3DS News
December2014
Video This Theatrhythm Dragon Quest Trailer Proves The Fantasy Isn't Final
Move over, Cloud Strife
After two critically and commercially successful outings based on the Final Fantasy series, Square Enix's Theatrhythm franchise is being expanded to include Dragon Quest — the company's other million-selling RPG brand. A new trailer has just been released in Japan which shows off footage from Theatrhythm Dragon Quest —...
Video New One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X Trailer Shows Off Its amiibo Costumes
Toys to strife
Bandai Namco's forthcoming 3DS fighter One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X is shaping up very nicely indeed, with visuals that challenge the likes of Super Smash Bros. when it comes to the "How the hell are they making the 3DS do that?" stakes. However, another reason to be interested in this title is the fact that like Bandai Namco...
News Nintendo Highlights Great Games in a Rather Pretty Infographic
Breaks out the metacritic stats
It must be said, a good infographic can go a long way. While issuing statistics and numbers can make eyes droop and lose attention, if you place some key statistics with some pretty graphics the message can be a lot clearer; Nintendo's keen to make just that point. An infographic tweeted by Nintendo of America states...
Video Nintendo Shows Off 2014's 'Fan Faves'
Nintendo Minute's hosts show off their Wii U choices, too
'Tis the season for contemplating the year, and Nintendo is joining in with its own videos to remind us that — above all else — 2014 brought us a lot of fantastic games. The most recent video from today is a sizzle reel showing off 'fan faves' of 2014, based on over 600,000 pieces of...
News UK Retail Survey Highlights the Challenges Facing Nintendo
MCV report shows the diminishing UK value of Wii U and 3DS in 2014
As we enter the final few major shopping days before Christmas, we're certainly curious as to whether this festive period will deliver the sales success that Nintendo craves. The picture appears to be relatively positive in the US, with November showing strong software sales and an...
News Snazzy Golf Balls Added to Club Nintendo in PAL Regions
Save 'em for summer
Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo Australia / New Zealand have had a reasonable recent record of adding neat products to Club Nintendo, and it's now swung into action with a rather attractive golf ball set. It's not exactly golfing season in Europe — far from it — but it's summertime Down Under; in either case it's a tempting...
Matters Of Import Final Fantasy Explorers Fights For Capcom's Crown
The Diet Coke of Monster Hunter
We’ve finally got around to try out the "Lite" version of Square Enix’s new team-based action RPG Final Fantasy Explorers; a playable taste of the early stages that allows adventurers to transfer certain parts of their save to the real thing when it releases in Japan today. Anyone who’s played Monster Hunter or...
Video Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines Online Sharing and Rankings for Mario Maker Creations
Also discusses The Legend of Zelda Wii U, Star Fox and more
Earlier this week we shared a video in which Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen appeared with YouTube celeb Rosanna Pansino, in a charming interview focused on making cute cakes and promoting family-centric Nintendo games. In another video Miyamoto-san and Bill Trinen have conducted an...
News Please Sega, All We Want For Christmas Are These Amazing New 3DS Themes In The West
Variants on a theme
Ever since Nintendo introduced 3DS themes with a recent system update, we've seen a steady stream of cool backgrounds on our beloved handhelds. However, as if often the case, our Japanese friends are getting a superior offerings. There are already plenty of amazing themes available in that part of the world, and Sega has just...
News Yo-Kai Watch: Shin'uchi Storms to Japanese Chart Summit as 3DS and Wii U Sales Increase
Reports of Level-5 executives rolling in bundles of cash are unconfirmed
Yo-Kai Watch is a phenomenon in Japan — we're still waiting for it to come to the West — and has once again achieved truly impressive sales at launch, while Nintendo can enjoy some strong hardware sales in this week's Media Create Charts. Kicking off with the software top...
X & Y also become the highest selling Pokémon games locally
The impressive sales figures for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire continue, with Nintendo Australia today announcing the latest entries in the long-running franchise experienced the biggest ever launch for a Nintendo title within Australia and New Zealand. With combined sales...
