The success of the Nintendo eShop has prompted a lot of changes for Nintendo, including the use of the “free-to-start” model. Nintendo first explored free-to-start games in 2013 with Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball. More recently, Pokémon Shuffle was released as a free download in February. Today, Nintendo released their latest free-to-start effort: Pokémon Rumble World. The game is the latest in the Pokémon Rumble series, which started ...
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Nintendo Will Publish Yo-kai Watch in the West
After a successful few years in Japan, Nintendo and Level 5 have decided to localize Yo-kai Watch in 2016. The announcement was made during the Level 5 Vision 2015 event today, as reported by Siliconera. The 3DS game will come first to North America and then be rolled out in other territories worldwide on a month by month basis, completing ...
Read More »Weekly Releases for April 5th-11th
We all know how difficult it can be to keep up with the major games that are released each week. This series attempts to make keeping up with your favorite games just a tad easier, and also hopes to introduce new games to the readers. This week, we don’t have too many releases, but there are definitely a few worth ...
Read More »Abraham Lincoln Headlines in New Trailer for Code Name S.T.E.A.M on 3DS
Nintendo has released a new trailer for the upcoming game Code Name S.T.E.A.M with no comment beyond what is contained in the video. It’s probably best to enjoy the trailer without thinking to hard about it. The video shows the agents being tasked with fighting aliens at the order of Abraham Lincoln, The Great Emancipator, himself. The president then takes ...
Read More »First 3DS Langrisser Screenshots
It’s only just been announced and there are already some 3DS Langrisser screenshots to check out. The reboot is looking for a new look from its last installment from fifteen years ago and before. These screenshots definitely show an updated style at least to account for the new technology of today if nothing else. The Masaya Games catalog was recently acquired by ...
Read More »Old Characters Return in Bravely Second
Square Enix keeps dropping new tidbits about the upcoming Bravely Second for the 3DS. The latest reveals shed some light on where the old protagonists from Bravely Default will be and how they will feature in the sequel title. Tiz Arrier, the main protagonist of Bravely Default, will be making an appearance in the new title. In the previous game, ...
Read More »Sharp Free-Form Display Technology to be used in future Nintendo Products
The Sharp Free-Form Display Technology has been announced and presented in June 2014 and the new LCD tech allows for the creation of unconventionally-shaped displays that can be used in various upcoming technology. According to recent rumors, Nintendo, who has been collaborating with Sharp on the 3DS, should be the first company to employ the Sharp Free-Form Display in its ...
Read More »No More Smash Bros Balance Patches
Masahiro Sakurai has announced that there will be no more Smash Bros balance patches for Wii U and 3DS. The most recent patch is ver. 1.0.4 and will be the final update for major gameplay/balance tweaks. Sakurai also stated that all future patches and updates will be to fix online multiplayer performance. The only reason the team would go back ...
Read More »Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth DLC Schedule Revealed
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth has just released for the 3DS system. Now, we know the DLC schedule, letting us see when the items go on sale and for how much. The first bit of DLC for Persona Q will be a sub-persona. Sub-personas are additional allies that players are able to equip for battle. The first persona, Kaguya, releases ...
Read More »Etrian Odyssey x Mystery Dungeon Announced
Etrian Odyssey x Mystery Dungeon was announced during a livestream hosted by Atlus on Nico Nico. Etrian Odyssey is a dungeon crawler RPG mainly released on the Nintendo DS and 3DS systems. Most recently Atlus has released Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, which mashes together gameplay from Etrian Odyssey and Persona 3/4. The first Etrian Odyssey was released in ...
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