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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.

Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of December 26:

December 26

– 2 Ashley holiday panels
– 2 Nikki holiday panels
– 1 Monster Hunter holiday panel
– 5 Pokemon holiday panels
– 3 Mario holiday panels
– 10 Animal Crossing holiday panels
– 7 regular Pokemon panels (3 with 1 day left)
– Thank-you campaign badges for 20 purchased plays until January 5
– 2 free plays

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 29 Comments

Right after Nintendo announced Switch, Unreal Engine came out in support of the new platform. A tweet at the time mentioned that the company is “thrilled to partner with Nintendo to help Unreal Engine 4 developers bring their games to Nintendo Switch”.

Now we have some new comments from Takayuki Kawasaki, territory manager for Epic Games Japan. In an interview with Japanese website Social VR Info, he mentioned that Switch does indeed support Unreal Engine, and there are actually a lot of titles coming that are using the technology on Nintendo’s new console. This includes releases of already announced major titles and new games. His final statement was vague, but Kawasaki indicated that he’s hoping the Japanese console business picks up more steam from Switch’s arrival.

On a somewhat related note, Dragon Quest XI will be using Unreal Engine 4. After Square Enix announced that back in Summer 2015, there was an uptick in usage of Unreal Engine by Japanese-type titles. Perhaps we’ll be seeing some of these games on Switch in the future.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

One of the final aspects of Miitomo’s New Year event is now live. As soon as you boot up Miitomo, you should be greeted with a notice about a free Golden suit. It can be claimed until January 5 at 11:59 PM.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 1 Comment

Dragon Quest XI was shown off on a special NHK program this week. We were able to see a bit of 3DS footage, which seemed to show something interesting (and went mostly unnoticed). Unlike the PlayStation 4 (and possibly Switch) version, your party members are shown as you move throughout the world.

We also have some news about Dragon Quest XI’s music from composer. Every piece of in the RPG is newly written. Also, while the 3DS and PlayStation 4 versions share the same music, there will be different arrangement for each platform.

Also on the topic of music, Sugiyama needed to finish composing everything for the original Dragon Quest in one week. The Dragon Quest theme was actually written in just five minutes. When asked how he felt when he heard he would only have one week to work on Dragon Quest’s music, Sugiyama said he believed he could do it.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 26 Comments

BioWare producer Michael Gamble is officially ruling out Mass Effect Andromeda for Switch. Gamble published an inconclusive tweet in October, but has now clarified that the game won’t be on Nintendo’s new platform – at least not initially. Gamble did leave the door open to the possibility in the future, indicating that it’s something that could happen if the fans clamor for it.

Gamble said:

“Yeah, not right now, no. We’re not planning on it. If the Switch launches and everyone’s just yammering for Mass Effect, who knows. We never want to close doors like that.”

Several years ago, EA published Mass Effect 3 for Wii U’s launch. That was handled by Straight Right, the same team that ported Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots | 0 comments

Circle Entertainment promised that Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D is still on the way even though the game was announced over four years ago. We almost didn’t believe it, but now we have concrete proof of its existence.

Circle Entertainment has finally posted the very first screenshots from Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D. You can view them in the gallery below.

If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about with Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D, the original title on DSiWare was quite good, but went under the radar. Since games on the 3DS eShop tend to get more recognition, hopefully this new release will as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments

Last week, we put up Pokemon Sun/Moon concept art from the Alola Art Book, a pre-order bonus in Japan. However, some additional images have now surfaced from the English guide. Not only do we have some of last week’s images in higher quality, but also a bunch of brand new ones. View the various pieces of art below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments

Nintendo has once again shared a new piece of Zelda: Breath of the Wild art in celebration of a holiday. This time, the image shown above is for New Year’s.

Nintendo previously posted art for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. Find those here, here, and here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

Capcom prepared a special Monster Hunter XX video in celebration of the start of 2017. Have a look at it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 received DLC in Japan this week. It’s planned for North America and Europe as well. In a blog post, Inti Creates said it’s targeting January for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s DLC.

A demo was also supposed to go live in North America on Thursday, but it wasn’t mentioned in the official Nintendo Download announcement. I’m also not seeing anything on the eShop itself, so there must have been some sort of miscommunication. In any case, Azure Striker Gunvolt’s 2 demo should be out sometime in January.

Lastly, the Azure Striker Gunvolt New Year’s wallpaper pictured above can be downloaded here.

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