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March 17, 2013
by Zack Kaplan - 8:10 pm EDT
Total comments: 7
You get it? Luigi, green, Saint Patrick's Day?
Club Nintendo is holding a sale in North America on select items until March 19 11:59 PST.
Items being sold in the Luigi's 72 Hour Sale are:
-Reversible Pouches-Mario & Luigi Greeting Cards-Wii Remote Holders-Wii Remote Wrist Strap Set-Stylus & Game Card Case (Animal Crossing)
Club Nintendo also has been updated with a green decor for the sale.
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March 15, 2013
by Curtis Bonds - 9:31 pm EDT
Total comments: 9
Source: Wii U Menu Notification
In-game posts now have their own community
Nintendo has released an update for New Super Mario Bros. U. The update, which changes the game's version to v1.2.0, now sends the Miiverse posts you make in-game after accomplishing certain goals to a dedicated New Super Mario Bros. U community.
The new community is designated specifically... Read more...
by Tyler Ohlew - 8:38 am EDT
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Source: Kickstarter, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames...
Shovelware you may actually want.
Yacht Club Games, an independent studio composed of WayForward veterans, has announced Shovel Knight, "a ground breaking love letter to 8-Bits."
The game is currently a Kickstarter project, with PC as the only announced platform. However, the studio notes that they are "hoping to release on Wii U and 3DS." The campaign has a goal of $75,000, with contributions being accepted until April 13.
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by Daan Koopman - 6:18 am EDT
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Source: (NoE Twitter)
Donkey Kong's finest is swinging to handhelds this May!
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will be coming to Europe on May 24, according to the Nintendo of Europe Twitter account. UPDATE: Nintendo of America's Facebook page posted this picture, revealing a May 24 release date.
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, which was revealed at the Nintendo Direct conferences... Read more...
by Kimberly Keller - 4:17 am EDT
Total comments: 5
Source: Siliconera, http://siliconera.com/2013/03/12/apollo-justice-dr...
Justice is blind.
A picture appearing in Famitsu this week confirmed Apollo Justice’s
return to the Ace Attorney series in the upcoming Ace Attorney 5.
Dressed in his trademark red suit, Apollo is a little worse for wear,
sporting bandages over his right eye.
Although Phoenix Wright will
take the lead in the... Read more...
March 14, 2013
by Tyler Ohlew - 11:49 am EDT
Total comments: 2
Mega Man 3 and a HarmoKnight demo aside, most everything else comes out next Tuesday.
Today's Nintendo Downloads ask us to look forward to...the future. Well, maybe the past, too. Is 200X some weird past of the future? Or maybe the future past...Anyways, the reason is the eShop's two biggest releases are actually coming out next week. Lego City: Undercover is due out March 18, and... Read more...
by Zack Kaplan - 9:21 am EDT
Total comments: 3
Source: New York Times, http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/d...
Want to hang out with Lightning McQueen and Jack Sparrow? Have patience.
Disney Infinity has been delayed to a late August release.
Originally scheduled in June, Disney Infinity will now be released August 18 in North America, and August 20 overseas. According to John Pleasants, the co-president of Disney Interactive, Disney Infinity was ready for June but... Read more...
by Tyler Ohlew - 6:51 am EDT
Total comments: 8
Electrical shocks from the device are completely intentional...
It's official, the Pikachu Edition 3DS XL is coming to North America on March 24, releasing alongside Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
The unit has a yellow, Pikachu emblazoned outer-shell, and is white on the inside. It comes with a 4GB SD card, and carries an MSRP of $199.99.
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by Kimberly Keller - 5:51 am EDT
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Source: NinjaBee, http://blog.ninjabee.com/2013/03/a-world-of-keflin...
Prepare to introduce your Mii to the Keflings.
A World of Keflings, an Xbox Live Arcade game from 2010, will be making the move to the Wii U eShop later this year. NinjaBee made the announcement through their blog yesterday alongside news of its current release to Windows 8.
“The Wii U has allowed us to significantly enhance the game’s visuals and, with the Wii U GamePad, explore new ways to interact with the game and its characters,” said Brent Fox, art director for NinjaBee.
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March 13, 2013
by Kimberly Keller - 10:33 pm EDT
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Source: Famitsu, Siliconera, http://www.famitsu.com/news/201303/14030146.html, http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/16/digimon-world...
Tri-Crescendo shows Nintendo some Digimon love.
Japan’s upcoming summer release, Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode for
the 3DS, will contain loads more content than the original Digimon
World Re:Digitize, according to Famitsu magazine. With at least two new
story chapters, new Digimon, and new ways to play, Decode will have
double the content of its PSP counterpart.
