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Teyon set to release Mini Golf Resort on 3DS next week

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Jason Nason

Teyon announced today that they are releasing an new minigolf game in the Nintendo 3DS eShop next week. The game, called Mini Golf Resort, will hit the North American eShop next Thursday, December 22nd. The Mini Golf Resort will come packed with 56 courses in four unique worlds. Worlds included are Pirate’s Bay, Spooky World, Pyramids of Egypt and Legends of Greece. The game will feature a combination of real golf club rules and wacky mini golf fun as you shoot your ball through pipes, up extreme ramps and around crazy obstacles towards the hole. It will have over 1001

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Shantae Half Genie Hero Coming To Vita, PS4 and Wii U Next Week

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

WayForward’s long running Shantae series gets a brand new entry with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Wii U on December 20th in both digital and physical flavors. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is WayForward’s fourth entry featuring their purple haired protagonist. For the first time in the series history Half-Genie Hero features HD graphics while maintaining the color art-style that helped previous games stand out. If you’ve come to love Shantae’s particular flavor of transformation enhanced action combat this latest title looks like it will be worth the wait. Gameplay wise Half-Genie Hero retains

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Animal Crossing amiibo just $5 at Walmart in Canada

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Jason Nason

Okay so the Animal Crossing amiibo haven’t been a huge success when it comes to the rest of Nintendo’s figures. Part of that is likely due to the lackluster reception of last year’s Animal Crossing amiibo Festival and the resulting over-saturation and under-selling of the figures. But if you haven’t completed your collection of amiibo of the Animal Crossing nature, and you live in Canada, now is your time. Walmart Canada is now selling Animal Crossing amiibo for just $5.00! There are only a small selection of the amiibo available on the Walmart website, but if you’ve been to a

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero launches Dec 20th for PlayStation, Dec 27th for Wii U

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Jason Nason

XSEED Games announced on Friday that the retail edition of the crowd-funded action game developed by WayForward, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, is nearly ready for release. The game will launch for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita on December 20th while the game will hit the Wii U one week later on December 27th. To celebrate the series’ first full HD release, a limited “Risky Beats” retail edition will be packaged with a musical selections CD containing 30 songs from the game’s soundtrack for PS4, PS Vita, as well as for Wii U system in North America. for a suggested retail

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Miitomo updated to version 2.1

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Jason Nason

On Thursday morning Nintendo rolled out a minor update to Miitomo, with the update going live at 6:00 AM Eastern time. The update brings the application to version 2.1 and introduces a few new features to the game. With version 2.1 you can now share what your Sidekick Mii characters think. It’s not just your main Mii who can answer questions anymore and your Sidekick Mii characters can too. To be honest I never really got around to creating a sidekick me, but maybe I should get around to that now. I’ll have to be sure to give them plenty

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Mercenaries Saga 3 to be released December 15th

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jason Nason

Circle Entertaiment confirmed today via social media that upcoming title Mercenaries Saga 3 will be released in North America in the Nintendo eShop next week. Developed by Rideon and released in Japan earlier this year, Circle will release the game in the Nintendo 3DS eShop sometime on December 15th. The game is the follow up to Mercenaries Saga 2 and looks and feels very reminiscent of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. If you’ve played any of the Final Fantasy Tactics games then you should definitely check it out. Circle also released a few more screens from the game, which you can

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December 8th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jason Nason

Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – There’s more to discover than ever before in the Animal Crossing: New Leaf—Welcome amiibo game. This updated version of Animal Crossing: New Leaf adds new features and activities, as well as support for all Animal Crossing series amiibo figures and cards. Discover new villagers, explore the Campground, and interact with characters—all with the tap of compatible amiibo cards or figures. Also New this Week GALAXY BLASTER (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

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Report: Nintendo Switch Will Have GameCube Virtual Console Support

