New Nintendo 3DS

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments

Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT / 2 PM in the UK (an hour from now). You can watch streams for the North American, European, and Japanese broadcasts below. Note: the North American presentation is 46 minutes long.

I’ll try keeping this post updated in a live blog fashion, but no promises! Actual news posts are top priority. Still, we will definitely have a summary here throughout the Nintendo Direct.

Updates will follow below. Important news will be published on the site immediately.

New Fire Emblem

– Made by Intelligent Systems
– Kozaki Yusuke making designs
– Story by Shin Kibayashi

Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle, Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition

– Coming west, officially
– Out in May as one package

Pokemon Shuffle

– Puzzle game
– Limit on how many moves you can make for each battle
– Free to play
– Out in February

Wii games on the Wii U eShop

– Games supporting the Classic Controller can also be played using the GamePad controller
– Mario Galaxy 2 available today
– Punch-Out!! on January 29
– Metroid Prime Trilogy on January 29
– Will be available for half price for one week after their release dates
– More Wii titles coming to the eShop

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

– Short presentation with gameplay from Bill Trinen

Next Smash Bros. amiibo

– Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, Ness, Charizard
– These are out on Spring

Super Mario amiibo series

– Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad
– Launches alongside Mario Party 10
– Out March 20 (new amiibo and Mario Party)
– Mario Party 10 works with 9 amiibo
– Special Mario Party 10 bundle with Super Mario amiibo
– In Mario Party 10, use amiibo to unlock themed game pieces and game boards

Captain Toad amiibo supported

– Pixel Toad will be hidden in stages
– March 20 update will add this

Splatoon

– New gameplay and info
– Out in May

Project Treasure

– New Wii U game from Bandai Namco
– Free to download
– Action game

Hyrule Warriors

– New DLC out on February 5
– Tingle, Young Link coming

Xenoblade Chronicles X

– New trailer
– Out on April 29 in Japan

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

– For both Wii U and 3DS
– Cross-buy
– Out March 5

Indie games

– Various titles featured – we’ve covered them before!
– Blek – from Broken Rules and kunabi brother, out February 2015

Story of Seasons

– Out in March

Fossil Fighters Frontier

– Out March 20

New 3DS

– Confirmed for February 13
– XL systems only mentioned for North America

Code Name Steam

– More gameplay and Trinen presentation
– Uses amiibo
– Fire Emblem characters can join your team via amiibo

Smash Bros. 3DS

– amiibo update coming next month

Marth amiibo

– Will be restocked

Ace Combat 3DS game

– Coming west next month

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

– Out in April

IronFall

– Still alive, coming soon, makes use of the New 3DS

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

– Limited edition New 3DS to be sold at GameStop

Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D

– Out in February 13
– Uses the c-stick of the New 3DS
– Pre-order Code Name Steam at GameStop to receive a Majora’s Mask pin
– Special edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS announced

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 30,455
Vita – 21,536
PS4 – 19,118
New 3DS – 14,226
Wii U – 10,803
PS3 – 8,216
3DS – 6,685
3DS LL – 6,308
Vita TV – 791
Xbox One – 563

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 76,439
Vita – 56,700
PS4 – 42,216
New 3DS – 40,338
Wii U – 30,031
3DS LL – 19,096
PS3 – 17,867
3DS – 17,293
Vita TV – 1,305
Xbox One – 637

And here are the software charts:

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 74.998 / 2.322.127 (-64%)
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 38.420 / 2.432.659 (-65%)
03./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 23.667 / 2.096.515 (-67%)
04./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 21.453 / 2.412.467 (-53%)
05./04. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 18.884 / 548.128 (-67%)
06./07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 10.281 / 3.074.502 (-57%)
07./09. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥7.171) – 9.460 / 111.229 (-48%)
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 9.211 / 144.876 (-47%)
09./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 8.884 / 889.064 (-69%)
10./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 7.991 / 3.893.111 (-52%)
11./12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 6.640 / 111.050 (-57%)
12./08. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 5.007 / 238.804 (-78%)
13./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 4.691 / 2.454.992 (-64%)
14./13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.27} (¥5.626) – 4.687 / 65.671 (-66%)
15./00. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition] (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 4.641 / 107.614
16./17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 4.067 / 100.468 (-63%)
17./15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184) – 4.052 / 90.569 (-66%)
18./00. [PS3] Shining Resonance # (Sega) {2014.12.11} (¥8.880) – 4.021 / 106.389
19./16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.12.04} (¥5.378) – 3.860 / 73.879 (-65%)
20./00. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 3.764 / 347.793

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Rumors | 76 Comments

Rumors have been flying about over the past day or so regarding the New 3DS launch date. Last night, Gamnesia reported that the system would be launching on February 13 in North America. We chose to hold off on posting any speculation until some sort of concrete piece of proof surfaced, and it now looks like we have just that.

A promotional ad for the New 3DS surfaced online today. If true, the date mentioned lines up with rumors about a February 13 arrival for the system.

Red and black New 3DS XL colors are prominently featured in the ad. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate are included as well. Might one (or both) of these titles be coming out on February 13 as well? All should be clear after tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct airs, presumably!

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 26 Comments

Soraya Saga has re-tweeted the news regarding tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct. You know what that means! We should be getting an Xenoblade update tomorrow. Some may have expected this, but it’s nice to receive an additional indication in any case.

We may actually receive some news about two Xenoblade games. Nintendo could have a thing or two to say about Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U as well as the port of Xenoblade Chronicles for New 3DS.

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GameStop Italy opened up pre-orders for the New 3DS today. The standard systems are available in white/black colors, while the XL edition features metallic blue/metallic black colors. Pricing is set at €170 for the standard New 3DS and €200 for the XL version.

Pre-orders can be placed here.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 76,439
Vita – 56,700
PS4 – 42,216
New 3DS – 40,338
Wii U – 30,031
3DS LL – 19,096
PS3 – 17,867
3DS – 17,293
Vita TV – 1,305
Xbox One – 637

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 105,947
New 3DS – 49,503
Wii U – 43,950
Vita – 42,405
PS4 – 33,150
3DS LL – 25,653
3DS – 15,171
PS3 – 12,578
Xbox One – 1,162
Vita TV – 1,090
Xbox 360 – 121
PSP – 7

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 207,923 / 2,247,129
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 110,895 / 2,394,239
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 70,913 / 2,072,848
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 58,008 / 529,244
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 45,754 / 2,391,014
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 28,403 / 880,180
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 24,121 / 3,064,221
8. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 22,928 / 233,796
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 18,104 / 101,768
10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 17,451 / 135,665
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20,271 / 3,885,120
12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 15,464 / 104,410
13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 13,854 / 60,984
14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 12,913 / 2,450,300
15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko Ga Ochitsukundesu – 11,875 / 86,516
16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 11,052 / 70,018
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 10,863 / 96,401
18. [3DS] Tomodachi Life – 10,648 / 1,773,200
19. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 10,421 / 130,381
20. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 9,160 / 686,479

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