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June 19, 2013
by Justin Baker - 2:51 pm EDT
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Source: (Capcom-Unity), http://www.capcom-unity.com/ask_capcom/go/thread/v...
Head over to the Capcom-Unity forums to chime in!
Due to a number of requests for a physical release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, Capcom has "mobilized [their] US team to put together possible options that may address the concerns," according to Producer Motohide Eshiro.
What this means is that anyone who wants a physical... Read more...
by Jared Rosenberg and Guillaume Veillette - 11:06 am EDT
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Check out off-screen gameplay footage of Sonic Lost World on the 3DS and Mario Kart 8.
Watch the videos below.
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by Justin Berube - 8:38 am EDT
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Source: (Club Nintendo), http://club2.nintendo.com/new-super-luigi-u-promo/...
Nintendo is giving fans a bigger reason to go digital with New Super Luigi U.
Club Nintendo is celebrating the launch of New Super Luigi U with two promotions. First, Club Nintendo will give members double the coins for taking the New Super Luigi U registration survey, after they purchase the game, earning 40 coins instead of 20. Second, every Club Nintendo member that downloads New Super Luigi U will be entered in a random drawing to win one of 980 Luigi pins.
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by J.P. Corbran - 1:38 am EDT
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Join other NWR readers for online fun in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Come join other members of the Nintendo World Report community for Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Visit each other's towns, play island minigames and corner the stalk market along with us.
Visit this thread in our forums for general discussion and to find people to play online with, or visit this thread specifically devoted to the high stakes world of buying and selling turnips.
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June 18, 2013
by Justin Baker - 4:26 pm EDT
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Source: (3DBrew), http://3dbrew.org/wiki/SD_Savedata_Backups#Regular...
No word on when NA will receive the Mii Plaza games.
Nintendo has released system software version 6.0 worldwide, giving North American 3DS owners access to save data backup and new features for the 3DS camera app.
The save data backup feature allows users to backup save data for download titles to the SD card. The utility can be found in the System Settings, and allows users to backup one title at a time, for up to 30 titles.
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by Justin Berube - 4:13 pm EDT
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Mewtwo may return in Smash Bros., possibly with his new X and Y form.
Masahiro Sakurai is considering having Mewtwo return in the next Smash Bros. games.
During last week’s Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Developer Roundtable at E3 there was a Q & A session with Tsunekazu Ishihara, President and CEO of the Pokémon Company, and Junichi Masuda, Director at Game Freak. I was fortunate enough to ask the men the following question:
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by Zack Kaplan - 2:32 pm EDT
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Source: IGN, http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/18/nintendos-f...
Nintendo enters the free-to-play market with Steel Diver.
Nintendo's first free-to-play game is going to be Steel Diver.
First talked about during Nintendo's E3 Analyst Briefing, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and Steel Diver, revealed to IGN that Nintendo's first venture into the realm of free-to-play gaming would be Steel Diver. Not a direct port, this Steel Diver game will feature a new four player battle mode, and in his words, "It’s going to be very fun."
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by Tom Malina - 11:29 am EDT
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Source: Rain Games, http://rain-games.com/do-the-wii-u-dance/
Are you a fan of magnets? This game has got you covered.
Teslagrad, a 2D Metroid style puzzle platformer, will arrive on the Wii U eShop later this year.
Originally announced for PC and Mac, Teslagrad is the debut project of Rain Games, an independent outfit based in Norway, that is built entirely on the Unity engine. The game places you in the shoes... Read more...
by Justin Baker and Tom Malina - 7:47 am EDT
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Source: (Eurogamer), (NeoGAF), http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-18-ninte..., http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59418...
European and Japanese Mii Plazas are bursting with new content!
Japanese and European 3DS owners can now enjoy a complete overhaul of the StreetPass Mii Plaza as part of the 6.0 system update, which includes four new games and two new puzzle panels, in addition to other features photo filters and save data backup.
The new games have been made available for purchase in the new Mii Plaza Shop. They are as follows:
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June 17, 2013
by Justin Baker - 9:03 pm EDT
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Source: http://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Lost-World-nintendo-wi..., http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games/sonic-lost-wor...
Amazon and GameStop are now taking accepting pre-orders.
Pre-orders for Sonic Lost World for Wii U and 3DS are now open at Amazon and GameStop. Both titles are currently slated for a holiday 2013 release exclusively on Nintendo platforms.
During E3 NWR had the opportunity to play the game on the show floow; check out our impressions of the Wii U version of the game here and the 3DS version of the game here.
