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WayForward Launches Kickstarter for HD Shantae Game

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Jason Nason

WayForward is the latest game developer to turn to Kickstarter looking to crowd fund their latest project. The game will be a new and original game in the Shantae series and will be in HD for home consoles.

WayForward has developed more than 200 licensed titles over the last 23 years, the most recent being Ducktales: Remastered. The company has also made a handful of games for Nintendo platforms, including the two previous Shantae games.

“Shantae is a a Half-Genie who hair-whips monsters with her ponytail, and belly dances to transform into magical creatures. She explores Sequin Land, solves labyrinths, trashes epic bosses, and foils the busty buccaneer Risky Boots, always managing to save the day!”

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More Price Drops in the 3DS eShop

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Jason Nason

A few games on the Nintendo 3DS eShop are on sale and another handful have seen their regular price dropped this week. Included in the drops are Konami’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate which sees its regular price reduced by $10!

The bulk of the other games are puzzle games with Puzzler World 2013 being slashed by 50% as well as Puzzler Brain Games.

On the sale front Groove Heaven is on sale for $2.99 through September 19th as is BIT.TRIP SAGA which is a full $10 off through the 15th of this month.

Take a look at the full rundown of sale games.

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September 5th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has released a bunch of new games this week in the eShop, including a couple of games from Capcom and a bunch of nice looking new 3DS eShop games.

Capcom’s classic role-playing game Breath of Fire II hits the Wii U Virtual Console today and joins Capcom’s eShop D&D game Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. Also released this week include original eShop titles Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Spot the Differences: Party!

Over on the 3DS we find the eShop release of retail title Sonic Generations as well as the debut of Darts Up 3D! Also available on the 3DS are Boulder Dash-XL 3D and Virtual console title Summer Carnival ’92 RECCA. The Nintendo DSi sees another new DSiWare title with the puzzler Jewel Adventures arriving.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Special Pokemon 3DS XL Systems Coming

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo unveiled a special limited edition of the Nintendo 3DS XL today among the several Pokémon related releases. The limited-edition Nintendo 3DS systems come in both blue or red and feature the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal.

The bundle will be released on September 27th!

With the bundle coming out a few weeks prior to the release of the game itself it’s surprising that the special edition 3DS XL doesn’t include a copy of the game. The full retail copies of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will be released both in stores and on the eShop on October 12th.

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Club Nintendo Rewards – September 2013

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Jason Nason

The month of September has brought four new downloadable game rewards for Club Nintendo members, including Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!.

The game is one of two that are available for the Nintendo 3DS, the other is Art Academy: First Semester!! The two games for the Nintendo Wii this month are a couple of Virtual console titles in Pilotwings and Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II. All four titles are available until October 6th.

Also a rather unusual game has popped up which just costs 80 coins and is only available from Club Nintendo. That game is a WiiWare title called Grill-Off with Ultra Hand!.Read More

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Mighty No. 09 Could Come to 3DS via Renegade Kid

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jason Nason

Earlier today Jools Watsham, the co-founder & director at Renegade Kid, tweeted that he would personally like to help create a Nintendo 3DS version of Mighty No. 09. Watsham reached out to the official Mighty No.9 Twitter account to say that he would like to lend a hand. The account replied that they would pass along the proposal to the team.

As reported earlier, Mighty No.9 is a Kickstarter funded game project in a classic Japanese side-scrolling action. The prioject comes from by Keiji Inafune and an all-star team of veteran Mega Man developers. The project reached its fundraising goal today.

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Nice! Animal Crossing Plushies

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jason Nason

If you’re a diehard Animal Crossing fan you likely already know that there are officially licensed plush toys based on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. If you’re new to the series or are less of a hardcore player you may not.

There are seven of the plush toys including Reese, K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, Kicks, Porter, Mr. Resetti and Isabelle. The plushies make a great collectible (even if you can’t scan them into your game) and are great if you have a young one who is playing the game.

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CHARTED: Nintendo (week ending Aug 25)

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Jason Nason

Disney Infinity was a big seller in its first week at retail. The top selling platform was the Xbox 360 followed by the Nintendo Wii with 79,472 copies sold on Nintendo’s platform. Between the three versions sold on Nintendo platforms (Wii, Wii U & 3DS) the game sold 128,484 making it a solid first week for Disney’s venture into Skylanders territory.