News One Of The Most Successful Nintendo Games Of 2014 Isn't What You'd Expect
It's on the Nintendo DS, for a start
Disney's Frozen is officially the most commercially successful animated movie of all time and has spawned a merchandising juggernaut which shows absolutely no signs of slowing, even a year after its initial cinema release. The DVD and soundtrack are best-sellers, with the signature tune — Let It Go — clogging...
Review Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay (3DS)
From hero to zero
Let’s not talk about video games that are tied-in to major motion picture releases. Let’s not talk about the stigma that comes attached to video game tie-ins that implies they’re all terrible. Let’s not talk about the assumptions we make about video game tie-ins before we play them or before they’re even released...
News Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Gets Devil May Cry and Street Fighter Crossover Costumes
Will it ever end?
To add to the wealth of crossovers with other titles, Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will have costumes for the Felynes inspired by Street Fighter II and Devil May Cry. If you've ever wanted to see what Chun-Li, Dante, or Blanka look like as cats without trudging certain corners of the internet, you'll be able...
Review Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom (3DS)
"I love you everything burrito"
Despite the universal praise for the main cartoon, Adventure Time hasn’t been able to truly gain the love of the public in the gaming vein. Its first stab on a Nintendo system was the snappily-titled Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! and played very similarly to Zelda 2: The Adventure of...
News Best Buy and Walmart Pitch In With Festive Wii U and 3DS Deals
Joining Target with late offers
We're now in the final full shopping week before Christmas, and the last batch of retail discounts are starting to do the rounds in the US. As we reported last week Target is offering a host of deals including an excellent price of $249.99 for the Super Mario 3D World Wii U bundle; that is now, tellingly,
Feature 12 Days of Nintendo Christmas - Day Four
On the fourth day...
In this completely silly run of bite-sized features, we're going to write a new version of '12 Days of Christmas' with a Nintendo twist that will, hopefully, be good enough to sing. Four Calling Chatots: There were a few candidates for an equivalent to "four calling birds", and this was suggested by Samuel-Flutter in the...
News Renegade Kid Is Bringing Survival Horror Title Dementium To The Nintendo 3DS
eShop release coming next year, Dementium II and III could follow
Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham revealed not so long ago that his company had regained control of the Dementium brand, and that he had plans for the series moving forward. Speaking to Twitch channel Vinesauce, Watsham has now delivered more details on the proposed revival of the...
News Nintendo Titles Struggle to Make an Impact in Official UK Charts
eShop sales not accounted for, however
With the festive break right around the corner there'll be plenty of gamers hoping for some virtual delights, and there's likely to be a positive run of game sales around the world. The weekly UK charts, however, show a disappointing trend of Nintendo's exclusives struggling in the face of multi-platform...
Video Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus Shows Off Its amiibo Fighters
New trailer shows off Nintendo-themed liveries
Bandai Namco has released a trailer for its forthcoming update of the 3DS title Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy. Going by the name Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble Plus in Japan, the title is one of the first 3DS releases to include support for the newly-released amiibo range of interactive toys. Tapping...
News Professional Super Smash Bros. Melee Player Talks Smash 4
Who are this generation's top tier characters?
With Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U being available for quite some time now, one can only imagine the efforts that the competitive scene's partakers will go through to become the very best at Nintendo's latest beat-em-up. It is well-documented that certain characters have received overdue...
Review Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue (3DS)
Flying on Empty
When a video game title receives both a console and handheld iteration, it's fairly common for them to feature unique gameplay, different art styles, and generally offer a fresh experience across the platforms. Instead, Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue for the 3DS is almost identical in every aspect to its Wii U counterpart...
First Impressions Bravely Second's Demo Comes Out Fighting
Watch the first 30 minutes right here
About a year ago we gave the original Bravely Default a whopping 9/10 in our review, so it was with some excitement that we battled through numerous eShop error messages for hours on end, desperate to get our grubby mitts on the Japanese Bravely Second demo that released recently. So how does Bravely Second...
Video Nintendo Minute Debates Its 3DS Game of the Year
The "Super Sixteen Showdown" also continues
It's the time of year for lists, lots of lists — our Game of the Year awards will come in the Christmas to New Year week, with community voting opening soon — and Nintendo Minute is currently working through its own 'best of' lists for 2014. The presenting duo are going through each platform (including...
