I’ve decided to split this off from the regular weekly Nintendo Download to give a little more of a deep dive into each newly added item to the eShop sales list. So what’s been on sale previously will have the same list you remember, but new entries will also have more detail at the top of the page.
Typoman, which just had a demo released this week, is also on sale for two weeks. So if you enjoy the demo it’s the perfect time to take the plunge and try the full game! Plus Snow Moto Racing 3D from Zordix Games is 50% off in the 3DS eShop.
Live in the Toronto area? Nintendo is hosting an event next Friday to celebrate the launch of Fire Emblem Fates on the Nintendo 3DS!
Grab your friends and come out to play these two highly anticipated Nintendo 3DS games on February 12th. Both will be launching for the Nintendo 3DS the following Friday, February 19th. There will also be exclusive T-shirts given to the first 100 people to choose each path!
Event Details: restricted to ages 13+ Date: February 12, 2016 Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Snell Hall, 65 Church St., Toronto, ON M5C 2E9
Space is limited, so if you’re interested in attending you can RSVP HERE.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U DLC – Bayonetta from the Bayonetta series and Corrin from the Fire Emblem Fatesgames are now available for download in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games. Prices are $5.99 for each character in one game version, or $6.99 for each character in both game versions. In addition, new costumes, bundles and a new stage are now available for purchase in both versions.
Shütshimi – Shütshimi, a shoot-‘em-up game starring a muscle-bound fish with memory problems, is available now on the Wii U console. This family-friendly game features a chaotic four-player local co-op mode and off-TV game play.
Nintendo outlined its launch plans for both Miitomo, the company’s first smartphone app, as well as their new loyalty rewards program “My Nintendo” today.
Nintendo’s first app made exclusively for smart devices, Miitomo, will launch in North America in March for both iOS and Android phones and tablets.
Starting February 17th, people will be able to pre-register for Miitomo by signing up for the new Nintendo Account service using their existing email, social media accounts or current Nintendo Network IDs. People who pre-register will be among the first to be notified about the availability of Miitomo when it launches in March.
Nintendo will offer a special Miitomo bonus to anyone who signs up for a Nintendo Account between February 17th and launch.
Miitomo is a social experience that uses Nintendo’s Mii characters, which first debuted on the Wii console, to engage friends in a lighthearted and welcoming environment. Users can spark fun conversations and learn more about each other by answering questions such as “What song has been stuck in your head lately?”, “Do you believe in aliens?”, or even “If you saw a nose hair sticking out of your friend’s nose, what would you do?” Users can also easily take and share photos featuring their Mii with the Miifoto feature. Nintendo’s new My Nintendo rewards program will launch alongside Miitomo in March, and will be able to connect with the app.
Bayonetta and Corrin, the final two DLC fighters for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, will finally be available on Wednesday, February 3rd.
Corrin hails from Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS game Fire Emblem Fates. Just like Wii Fit Trainer, Robin and the Villager, players can choose to play as a male or female version of the character. Corrin has the blood of a dragon in his veins, allowing him to transform and pull off attacks like no other fighter.
Bayonetta, whose Wii U exclusive title Bayonetta 2 is getting a solo release on February 19th, joins Smash as well. Her addition is the result of the worldwide Fighter Ballot. Just like in her action games, Bayonetta is a combo fighter in Super Smash Bros., chaining different kinds of attacks together. Her signature move is Witch Time, which slows down opponents if they are within range.
Bayonetta will come with a brand new stage as well, which is called Umbra Clock Tower and is filled with moving platforms and even an alternate world. Both the fighter and stage are available for both Wii U and 3DS.
I always thought it was odd that Nintendo.com seemed to randomly show prices for their games, while the website seemed to hide them at other times. I could never really make sense of why it seemed to change from one day to the next. Initially I thought it had something to do with sales starting and ending on Thursdays, but I noticed that today on a Sunday the prices were mysteriously absent again. And then I figured it out.
It’s because I’m from Canada.
No this isn’t a slight or some other cry, but it seems to be from the way that I access the site.
You see Nintendo of Canada falls under Nintendo of America (NOA). We’re in the same region. At one time there were two distinct and separate sites between the two arms, the Canadian of which was somewhat underwhelming. Some time ago the websites were merged into one singular website, but there are some modest differences.
