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Wolfenstein II & Super Mario Odyssey Debut Atop UK Charts

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo’s first big Mario title for the Switch, Super Mario Odyssey debuted near the top of the UK sales charts this week two spots ahead of Bethesda’s Nazi slaying Wolfenstein sequel, The New Colossus. Ubisoft’s (chronically) first title in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Origins also debuted last week and managed to take the top spot. Sony’s exclusive racer, Gran Turismo Sport fell 4 spots to secure 5th place overall.  Here are the top 5 games by sales for the week of October 28th:  Assassin’s Creed Origins  Super Mario Odyssey  FIFA 18  Wildenstein: The New Colossus   Gran Turismo Sport  As Metro points out in their summary of this week’s sales data, Super Mario Odyssey is responsible for

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October 26th Nintendo Download

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Jason Nason

Super Mario Odyssey – Join Mario on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure, and use his incredible new abilities to collect Power Moons and rescue Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans. This sandbox-style 3D Mario adventure – the first since 2002’s Nintendo GameCube classic Super Mario Sunshine – is packed with secrets and surprises. With Mario’s new moves like cap throw, cap jump and capture, you’ll have fun and exciting game-play experiences unlike anything you’ve enjoyed in a Mario game before. Get ready to be whisked away to strange and amazing places far from the Mushroom Kingdom! Super Mario Odyssey will be available on Oct. 27.

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Coming to Mobile Devices in Late November

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Jason Nason

One of Nintendo’s most enduring franchises, Animal Crossing is coming to mobile devices for the first time in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The new smart device game allows players to decorate and expand their camper home, and learn more about the community they are part of. In the first Animal Crossing game for mobile devices, you can interact with animal friends, craft furniture items and gather resources while managing a campsite. It’s a slight departure from the core Animal Crossing gameplay but it looks like another laid back and enjoyable experience. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp launches on iOS- and Android-compatible mobile devices in late November. “As

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Pokemon Go Has Been Dropping Less Items For Some Players For A While Now

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Walking through downtown Calgary tonight I decided to login to Pokemon Go for the first time in several months and catch some spooky monsters from the Halloween event. My usual walking route contains approximately 20 or so PokeStops including a few Gyms, so when walking it forward & back, filling my item bag is usually par for the course. Except for tonight I noticed something odd – every Stop/Gym was only giving me two items. What the hell…  After some sleuthing (e.g. Using Google) it turns out the Niantic has been messing with the drop rates of both PokeStops & Gyms for at least the past two weeks. Back on October 11th Reddit user, vtmcouver reported that they had begun

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Pick up your Shiny Silvally at EB Games stores

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Jason Nason

Starting today you can add the uniquely colored version of the Synthetic Pokémon Silvally to your team, but only while supplies last. Power up your Pokémon party with a bit of Legendary Pokémon flair by visiting a participating EB Games (Gamestop in the United States) where you can pick up a code card that allows Trainers to receive a Shiny Silvally in their copy of Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. Shiny Silvally radiates in battle with its RKS System Ability, and you can give it a memory disc to hold to change its type, then unleash its signature Multi-Attack! Act

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Animal Crossing Direct coming Tuesday

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Jason Nason

Nintendo announced this morning that there will be a special Nintendo Direct planned for tomorrow. The Direct will be focused solely on the Animal Crossing mobile app. A mobile app based in the Nintendo franchise was announced long ago with no details aside from being dated for 2017. The presentation tomorrow should give us all the information we need including release date, pricing, as well as just what the app will be about. Will this be a mobile version of the popular game? Will it connect somehow to the 3DS title or allow for some functionality between the two titles?

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Nostalgia Fueled ‘New 3DSXL SNES Edition’ Confirmed For North America

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Not simply content with mining the nostalgia from our collective youth with the recently released SNES Classic Mini, Nintendo of America has confirmed that the previously Europe exclusive ‘New 3DSXL: SNES Edition’ will be coming to our shores on November 27th.  Setting the North American version apart from its colorful European counterpart is, of course, the muted color scheme of light & dark purples featured on the face buttons. Combining the familiar North American SNES controller ABXY button colors with the soft grey of the console’s housing – this limited edition New 3DSXL mimics Nintendo’s 16-bit console faithfully.   No word yet on if you leave your New 3DS XL SNES

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October 19th Nintendo Download