News 3DS Brawler One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X Is Getting amiibo Support
Unlocks new costumes for the fighters
It has been revealed that Namco Bandai is bringing amiibo support to its 3DS title One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X. This is the second Namco Bandai title to showcase connectivity with Nintendo's new "toys to life" range, with Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus already confirmed. The scan shown below —...
News 3DS System Update 9.4.0-21 Brings a Whole New Level of Stability
Can you handle the stability?
Just days ago 3DS System Update 9.3.0-21 introduced an option to shuffle HOME Themes and, of course, promised an improved user experience and additional stability. It also transpired that it put the squeeze on the NINJHAX Homebrew exploit, preventing those that use the channel from updating without losing access to the...
News Super Smash Bros. Grabs Third Place in NPD Charts as Wii U Secures Its Best Week Since Launch
Pokémon ORAS catch 5th and 7th place, amiibo sales match up to Smash Wii U
It's that time again, with November NPD results — which cover US physical retail sales — being released; they cover the vital Black Friday week sales, in particular. For Nintendo the focus was on major releases on both Wii U and 3DS, both of which performed rather well,...
So much Pokémon
It's not easy catching all Pokémon, even if you want to be the very best. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire has a sizeable world, of course, so finding all of the 'mon is as big a challenge as successfully nabbing them upon discovery. For any of you struggling to locate every Pokémon there's a particularly handy map that's...
News Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker Heading Exclusively to 3DS in Early 2015
Supposedly "nearly doubles" length of original
Like the DS before it the 3DS is becoming a terrific portable for RPG games, with Atlus delivering some of the very best examples. The publisher and developer has been busy in recent times yet has, nevertheless, announced another exclusive title for the portable — Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2...
News Best Buy Offering $50 Off 3DS XL Systems Up To 13th December
Target will then pick up the discount baton
Just this past weekend we pointed US Nintendo gamers towards a host of upcoming Target discounts that'll run from 14th-20th December, in that same article also referencing some modest Best Buy deals that accompanied the retailer's family game demos. That list of Target deals included 3DS XL systems with a...
Luigi and co. clean up
Last Friday Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was finally released in Japan, and to no surprise it's taken the top spot in this week's Japanese charts courtesy of Media Create. Although the numbers aren't as grand as for the launch of the 3DS version, there are only around two million Wii U owners in Japan, meaning that ten percent...
News 40 Percent Blasted Off The Price Of Classic Steampunk Shooter Steel Empire
3DS eShop side-scroller reduced to just $15.99 this week
Teyon has today announced that it is knocking 40 percent off the price of critically acclaimed eShop steampunk shooter Steel Empire. Originally released on the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive back in the early '90s, this classic blaster was recently updated for the 3DS. We gave it a glowing 9/10...
News 3DS XL Coloured Charging Cradles Now Available On Club Nintendo Australia
Better late than never
Following on from the fancy festive gift wrapping at the start of this month, Club Nintendo Australia’s latest catalogue item is a selection of coloured charging cradles for the 3DS XL. Released in Europe earlier this year, and both Japan
News Squeeze Begins on NINJHAX Homebrew Exploit in Most Recent 3DS System Update
Not just a theme shuffler
Nintendo's latest 3DS system update introduced a few features, with the ability to shuffle favourite HOME themes and the addition of NFC support — for payment cards and amiibo — on the New Nintendo 3DS in Japan and Australia / New Zealand. As some of the Nintendo Life community pointed out, however, it started to get...
News Nintendo Celebrates Landmark of Record Sales Success for Million-Selling 3DS Games
Four games have sold 2 million copies in the last 5 months in Japan
While hardware results have slowed due to a certain level of critical mass, the 3DS remains a major success story in Japan, in particular. Along with the release of the New Nintendo 3DS — which is helping the portable maintain its dominance in the hardware charts for the country...
News The Next Theatrhythm Game Is All About Dragon Quest, And It's Coming To The 3DS In 2015
Japanese launch happening in March
Square Enix's Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy games have been a commercial and critical success for the company, taking the legendary tunes heard in the million-selling series and placing them in an incredibly compelling rhythm action context. Given that Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call has pretty much mined the...
