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January 17, 2014

Nintendo Cuts Wii U Sales Forecast 3DSWiiU

by Andrew Brown and Scott Thompson - 7:02 am EST
Total comments: 85 Source: Nintendo Readjusted Forecasts, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2014/140117e.pdf

Both the Wii U and 3DS are now projected to sell fewer units than initially predicted.

Nintendo has adjusted its 2013 fiscal year predictions, cutting the forecast for Wii U sales from the original figure of 9 million units worldwide to a meager 2.8 million.

On the software side, Nintendo has cut its prediction in half from 38 million units sold to 19 million.

During the holiday... Read more...

January 16, 2014

Nintendo Downloads - January 16, 2014 3DSWiiU

by James Dawson - 5:25 pm EST
Total comments: 6

Download Unepic in this week's Nintendo Downloads.

This week is mildly medieval with the Wii U platforming RPG, Unepic, and the quest to conquer Dracula in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.

3DS eShop Sales

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl - $19.99, until January 27

Wii U eShop Games

Unepic - $9.99

Have you ever set down with a group... Read more...

January 15, 2014

New Game Card Cases Reward in Club Nintendo DS3DS

by Kimberly Keller - 5:05 pm EST
Total comments: 8 Source: Club Nintendo, https://club.nintendo.com/rewards-details/a/44002....

The fabled reward has returned!

Club Nintendo has released a new Game Card Case in the North American rewards store today, with two themes available. For 400 coins, gamers can choose between The Legend of Zelda or Animal Crossing versions.

The case, shaped like a game box, can carry up to 18 3DS or DS games inside. It comes with... Read more...

Renegade Kid Files Trademark for Moon Chronicles DS

by Tom Malina - 4:48 pm EST
Total comments: 1 Source: NeoGAF, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75146...

A new listing may have outed the Mutant Mudds developer's mystery project.

Renegade Kid, the studio behind the Dementium series and eShop platformer Mutant Mudds, have registered a trademark for a new game titled 'Moon Chronicles'.

The trademark application, unearthed via NeoGAF, follows the recent news that Renegade Kidd had acquired the publishing rights to the Moon... Read more...

January 14, 2014

R.B.I. Baseball '14 Coming to Current and Last Generation Consoles

by Danny Bivens - 9:22 pm EST
Total comments: 12 Source: MLB, http://rbigame.mlb.com/rbigame/home.jsp

Some baseball love could be on the way to a Nintendo platform near you. 

R.B.I. Baseball ’14 is set to arrive on current and last generation consoles this spring, as revealed by Major League Baseball on their official website. No specific platforms have been confirmed, but this could very well mean a release on the Wii, Wii U and/or Nintendo 3DS. Details on the gameplay have also yet to be revealed.

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Nintendo TVii Plans for Europe to be Announced Soon

by Tom Malina - 11:54 am EST
Total comments: 8 Source: Nintendo, Nintendo Life, http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Wii-U/System-Software/Ni..., http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/01/nintendo_...

It's been a long time coming, but Nintendo will have some news on the app shortly.

The status of the much-delayed Nintendo TVii service in Europe will be announced "in the near future", Nintendo confirmed in a recent update.

The app, which has been inactive on the European Wii U menu since the launch of the system, was originally intended to launch in 2013, prompting Nintendo to apologise for the extended delay on their official website (discovered via Nintendo Life.)

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UK Nintendo Store Temporarily Hit by Accidental Discounts on First-Party Games

by Tom Malina - 6:29 am EST
Total comments: 10

Speedy buyers were able to make vast savings earlier today.

Nintendo UK's digital store accidentally discounted numerous retail games to less than £10 for a brief time earlier today.

Between 1pm and 2pm GMT, the website was temporarily selling first-party Wii U titles such as Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101 for £8.95 each, while 3DS games including Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team were priced at £7.95. 

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January 11, 2014

Nintendo Downloads - January 9, 2014 WiiU3DS

by James Dawson - 8:58 pm EST
Total comments: 2

Chibi Robo is back in this week's Nintendo Downloads.

It's another slow week for Nintendo Downloads. Though, what this week lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. After all, Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder is out this week.

3DS eShop Sales

Aqua Moto Racing 3D - $4.49, until January 23

Darts Up 3D - $1.49, until January 30

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - $19.99, until January 20

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January 10, 2014

3DS Sets Record Sales in 2013 3DS

by Becky Hollada - 11:45 pm EST
Total comments: 4 Source: (Press Release)

Still going strong. As if we had reason to worry.

Nintendo 3DS had a good year in 2013, topping game sales in 2012 by 45 percent and passing 11.5 million in lifetime hardware sales.

The Christmas season saw hardware sales push another million units from the almost 10.5 million number reported in November. Also, according to the officials, shoppers... Read more...

Nintendo's Value Improves Upon Opening of Chinese Market

by Zack Kaplan - 11:44 pm EST
Total comments: 6 Source: Metro, http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/08/nintendo-valued-as-b...

Nintendo is valued higher than Sony

Nintendo's market value has risen to surpass Sony with the opening of the Chinese market, following China's decision to lift the ban on consoles earlier this week.

Upon the suspension of the Chinese console ban, Nintendo's stock prices went up by 11 percent, and Nintendo is now valued at $18.4 billion.... Read more...

