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3DS title Mario Gold: World Tour will be the first Nintendo game to offer a season pass. Three individual DLC packs will be released at 5.39 a piece, but gamers will also be given the chance to pay 10.79 for a season pass including all three packs, as well as …
Read More »Lack of power behind 3DS no-show for NES Remix
Raw processing power has been named as the reason why Nintendo decided against releasing NES Remix or NES Remix 2. One of the easiest ways to answer that is to say, ‘I was working on 3D World, which was developed on Wii U,” series director Koichi Hayashida told IGN when …
Read More »VIDEO: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call heading to 3DS
Square Enix is to once again merge its Theatrhythm and Final Fantasy IPs in a new release on Nintendo 3DS. The game includes three times the songs and two times the characters seen in 2012 predecessor Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy and will also add new game modes. Music is an integral …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS best-sellers receive price cuts next week
Nintendo, in a rare move, has announced it will be cutting the price on five of its first-party 3DS hits – including Mario, Donkey Kong, and Animal Crossing titles. The company states that as of April 22nd of next week, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario …
Read More »VIDEO: Nintendo to give Tomodachi Life a shot in the West
Having gained a devoted following in Japan, Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing” is going to be debuted on 3DS in Western markets. It’s quite hard to explain Tomodachi Life. In fact, you might be better off simply watching Nintendo’s totally leftfield debut video below. Described by some as The Sims meets …
Read More »Dark Souls II and 3DS win March chart battles in Japan
From Software’s Dark Souls II was the best selling game in Japan throughout March, the latest Famitsu data reveals. It sold over 309k units, which was 100k more than its closest rival Mario Party Island Tour. The 3DS was the month’s best-selling console with unit sales of over 188k units …
Read More »Super Smash Bros 3DS to arrive ahead of Wii U
Super Smash Bros will launch this summer on 3DS and this winter on Wii U, Nintendo has announced. Director Masahiro Sakurai broke the news of the staggered releases during this week’s Nintendo Direct event, unveiling several other new details as well. The Wii U and 3DS editions will boast improved …
Read More »Retro City Rampage has made more money of 3DS than Xbox 360
Another indie game has reported a strong performance on Nintendo systems. The official Titter account for Retro City Rampage has revealed that the game has made more money on 3DS than it has Xbox 360, even if it hasn’t matched the unit sales seen on Microsoft’s machine. Retro City Rampage …
Read More »Super Smash Bros the lone focus of this week’s Nintendo Direct
This week’s Nintendo Direct event will focus entirely on detailing the upcoming Super Smash Bros title for Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo has announced. The company will roll out new info on Project Sora and Bandai Namco’s take on the popular franchise this Tuesday, April 8th. Hopefully included in that …
Read More »3DS regains lead as PS4 sales slip in Japan
Nintendo’s 3DS is back in front in Japan. The latest sales data from Famitsu shows that Nintendo’s 3DS XL (or LL as it is known in Japan) shifted 47,692 units last week – that’s 47 per cent up on the previous week. Vita, despite seeing a slight jump in sales …
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