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March 19, 2013

Nintendo Bringing Multiple Upcoming Titles to PAX East 3DSWiiU

by Zack Kaplan - 9:48 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Press Release

Plus some old standbys, you know Nintendo Land and the like. 

Nintendo is bringing multiple titles to its booth at PAX East this year.

Though some have already been released, Wii U games appearing are:

Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, LEGO® City Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Need for Speed Most Wanted U, Wii Street U, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Nintendo Land. 

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Nintendo Selling Lugi's Mansion: Dark Moon  and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Early at PAX East 3DS

by Tyler Ohlew - 9:40 am EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: Press Release

Get spooked a day early.

Nintendo will sell copies of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity at PAX East this Saturday, a day earlier than its scheduled release this Sunday.

In addition, Nintendo will also be selling Fire Emblem Awakening, and various models of the 3DS XL. The Pikachu themed XL will be available for purchase, but looks to be sticking to its March 24 release date. We've reached out to Nintendo for confirmation.

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March 18, 2013

Shovel Knight Confirmed for Wii U and 3DS 3DSWiiU

by Tyler Ohlew - 6:05 am EDT
Total comments: 17 Source: Kickstarter, Twitter, https://mobile.twitter.com/YachtClubGames/status/3..., http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames...

Update: The download will be offered in pledge tiers.

Shovel Knight is confirmed to be digging its way to Wii U and 3DS.

The news comes from Yacht Club Games' Twitter account, which posted an image of the banners the studio is bringing to PAX East. The bottom of the banners display the logos for the Wii U, 3DS, and Steam (a digital distribution service for PC).

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March 17, 2013

Club Nintendo Holds Luigi's 72 Hour Sale Wii

by Zack Kaplan - 8:10 pm EDT
Total comments: 7

You get it? Luigi, green, Saint Patrick's Day?

Club Nintendo is holding a sale in North America on select items until March 19 11:59 PST.

Items being sold in the Luigi's 72 Hour Sale are:

-Reversible Pouches-Mario & Luigi Greeting Cards-Wii Remote Holders-Wii Remote Wrist Strap Set-Stylus & Game Card Case (Animal Crossing)

Club Nintendo also has been updated with a green decor for the sale. 

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March 15, 2013

Update v1.2.0 Released for New Super Mario Bros. U WiiU

by Curtis Bonds - 9:31 pm EDT
Total comments: 9 Source: Wii U Menu Notification

In-game posts now have their own community

Nintendo has released an update for New Super Mario Bros. U. The update, which changes the game's version to v1.2.0, now sends the Miiverse posts you make in-game after accomplishing certain goals to a dedicated New Super Mario Bros. U community. 

The new community is designated specifically... Read more...

Yacht Club Games Announce Shovel Knight Kickstarter, 'Hoping to Release on Wii U and 3DS' 3DSWiiU

by Tyler Ohlew - 8:38 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Kickstarter, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames...

Shovelware you may actually want.

Yacht Club Games, an independent studio composed of WayForward veterans, has announced Shovel Knight, "a ground breaking love letter to 8-Bits."

The game is currently a Kickstarter project, with PC as the only announced platform. However, the studio notes that they are "hoping to release on Wii U and 3DS." The campaign has a goal of $75,000, with contributions being accepted until April 13.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Dated for Europe, North America 3DS

by Daan Koopman - 6:18 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: (NoE Twitter)

Donkey Kong's finest is swinging to handhelds this May!

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will be coming to Europe on May 24, according to the Nintendo of Europe Twitter account. UPDATE: Nintendo of America's Facebook page posted this picture, revealing a May 24 release date.

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, which was revealed at the Nintendo Direct conferences... Read more...

Apollo Justice to Return to Ace Attorney Series DS3DSWii

by Kimberly Keller - 4:17 am EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: Siliconera, http://siliconera.com/2013/03/12/apollo-justice-dr...

Justice is blind.

A picture appearing in Famitsu this week confirmed Apollo Justice’s return to the Ace Attorney series in the upcoming Ace Attorney 5. Dressed in his trademark red suit, Apollo is a little worse for wear, sporting bandages over his right eye.

Although Phoenix Wright will take the lead in the... Read more...

March 14, 2013

Nintendo Downloads - March 14, 2013 WiiU3DSDS

by Tyler Ohlew - 11:49 am EDT
Total comments: 2

Mega Man 3 and a HarmoKnight demo aside, most everything else comes out next Tuesday.

Today's Nintendo Downloads ask us to look forward to...the future. Well, maybe the past, too. Is 200X some weird past of the future? Or maybe the future past...Anyways, the reason is the eShop's two biggest releases are actually coming out next week. Lego City: Undercover is due out March 18, and... Read more...

Disney Infinity Delayed Until Late August WiiUWii3DS

by Zack Kaplan - 9:21 am EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: New York Times, http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/d...

Want to hang out with Lightning McQueen and Jack Sparrow? Have patience.

Disney Infinity has been delayed to a late August release.

Originally scheduled in June, Disney Infinity will now be released August 18 in North America, and August 20 overseas. According to John Pleasants, the co-president of Disney Interactive, Disney Infinity was ready for June but... Read more...

Pikachu Edition 3DS XL Coming to North America March 24 3DS

by Tyler Ohlew - 6:51 am EDT
Total comments: 8

Electrical shocks from the device are completely intentional...

