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Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, Game of the Month, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

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Part of the appeal of Super Smash Bros. to me is the history behind it all. With their large cast of characters, range of collectibles and obscure music picks, I always seem to be discovering new games with each installment. The original game introduced me to Earthbound, while Melee first brought Fire Emblem to my attention. This new Smash Bros.’ cast of newcomers are largely from games released in the last few years, but what I find interesting how Namco-Bandai’s involvement in development resulted in Namco’s history finding a way into the game.

Pac-Man is one of my favourite characters to play as in the new Super Smash Bros. and it’s partially due to his “Namco Roulette” taunt. This taunt involves Pac-Man summoning a bunch of old Namco sprites from the company’s golden age for a quick cameo, but there’s no trophies or anything to give context to these characters. With that in mind, let’s look at all these Namco icons as we take either a trip down memory lane. Namco have a legacy of creating incredible arcade titles that still persists to this day –I’ve been hooked on Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost lately- and it’s great to see it represented in Smash Bros. in some form. So let’s start by traveling thirty-five years back in time…

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Discussing Everything | 1 Comment

Update: Now over, but you can find the full replay below.

This week’s Discussing Everything will kick off in about 3 hours – roughly 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT. Come join us through the application below.

Note that you can log in with Facebook/Twitter, but these are optional. You can choose a random username as well!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Discussing Everything | 0 comments

Tomorrow’s Discussing Everything will take place at 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT. Bumping the event back a half hour seemed to work well enough last week, so we’re doing the same thing this week!

As far as what we’ll be talking about, there was a surprising amount of news over the past few days. The most interesting things were found through new interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto. We’ll discuss the important bits he shared and probably a few other topics as well.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

The Youkai Watch anime is heading overseas, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino confirmed to Wedge Infinity. Some character names will be changed, but popular names like Whisper and Jibanyan will be kept in tact. The anime will air in the United States, Europe, and other regions.

Also while speaking with Wedge Infinity, Hino teased a new franchise coming next year that will be even bigger than Youkai Watch:

“It takes a lot of time to craft new installments of Yokai Watch, but on some weeks, we’re actually spending more time on our ‘new title.’ Around this time next year, I think we’ll have something out that’s different not just from Yokai Watch, but anything else we’ve ever done before. 2015 is going to be yet another big year of change for us. 2015 will be a year where we usher in a hit bigger than Yokai Watch.”

With Level-5’s unannounced franchise, Hino wants it to resemble the things he enjoyed as a kid, but more modernized. It will consist of games, anime, and manga.

Last but not least, Hino mentioned that Level-5 will not be moved to Tokyo since he wants to foster its current location of Fukuoka to be the ‘Hollywood’ of games.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Square Enix has confirmed a new set of DLC songs for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call in Japan. The new lineup is as follows:

Final Fantasy XIV – Ultimate Fantasy (battle music)
Final Fantasy XIV – Fate (battle music)
Final Fantasy Type 0 – Zero (battle music)
Romancing SaGa 2 – opening title (battle music)
Romancing SaGa – Passionate Rhythm (battle music)
SaGa Frontier – battle #4 (battle music)
Secret of Mana – Meridian Dance (battle music)
Chrono Trigger – Chrono Trigger (battle music)

Each of these songs will be priced at 150 yen. The Final Fantasy XIV tunes are free between December 24 and January 6.

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More: DLC, Japan, Square Enix, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, top

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

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

Toys “R” Us cancelled a truckload of amiibo pre-orders earlier today. Chances are if you had a figure reserved there, you received an email notice today that your reservation had been canned.

It appears that – at least for the Lucario amiibo – cancelled orders came about due to a “technical issue”. Joystiq reports that pre-orders for the figure will be honored.

Toys “R” Us said:

“We thank you for your patience as we work to remedy this situation and ensure our customers receive the products ordered.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 1 Comment

iNiS made two Ouendan for the DS back in the day. Supposedly, there were plans to create a third entry for Wii.

Unseen64’s Liam Robertson was in communication with “a very trusted source”, who spoke with iNiS’ president and was informed about the company’s intentions to bring Ouendan to Wii. It’s unclear why those plans never materialized. Robertson hopes to learn more about the situation in the future.

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

There were two very brief periods earlier this week when consumers could get online pre-orders in for the Rosalina & Luma amiibo over at Target. We didn’t mention that here since we assumed reservations would be available for a decent amount of time much like the Shulk, Meta Knight, and Lucario figures, which are exclusive to GameStop, Best Buy, and Toys “R” Us respectively. However, that’s apparently not the case.

Target’s PR team has provided the response below about the Rosalina pre-order situation:

“Rosalina Amiibo pre-orders were available on Target.com and based on guest demand, sold out quickly. Target stores and Target.com will begin to sell actual units on February 1, 2015.”

When asked if this means online pre-orders are finished for Rosalina, Target said: “That is correct”.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Tomodachi Life has sold over 1 million copies in Europe, Nintendo has announced.

The news was passed along via the Nintendo of Europe Twitter account today:

Tomodachi Life launched in the west this past June.

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