GungHo on Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition’s origins and more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 18 Comments
GungHo Online Entertainment made a surprising announcement this week: Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for 3DS. Following the reveal, Japanese outlet 4Gamer caught up with a couple of the game’s developers for a brief interview.
First, Daisuke Yamamoto and Kazuki Morishita shared the following when asked when GungHo started planning a collaboration with Super Mario Bros.:
Morishita: We contacted Nintendo with New Year’s 2014 greetings as we reported that Puzzle & Dragons Z had sold one million copies. We said, “we’d like to do more Puzzle & Dragons spin-offs” to president Iwata and Mr. Miyamoto. From there on, we tried to create the Mario version in-house at GungHo as we thought, “wouldn’t it be better to show Nintendo?” Then discussions with Nintendo progressed again.
Yamamoto: We showed a prototype to Nintendo several months after contacting them for the first time.
Morishita: From there, we rebuilt the game anew by combining the action of Puzzle & Dragons and the world and stages of Super Mario Bros.
Photos of the newest amiibo emerge
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 13 Comments
One gamer in Europe has managed to get his hands on a new wave of upcoming amiibo. We now have up-close shots of Sheik, Toon Link, and Ike (plus Rosalina in her box). View all of the photos above.
Hoopa starring in next Pokemon film
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
The latest issue of CoroCoro has confirmed that the next Pokemon movie is titled Ring no Ch?majin Hoopa (The Ring Genie Hoopa), and it will star the previously-leaked creature known as Hoopa. This is our first official look at the Pokemon.
Hoopa has a special power hidden in its rings, CoroCoro states. It can use both Psychic and Ghost moves. Additionally, Hoopa will appear in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, but not through normal play.
Finally, CoroCoro confirms that World Hobby Fair attendees will be able to receive a special level 70 black-colored Rayquaza with the moves Dragon Pulse, Thunder, Twister, and Extreme Speed.
More: CoroCoro, movie, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Omega Ruby, top
Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D adding “Feather Statues” for saves
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D appears to be making one major addition in terms of how players can save their game.
According to a product page listing on Amazon Germany, Nintendo and Grezzo are adding in “Feather Statues”. These handy statues allow for a greater deal of flexibility in terms of saving.
The full blurb states: “With the help of owl statues and the new feather statues, which can be found all over Termina, you can now save your adventure anytime you like”.
[Review] Chariot (Wii U)
Posted on 10 years ago by Vincent Ward in Features, Reviews, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Author:Vincent W.
Nowadays, finding a good couch co-op game to play with a friend isn’t as easy as it seems. In an industry that strives on giving an experience targeted towards online play, enjoyable games that let you sit down with a close friend or sibling in the same room are few and far between. That’s not to say that online gaming is bad or a step in the wrong direction. But there’s a feeling you get when you’re close enough to smack the controller out of their hand after they wreck you in games such as Smash and Mario Kart that feels like no other. Now Frima Studio is ready to take it back to the good old couch co-op days with their puzzle-platformer Chariot.
More: Chariot, Frima Studios, highlight, indie, top
[Giveaway] Alien on the Run
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 20 Comments
Update (1/9): Winners are as follows:
Ryan
HigiCura
Link Floyd
Congrats to all! Codes will be emailed shortly. Be on the lookout for another giveaway in the near future!
It’s time for another giveaway! We have three copies of Alien on the Run available for North American 3DS owners (thanks Max Criden).
This latest giveaway will run for three days. We simply want you to talk about your favorite aliens in video games in the comments section below. We may give extra consideration to those who put in a bit of extra effort into their post!
Nintendo exits the Brazilian gaming market
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 44 Comments
Nintendo is pulling out from the Brazilian gaming market, according to a report from UOL Games. The company will not distribute any additional games, consoles, or handhelds in the country going forward.
Bill van Zyll, director for Nintendo of America’s Latin America operations, said there are various challenges in the way such as taxes.
It’s currently unclear what will happen with the Brazilian 3DS eShop as well as those who purchased games on the store.
Exorcist job revealed for Bravely Second
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
Square Enix revealed a new job for Bravely Second during today’s live stream for the game known as the Exorcist. Here’s what we know:
– 4 party members shown playing as the Exorcist job
– Can turn back time with the “Never Happened” ability
– Go back up to 3 turns
– Ex: showed Nikolai taking some damage, and Magnolia used the “Never Happened HP” and it reverted his health back to what it was before he took damage
– This ability can also work when players get incapacitated
– As such, Exorcist is considered more of a healing class
– Since you can use it on other characters, it’ll come in handy, as they’ll be able to charge up with Defaults while always keeping their health the way it was
– The cost for Never Happened is relatively low
– Other Exorcist abilities will be revealed in the future
– Square Enix also showed the Asterisk Holder for the Exorcist job
– He’s a pretty creepy character, and was shown taking a slash attack, only to have it recover, as if it never even happened
– Illustration above made by yokoyan, who has worked on several occasions with Bravely Default composer revo on cover art, and more
On another note, Square Enix confirmed that Bravely Second will include roughly 30 jobs.
More: Bravely Second, Japan, Square Enix, top
Nintendo Download (1/8/15, North America)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Wipeout 3
Wii U Download
Chariot
Maze
Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man Battle Network 2
3DS Retail
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3DS Download
Painting Workshop
Best of Solitaire
3DS Virtual Console
Adventures of Lolo
eShop Sales
Wooden Sen’Sey, Puddle and more fun games from Neko Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 22.
Cubemen 2 is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 22.
Abyss, 99Moves and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 29.
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is 25 percent off for 3DS (reduced from $19.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 22.
4 Elements, Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst and more from Tulip Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 2.
Van Helsing Sniper Zx100 is more than 80 percent off (reduced from $6.66 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 29.
Source: Nintendo PR
More: Nintendo Download, top, Virtual Console
Media Create hardware and software sales (12/29 – 1/4)
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:
New 3DS LL – 76,439
Vita – 56,700
PS4 – 42,216
New 3DS – 40,338
Wii U – 30,031
3DS LL – 19,096
PS3 – 17,867
3DS – 17,293
Vita TV – 1,305
Xbox One – 637
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 105,947
New 3DS – 49,503
Wii U – 43,950
Vita – 42,405
PS4 – 33,150
3DS LL – 25,653
3DS – 15,171
PS3 – 12,578
Xbox One – 1,162
Vita TV – 1,090
Xbox 360 – 121
PSP – 7
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 207,923 / 2,247,129
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 110,895 / 2,394,239
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 70,913 / 2,072,848
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 58,008 / 529,244
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 45,754 / 2,391,014
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 28,403 / 880,180
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 24,121 / 3,064,221
8. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 22,928 / 233,796
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 18,104 / 101,768
10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 17,451 / 135,665
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20,271 / 3,885,120
12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 15,464 / 104,410
13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 13,854 / 60,984
14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 12,913 / 2,450,300
15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko Ga Ochitsukundesu – 11,875 / 86,516
16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 11,052 / 70,018
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 10,863 / 96,401
18. [3DS] Tomodachi Life – 10,648 / 1,773,200
19. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 10,421 / 130,381
20. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 9,160 / 686,479