News Nintendo Appeal Takes Tomita Technologies 3DS Patent Case Back to Court
And on it goes...
At the start of this year we reported that Nintendo was ordered to pay 3DS royalties to Tomita Technologies, having lost a patent trial related to the portable. The big N was accused of utilising patented stereoscopic 3D technology — particularly in the handheld's cameras — without permission; Nintendo had countered that it had...
Weirdness Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Fans Find Fun New Ways to Brawl
Smashketball is anything but a non-contact sport
Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS aren't exactly short of modes and ways to play, but inevitably gamers are finding peculiar mini-games and concepts of their own; they look fun, too. One concept that some are experimenting with is Smashketball, utilising the Level Editor in the Wii U...
News The Latest 3DS Home Themes in Japan Have Monsters, Cute Cats and Festive Cheer
Ticking all the boxes
While we're seeing plenty of 3DS HOME Themes make their way to the West, our curiosity with Japanese culture means that we can't help but be intrigued by themes released in Japan; it also helps that Nintendo regularly releases charming videos showing them off. The most recent batch of ten videos from Nintendo caught our eye,...
News Nintendo Shows Off NFC eShop Payments for New Nintendo 3DS in Japan
The amiibo menu is also live, despite the lack of compatible games
Since summer this year gamers in Japan have been able to use a variety of NFC (near field communication) cards to buy content on the Wii U eShop; this includes commonly used cards such as the SUICA brand, which are often kept topped up by consumers for use on local transports...
Guide Everything You Need To Know About Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's Secret Bases
Bomb the base
Secret Bases are a feature from the original games that make a triumphant return in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, but contrary to what many people believe, they're actually one of the most useful features in the game. Making A Base: Dotted around Hoenn there are 82 locations where you can create a Secret Base. This is...
News 3DS System Update 9.3.0-21 Introduces a Shuffle Option for HOME Menu Themes
Some sweet stability to top it off
Since 3DS Home Menu Themes went live in October, the Theme Shop has received an onslaught of new content each week. With an already vast range of offerings, 3DS owners are slowly being overwhelmed with what theme to buy and use. Nintendo’s latest system update for the 3DS – Version 9.3.0-21 – not only solves...
News Digital Foundry Praises the Performance for Super Smash Bros. on Both Wii U and 3DS
"It's a success for Nintendo fans of either persuasion"
Super Smash Bros. is now available on both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS around the world, meaning that fans can double dip or opt for their preferred system wherever they are. Though full-on cross-play isn't possible, there is some connectivity between the versions — for transferring characters or...
News Nintendo's Holiday Sales and Profit Set to be "Best in Years"
amiibo highlighted as major factor in improved fortunes
We're in the middle of the most crucial shopping season of the year, in which Nintendo and its competitors aim to achieve significant sales. From Nintendo's perspective it's been targeting a recovery for Wii U with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and amiibo, in particular, with the former being a...
News Pokémon's Other Hidden Legendary Monster's Details Come to Light
Warning, spoilers!
Hacking has always been a prominent feature in any Pokémon game, and even in this current age of instant video evidence on YouTube taking the place of playground rumours, determined individuals are uncovering secrets about the most recent generation of Pokémon games. It should be noted that this article contains potential...
News Final Shots of Lucina Figma Make the Cut
Currently slated for an April 2015 release
Last month we had a first look at Good Smile Company's model of Lucina from its figma line. The company has posted further shots of the popular Fire Emblem: Awakening character, showing off more of the figure's versatility. According to Good Smile Company's page, the Lucina figma is designed
$249.99 Super Mario 3D World bundle on the way
On 7th December over 100 Best Buy stores in the US are hosting Nintendo family game demos, with the headline acts being Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. It's a good chance for gaming families in the US to try out some
News Nintendo Wins Four At The Game Awards 2014, While Shovel Knight Scoops Best Indie Prize
A good night for the big N
The Game Awards may not boast the most innovative name, but the first ever ceremony for the new annual event went down relatively well in Las Vegas; our live blog was a happier place than during the VGX broadcast last year. It perhaps veered too far back to bland PR speech occasionally, but there were also a number of nice...
