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Super Smash Bros on 3DS is top of the Japanese charts for the second week in a row according to data provided by Famitsu. Sales of the game dropped 67 per cent week-on-week but it still sold an impressive 316,024 units. The new Smash Bros title no doubt contributed to …
Read More »Super Smash Bros sells 1m in Japan as Wii U release date seemingly leaks
Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros has had a very strong debut in Japan. The game sold over 1m units in its first week on sale in Japan, spanning both physical and digital sales. It joins Monster Hunter 4 and Pokemon X&Y in the 3DS 1m sales club. The game’s due out …
Read More »Super Smash Bros offers extra functionality on New 3DS
Users wanting to run Miiverse while playing Super Smash Bros will need a New 3DS or New 3DS XL to do so. CVG reports that those playing the Super Smash Bros demo on 3DS are greeted with an error message if they try to open the Miiverse, or indeed the …
Read More »3DS can be used as a controller for Smash Bros on Wii U
Those with early access to the 3DS build of Super Smash Bros have spotted some extra functionality not previously revealed by Nintendo. GameSpot reports that owners of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld will be able to use the device as a controller when playing the game on Wii U via a wireless …
Read More »Nintendo reveals new free game offer for new 3DS buyers
Another free game offer has been unveiled to try and tempt consumers into buying a 3DS system this Christmas. To qualify gamers must register a new 3DS or 3DS XL and either Super Smash Bros or Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire between today (September 11th) and January 12th 2015. Once that’s …
Read More »Three themed 3DS XLs confirmed for US
With the New 3DS and New 3DS XL not due in the West until 2015, Nintendo has revealed three themed 3DS XL consoles due out next month in the US. The star attraction is arguably the NES-styled machine, which while perhaps not as cool as the classic NES Game Boy …
Read More »Super Smash Bros works with New 3DS c-stick but not Circle Pad Pro
Upcoming 3DS title Super Smash Bros will offer additional functionality on the ‘New 3DS’ and ‘New 3DS XL’. Joystiq reports that the game will support the additional c-stick found on the recently revealed hardware. However, it won’t work with the Circle Pad Pro expansion currently available for existing 3DS machines. …
Read More »Nintendo’s Amiibo figures priced in the UK
Nintendo is now taking pre-orders for its toys-to-life Amiibo figure range. The figures, which will interact with specific games for the Wii U, the New 3DS and older 3DS models for which users have purchased the required accessory, will retail for 10.99 each. That’s in and around the same price …
Read More »Soundtrack reward for Super Smash Bros buyers
Nintendo is offering a free CD soundtrack to those who buy Super Smash Bros. There’s a catch, of course – gamers must buy both the 3DS and Wii U versions to receive it. Once both games are out users must simply register codes for both games on Club Nintendo. Neither …
Read More »Players to receive Smash Bros Soundtrack for registering the game
Fans who register both the 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros on Club Nintendo will be rewarded with the title’s soundtrack. Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Premium Sound Selection packages together songs taken from – or inspired by – songs from the games. …
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