Across the Pacific another Disney game is still seeing success with the 3DS game Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life from Namco Bandai sitting in the number two spot after four weeks out in Japan.

Nintendo’s newest big release The Wonderful 101 doesn’t seem to be fairing too well in Japan so far landing in the #13 spot, one spot below Pikmin 3 which has been out for seven weeks. The game has sold 5,765 in the first week. The game hits store shelves in North America in a few weeks.

Take a look at the full rundown below:

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August 29th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jason Nason

Just a handful of releases this week but they’re also a handful of good ones.

Pokémon Rumble U arrives in the Wii U eShop this week as does the digital retail release of Rayman Legends. Also The Legend of Zelda arrives on the Wii U Virtual Console.

Over on the Nintendo 3DS Wario arrives with Wario Land 3 hitting the Virtual Console. Also the retail release BIT.TRIP SAGA has now seen a release in the eShop.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Skylanders SWAP Force on 3DS Detailed

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jason Nason

Activision released some details of the Nintendo 3DS version of their upcoming Skylanders: SWAP Force today.

The Nintendo 3DS version of Skylanders SWAP Force offers gamers a unique adventure complete with its very own story, levels and special starter pack characters. The 3DS version is not the same game as found on consoles but is being dubbed as a truly complementary experience to the console version.

Skylanders SWAP Force on Nintendo 3DS will hit retail stores worldwide with three new characters — Rattle Shake, Volcanic Eruptor, and Free Ranger. These three characters will not be found in any other Skylanders Starter Pack.

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Fourth Quarter Nintendo Lineup Announced

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jason Nason

It was a busy Wednesday for Nintendo with four major announcements all coming at once. With a price drop for the Wii U, a Legend of Zelda Wii U bundle and even the launch of the 2DS, a non-3D tablet version of Nintendo’s popular 3DS handheld, the day was packed with news.

Also included in that news is the game list for the 4th quarter games for the Wii U and the 3DS. Take a look at the full list of Nintendo and third-party releases, along with their respective release dates, below:

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Nintendo Announces the 2DS?

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo made a surprise announcement on Wednesday with the announcement of another ‘member of the Nintendo 3DS family.’ The Nintendo 2DS will launch as an affordable entry into Nintendo handheld gaming.

Nintendo 2DS will be available in Red or Blue and will hit retail stores on October 12th at a suggested retail price of $129.99. The new hardware will launch alongside Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.

The Nintendo 2DS hardware is essentially a 3DS sans the 3D component and will play all existing DS and 3DS games. The system also features a distinctive fixed, slate-type form factor. Gone are the clamshell design and the hinges. The system will then also have an optional carrying case also available in Red or Blue at launch at a suggested retail price of $12.99.

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Nintendo 3DS eShop Price Discrepancies [UPDATE 8/27]

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Jason Nason

It has come to our attention that several titles in the Nintendo 3DS eShop (but not all) are coming up at the wrong prices. The prices being charged for the games are anywhere from 10 cents to $1.25 higher than the price listed on Nintendo.com.

I have a few examples of recent releases with the price listed on Nintendo.com and the price being charged in the eShop.

Wakedas – Listed $2.99 – eShop price $3.09
10-in-1: Arcade Collection – Listed $2.99 – eShop price $3.09
Barbie: Groom and Glam Pups – Listed $29.99 – eShop price $31.25
Fish On 3D – Listed $9.99 – eShop price $10.49

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CHARTED: Nintendo (week ending Aug 10th)

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

As expected Nintendo’s Pikmin 3 debuted in North America at the number one spot with 114,828 sold in the first week. The game took home the number 2 spot in worldwide sales during the week.

Over in Japan Nintendo continues to hold strong with eight of the top ten spots on Nintendo’s consoles, seven of which on the 3DS. First party titles Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Animal Crossing: Jump Out and Pikmin 3 all hold spots in the top ten.

All three games are also in the global top ten.

Take a look at the full rundown below:

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August 22nd Nintendo Download

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Jason Nason

Lots of goodies this week including a trio of Street Fighter games for the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console as well as Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos for the 3DS Virtual Console.

A pair of retail releases also see their eShop release this week including Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward from Aksys Games. The 3DS also gets a few new eShop titles including Wakedas, Funfair Party Games and Fish On 3D.

To round out the offerings Ubisoft is offering 30% off the eShop price for several of their retail releases, including Splinter Cell 3D and a several different Rayman titles.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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