June 2012
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Pokemon Black Version 2 and White Version 2 out...
So what’s a Pokemon sequel like? You’ll find out October 7, when Pokemon Black Version 2 and White Version 2 arrive in North America. If you plan to play one of them on 3DS, you can also pick up Pokemon Dream Radar, the AR shooting game, the same day, and collect Pokemon to import into the main game.
This is how you know Pokemon is a big deal: Nintendo is releasing an eShop game on...
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Nintendo going HAM on eShop this summer
Maybe this week is an anomaly, perhaps we’ll never get it this good again, but right now at this very moment, it all seems to be coming together for the 3DS’s eShop.
Today we have two new eShop games, Marvel Pinball 3D and Bomb Monkey, both of which I’ve been told in good faith are quality. Ta-dow. Then there’s the free demos for Rhythm Thief and Kingdom Hearts 3D...
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Yep, there's going to be Circle Pad Pro for the... →
In a Famitsu Q&A, Nintendo revealed that it will release an XL-compatible version of the Circle Pad Pro accessory in 2012. Good news, people who want to play Monster Hunter Tri-G on a Japanese 3DS XL! Maybe if the accessory continues to exist, it’ll pick up more support from upcoming games. Nahhhhh.
The page above is one of the sample pages Famitsu posted for the feature that includes...
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Bravely Default out in Japan October 11 →
Square Enix and Silicon Studio’s 3DS RPG Bravely Default: Flying Fairy will be released in Japan October 11, in both a standard edition and a Collectors Edition exclusive to the “e-Store.” Note that it’s the Square Enix e-Store, an online store run by the publisher, and not the 3DS’s eShop.
The ¥12,800 Collectors Edition comes with the game, an art album, a...
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Minor 3DS firmware update still manages to block a...
Nintendo has rolled out a new firmware release for the 3DS across all major territories, but before you get excited, according to the company’s Japanese site, the only notable addition is there are more character options for your password when storing credit card data on eShop.
Other than that, there’s the vague mention of “improved system stability and convenience”...
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Kid Icarus card packs now for sale in Japan →
We’re still working through last week’s Nintendo Direct – we got the megatons up immediately and the minitons soon after, but a few interestingtons remain. Like this announcement, very briefly mentioned in the Japanese presentation.
Starting last week, Nintendo packaged up sets of Kid Icarus Uprising AR cards and sold them. Each 20-card set (Second Coming of Palutena or Devil King...
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Dragon Quest IX for $14.66 →
Still don’t have my favorite RPG ever? I happened upon this deal while I was randomly browsing Amazon, like I tend to do on a Saturday afternoon. That’s a great price for 50-plus hours of exploration, fighting, alchemy, and magical fruit.
And while I’m on the subject of Dragon Quest, here’s 11 minutes of Dragon Quest X footage from this week’s Nintendo...
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Why the '8-Bit Summer' gives me hope for the eShop
Nintendo’s 3DS eShop “8-Bit Summer” promotion will bring the following games to the North American eShop in July 2012:
July 5: The Legend of Zelda
July 12: Kirby’s Pinball Land and The Sword of Hope 2
July 19: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters and Tumblepop
July 26: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Sometime…?: Sonic Blast, Sonic Labyrinth
I think this is really...
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Nintendo Direct was bigger for 3DS than E3
Last night’s Nintendo Direct presentations just blew away what the company had to show at E3 for 3DS. Look at all these announcements that we got!:
Nintendo 3DS XL releasing to the States on August 28 fo $199 in Red and Blue
Namco Bandai will assist Sakurai and his team with the development of Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U
Fire Emblem: Awakening ships in the U.S. next year
Animal...
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Cool things from cool people
I have been amassing a hoard of neat, non-Nintendo things that I’ve been meaning to share here, links from our friends and generally cool people. Click these:
Frequent Tiny Cartridge collaborator Ashley Davis launched her Jailbird webcomic (oh, and follow the boxart comparison Tumblr she contributes to!)
Handheld Heroes is an excellent, excellent chiptune comp album with 40+ tracks
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3DS-focused Nintendo Direct airs tonight →
Make sure to sit in front of your computer screen tonight, because Nintendo will stream another of its consumer-targeted presentations to talk about upcoming games.
The Japanese stream — usually the important one with the most news — starts at 11PM EDT. Nintendo of America will post a Nintendo Direct segment at midnight, and Nintendo of Europe will put up a video with its...
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Nintendo offering real Culdcept cards to Japanese... →
I guess Nintendo had some time left on the contract with whoever printed its Kid Icarus cards, because it’s giving away more cards with a 3DS game. Specifically, Culdcept, which makes total, total sense!
Registering the 3DS game with Club Nintendo in Japan will grant players a set of 54 Culdcept cards. In addition to looking like the in-game cards, each card will also have some...
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Pokémon Trading Card Game 2 translated →
More than a decade after the Game Boy Color title’s release in Japan, someone has completed a fan translation for Pokemon TCG 2: The Invasion of Team GR.
For those who played the original, which did release in the U.S. back in 2000, there are a few notable additions in this follow-up from Hudson Soft according to Wikipedia:
“It includes new enhancements such as the ability to play...