News Code Name: S.T.E.A.M Local and Online Multiplayer Confirmed, Hits North America on 13th March
Not far away is it?
Update Nintendo UK's Facebook page has announced that this title will be released in Europe in May 2015. Original Article During the inaugural Video Game Awards from Las Vegas, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime presented a new trailer for 3DS title Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, which revealed new features and a North...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2014 From Las Vegas
Nintendo games and exclusives vying for 11 awards
The time has arrived, when we find out whether the glitzy Game Awards 2014 will successfully lay the ghost of VGX 2013 to rest, or simply bring the horror back once again. We hope for the former, and Nintendo's an active partner also up for plenty of awards; join us live for the show! [...
News Shovel Knight Digs For Victory With 300,000 Copies Sold
That's across all formats
Yacht Club Games has revealed that Shovel Knight has sold 300,000 copies since launch. The Kickstarter-funded faux-retro platformer is available on PC, Wii U and 3DS. Back in August, Yacht Club Games revealed sales figures for the game, with 180,000 units sold at that point. Its crowd-funding goal was set at $75,000, but...
News Warner Bros. Announces LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin for Nintendo 3DS
Bricking it
Hot off the release of LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Warner Bros. is already in the process of overseeing their next LEGO adventure. LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin is to be released for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita and is being developed by a TT Fusion – a subsidiary of TT Games who have focused on the handheld efforts in the...
News Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Have Shipped 7.7 Million Copies Around the World
European launch and Black Friday sales drive a sizeable increase
Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire have only been in stores for two weeks in North America, Japan and Australia, while the titles have now been out for one week in Europe. Despite this it seems to have already reached some impressive sales figures, with The Pokémon Company also...
News Sonic Boom is Doing Pretty Well!
As a cartoon
So it's rather well known by now that Sonic Boom: The Rise of Lyric is largely busted (although we think its 3DS counterpart, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, fares better). Even so, there may still be a silver lining when the word "Boom" is associated with "Sonic": the cartoon series that ties with the games seems to be picking up an...
Feature Five Reasons To Choose Nintendo 3DS This Holiday Season
Gaming on the go
Not too long ago we published five reasons to choose Wii U this Holiday season, so it now seems only fair to do the same for the 3DS. With so many systems and games competing for our time the little portable has plenty of rivals, but it's also a terrific option in a time of the year typically full of travelling and relaxation away...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Infographic Shows Off the Size of the Game's Challenges
These are genuine beasts
Earlier this week we shared a Nintendo UK infographic promoting the Wii U, and on the same day Capcom shared a neat effort for 3DS title Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate; we don't know whether game companies have had a secret meeting agreeing to an infographic offensive, but they're pretty enough that we don't care. This Capcom...
News There's An Awesome Retro Easter Egg Hiding In The New 3DS Web Browser
Get ready to tap
The New 3DS and New 3DS XL have a cool Easter Egg hidden away in their web browsing software. The hidden treat — discovered by Instagram user 345triangle — requires you to tap the opening of the Super Mario Bros. theme tune and then select a page from your bookmarks. The page is then rendered as the classic title Breakout —...
News Masahiro Sakurai Admits That Super Smash Bros. for Wii U May Be His Last in the Series
Expects the franchise to continue
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is one of the biggest releases of the year, while the 3DS version has also proven to be a critical and commercial success following its October release. Masahiro Sakurai, the driving-force of the series that oversees the projects down to the finest details, has often spoken of the great...
News Actor Is Suing Nintendo After Suffering Heart Problems In A Sweltering Donkey Kong Suit
Legal teams are going bananas
When actor Parker Mills stepped into a Donkey Kong costume to promote the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at the Los Angeles Zoo last year, he most likely assumed the job would be a piece of cake — after all, what's better than being the mighty Kong for a day, right? However, Mills ended up earning more than...
News Atlus Confirms Etrian Mystery Dungeon for Spring 2015 Release in North America
"There's a metric buttload of exploration"
Just recently Atlus revealed a couple of exciting projects, including an Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon mash-up being developed exclusively for 3DS by its own team and Spike Chunsoft — the Etrian Odyssey series is well known in the West, though Mystery Dungeon has had a patchier record with...
