Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Earlier today, we found out that the Dark Pit amiibo will be exclusive to Best Buy in the United States. The retailer has since followed up with an official announcement.

Best Buy will be handling the sale of Dark Pit in a different manner than usual. For one thing, pre-orders won’t be available for the figure. He also won’t be sold online. You’ll need to head to your local Best Buy on July 31 for a chance of obtaining Dark Pit.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Most Nintendo games these days incorporate amiibo functionality in one way or another. The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, however, will not.

Director Hiromasa Shikata told IGN that Tri Force Heroes “isn’t a natural fit” for amiibo. “There’s no reason to shoehorn it in,” he added.

Shikata’s words in full:

“I think it’s really something as simple as this game isn’t a natural fit for it. I think [that’s] because we’re focused on giving players the ability to choose different outfits to impact their experience within the game. We didn’t think amiibo added anything other than what games with it are already doing. There’s no reason to shoehorn it in.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 1 Comment

Famitsu has the first screenshots and art from 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. You can view them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

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

Vita – 23,134
New 3DS LL – 21,818
PS4 – 14,482
Wii U – 13,166
New 3DS – 8,294
PS3 – 2,761
3DS – 1,396
3DS LL – 847
Vita TV – 820
Xbox One – 243

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

New 3DS LL – 17,642
Wii U – 14,616
PS4 – 13,850
Vita – 11,748
New 3DS – 4,506
PS3 – 2,819
3DS – 1,126
3DS LL – 790
Vita TV – 540
Xbox One – 201

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 260,675 / NEW
2. [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night – 94,036 / NEW
3. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition – 42,991 / NEW
4. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 42,718 / 266,726
5. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – 38,758 / NEW
6. [WIU] Splatoon – 37,458 / 348,040
7. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.2 – 16,392 / NEW
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,896 / 220,589
9. [PSV] Chaos; Child – 10,325 / NEW
10. [3DS] Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 9,284 / 55,776
11. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – 8,729 / NEW
12. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 7,978 / 1,045,901
13. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 7,687 / 98,789
14. [PSV] Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu: Setsugetsuka Koi Emaki – 6,762 / NEW
15. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – 6,454 / 42,326
16. [3DS] Kaitou Joker: Time Crossing Phantom Thief and the Lost Gem – 5,189 / NEW
17. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,899 / 2,648,334
18. [PS4] Chaos; Child – 4,860 / NEW
19. [PS4] Ride – 4,056 / NEW
20. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 4,054 / 122,038

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Looks like we have another retailer-exclusive amiibo on our hands here in the United States! When Dark Pit launches later this month, it seems as though it will only be sold by Best Buy. You’ll notice that there’s an “Only @ Best Buy” image attached to the amiibo when searching from him over on the store’s website.

The Palutena amiibo launches alongside Dark Pit this month as well. Chances are that figure will also be a retailer-exclusive.

Thanks to CarpetCrawler for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments

Nintendo has announced significant changes that are planned for Miiverse. What the company has in store is highlighted by a redesign, which is planned for the summer.

Aside from a redesign, Nintendo will also be introducing some new features for Miiverse. Users will be able to save up to 100 screenshots in a private “Screenshot Album” while the new Play Journal makes it possible to keep records of their gameplay experiences.

Head past the break for the full rundown of changes coming to Miiverse.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Bandai Namco has put out a teaser trailer for Disney Magical World 2. Check it out below.

A full reveal of Disney Magical World 2 will be taking place on July 6 at 1 PM Japan time. You’ll be able to watch the event as it unfolds here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

The newest update for Splatoon, which was announced for the game last week, is now available. Your game will be brought up to version 1.3.0 after applying the patch.

Today’s update makes adjustments and changes to Splatfest, weapons, and abilities. We’ve attached the full patch notes below for those who missed out on them last week.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 22 Comments

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