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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Features | 13 Comments

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is out today. If you’re aware of the series, you probably know what you’re getting yourself into with this digital collection. That’s one of the reasons why we’re not doing a traditional review on Nintendo Everything. Still, I’ve spent some time with the remastered trilogy, and I wanted to share a few thoughts.

I’ve played the first two Ace Attorney games and loved them dearly. I have fond memories of Justice for All in particular. I’ve also now played quite a bit of the third.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 14 Comments

Square Enix has revealed a new addition to the “Theatrhythm” series. Theatrhythm Dragon Quest is in development for 3DS, the company announced today.

Square Enix is releasing Theatrhythm Dragon Quest in Japan on March 25. Pricing is set at 5,800 yen. Those who attend Jump Festa next week will be able to get their hands on a demo and view a first trailer.

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

Seijiro Tomita has been engaged with a longstanding battle with Nintendo over a glasses-free 3D patent. Tomita won a lawsuit last year, and we heard this past January that Nintendo would be forced to pay Tomita Technologies 1.82 percent of the wholesale price on every 3DS sold.

Now we have a new development in this lengthy saga. The patent dispute has been sent back to a lower court because, as Bloomberg reports, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that a judge incorrectly interpreted a key element in a patent related to the display of 3-D images on a screen without special glasses for the viewer.” The misinterpretation caused confusion among the jury.

Bloomberg continues:

Kyoto-based Nintendo appealed the lower court finding that its 3DS gaming system infringed Tokyo-based Tomita’s patent 7,417,664. While the appeals court said the patent element was interpreted correctly, it rejected Nintendo’s argument that the patent was invalid.

The appeals court sent the case back to New York for a new trial based on jury instructions that clarified the confusion over the patent element.

We’ll keep track of any future developments about this situation.

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

Nintendo Life recently caught up with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker director Shinya Hiratake and producer Koichi Hayashida. Among the topics discussed include potential interest in having Captain Toad, Toadette and the other Toads appear in more of their own games down the road.

Regarding this, Hayashida commented:

Here in the development team we’ve really come to love Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade from Super Mario Galaxy! We’re really happy to have been able to make a game where they are the main stars. I hope we’ll be seeing them pop up in all sorts of other places in future.

Hiratake also shared an interesting comment when asked if there are any other franchises or Nintendo settings he feels would suit the diorama puzzle mechanics:

In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, it feels like we managed to recreate the fun of the games we used to play on the NES, but with a modern twist. I worked on this project in parallel to the NES REMIX series [titles available on the Wii U eShop and 3DS] where we pick up some of the best bits from games on NES. I was thinking it might be interesting to turn some of the games there into box worlds like this too. Those of you who enjoyed the Time Attack mode in Captain Toad: Treasure tracker might also like the Time Attack challenges in NES REMIX. I hope you try them out and enjoy!

And lastly, it sounds like we won’t be learning what Captain Toad has tucked away inside his backpack anytime soon. Hiratake said, “I think we’ll keep the contents of Captain Toad’s backpack the biggest secret of this game.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

An exploit was recently released for the 3DS that allows the system to run fan-made homebrew. All of the work is done through the game Cubic Ninja, which is now naturally in high demand.

Nintendo just launched a new 3DS update tonight. As a result, it’s only to be expected that many are wondering if homebrew is affected. The short answer is yes.

Today’s firmware is said to address one of the later stage exploits in Cubic Ninja. Two exploits still work apparently, though 3DS owners who are interested in homebrew may want to hold off on updating their system.

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

A couple of days ago, a Miiverse interview was conducted with Koichi Hayashida about Ultimate NES Remix. Hayashida explained how the 3DS compilation came to be, revealed that the team wasn’t sure it it could be released until roughly a month before it was completed, and more.

You’ll find all of Hayashida’s comments below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments

Update: We’ve received an updated statement – view it here.

Destructoid reached out to Nintendo for an official statement regarding the availability of the Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, and Villager amiibo. Rumors recently circulated that these figures will not be restocked in the future. That seemed unlikely following some comments coming from Nintendo of America assistant PR manager David Young, but now there’s definitely a possibility of those sought-after amiibo not returning to retailers.

Here’s the official statement from Nintendo when it comes to restocking amiibo:

“We will aim for certain amiibo to always be available. These will be for our most popular characters like Mario and Link. Due to shelf space constraints, other figures likely will not return to the market once they have sold through their initial shipment.”

Nintendo’s latest statement lines up with a remark from president Satoru Iwata. In late October, he said that some amiibo will only launch as “limited-time offers” since space on store shelves is limited.

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

Renegade Kid regained the rights to the Dementium IP a few months ago. The studio is already taking advantage of that, as there are “some firm plans” in place for the franchise. Renegade Kid co-founder also teased on Twitter today that an announcement of some sort will be made early next year.

Watsham’s tweet is as follows:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Update: All gone!

GameStop currently has the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock, though it won’t ship until next week. Orders will be sent out on December 15. Hopefully this is a sign that the adapter is becoming more readily available!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

IGN has published a short interview with Koji Kondo, who is heavily involved with the music-side of Mario Maker. Check out his comments below.

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