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Jason Nason

Fire Emblem Warriors – Clash with legions of enemies as Marth, Xander, Corrin, Chrom and other Fire Emblem warriors by unleashing over-the-top-powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves. Take control of characters with distinct attacks, issue strategic commands and pair up warriors for stunning moves in an epic tactical action game from the Hyrule Warriors team. The Fire Emblem Warriors game will be available on Oct. 20. The Fire Emblem Warriors Season Pass will be available Oct. 20 in Nintendo eShop. Purchase the Season Pass for $19.99 for either the Nintendo Switch or New Nintendo 3DS version of the game and download each pack as it’s available. Plus, players will receive a bridal

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Nintendo Switch OS V4.0 Adds Video Capture For Select Titles

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest firmware update for Nintendo Switch is here, bringing our home menus to version 4.0 but also adding a feature that has been missing since launch: the ability to capture video clips. Switch now supports 30-second video clip capture via the capture button on the right JoyCon for select titles, unfortunately not all games are supported right now.   Here is Nintendo’s official description of the new video capture feature:  “To capture video in compatible games, hold down the capture button during gameplay. This will create a video clip of the last 30 seconds. You can then view the saved videos in your album, trim the

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Update coming for Pokkén Tournament DX

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has announced an update coming for Pokkén Tournament DX, including some additional content. The planned features will include Online Team Battles in which players will be able to play with friends in teams online. You can pick three Pokémon each and head into battle to enjoy heated fights with other players. Official groups from Pokkén Tournament DX will be open in the Group Match online battle mode. Coming soon after the update, there will be official Group Matches where players can battle to receive new special titles. In Practice Mode’s Free Training, a new function to record Pokémon movements

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SEGA Reveals TwitchCon 2017 Lineup

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Publisher SEGA announced that they will be attending the annual video streaming convention TwitchCon from October 20th through the 22nd in Long Beach California. SEGA will be bringing two of their biggest Fall titles with them for attendees to play: Sonic Forces & Total War: Warhammer II. Total War: Warhammer fans can get a sneak peek at the upcoming Mortal Empires add-on which merges content from both the original game and its sequel for a truly epic new campaign. Mortal Enemies brings the starting faction count to a staggering 117 and is only a small part of Creative Assembly’s vision

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NBA Playgrounds | Review

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Meghan Kass

When I was young, I played quite a bit of sports games. I especially favored the NES and SNES sports games. I have fond memories of Tecmo Bowl, Excitebike, Punch Out, Super Tennis and of course NBA Jam. Ever since then, I have fallen out of favor with sports games and mostly thought it would be a genre I wouldn’t be inclined to return to. What a surprise to me that when I played NBA Playgrounds for the Nintendo Switch, many of the same feelings of fun I had playing those old sports games came back to me and gave

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October 12th Nintendo Download

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Jason Nason

Yono and the Celestial Elephants – Many adventure games have a distinct lack of elephants … but that’s all about to change because Yono is here. The Yono and the Celestial Elephants game is a grand adventure, featuring carefully designed puzzles, treasure hunts, a sprinkling of combat and a world full of people. Play as a young elephant tasked to save a world he’s never seen before, and explore the rich history of a kingdom where humans, zombies and robots live side by side. Wulverblade – Help Britannia defeat the Romans in Wulverblade, a hardcore side-scrolling beat-’em-up game inspired by old arcade classics of the

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Nintendo online sevices offline

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Jason Nason

The Nintendo Network is down. Nintendo is currently experiencing difficulties with their network services. The down time started at at least Thursday, October 12, 2017 4 :46 PM Eastern Time and is ongoing. All network services are affected and there is no estimate for restoration of services. Nintendo had planned some maintenance later this evening which would have affected some services but it’s not known if the two are related. UPDATE: As of 9:00 PM Eastern the Nintendo website was updated to reflect that “Currently, all servers are operating normally,” however some including myself are still unable to access Netflix,

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Fire Emblem Heroes updated with new features

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Jason Nason

Fire Emblem Heroes received an update over the weekend which brings the Nintendo mobile game version 1.8.0. The update brings a few cool new features including an auto-battle feature. Check out the update below from Nintendo. ■ The Sacred Seal Forge Opens Up A new option, Sacred Seal Forge, has been added to the game. Using it, you will be able to both create new Sacred Seals and enhance existing Sacred Seals. You can access these functions after clearing the Intermission map, Awakening Ancient Power, which appears after clearing Chapter 13, Diabolical Bloodline, in the Main Story mode. Sacred Coins,

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