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July 18, 2013
by Neal Ronaghan - 1:06 pm EDT
Total comments: 5
Play classic arcade and Genesis games such as Sonic the Hedgehog with added 3D support on your 3DS.
Eight 3D Classics games from Sega are coming to the 3DS eShop in North America and Europe soon, according to Sega and the Nintendo Direct from earlier today.
The titles are, similar to Nintendo's 3D Classics from 2011 and 2012, remade ports of arcade and Genesis games with stereoscopic 3D added.
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by Justin Baker - 11:19 am EDT
Total comments: 6
Did someone say Earthbound?
Holy cow, what a week! If you can't find something to love in this pile of goodness then just hand over your Nintendo Fun Club card right now. Earthbound, Shantae, and the final Guild02 Collection game have all arrived at once, and I suspect the wallets of some Nintendo fans are cowering in fear.... Read more...
by Tom Malina - 9:13 am EDT
Total comments: 8
Source: Press Release
Slash the price on Wonderful 101 if you buy Pikmin digitally.
European Wii U owners who purchase the digital version of Pikmin 3 from the eShop will be entitled to a 30% price reduction on Platinum Games' upcoming title, The Wonderful 101.
This promotion will run from July 26, the launch day of Pikmin 3 in Europe, to September 21. The discount code will be redeemable upon the release of The Wonderful 101 on August 23 and will be eligible until the aforementioned date in September.
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by Justin Berube - 8:34 am EDT
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Source: (Nintendo)
This holiday season will be filled will adventure and parties.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party (3DS) will both be released this November on the Nintendo 3DS in North America.
This news comes from today's Nintendo Direct Mini. More concrete dates have not yet been given for either title, so for now fans will have to make due with knowing they will have both titles before November's end.
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by Justin Baker - 8:32 am EDT
Total comments: 14
Source: (Nintendo)
Midwest 3DS owners, rejoice!
Nintendo is expanding Nintendo Zone "in a few weeks," to over 29,000 locations across North America and 25,000 locations throughout Europe.
Nintendo Zone's new StreetPass relay service allows users to StreetPass with the last user to visit that location, which will hopefully allow users to take greater advantage of StreetPass functionality.
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by Danny Bivens - 8:31 am EDT
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Source: Inside-Games, http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/07/18/6861...
Pikmin 3 sits on top of the sales charts in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Pikmin 3 sold through 93,000 units after just one day on the market, according to Media Create Sales from the week of July 8 to July 14.
Pikmin 3 launched in Japan on July 13 and jumped to the top spot in the software charts after just 24 hours. The amount of copies sold digitally remains unknown as Media Create data covers only physical sales.
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by James Dawson - 8:19 am EDT
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Source: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/82s5n1dbV4gst...
UPDATE: According to the Nintendo Direct Mini, EarthBound is coming to the Wii U eShop today.
EarthBound may be showing up on the Wii U eShop today, July 18.
The classic Super Nintendo RPG is currently listed on Nintendo of America’s website, as well as the European eShop with a release date of July 18. However, an official announcement has yet to be made.
These listing are, unfortunately,... Read more...
by Alex Culafi - 8:03 am EDT
Total comments: 10
It's happening!
A Nintendo Direct Mini is now available in North America and Europe.
The details what the presentation is focused on is currently unknown, but the videos can be found below for North America and Europe, respectively.
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July 17, 2013
by Nicholas Bray - 8:27 pm EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b26ePv7ecPE&fea...
Sonic powers up to ready himself for his latest adventure in October.
Sonic Lost World will be launching across Europe for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on October 18.
Sega released a new trailer for the game today showing off some of the new Wisp powers Sonic can use. One lets him fly and boost as a red bird, one lets him float and destroy enemies and terrain around him,... Read more...
by Patrick Barnett - 7:53 pm EDT
Total comments: 10
Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/17/rayman-legends-b...
40 returning levels will greet you when starting up Rayman Legends.
Rayman Legends will contain 40 levels from 2011's Rayman Origins as well as a new multiplayer mode, Kung Foot, according to game designer Michel Ancel.
The 40 returning levels will be available right out of the box, and can be completed at any time. There are a variety of stages included, all of which have been graphically updated to match Legends' style.
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by Justin Baker - 11:16 am EDT
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It's finally official, get your thumbs ready for August 1!