Review Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (3DS)
Not as Sonic doomed
Unlike its Wii U counterpart, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal on 3DS is an experience that is much more reminiscent of a traditional Sonic game. It takes place with a 2D perspective and your goal is to get to the finish in typical Sonic style — unlike traditional Sonic games however, it's not quite as simple as that. Sonic Boom:...
News Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and New 3DS Lead in Japan, With Wii U Sales Improving
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 enters charts at number three
As we rattle towards the festive season and retail sales spike, Nintendo is no doubt hoping for strong sales around the world to move towards its targets and overall profitability. While the peak season has arrived in the West — with Black Friday, for example — the biggest sales boosts in...
Video Nintendo Shows Off a Series of New Third-Party 3DS HOME Themes in Japan
Tales of the Abyss! Puyo-Puyo! Stuff you might not recognise!
When Nintendo introduced 3DS HOME Themes earlier this year it was fairly reasonable to wonder whether it would be a rather limited initiative, with a small range of first-party themes that would gradually lose momentum. That's not the case so far, however, with new designs arriving most...
News Nintendo UK Store Launches "24 Days of Christmas" Sale
Hardware! Games! Clothing! Animal Crossing CD!
The past couple of weeks have brought some enticing deals to shoppers, including those on the lookout for Nintendo treats. While scuffles and death-of-humanity scenes in stores and malls have now passed, there are still plenty of discounts kicking around to grab some nice gifts or treats for ourselves...
Guide Training The Ultimate Pokémon In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Effort Values effortlessly explained
So, you've had Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire for a few days now and the time has come to get past the story and into the competitive area once more. These games have not had much change in terms of the Effort Values over the previous offering — Pokémon X & Y — which came out last year, but...
News Latest Sales Data For Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Finds Fans Are Growing Older
Super Smash Bros. players are also getting on
Since its inception, Pokémon has been commonly associated with a young audience. Whilst this connection remains intact, the latest data from Japanese sales tracker Media Create reveals the primary purchasers of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in Japan on release were not necessarily children or...
Guide The Best Cyber Monday Nintendo Deals in the US
Because Black Friday isn't enough
Last week's Black Friday shenanigans weren't enough for retailers, it seems, as the efforts to separate us from our cash continue on 'Cyber Monday'. The name suggests online deals, naturally, though there are still promotions running within stores too, with GameStop and Target already stating that their deals will...
Video UK Smash Bros. Melee Champ Charles Kimmelman Dispenses Some Vital Tips
Advice from a winner
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U hit stores in the UK last week, and to mark the occasion Nintendo UK has released a video which features protips from Charles "Fuzzyness" Kimmelman, who happens to be the UK Super Smash Bros. Melee champion. While Kimmelman states at the start of the video guide — which focuses on the
News Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Enjoy Biggest UK Pokémon Launch Ever
...but Smash Bros. Wii U fails to trouble the top 10
The combined releases of Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire have achieved the biggest launch for a Pokémon title in the UK, ever. The GBA remakes bested the sales of Pokémon X & Y by 17 percent, according to Chart-Track. That performance was good enough to see t
News Research Firm's Black Friday Data Shows Wii U Lagging Behind in Sales
Here's hoping the NPD results are better...
With stores having now closed after their Black Friday week's discounts we can expect plenty of focus on sales numbers, with the upcoming NPD results and sales around different countries eagerly awaited. Nintendo offered key bundles with Wii U and 3DS / 2DS, though the consensus for the US in particular is...
November2014
Feature Working 9 to 5 in a Fantasy Life - Week Twelve: Cook
Bread to rights
In the final part of a regular series, Karen takes on Fantasy Life in a variety of 'lives' and documents her adventures. Today is the day I complete my Life journey in Reveria. All of the Lives I have spent time as, all of the monster parts and mushrooms I have gathered, my fears of a secret organisation creating a new world order...
News Nintendo's Official Japanese Site Suggests Discontinuation of Certain 3DS Units
Disappointment XL
Nintendo's official Japanese website has begun displaying a notice above some of its 3DS models that speaks doom for some of the variants. The message translates to: Production is slated to end shortly It seems Nintendo is really trying to push the New 3DS into the hands of the Japanese public, and by reducing the number of...
