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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

This week’s issue of Famitsu has a first look at Monster Strike on 3DS. There are debut screenshots of the game as well as a few details.

Famitsu reports that the 3DS version of Monster Strike features the same story and characters as the anime adaptation. Players will be able to explore a 3D field and complete quests. It’s an RPG with a strong adventure element. Just like in the anime, the main character uses a smartphone.

Famitsu might be sharing more details about Monster Strike in its next issue. However, that information could be exclusively about the anime. We’ll see!

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

Yesterday, Nintendo teased three classic games for release on the Wii U eShop this week. Those titles have since been revealed.

Listings on the ESRB indicate that Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards are coming to the North American Wii U eShop. Each one should be available starting tomorrow.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

We’ve been posting bits and pieces from Nintendo’s latest financial results throughout the day, but we have one final excerpt to share. The company’s report includes some comments about its activities and sales during the last quarter, which we thought was worth sharing.

Here’s the full excerpt:

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, for Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL, which were launched during the previous fiscal year as the newest members of the Nintendo 3DS family, continue to expand their sales, and the global sales of the Nintendo 3DS hardware reached 1.01 million units. As for the Nintendo 3DS software, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, which were released in June for Japan, got off to a good start, while titles such as GIRLS MODE 3 Kirakira?Kode (translation of Japanese title) and Rhythm Tengoku (temp.) gained popularity among female consumers in Japan. In the overseas markets, with the contribution from the release of Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition, which is the overseas version of popular games in Japan, the global sales of the Nintendo 3DS software reached 7.92 million units.

With respect to Wii U, Splatoon, which was released globally in May and gathered attention, marked 1.62 million units in sales and contributed to vitalizing the Wii U platform. The worldwide sales of the Wii U hardware and software were 0.47 million and 4.55 million units respectively.

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

As part of its latest financial results, Nintendo has once again updated its listing of million seller titles. We have the included lineup for both Wii U and 3DS.

Here are the full listings from Nintendo’s site:

Wii U

– Mario Kart 8 – 5.43 million
– Nintendo Land – 4.88 million
– New Super Mario Bros. U – 4.84 million
– Super Mario 3D World – 4.30 million
– Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 3.83 million
– New Super Luigi U – 2.26 million
– Splatoon – 1.62 million
– The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – 1.57 million
– Wii Party U – 1.57 million

3DS

– Pokemon X/Y – 13.99 million
– Mario Kart 7 – 11.92 million
– Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 10.27 million
– Super Mario 3D Land – 10.10 million
– New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 9.30 million
– Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 9.17 million
– Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 7.04 million
– Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 4.54 million
– Tomodachi Life – 4.30 million
– The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 3.77 million

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

Back in the day, Rare had plans to create a follow-up to Perfect Dark. Velvet Dark would have acted as a “sister” game to the N64 title, according to former staffer Gregg Mayles.

Mayles shared a photo of Velvet Dark’s design document on Twitter earlier today:

Mayles indicated that Velvet Dark would have been an N64 title, but there’s some debate about that. This is a very interesting piece of gaming history in any case!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

The Japanese Super Mario Maker website contains a few additional details about the game.

First, when it comes to Super Mario Maker’s download, the file size will be 1.4 GB. Save files are 80 MB, and you can have one for each Wii U user.

Super Mario Maker will be compatible with a whole bunch of controllers. In addition to the GamePad, players can use the Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, and Classic Controller.

One last interesting tidbit: it’s possible to save up to 120 courses in Super Mario Maker.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 47 Comments

Trying to be careful with those who consider leaks as spoilers, so we’ll post the information and images after the break.

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

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

New 3DS LL – 21,028
PS4 – 17,656
Vita – 13,843
Wii U – 11,257
New 3DS – 5,753
PS3 – 2,956
3DS – 1,286
3DS LL – 807
Vita TV – 642
Xbox One – 211

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

PS4 – 24,266
New 3DS LL – 19,432
Vita – 13,190
Wii U – 11,028
New 3DS – 5,437
PS3 – 2,947
3DS – 1,376
3DS LL – 726
Vita TV – 618
Xbox One – 242

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters – 95,369 / 1,009,905
2. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi – 58,889 / NEW
3. [PS4] Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi – 35,161 / NEW
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 24,289 / 455,158
5. [PSV] Makai Shin Trillion – 18,506 / NEW
6. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 16,110 / 359,603
7. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster Cinderella G4U! Pack Vol.3 – 15,060 / NEW
8. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 14,023 / 377,775
9. [PS4] Batman: Arkham Knight – 12,273 / 61,076
10. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World – 11,733 / 42,891
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,180 / 263,487
12. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney – 9,554 / 169,161
13. [3DS] Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei – 9,300 / NEW
14. [PSV] Taiko No Tatsujin V Version – 8,277 / 66,959
15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 7,076 / 1,074,513
16. [3DS] Cho Tousouchuu Atsumare Saikyou no Tousousya Tachi – 6,757 / 25,277
17. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 5,414 / 2,668,433
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5,343 / 4,007,043
19. [PSV] Vamwolf Cross + – 3,369 / NEW
20. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 2,966 / 170,166

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

Update: Here’s the official announcement:

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Notice something different about Miiverse today? That’s because the free family-friendly service that lets players communicate with other Nintendo players around the world just got a redesign. The makeover is not only visual – the update comes with new features that make sharing tips, drawings and comments about Wii U or Nintendo 3DS games more enjoyable than ever.

The new features included in the redesign include the following:

Screen Shot Album – Saving and organizing screen shots that people take in games are made easier with the new Screen Shot Album. The private album can only be viewed by the player and can hold up to 100 screen shots from a variety of games. The images can even be neatly sorted by game name for easy searching.

Play Journal – With the Play Journal, players can record their unique game experiences by writing journal entries about games as they play them. Creating a journal entry is as easy as opening Miiverse while playing a compatible game, and each entry will include a screen shot that shows exactly what was happening in the game when the player pressed the HOME button. The new Play Journal feature replaces the ability for users to post directly to their own activity feeds.

New Look – In the main community for each Wii U and Nintendo 3DS game, posts will be categorized in three easy-to-browse sections:

Play Journal Entries – All Play Journal entries from players about a specific game will be located here. By viewing the displayed screen shots, players can quickly find other players who are in the same section of the game, making it easy to find relevant tips, comments and experiences.

Drawings – Miiverse is full of incredible drawings from fans. This community section will display artwork other players have created about the game, in order of popularity.

Discussions – If players want to ask questions or start conversations about a game, this is the perfect place to do it. The inclusion of tags in these discussions makes it easier for players to find what they are looking for.

Miiverse can be accessed on the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS systems, as well as via Web browsers. For more information about Miiverse, visit https://miiverse.nintendo.net/.

Nintendo said that the new version of Miiverse would be going live today, and those changes have now been put into effect. You can check out the updates to the social network through your browser here. It’s up and running on Wii U and 3DS as well.

Need a reminder as to what’s new? Then head on over to the original announcement page here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 23 Comments

Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for Super Mario Maker today. Thanks to information included on the page, we have additional details about how amiibo works in the game.

Super Mario Maker will support over 99 amiibo costumes. With the exception of the Mii fighters, there will be compatibility for every figure, including Pokemon, Chibi-Robo, and some of the Animal Crossing cards.

We have one other important tidbit as well: players will be able to obtain the various costumes without amiibo. It’s possible to earn them by playing through the 100 Mario Challenge.

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