It's official, the Pikachu Edition 3DS XL is coming to North America on March 24, releasing alongside Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.

The unit has a yellow, Pikachu emblazoned outer-shell, and is white on the inside. It comes with a 4GB SD card, and carries an MSRP of $199.99.

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A World of Keflings to Be Released on Wii U eShop This Year WiiU

by Kimberly Keller - 5:51 am EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: NinjaBee, http://blog.ninjabee.com/2013/03/a-world-of-keflin...

Prepare to introduce your Mii to the Keflings.

A World of Keflings, an Xbox Live Arcade game from 2010, will be making the move to the Wii U eShop later this year. NinjaBee made the announcement through their blog yesterday alongside news of its current release to Windows 8.

“The Wii U has allowed us to significantly enhance the game’s visuals and, with the Wii U GamePad, explore new ways to interact with the game and its characters,” said Brent Fox, art director for NinjaBee.

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March 13, 2013

New Digimon Game Will Be Double the Length of Its PSP Counterpart 3DS

by Kimberly Keller - 10:33 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Famitsu, Siliconera, http://www.famitsu.com/news/201303/14030146.html, http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/16/digimon-world...

Tri-Crescendo shows Nintendo some Digimon love.

Japan’s upcoming summer release, Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode for the 3DS, will contain loads more content than the original Digimon World Re:Digitize, according to Famitsu magazine. With at least two new story chapters, new Digimon, and new ways to play, Decode will have double the content of its PSP counterpart.

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Nintendo Found Liable in 3DS Patent Lawsuit 3DS

by Zack Kaplan - 10:31 pm EDT
Total comments: 14 Source: Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/us-ninten...

Jury awards inventor $30.2 million in compensatory damages. 

A United States federal jury found that Nintendo infringed on a patent on a glasses-free 3D display.

Seijiro Tomita, the patent owner of glasses-free 3D display and former longtime Sony Corp. employee, was rewarded $30.2 million by the jury. Tomita had sued Nintendo of America back in 2011.

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Zelda Entries Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages to Hit 3DS eShop Before Summer 3DS

by Tyler Ohlew - 5:44 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Miiverse

If only the Harp of Ages was real...

Eiji Aonuma, producer of the Legend of Zelda series, remarked on the Miiverse that Game Boy Color titles Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be available on the 3DS eShop "before Summer". 

The message is found in the Legend of Zelda Miiverse community, where Aonuma notes that while the two GBC games have already been released in Japan, "Our plan is to release these two games in other territories some time before summer!"

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Pikmin Animated Shorts Coming to the 3DS 3DSWiiU

by Zack Kaplan - 2:41 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Polygon, http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4088868/nintendo-...

Is a Pikmin movie right around the corner? Probably not. 

Pikmin animated shorts are coming to the 3DS.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Pikmin and Mario, is working in conjuction with an outside animation studio to produce CG Pikmin cartoons. Interest was tested in a dedicated Pikmin series when Nintendo worked with Japanese movie theater chain Toho Cinemas on a segment shown before a film. 

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Harvest Moon Creator's Project Happiness Becomes Hometown Story 3DS

by Tyler Ohlew - 11:16 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Gematsu, Natsume PR, http://gematsu.com/2013/03/project-happiness-becom...

His harvests may have ended, but Yasuhiro Wada is back in shop form.

Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada's 3DS game Project Happiness has been given its official title: Hometown Story.

The game, according to a Famitsu preview translated by Gematsu, has players running a shop in a small town. A fairy assists the player in his duties, and as the shop grows with success, its clientele expands. Players can befriend these shoppers, and at game's end, can choose one of seven wishes to make some of them very happy.

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UPDATE: Flipnote Studio 3D Coming to 3DS this Summer in Japan, North America and Europe 3DS

by Danny Bivens - 10:19 am EDT
Total comments: 9 Source: Chotto Nintendo Direct 03.13.2013, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/direct20130313...

Bring your creations to life in 3D this summer!

Update: Flipnote Studio 3D has been confirmed to be coming to North America and Europe. In addition to the details of the application found in our original story, Nintendo has announced that users with highly rated Flipnotes may receive a free month of the applications subscription-based Flipnote Gallery: World service. Click here to watch the English version of the Flipnote Studio 3D presentation

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Monster Hunter G, Tri Online Mode Shutting Down in Japan WiiUWii

by Danny Bivens - 8:20 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Inside-Games, http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/03/13/6467...

Players in Japan only have a few more months to use their Wiis and hunt monsters online.

The network mode services for Monster Hunter G and Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii, which give players the ability to play the game online, will be discontinued in Japan on September 12. As of March 15 at 4 p.m. in Japan, sales of network tickets for increments of 60 and 90 days, which pay for the... Read more...

Pokémon Rumble U to Use NFC Figures WiiU

by Danny Bivens - 6:13 am EDT
Total comments: 10 Source: PK-Mon.com, http://pk-mn.com/n/pokemon-scramble-u-nfc-figure/

Gamers in Japan can get their NFC fix on the Wii U next month.

Pokémon Rumble U, known as Pokémon Scramble U in Japan, will make use of NFC figures in the game, CoroCoro magazine reports. The game is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on the Wii U eShop on April 24 for 1,800 yen.

An initial total of six figures will be sell for 200 yen each. It is currently... Read more...

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