Out Today Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Europe)
Catch a Special Demo Version download code inside
We hope you're ready to catch 'em all, because today marks the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire in Europe. It's a fantastic game — as you'll know if you've already checked out our review — and will ensure that the 3DS ends 2014 on a high. To mark this momentous occasion we're...
Won't somebody please think of the children?
When the 3DS was launched its 3D auto-stereoscopic screen was both a source of excitement and controversy. Glasses-free 3D blew minds, but the nature of the technology meant that — for many — there was an initial discomfort as their eyes adjusted to the effect, which typically eased after a short...
Review PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (3DS)
Pac-ing on the problems
In June of 2013, a television series premiered in the United States titled Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. The show took the classic Pac-Man and ghost arcade characters and restyled them as CGI mascots with an appeal towards young viewers. Less than six months later, a video game based on the show was released on most...
News Early December Update Will Fix Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Freezing Glitch
The wrong kind of Frozen
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire may be just arriving in Europe this week, but 3DS Trainers in North America and Australia have been catching them all — or trying to — for nearly a week already. All is not perfect with the excellent remakes, however, as some have come across a bug that causes the game to freeze...
News Mario & Donkey Kong Double Set and Nintendo Pocket Football Heading to Retail in Europe
Boxes with download codes, no cart
In the past year or so we've seen Nintendo make a variety of moves, across different regions, to promote key eShop titles in stores. The UK market has a number of download games available as code cards in GAME stores, for example, while the NES Remix Pack is coming to North America on Wii U. It's a growing list of...
News Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Storm Japanese Charts, New 3DS Sales Climb in Unison
There's 1,500,000 or more to see
Not content with securing first place in the Japanese sales charts, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire also managed to secure second place as well with the Double Pack variation. This amounts to over 1,500,000 physical sales for the monster-catching experience in its first week of sales, an astounding feat which...
News 1.5 Million Copies Of Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Sold In Japan Within Three Days
Gotta sell 'em all!
With Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire being two of the most anticipated 3DS releases of 2014 – as well as one of the most requested remakes from the Pokémon line – it comes as no surprise that over 1.5 million copies of the latest entries in the series have been sold in Japan within the first three days of its...
News Atlus Serves Up Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth DLC and Video Details
Free sub-Persona available now
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth — the first series entry on Nintendo hardware — is available now in North America, with an arrival in Europe this week on 28th November. Not willing to waste any time, Atlus has confirmed details of upcoming DLC along with some freshly released videos. To start with the DLC,...
Video New Rodea the Sky Soldier Footage Shows Off Progress
Looks like a modest upscale from the Wii version
For quite a while Rodea the Sky Soldier seemed destined to remain in publishing purgatory, with original developer Prope and project lead Yuji Naka declaring the Wii version finished and simply awaiting release, while the 3DS iteration was mostly ready. Whatever happened behind the scenes, publisher...
News Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Version 1.1 Now Available To Download
Gotta patch 'em all!
Following the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in North America, Australia, and New Zealand last week, The Pokémon Company has released an update for the new entries in the series that irons out various bugs and provides a smoother game experience. All 3DS owners who have a copy of either of these games will...
News Atlus Confirms Etrian Odyssey X Mystery Dungeon and Reveals Etrian Odyssey V Teaser
Buckle up, RPG fans
The 3DS has already established itself as a terrific console for fans of RPGs, particularly those developed in Japan. Atlus are the main contributors to that, of course, not only producing excellent titles but also localising them to North America and — gradually — Europe. Those that enjoy this output have some good news to...
Guide The Best Black Friday Nintendo Deals in the US
Wii U and 3DS are covered
Update: With the Black Friday deals now kicking in across online retailers, and with midnight store openings on the way, we'll update this guide (initially posted on 24th November) with additional attractive deals throughout the day. Original Article: It's that time of year, once again, when all etiquette and old-school...
Guide Everything You Need To Know About Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's New DexNav
We dish out the details on this amazing new feature
Since Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire came out in North America, one of the most talked about features is the DexNav, and it's easy to see why. It is one of the most addictive features that has ever been in a Pokémon game. What Is It?: Essentially, the DexNav is part of the PokéNav...
