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This month’s issue of CoroCoro reveals a few extra details about Pokemon Bank. The magazine confirms that Brigette – the same character from Pokemon Box Ruby & Sapphire – controls the bank system. Players will receive PokeMiles after transferring creatures, according to CoroCoro. Finally, the Hiker in Ambrette Town and Punk Girl in Kiloude City will have special things happen when you have transferred certain Pokémon, specifically Genesect and Kyurem respectively.

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

The breed of the Nintendogs Assist Trophy has changed to a French Bulldog. It looks so real! Tell me that doesn’t bring a smile to your face.

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A second patch for Pokemon X/Y is now available. Players can bring their game to version 1.2 with the newest update.

As for what the patch entails, the patch notes mention the following:

– Fixes an occasional bug causing Pokémon not to learn new moves after evolving through Wonder Trade.
– Fixes an occasional bug where certain captions for Trainer PR Videos were not unlocked in Lumiose City.
– Updates an Internet communication issue.
– Includes previous update (Ver. 1.1)

Nintendo released Pokemon X/Y’s first patch in October. That one corrected a game-breaking save bug found within Lumiose City.

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Nintendo has issued a response to the latest NPD report, revealing some fairly impressive sales for its two primary systems and games.

Hardware sales for Nintendo platforms are up by 100 percent over the month prior, the company says. The 3DS family sold roughly 770,000 units, bringing the handheld’s lifetime sales past 10 million to nearly 10.5 million units in the US. Wii U sales also rose by more than 340 percent over sales in October.

Notable software sales include Pokemon X/Y at 225,000 units (lifetime 2.35 million units), Zelda: A Link Between Worlds at 280,000 units (405,000 with the Zelda 3DS XL bundle), and Super Mario 3D World at 215,000 units.

You can find Nintendo’s full response below.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November. The results can be found below.

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts
2. Battlefield 4
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
4. Madden NFL 25
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. NBA 2K14
7. Skylanders Swap Force
8. Just Dance 2014
9. Disney Infinity
10. FIFA 14

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Another wave of Bravely Second details have come out of this week’s Famitsu. Producer Tomoya Asano and character designer Akihiko Yoshida discussed the game’s various aspects, including:

– Many details haven’t been decided as the game is only 30% complete
– More announcements regarding these will be made later
– Magnolia was made during a scenario brainstorm meeting
– The character was created after the keywords of “people of the moon” and “returnee” came to mind
– The team originally considered giving Magnolia some kind of space outfit and bunny ears
– Eventually decided to go with a character who showed “adultness”
– “Adultness” was a feature lacking in Bravely Default’s characters
– Experience gained from Bravely Default will help the team make a game that is much more polished than before
– The illustrators are currently working on characters and job designs
– Many of them will be quite unexpected

We also have the following quotes from Asano:

“There were actually several concepts, but out of all of them, the idea of ‘surpassing the previous title’ left the biggest impression. We were aware that the previous title was to get fans to like the characters and world, so we decided to have a sequel that takes place several years later, and has more to do with Luxendarc.”

“As we did previously, and for the sake of Japanese RPG fans, we’re developing with the goal to create a new pillar of support for Square Enix, while surpassing the previous title. I believe that it may take a little while longer until you’ll get to play the game, but we’ll be revealing new information little by little, so I hope you continue supporting us while looking forward to what’s coming.”

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Lobodestroyo is coming to Wii U, but Nintendo’s console won’t be a launch platform for the title.

Lefthanded Games explained in a Kickstarter backer-only update that the Wii U version will arrive after the Ouya exclusivity window expires. This is due to a stipulation in the “Ouya Free the Games Fund”.

For every $10,000 in funds Ouya matches, the platform gains one month of exclusivity. Lobodestroyo has collected roughly $40,000, meaning four months of exclusivity is required.

Despite the wait, Lefthanded Games believes the wait will be worth it. The extra time will be used to properly port Lobodestroyo to Wii U “and take advantage of the new hardware.”

Lefthanded Games’ Kickstarter update in full reads:

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Several new games have gone on sale on the North American 3DS eShop today. A roundup of all discounted titles (including a few old ones) can be found below.

Liberation Maiden – $4.99 through 1/2 (was $7.99)
Crimson Shroud – $4.99 through 1/2 (was $7.99)
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $4.99 through 1/2 (was $7.99)
The Starship Damrey – $4.99 through 1/2 (was $7.99)
Bugs vs. Tanks! – $4.99 through 1/2 (was $7.99)
Rising Board 3D – $1.49 through 1/9 (was $1.99)
101 DinoPets 3D – $2.99 through 12/21 (was $4.99)
Soccer Up 3D – $2.99 through 1/2 (was $6.99)
Farming Simulator 3D – $7.49 through 1/2 (was $9.99)
Undead Bowling – $3.99 through 12/31 (was $6.99)
Chain Blaster – $3.99 through 12/31 (was $6.99)
Crazy Construction – $2.99 through 12/31 (was $4.99)
Snow Moto Racing 3D – $5.99 through 1/9 (was $7.99)
Nano Assault EX – permanently $9.99 (was $14.99)
Myst – permanently $4.99 (was $9.99)
Deer Drive Legends – permanently $4.99 (was $9.99)
Puzzler World 2013 – permanently $4.99 (was $9.99)
American Mensa Academy – permanently $4.99 (was $9.99)
Puzzler Brain Games – permanently $4.99 (was $9.99)
Paws & Claws: Pampered Pets Resort 3D – permanently $9.99 (was $19.99)
Let’s Ride: Best in Breed 3D – permanently $6.99 (was $19.99)

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

Masahiro Sakurai is only 43 years old, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be around forever. One of these days, the Super Smash Bros. creator will need to step away from game development.

Sakurai tackled the topic of how long a developer can continue creating games in his regular column this week. First, he revealed an interesting tidbit: he’s one of the oldest members of the team for the new Smash Bros. games.

“As I look around the new Smash Bros. development office, hardly anyone here is older than I am.”

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Yumi’s Odd Odyssey will launch on the North American 3DS eShop in January, US publisher Natsume announced today. The company also shared several new details about the platformer, which you can find above. Be sure to check out the new screenshots as well.

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