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

This week, Famitsu has an interview with Pokemon president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara touched on Pokemon Shuffle, Pokken Tournament, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, and a bit about the future – including an extremely brief NX name-drop.

Regarding Pokemon Shuffle, Ishihara reconfirmed that the game has reached five million downloads. The title, which just recently hit smart devices, was originally intended to be released from the start on smartphones and 3DS. The 3DS demographic is more around those at middle school while smartphones users are geared more toward adults. The main message they wanted to convey is that the app can be cleared from the start with no charges.

Pokken Tournament came about from a desire to see more realistic Pokemon movements. Even though it’s made by the Tekken team, it has a different flavor and feel than that series and it does not necessarily appeal to a different demographic. Ishihara points out that it’s easy to understand fighting games, and its systems are straightforward and simple to pick up on.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 18 Comments

Did you know that it’s Bayonetta 2’s first anniversary today? The game came out in Japan on September 20. Developer PlatinumGames celebrated with a special cake – see below.

Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto also shared a message in an official PlatinumGames blog post. He spoke about the Nintendo costumes in the game, and also revealed a cut idea. He had wanted to include a costume based on Famicom Tantei Club, a game that Nintendo only brought to Japan. Unfortunately, it never made it into the final game.

You can read up on Hashimoto’s full message below.

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

Xenoblade Chronicles X features something known as “Skells”. These mechs allow players to take to the sky and fly across the vast world. You won’t have access to Skells right away, however. They are made available later in the game after players receiving a license.

This month’s issue of Game Informer has a few comments from Monolith Soft executive director Tetsuya Takahashi. Takahashi told the magazine why Skells aren’t handed out at the start, explaining:

“The main reason we didn’t want players to have the Skell from the beginning of the game is that we wanted them to have the opportunity to fully explore the world on foot first. The world starts to feel quiet a bit different once you have the Skell, especially once you experience different layers of the world vertically.”

Xenoblade Chronicles X still has a few months to go before it reaches the west. The overseas release is scheduled for December 4.

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

If you were on the site in 2008, you may recall that there were quite a few rumors surrounding Factor 5 developing a Kid Icarus game for Wii. Of course, we all know now that such a project never came to be.

Liam Robertson has been doing some investigative work as of late in hopes of finding out more about Factor 5’s plans for Kid Icarus on Nintendo’s old console. You can listen to his findings in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 21 Comments

Hyrule Warriors Legends will have stereoscopic 3D support – sort of. In an interview with 4Gamer, producer Yosuke Hayashi confirmed that the game will only make use of 3D on the New 3DS.

Naturally, the 3DS is not as powerful as the Wii U. Koei Tecmo worked hard to balance the enemy count, and displaying as many enemies as possible on screen was important. The New 3DS gave Hyrule Warriors Legends that extra boost to make stereoscopic 3D possible.

Hayashi also talked about things we’ve heard in the past: the 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors came about due to fan interest, more characters are coming, amiibo will be supported, DLC characters from the Wii U version will be immediately available on 3DS, and DLC is possible. We’ll also mention that a code will be included with all copies of the game so that players can unlock Toon Link, Tetra, and the King of Hyrule in the Wii U version.

Koei Tecmo is nearly done with the development of Hyrule Warriors Legends, and they’re currently working on polishing things. That makes sense, as the game is launching on January 21 in Japan.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 37 Comments

Bandai Namco announced a number of new characters for Project X Zone 2 at the Tokyo Game Show today – including a couple from Nintendo’s Fire Emblem franchise.

Fire Emblem’s Chrom and Lucina will both be included in the game as a part unit. Additionally, Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenosaga’s KOS-MOS are tied together.

Here’s the official trailer:

We also have a good look at Chrom and Lucina below:

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

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

Wii U Retail

Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack (available Sunday) – $49.99

Wii U Download

Defense Dome – $2.99
Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX – $7.99
Year Walk – $6.99
Zombie Defense – $7.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Car Battler Joe – $6.99

Wii U update

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

3DS Retail

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – $39.99

3DS Demo

The Legend of Legacy – available Sept. 22

3DS update

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

3DS Themes

Pokémon: Dancing Pikachu
Pokémon: Pikachu’s Cry
Pikachu Bundle: Dancing & Cry
Pokémon 151: Mewtwo

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.
– The Swapper (Wii U), OlliOlli (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Curve Digital are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.

Wii U

– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– ZaciSa’s Last Stand is 25 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 23.
– Bombing Bastards and Spot the Differences: Party! from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.

3DS

– ?Xeodrifter and Mutant Mudds from Renegade Kid are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– AiRace Speed and AiRace Xeno from Qubic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 8.
– Glory of Generals, Quell Reflect and Swords & Soldiers 3D from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT Oct. 8.
– Fractured Soul is 75 percent off (reduced from $11.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon is 33 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– Aqua Moto Racing is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 23.

Permanent Price Drop

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker has been reduced to $39.99 (from $49.99).

Activities

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Red Badge” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Red Badge” tournament runs through Sept. 20. Opt in via the SpotPass feature on your Nintendo 3DS system for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Source: Nintendo PR

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

Super Mario Maker has achieved its first milestone. On its Japanese Twitter account, Nintendo announced that over 1 million courses have been uploaded since launch last week.

A new video, posted below, highlights a few of the user-made levels thus far.

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

In Japan, Nintendo has started offering a second wave of downloadable content for Fire Emblem Fates. The company has remade “the very best” maps in the series.

Players can purchase all DLC maps from the second wave in the “Special Value DLC 4-Pack” for 900 yen. Maps can also be purchased individually for 250 yen each (though one is free).

Head past the break for an overview of the new content.

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

A new stage is being added to Splatoon later today. Via the game’s Japanese Twitter account, we’ve learned that Hammerhead Bridge is going live in just a few hours.

The map will be available at the following times:

– 7 PM PT (Thursday)
– 10 PM ET (Thursday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Friday)

We have some screenshots from Splatoon’s Hammerhead Bridge map below.

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