Cloudberry Kingdom will be coming to the Wii U on August 1, according to an email from Pwnee Studios.
This is after some confusion earlier in the week when Ubisoft stated that it would hit on July 30, and developer Pwnee Studios told NWR that the date was "not quite accurate, but not far off."
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by Justin Baker - 11:13 am EDT
Total comments: 10
Source: (Press Release via GoNintendo), http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=2...
Better start lining up outside the store now!
Pokémon Rumble U will be coming to the Wii U eShop in Europe on August 15 and North America on August 23. The figures will be exclusively sold at GameStop stores in North America, priced at $4 a piece. As of now, there is no confirmed distribution method for the figures in Europe.
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by Justin Baker - 10:47 am EDT
Total comments: 11
Source: (Siliconera), http://www.siliconera.com/2013/07/17/caution-trade...
Could we be seeing more of our favorite fish with a human face?
Nintendo has filed for two trademarks that may indicate a Seaman revival.
The registered titles are: Mysterious Pet: Legend of the Fish With A Human Face and Mysterious Partner: Legend of the Fish With A Human Face.
While Seaman is not explicitly named, the rumors of a new Seaman game combined with these oddly specific trademarks may very well indicate a revival. There is currently no official word from Nintendo.
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by Zack Kaplan - 8:29 am EDT
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Source: YouTube/ IGN, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUIRi6VCOQ&fea...
Gather your rings, this game is coming up fast.
Sonic Lost World releases in North America on October 22.
An exclusive to the 3DS and Wii U, Lost World will be a day one digital title along with its physical retail release. In this entry of the Sonic series, Sonic faces off against the Deadly Six, a team formed by Eggman that rebels, requiring... Read more...
by Danny Bivens - 1:08 am EDT
Total comments: 5
Source: NCL, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/jctj/index.htm...
Turn your 3DS into a mobile phone...kinda...
Minna no Oshaberi Chat, a voice and text chat application, is heading to the Nintendo 3DS eShop next week in Japan on July 24. The application is being published by The Location Inc. and will cost 980 yen (about ($9.82).
Minna no Oshaberi Chat supports voice calls for up to four people and up to... Read more...
July 16, 2013
by Andy Goergen - 4:03 pm EDT
Total comments: 18
Keep your quarters ready for next month.
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is being aimed for an August release on Wii U. Capcom told Nintendo World Report that the game had experienced some "unexpected dev issues." The game, which released on competing platforms last June, is an arcade two-pack featuring late-era Capcom arcade beat-em-ups. We wrote about the game in the ramp up to the original June 18 release date.
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by Justin Baker - 11:15 am EDT
Total comments: 2
Flynn definitely looks better as a blonde.
The first round of DLC for Shin Megami Tensei IV is now available. The game itself launched today, and is available at retail as well as on the eShop for $49.99.
The DLC includes:
Visage Pack, Free - A pack of three new delivery quests with three hairstyles as the reward.White Samurai Apparel,...
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July 15, 2013
by Justin Berube - 4:16 pm EDT
Total comments: 11
Source: (Animal Crossing Community), http://www.animalcrossingcommunity.com/Topic/58606...
The economy is doomed.
An item duplication glitch has been discovered in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
This glitch requires two players and an Internet connection. The steps are as follows:
(NOTE: Nintendo World Report and/or the author are not responsible for any damage done to your game or save file. Do this at your own risk.)
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by Justin Baker - 2:17 pm EDT
Total comments: 7
Source: (Ubisoft)
Ubisoft confirmed the July 30 release date; developer Pwnee says it's not July 30, but close to that date.
UPDATE: Developer Pwnee Studios said on Twitter that the July 30 Wii U release date for Cloudberry Kingdom was "not quite accurate, but not far off." The developer will be making the official announcement soon.
The likely situation could be that Cloudberry Kingdom is coming out on August 1, since it is a Thursday, the usual day that Nintendo download games come out.
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by Justin Baker - 10:58 am EDT
Total comments: 7
Injustice has gone green.
Martian Manhunter and a Jon Stewart skin for Green Lantern will be added through DLC to Injustice: Gods Among Us.
While there is no exact date announced at this time, the video announcement lists Wii U among the consoles that will receive the update. There have been some issues in the recent past where DLC hit the Wii U after other platforms.
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