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November 11, 2014

Crystal Red and Crystal Blue 2DS Systems Announced for North America

by Bryan Rose - 5:43 pm EST
Total comments: 3 Source: Nintendo Press Release

Ever wonder what the inside of a 2DS looks like? You'll soon find out!

Two new 2DS models, Crystal Red and Crystal Blue, will be making their way to North America for the holiday season.

They will be launching on November 21, the same day as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, for a suggested retail price of $99.99. Check out the pictures below!

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Some Amiibo Figures Will Be Retailer Exclusive WiiU

by Zack Kaplan - 5:40 pm EST
Total comments: 6 Source: YouTube

Monado lend us your power, and also maybe your wallet.

Certain amiibo figures will be exclusive to different retailers, starting with Wave 3.

Wave 3 figures, slated for a February 2015 release, will be the first to be available as specific retailer exclusives. This info comes from a video on Nintendo of America's YouTube channel, which says that a... Read more...

Amiibo Figures Have Limited Save Space WiiU

by Bryan Rose - 5:38 pm EST
Total comments: 10 Source: Twitter, Twitter, Twitter

You might have to erase data if you plan on using Amiibos with multiple games.

Amiibo games that require the ability to both write and read data on an Amiibo figure will have to erase data on a previous game in order to be used again, according to Nintendo of Japan.

For example, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U requires writing and reading save data on each figure. If you take... Read more...

Eon Ticket Information Announced for Both US and UK 3DS

by Bryan Rose - 5:37 pm EST
Total comments: 4 Source: Pokemon.com, Pokemon Eon Ticket UK

Find out how to obtain your pass to Southern Island!

Using Streetpass will enable you to obtain the Eon Ticket, according to both the US and UK Pokémon branches.

For the UK, the Eon Ticket will be distributed via Streetpass to those who go to the London launch event on November 29. Those who obtain the Eon Ticket will be able to distribute it to... Read more...

More Sega 3DS Classics Coming to 3DS 3DS

by Bryan Rose - 5:35 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: CVG

Remember Fantasy Zone? OutRun? You will soon!

Five more Sega 3DS Classics are coming their way to North America.

Due for release next year, After Burner II, Fantasy Zone, OutRun, Fantasy Zone II and Thunder Blade will all be making their way to the 3DS eShop in early 2015. These are Sega titles originally released on arcade systems, and will... Read more...

Mario Kart 8 DLC Compatibility with Online Detailed WiiU

by Bryan Rose - 5:34 pm EST
Total comments: 4 Source: VentureBeat

You will be able to use the DLC online, but there are limitations.

Nintendo has detailed how the upcoming DLC will work in terms of online play for Mario Kart 8.

For online play, you can use both regular and DLC characters to play on the original 32 tracks, and those who don't have the DLC will be able to see the unlockable DLC characters in play. There will... Read more...

Sonic Boom Puzzle Hits Mii Plaza 3DS

by Andrew Brown - 1:37 pm EST
Total comments: 4

Time to get StreetPassing once more!

A Sonic Boom StreetPass Puzzle Swap panel has just launched for US 3DS systems via the Spotpass network.

This puzzle, much like others representing most first-party and hotly anticipated games, features forty pieces, with eight of them being the pink kind only available through StreetPass tags.

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Final Fantasy Explorers Demo Coming to 3DS eShop in Japan this Week 3DS

by Danny Bivens - 1:32 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: 4gamer.net

Gamers can get a free taste of Square Enix’s upcoming multiplayer Final Fantasy title.

Final Fantasy Explorers Light, a demo version of Final Fantasy Explorers, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan on November 14. With the Light version, players will be able to play through the early parts of the game, which will take them through the prologue and give gamers a chance to fight... Read more...

November 10, 2014

Loot Crate Partnering with Nintendo for Amiibo Crates WiiU

by Alex Osborn - 11:10 pm EST
Total comments: 7 Source: Loot Crate

Delivering Nintendo's adorable little figures right to your door.

Loot Crate is partnering with Nintendo to bring amiibo figurines to its popular mail-based subscription service.

"Loot Crate has teamed up with Nintendo to bring you an epic amiibo crate!" a post on the company's official site explains. There's no word on when amiibo figurines will be part of Loot Crate's offerings, but you can join the mailing list to stay updated on when it'll be made available to the public.

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Amiibo Wave Three Revealed WiiU

by Justin Berube - 11:00 pm EST
Total comments: 9 Source: Nintendo's Japanese Amiibo Site

Now with third party characters!

Several new Super Smash Bros. Amiibo figures have just been revealed, including some third party characters. The new Amiibo figures include Lucario, Rosalina and Luma, Bowser, Toon Link, Sheik, Ike, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Sonic and Mega Man.

Sonic and Mega Man mark the first characters... Read more...