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by Tom Malina - 4:08 pm EDT
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Source: Siliconera, http://www.siliconera.com/2013/06/16/sega-is-banki...
In the Hero Bank world, the keyword is "money." Just like the real world, then.
Hero Bank, a "battle life RPG" from Sega that centers around building an enormous financial fortune, has been announced as a Nintendo 3DS exclusive.
The prime component of this game is the Hero Battle, a hugely popular cyber sport in which competitors enter one-on-one fights with virtual avatars... Read more...
by Zack Kaplan - 7:37 am EDT
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Source: CNNMoney, http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/14/technology/innovat...
Is the Wii U a next generation platform? Reggie Fils-Aime says it is.
Reggie Fils-Aime, Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, had a recent interview with CNNMoney about the Wii U as a next-gen platform saying “Nintendo is next generation, Wii U is next generation.”
Since the launch of the Wii U there has been some debate over whether or not it... Read more...
June 16, 2013
by Justin Baker - 11:42 pm EDT
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Show off your town to all your jealous friends!
3DS owners can now take advantage of Nintendo's Image Share service in English by going to http://i.nintendo.net in their 3DS browser and following the instructions.
This service, which has been available in Japanese for a few months already, allows users to upload screenshots from Animal Crossing: New Leaf to Twitter or Tumblr. The service automatically tags Tweets sent from this service with #ACNL.
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by Justin Baker - 11:13 am EDT
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Source: (Kotaku), http://kotaku.com/ducktales-has-changed-heres-how-...
Mount Vesuvius added as final stage.
In a recent interview with Kotaku, WayForward Technologies revealed some new details about DuckTales Remastered: the game will now include a new "extreme" difficulty mode as well as a new final stage that will take place on Mount Vesuvius.
They also said that the game includes "about 40%," new content, and that most of the changes included were made to expand the shorter segments of the game.
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by Justin Baker - 9:51 am EDT
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Jam out to tunes from your favorite firewoman based puzzler.
The composer for Mighty Switch Force! 2, Jake "virt" Kaufman, has released the official soundtrack to the game on Bandcamp, available for whatever price the purchaser wants to pay.
Many readers may recognize Kaufman as the person who also worked on titles such as Contra 4, Shantae: Risky's Revenge and the upcoming DuckTales Remastered.
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June 14, 2013
by Justin Baker - 5:08 pm EDT
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Source: (Joystiq), http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/13/wii-u-and-3ds-sm...
No comment on exactly what those "customizations" are.
Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a recent interview with Joystiq that the upcoming Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS would not feature cross-platform play, but certain character customizations will be able to be transferred between platforms.
While he didn't comment further on what kind of customizations, he did say that "they won't be costumes and they won't be something they players have to unlock through repetitive tasks."
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by Justin Baker - 5:08 pm EDT
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Source: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130...
Party it up this October, and burn off those extra pounds by Christmas.
According to Nintendo, Wii Party U will release this October with Wii Fit U just a couple of months behind in December. Originally Wii Party U was slated for a summer release, which makes it a month later than expected, and Wii Fit U was originally listed as "launch window."
You can check out our impressions from the E3 show floor of Wii Fit U here and Wii Party U here.
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June 13, 2013
by Tom Malina - 3:20 pm EDT
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The Wonderful 101 director would like to develop for two dormant Nintendo franchises.
During E3, NWR spoke with Platinum Games' Hideki Kamiya, who is currently directing The Wonderful 101 and supervising development on Bayonetta 2.
However, although he is concentrating on these two upcoming Wii U games, he said that he would love to work on the Star Fox series or revive the Japan-only NES adventure title Nazo no Murasame Jō, if the opportunity ever arose.
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by Tom Malina - 3:20 pm EDT
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Source: IGN, -, http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/06/13/e3-2013-nint...
The Metroid series could be revisited, but the studio does not feel it can make two big games at once.
Retro Studios has stated that it may return to the Metroid franchise after completing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but claims that the team does not currently have the development bandwidth to work on two major titles at the same time.
Speaking to IGN, Retro president and CEO Michael Kelbaugh... Read more...
by Justin Baker - 1:03 pm EDT
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The procedurally generated platformer will be coming to your favorite 3D handheld!
NWR's very own Jonathan Metts discovered during his time playing Cloudberry Kingdom on the show floor that a 3DS version of the game is in the works at Pwnee Studios. This is after much past speculation over whether or not the multiplayer, procedurally-generated platformer would make it to the handheld.
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