Disney Magical World Coming to America April 11 3DS

by Kimberly Keller - 11:07 pm EST
Total comments: 9 Source: (Press Release), Siliconera, http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/10/3ds-game-hang...

Sort of like a Disney Harvest Moon?

Disney Magical World will be arriving on the 3DS April 11, Nintendo announced today. The game, a joint effort between Disney and Namco Bandai, was released last year in Japan to favorable reviews.

Magical World lets players explore different Disney-themed worlds while meeting and helping several... Read more...

Luigi's Mansion 2 Developer Next Level Games Now Exclusively Working With Nintendo 3DS

by Tom Malina - 1:47 pm EST
Total comments: 32 Source: Gamasutra, http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/205707/Next_Lev...

The Canadian developer's future lies solely on Nintendo systems.

Next Level Games, the makers of Nintendo 3DS hit Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, will develop all of their future games exclusively for Nintendo platforms, as revealed by Next Level co-founder Jason Carr.

The company remains an independent studio and has not been purchased by Nintendo, but it will now serve as a second-party developer, maintaining its close relationship with the Japanese giant.

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Yoshi's New Island Release Date Revealed 3DS

by Alex Culafi - 8:37 am EST
Total comments: 1 Source: (Press Release)

Egg on your enemies this March.

Yoshi's New Island launches on March 14 in North America, as reported by the latest Nintendo press release.

"Nintendo has great Nintendo 3DS games planned for early 2014 to keep the momentum going. Yoshi’s New Island launches March 14 in stores and in the Nintendo eShop. The game is being produced... Read more...

Absent Guild01 Game Weapon Shop de Omasse to Receive Localisation 3DS

by Tom Malina - 8:35 am EST
Total comments: 1 Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/08/level-5-local..., Siliconera

Better late than never. Even if it is two years late.

Weapon Shop de Omasse, the fourth and final title in the Guild01 series of Nintendo 3DS games produced by Level-5, will finally receive its Western localisation this year.

The localised version was outed by a ratings listing from the Australian Classifications Board. A wider release to North America and Europe is currently unconfirmed but likely.

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King Dedede Joins the Fight in New Super Smash Bros. WiiU3DS

by Tom Malina - 2:00 am EST
Total comments: 5 Source: SmashBros.com, http://www.smashbros.com/en-uk/characters/dedede.h...

Dedede is coming right back at ya!

Kirby series antagonist King Dedede is the latest veteran fighter to be confirmed as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

The self-proclaimed king of Dream Land made his series debut in the last game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, on Wii, and like many of the returning fighters revealed so far, he appears to carry over a lot of his attacking moveset, including the Super Dedede Jump and the Jet Hammer.

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January 7, 2014

Nintendo Ordered to Pay Royalities on 3DS to Tomita Technologies 3DS

by Kimberly Keller - 5:18 pm EST
Total comments: 19 Source: Law360, https://ia700502.us.archive.org/24/items/gov.uscou..., http://www.law360.com/articles/495175/rakoff-sets-...

And the battle over the 3D camera's patent infringement continues.

Nintendo has been ordered to pay royalties on every 3DS sale to Seijiro Tomita of Tomita Technologies USA, plus a set fine. This all comes at the end of the heated legal battle between Nintendo and Tomita Technologies over a patent dispute started back in 2011 over the use of glasses-free 3D technology.

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China Temporarily Lifts Console Ban 3DSWiiU

by Kimberly Keller - 5:02 pm EST
Total comments: 8 Source: The Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/...

Marketing departments everywhere brush up on their Chinese.

China temporarily lifted its 14-year ban on gaming consoles on Monday, allowing gaming companies like Nintendo to sell systems throughout the country. At the moment it is unclear how long the suspension will last.

Speculation over the end of the ban began last year but was seen as a far off goal since all seven ministries involved in its creation would have to agree to lift it.

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January 6, 2014

Trophies are Coming Back to Super Smash Bros. WiiU3DS

by Josh Max - 4:37 pm EST
Total comments: 6 Source: (Super Smash Bros), http://www.smashbros.com/us/

But each version will have exclusive trophies!

Trophies will be retuning in the next installments of the Super Smash Bros. series releasing on Wii U and 3DS in 2014.

This information comes from the official Super Smash Bros. site where a trophy featuring Saria was shown for the 3DS. Masahiro Sakurai, the game's director, said that both versions... Read more...

January 5, 2014

New Puzzle Swap Panel Added 3DS

by Andrew Brown - 10:32 pm EST
Total comments: 3

Chibi-Robo! Panel Finder begins.

Nintendo added another panel to StreetPass Mii Plaza's Puzzle Swap collection today. The panel, based on the upcoming eShop title Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder, features forty pieces, eight of them the pink type that can only be collected via StreetPass hits.

Like other panels, everyone with SpotPass... Read more...

January 2, 2014

Bowser Made Stronger in Upcoming Super Smash Bros. 3DSWiiU

by Kimberly Keller - 4:57 pm EST
Total comments: 9 Source: (Siliconera), http://www.siliconera.com/2013/12/30/sakurai-impor...

Send your enemies flying with updated attacks!

In his column of this week's issue of Famitsu, the director of the Super Smash Bros. series, Masahiro Sakurai, talked about how he balances characters in the games. The upcoming 3DS and Wii U games so far will see the most change in Bowser.

“Now that Sunday’s day off is past, I’m currently... Read more...

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