Nintendo Looking into Third-Party Support for Amiibo 3DSWiiU

by Alex Osborn - 10:45 am EST
Total comments: 10 Source: IGN

Just think of the possibilities!

Nintendo is currently investigating the possibility of partnering with third-party studios to expand the amiibo platform to games beyond its first-party software lineup.

"We’re having those conversations and we’re still early on because amiibo isn’t even going to launch until later this month," Nintendo licensing manager Damon Baker explained.

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Citizens of Earth Has Been Delayed Until the New Year WiiU3DS

by Daan Koopman - 7:32 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Atlus

Enjoy Eden's foray in the role-playing genre slightly later than expected.

Citizens of Earth will now be coming out on January 20, 2015, Atlus announced on Friday.

The RPG, which was originally scheduled to release this month, sees the Vice President of the world on a quest to save it. For this, he will ask help from various members of society. Together, they'll have to complete quests and uncover the strange occurences that have been happening all over.

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November 9, 2014

EFF Petitions United States Government to Permit Modifications of Abandoned Online Games

by Zack Kaplan - 12:19 pm EST
Total comments: 13 Source: Joystiq

Will Mario Kart Wii rise from the ashes once known as Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection?

The Electronics Frontier Foundation (EFF) is petitioning the United States government to allow legal modifications of games that no longer function online to do so once again.

Games like Mario Kart Wii that no longer have online support would potentially be playable online again if third-party... Read more...

Amiibo Expanding to Cards and Cheaper Toys, Says Miyamoto WiiU3DS

by Alex Osborn - 12:09 pm EST
Total comments: 6 Source: Nintendo

Smash Bros. figurines only scratch at the surface of what Nintendo has planned for amiibo.

Amiibo, Nintendo's upcoming NFC platform, will extend far beyond figures. According to Nintendo EAD General Manager Shigeru Miyamoto, support for cards and cheaper toys is in the works as well.

"When Amiibo become cards, we can create a game which can be played only by passing several cards over... Read more...

November 6, 2014

Prizes at the 5th Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon!

by Carmine Red - 6:33 pm EST
Total comments: 2

We'll be giving out TEN prize packs to listeners come Saturday, so check out what joining in on the fun could net you! UPDATE: More prizes and ways to win!

The 5th Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon could be rocking for as long as ten hours, so we're giving away prize packs of free games and gear each hour! This is our way of saying thank you to you, our listeners, for tuning in and lending us your support in our bid to raise money for Child's Play, a charity that brings toys, games, and console to kids staying in hospital pediatric wards.

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Nintendo Download - November 6, 2014 WiiU3DS

by Bryan Rose - 3:10 pm EST
Total comments: 6

That's one big turnip.

Lots of big games droppin' this week on the download! Sonic's latest adventure is out in Sonic Boom for both the Wii U and 3DS systems. Harvest Moon is also back in Harvest Moon: The Lost World, so virtual farmers rejoice! On the Virtual Console front, Super Mario Advance (one of the first titles... Read more...

Nintendo Won't Release New Console Until Wii U Is Maxed Out, Says Fils-Aime WiiU

by Alex Osborn - 11:10 am EST
Total comments: 24 Source: Re/code

While the Big N is always thinking about new hardware, it's not ready to toss aside Wii U just yet.

Nintendo has no intention of releasing a successor to Wii U until the company has managed to push its tablet-centric console to its absolute limits.

According to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the company is already investigating what its next console will be, but that doesn't... Read more...

November 5, 2014

Xenoblade Chronicles X Detailed During Nintendo Direct WiiU

by Zack Kaplan - 2:40 pm EST
Total comments: 19

Travel far outside of New Los Angeles.

Xenoblade Chronicles X was further detailed during today's Nintendo Direct.

Using "New Los Angeles" as a home base, your character, an explorer, sets out on the strange planet to partake in missions. They include hunting various creatures and doing favors for other characters. The story is about a society of people who crash landed a huge spaceship onto the planet in the game.

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Splatoon Single Player Mode Revealed WiiU

by Neal Ronaghan - 2:40 pm EST
Total comments: 3

Protect the squid species against an octopus onslaught!

Nintendo Showed off the first footage of Splatoon's single campaign mode during a trailer in Wednesday's direct.

In the Campaign mode, players will control a squid character in a 3D action platforming adventure which puts the protagonist squids up against their octopus nemeses.

Splatoon is slated for release in the second quarter of 2015.

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Updated Attack on Titan Game Coming to 3DS in Japan 3DS

by Danny Bivens - 2:38 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo Direct

Get ready to attack big monsters all over again.

An updated version of Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan): Jinrui no Tsubasa is coming to the 3DS on December 4 for 4,980 yen. Unlike the original release of the game last year, the new version allows gamers to play with others online as opposed to just locally as well as new characters and voices... Read more...

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