogs 3D – Pets at play – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Horse Vet 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Life with Horses 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Mahjong 3D – Essentials – £1.79 (Ends June 4th, regular price £2.99)
Mahjong 3D – Warriors of the Emperor – £9.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £17.99)
Me & my furry patients 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Me & My Pets 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)  )
My Baby Pet Hotel – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
My Foal 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
My Life on a Farm 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
My Little Baby 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
My Pet School 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
My Riding Stables 3D – Jumping for the Team – £19.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £34.99)
My Vet Practice 3D – in the Country – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
My Western House 3D – £19.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £34.99)
Outpack Pet Rescue 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Pets Resort 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Riding Stables 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Riding Star 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
Top Model 3D – £14.99 (Ends June 4th, regular price £24.99)
 

Source: Nintendo PR

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