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo’s next console may come with support for GameCube virtual console titles if tweet by a well known industry insider is to correct. The deputy news editor for outlet EuroGamer, which originally broke the news of the detachable Nintendo Switch “Joy-Cons”, has posted on twitter that the upcoming Nintendo Switch will have GameCube emulation support for the third iteration of the Virtual Console. Here is the original tweet by Tom Phillips that has set a wave of speculation across the internet: GameCube Virtual Console for Switch is indeed a thing, heard from at least 3 people. Working on report now

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Kutar confirmed for Europe December 15th; Circle teases new 3DS game

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jason Nason

Circle Entertainment confirmed the Eurpoean release date for the Kutar series of mini-games. The games will release in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia on December 15th. Circle Entertainment also teased that they have a new title in the works, which is on the way to the western 3DS eShop. No other details were released about the game, though the indie studio did promise more information soon. The game teased was called simply “Frontier Days Founding Pioneers.”

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Brand New Zelda Amiibo Will Drop Fish From The Sky In Breath of the Wild

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo’s brand new The Legend of Zelda 30th anniversary amiibos will allow Link to procure items from the sky in next year’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If you ever thought that what The Legend of Zelda series needed was a delivery of fish from the sky, boy are you in luck. This is the sort of random and WTF kind of fun nonsense that I wish Nintendo indulged in just a little bit more. Today saw the launch of four brand new amiibo on store shelves – 8 Bit Link, Ocarina of Time Link and Toon

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Mercenaries Saga 3 could be released in December

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Jason Nason

Circle Entertaiment shared this morning via social media that upcoming title Mercenaries Saga 3 is nearly ready for release in North America. Developed by Rideon and released in Japan earlier this year, Circle is hoping for a release in the Nintendo 3DS eShop sometime in mid-December. The game is the follow up to Mercenaries Saga 2 and looks and feels very reminiscent of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. If you’ve played any of the FF Tactics games then this will be right up your alley.

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Fans Sift Through Every Inch of New LOZ: Breath of The Wild Footage

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo released a pair of brand new The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild videos this evening and they’ve already sent fans on a wild adventure – surely folks will be combing through these two videos for days or weeks to come. Showcasing just a little under 10 minutes of in-game action this new trailer & game-play walk-through hint at or directly confirm a number of new tid bits. Before we get to the new videos here are both embedded for your viewing pleasure: Spoiler warnings for the above videos from here on out! Link will be able to

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December 1st Nintendo Download

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – Get ready to play a near-infinite number of side-scrolling 2D Mario courses anytime, anywhere! Earn in-game medals in 100 built-in courses and access recommended courses from the Super Mario Maker game on the Wii U console. Plus, design courses and share them with other players via the StreetPass feature and local wireless. The Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DSgame will be available on Dec. 2. Click here to watch the trailer. Swapdoodle – Just in case you missed it, the Swapdoodle game is now available. Swapdoodle is an easy way to write messages,

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New Pokémon GO nearby feature rolled out to rest of North America

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Jason Nason

Niantic announced today that they have rolled out their revamped nearby Pokémon feature for Pokémon GO to the rest of the continental United States and large parts of Europe today. The roll out includes the rest of Canada as well. The new nearby Pokémon feature now includes the nearest PokéStop to the Pokémon, and zooms in to show more detail when tapped. You can also tap on the tracks on this screen and the game shifts to an overhead map briefly to show you approximately where you can find the Pokémon. The map then reverts to the normal view, however

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Retail release Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo pushed back

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Jason Nason

For those who didn’t pick up Animal Crossing: New Leaf before and are waiting for the updated retail release Welcome amiibo to hit stores, you may have to wait just a bit longer. Originally scheduled to be released on Friday, December 2nd, Nintendo.com now lists the release date just shy of a week later on December 8th. The move could possibly be to spread out Nintendo’s releases, with Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS also releasing on Friday. For those who aren’t picky about getting a physical copy of the game, the game can still be downloaded from the Nintendo

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