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by Zack Kaplan - 10:31 pm EDT
Total comments: 14
Source: Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/us-ninten...
Jury awards inventor $30.2 million in compensatory damages.
A United States federal jury found that Nintendo infringed on a patent on a glasses-free 3D display.
Seijiro Tomita, the patent owner of glasses-free 3D display and former longtime Sony Corp. employee, was rewarded $30.2 million by the jury. Tomita had sued Nintendo of America back in 2011.
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by Tyler Ohlew - 5:44 pm EDT
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Source: Miiverse
If only the Harp of Ages was real...
Eiji Aonuma, producer of the Legend of Zelda series, remarked on the Miiverse that Game Boy Color titles Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be available on the 3DS eShop "before Summer".
The message is found in the Legend of Zelda Miiverse community, where Aonuma notes that while the two GBC games have already been released in Japan, "Our plan is to release these two games in other territories some time before summer!"
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by Zack Kaplan - 2:41 pm EDT
Total comments: 2
Source: Polygon, http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4088868/nintendo-...
Is a Pikmin movie right around the corner? Probably not.
Pikmin animated shorts are coming to the 3DS.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Pikmin and Mario, is working in conjuction with an outside animation studio to produce CG Pikmin cartoons. Interest was tested in a dedicated Pikmin series when Nintendo worked with Japanese movie theater chain Toho Cinemas on a segment shown before a film.
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by Tyler Ohlew - 11:16 am EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: Gematsu, Natsume PR, http://gematsu.com/2013/03/project-happiness-becom...
His harvests may have ended, but Yasuhiro Wada is back in shop form.
Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada's 3DS game Project Happiness has been given its official title: Hometown Story.
The game, according to a Famitsu preview translated by Gematsu, has players running a shop in a small town. A fairy assists the player in his duties, and as the shop grows with success, its clientele expands. Players can befriend these shoppers, and at game's end, can choose one of seven wishes to make some of them very happy.
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by Danny Bivens - 10:19 am EDT
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Source: Chotto Nintendo Direct 03.13.2013, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/direct20130313...
Bring your creations to life in 3D this summer!
Update: Flipnote Studio 3D has been confirmed to be coming to North America and Europe. In addition to the details of the application found in our original story, Nintendo has announced that users with highly rated Flipnotes may receive a free month of the applications subscription-based Flipnote Gallery: World service. Click here to watch the English version of the Flipnote Studio 3D presentation
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by Danny Bivens - 8:20 am EDT
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Source: Inside-Games, http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/03/13/6467...
Players in Japan only have a few more months to use their Wiis and hunt monsters online.
The network mode services for Monster Hunter G and Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii, which give players the ability to play the game online, will be discontinued in Japan on September 12. As of March 15 at 4 p.m. in Japan, sales of network tickets for increments of 60 and 90 days, which pay for the... Read more...
by Danny Bivens - 6:13 am EDT
Total comments: 10
Source: PK-Mon.com, http://pk-mn.com/n/pokemon-scramble-u-nfc-figure/
Gamers in Japan can get their NFC fix on the Wii U next month.
Pokémon Rumble U, known as Pokémon Scramble U in Japan, will make use of NFC figures in the game, CoroCoro magazine reports. The game is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on the Wii U eShop on April 24 for 1,800 yen.
An initial total of six figures will be sell for 200 yen each. It is currently... Read more...
by Daan Koopman - 4:56 am EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: (Miiverse)
Now you can view your favourite posts like never before!
This morning, Nintendo updated Wii U's Miiverse service once again and added a few new features.
For
starters, there is now an option on your profile that allows you to
view all the posts you have given a Yeah to, making it easier to view
your favourite posts.
You have also full control over... Read more...
March 12, 2013
by Daan Koopman - 8:19 pm EDT
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Where monsters and children meet, you get stuff for supporting Level-5!
Kaiju ga Deru Kinyōbi, which translates to Monsters Come Out on Friday, has a lock-on feature in the software. If you own digital versions of the Guild 01 games or pop the original cartridge in your Nintendo 3DS, you get rewarded with a digital artbook.
The artbook, which you can view in the video... Read more...
by Danny Bivens - 8:47 am EDT
Total comments: 9
Source: NCL, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2013/1...
Mint green is apparently all the rage for devices nowadays.
Two new Nintendo 3DS XL units, Mint and White and a special Tomodachi Collection bundle, are set to be released in Japan on April 18.
The Mint and White unit will retail for 18,900 yen and features a mint green exterior shell with a white interior.
The Tomodachi Collection bundle retails... Read more...
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