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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Square Enix tends to hold its Final Fantasy franchise close to the vest. The series hasn’t changed hands in the past, with Square Enix deciding to develop each new game internally.

Now here’s a crazy thought: how about an Eidos-made Final Fantasy? You may remember that Square Enix absorbed the company a few years ago, and is now a close partner as a result.

Interestingly, Square Enix has considered bringing in an outside developer to work on Final Fantasy – including Eidos. There have been discussions about the possibility, according to Yuji Abe. Abe said Square Enix would “think about” allowing an external team to take on Final Fantasy “if we find the right team of developers, the right people who really wanted to do it, and we had the right game”.

He told OXM:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Wii Fit U Trial Version – 31-day free trial version of Wii Fit U, free through January 31

Wii U VC

Super Castlevania IV (US version) – €7.99 / £5.49

Wii U Special Offers

Assassin’s Creed III – €14.99 / £11.99 until November 7; normally €69.99 / £54.99
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – €14.99 / £11.99 until November 7; normally €29.99 / £23.99
ZombiU – €14.99 / £11.99 until November 7; normally €29.99 / £23.99
Rabbids Land – €14.99 / £11.99 until November 7; normally €29.99 / £23.99
Sports Connection – €14.99 / £11.99 until November 7; normally €29.99 / £23.99
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 – €14.99 / £11.99 until November 7; normally €29.99 / £23.99
Resident Evil: Revelations – €29.99 / £23.99 until November 14; normally €49.99 / £39.99
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – €6.79 / £5.49 until November 14; normally €16.99 / £13.99

3DS Retail

Hotel Transylvania – €19.99 / £17.99

3DS Special Offers

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – €5.99 / £5.39 until November 14; normally €9.99 / £8.99
Resident Evil: Revelations – €17.99 / £14.99 until November 14; normally €29.99/£24.99
Football Up 3D – €4.19 / £3.59 until November 28; normally €6.99 / £5.99
2 Fast 4 Gnomz – €2.99 / £2.69 until November 21; normally €4.99 / £4.49

Permanent Price Reductions

Myst – €13.99 / £12.59; was €19.99 / £17.99
Aqua Moto Racing 3D – €7.99 / £7.19; was €9.99 / £8.99

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

A brand new Pokemon title has been revealed through the latest episode of NHK’s “Professional—Style of Work” program. Details are still coming in, but it’s a detective title that has players partnering with Pikachu.

The unnamed game’s total development is expected to be two years, according to The Pokemon Company president Tsunekaz Ishihara. In it, players will encounter a rare Pikachu, which is apparently the enemy players will take on, and Ishihara believes that people won’t end up liking it. Also planned for the game: a blue Pikachu and a talking Pikachu.

The new title is due out sometime in 2015.

We’ll bring you more as it comes.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 0 comments

Tsunekaz Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokemon Company, considered making a sequel to Pokemon Trozei. Ishihara revealed the news through NHK’s “Professional—Style of Work” program currently airing in Japan, but didn’t say if it’s something that’s actually in development.

Pokemon Trozei was released as a DS game several years ago. It wasn’t a traditional Pokemon title, with puzzle gameplay taking the focus.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Update: Sharr has since retracted his original Kickstarter update – you can find the latest post here.

Earlier this year, a small indie team launched a Kickstarter for “Roam”. The survival simulator draws quite a few similarities to the recently-released How to Survive. Creator Ryan Sharr now claims in a Kickstarter update that 505 Games and Eko Software carried out ‘blatant theft’ for use in their own project.

It’s true that Roam and How to Survive share many of the same ideas, but Sharr isn’t making accusations out of the blue. Games do tend to share similar concepts from time to time, but 505 Games actually contacted Sharr during the Kickstarter campaign in hopes of arranging a publishing deal. It was refused, and 505 Games ended up announcing – and launching – How to Survive just a few months later.

Sharr has not yet determined how he will proceed. You can find his full notice after the break, which should give you better insight into the situation.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

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

“The graphical differences of the Spin Attacks are clear. The way they hit are actually very different too.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

If you haven’t already, you can pre-order the Zelda Box Set at any of the following retailers:

Amazon (has biggest discount)
Barnes & Noble
GameStop

You can also get further insight into the Zelda Box Set’s manufacturing process here.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

We’ve previously posted about Prima’s Zelda: A Link Between Worlds game guide. But did you know the collector’s edition version comes with a framed lithograph? Amazon put up a photo of the lithograph, and it looks pretty neat.

You can currently purchase Prima’s Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Collector’s Edition guide from Amazon, a hardcover release, for just $4 more than the paperback edition. You can check it out right here.

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