I’ve decided to split this off from the regular weekly Nintendo Download to give a little more of a deep dive into each newly added item to the eShop sales list. So what’s been on sale previously will have the same list you remember, but new entries will also have more detail at the top of the page.
I decided to keep the top two sales for both the Wii U and 3DS this week as they are pretty big titles with some pretty good prices. Especially Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. Great deal there for sure.
Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron ($19.99) – Get ready to cook up a storm, because Hello Kitty is back with an all-new rhythm action experience – one that’s really packed with flavour! Join Hello Kitty and her friends in the kitchen in this fun-packed cookery caper, jammed with mini games designed expressly with young players in mind. Learn the joys of cooking and the power of rhythm simultaneously, making new friends and coming up with tasty treats to the beat. Cute visuals, lots of unlockables and the option to create your own Hello Kitty-themed photos come together for hours of fun, all in the cute and lovable style that is Hello Kitty.
FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS ($39.99) – Master more than 20 jobs, each offering unique ways to defeat or even recruit the realm’s mightiest monsters. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into legendary characters from the FINAL FANTASY series via the Trance ability.
Just yesterday Square Enix released Final Fantasy Explorers for the Nintendo 3DS and now tomorrow their classic GBA game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance will arrive on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console.
The fate of the kingdom Ivalice is once again in your hands, only this time instead of the GameBoy Advance holding Ivalice it will be your Wii U gamepad.
When Marche and his friends open an ancient magical tome, their small town is transformed into a fantasy-filled kingdom known as Ivalice. Guide Marche and his clan against countless foes, and discover the wonders of Ivalice. Build up your party, master abilities and summons, and learn tactical combat to win in battle.
Nintendo currently carrying out maintenance to fix a bug that occurs in “Create” mode and has taken the Super Mario Maker servers offline. Until the updates are complete, online services for the game will be unavailable.
Nintendo is in the midst of preparing a software update to fix this bug. The online service will be available again after the software update is distributed.
This maintenance is expected to be completed by tomorrow evening.Read More
It’s been exactly one week since the last system update, but the Nintendo 3DS firmware has been updated again. This is a very minor update which updates the 3DS system from version 10.4.0-29 U to version 10.5.0-30U.
There aren’t any big changes in this update, with the only text on the update the very same as last week’s update. The text from Nintendo as follows:
“Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.”
The third series of Animal Crossing amiibo cards may have just been released in Japan but there are already more planned.
On a post on Nintendo Japan’s website the next series of cards has been announced. The next 100 cards will hit stores in Japan on March 24th. As always the cards will come in packs of three for about ¥324. This will bring the series up to 400 cards.
The second series of cards just came out in North America last week with the third series of English cards set for March. While I have yet to complete my first series set I’ve already started collecting the second series.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be released on March 18th, and this year you’ll be able to take your amiibo to the Olympics.
When the action-filled game launches for Nintendo 3DS, both Mario and Sonic amiibo figures will be compatible. By tapping the Mario or Sonic amiibo figures to the New Nintendo 3DS system (or on a Nintendo 2DS/3DS with the NFC Reader/Writer accessory), players can boost Mario and Sonic’s outfits with that character’s power for the day.
Basically it looks like this means that you can power up your Mii character in the game and put on Mario or Sonic outfits. It’s a little odd that only Sonic and Mario amiibo are comparable with the game, especially considering there are far more characters in the game who have corresponding amiibo.
While virtually every incarnation of Mario can be tapped (Mario from the Smash series, Dr. Mario, Mario from the Mario Party series, Gold Mario and both classic / modern Super Mario Bros 30th Anniversary series), no other amiibo are compatible.
Why aren’t Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, or Bowswer amiibo compatible? This seems like a huge oversight and very disappointing amiibo compatibility.
I’ve decided to split this off from the regular weekly Nintendo Download to give a little more of a deep dive into each newly added item to the eShop sales list. So what’s been on sale previously will have the same list you remember, but new entries will also have more detail at the top of the page.
The Nintendo NX is coming. The Nintendo NX is coming. Or at least that’s what the hype is online recently.
While there have been a total of zero confirmed details surrounding Nintendo’s newest home console, a recent survey surfaced recently that has been making the rounds online. The leaked survey, from GFK, details much of what could be features for the NX.
Note that the below details are merely rumour and Nintendo has not announced anything solid as of yet.