The ultimate Tetris?
Tetris has been around since 1984, where it was developed in Russia for the DVK, a Soviet computer, but most people remember either the Game Boy or the NES version as being the breakthrough for the title. To say that Tetris is successful is an understatement; the gameplay is just as enjoyable as it was thirty years ago and...
News Sonic Boom Wii U And 3DS Both Stall Outside Of The UK Multiformat Top 40
Beleaguered reboot fails to find commercial success
We don't need to explain the bad stink which has surrounded the launches of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. The much-hyped cross-platform reboot of Sega's famous franchise doesn't seem to have gone as planned, and it would appear that this negative feeling has impacted...
Feature Working 9 to 5 in a Fantasy Life - Week Eleven: Angler
The never-ending quest for fewer fish in the sea
In the eleventh part of a regular series, Karen takes on Fantasy Life in a variety of 'lives' and documents her adventures. After last week’s work as a mercenary defending Castele and other associated kingdoms from the scourge of overgrown lizards and smaller nuisances, I wanted a change of pace...
Video Two Smash Bros. Instructional Videos to Get You Brawling with the Best of Them
One's perhaps more advanced than the other
Did You Know Gaming and Nintendo have both released some instructional videos for the Super Smash Bros. series. Did You Know Gaming focuses on the advanced techniques from the earlier games such as wave dashing and directional influence, but Nintendo has taken a much more basic approach. It's the first part...
Feature A Day in the Life of a Self-Confessed Super Smash Bros. Fanatic
It's always a smashing day
Martin Watts regularly thrashes his Nintendo Life colleagues in online Smash Bros. matches, and now we know why. In this article he outlines a typical day now that two versions of the brawler are available. Nintendo’s decision to release not one, but two Super Smash Bros. games in a single year has always been...
Gotta buy 'em all?
Though Nintendo of America doesn't like to advertise new 3DS HOME themes in its download update — unlike its European contemporary — there's good news for owners of the portable in the region. The four Super Smash Bros. and two new Pokémon themes are all available to pick up at $1.99 each, bringing the Western regions largely...
Expresses confidence for the Holiday season
Reggie Fils-Aime, the President and COO of Nintendo of America, has been rather busy in the past week doing the rounds with the US media, primarily mainstream consumer and business outlets. With the absolutely vital Black Friday and Holiday seasons around the corner, it's an important time as the company...
Talking Point Super Smash Bros. Can Finally Reach Its Money-Spinning Potential
All the pieces have come together
We often talk up Nintendo's alternative and unique approach in the current games market, primarily that of generally focusing on colourful, fun games that often run at a silky smooth 60 frames per second; when it comes to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, we're even looking at a native 1080p resolution to round off the...
News The 3DS Proves to Be a Popular Music Player in Japan
Exposed shoulder buttons not an issue
Contrary to the West, Japan has an app that allows 3DS owners to download and listen to music, and despite the prominence of smaller and more dedicated media devices, many Japanese gamers are taking full advantage of the system. Recently hitting 3 million downloads, RecoChoku is the app in question. The site...
Don't forget your free Shiny Beldum in ORAS
If you're in North America this is a rather exciting day — delay the hype by seven days in Europe — as two monstrous first-party titles arrive alongside the amiibo range. If you're a fan of retail downloads chances are you're already playing these games, while a trip to stores or eagerly awaiting the...
News NINJHAX Exploit Is All About Nintendo 3DS Homebrew And Not Piracy, Says Creator
Hack intended to attract bedroom coders to the 3DS, not stinkin' pirates
Today marks the launch of the much-hyped NINJHAX exploit, which allows 3DS owners a backdoor to run unofficial software on their consoles. The hack is the work of 22-year-old student Jordan Rabet, and is so called because it requires a copy of the obscure puzzle platformer...
A momentous occasion for Nintendo fans down under and across the ditch
Last night, Australia and New Zealand were treated to the release of a brand new Nintendo system before both North America and Europe. In a similar scenario to Nintendo’s homeland, Japan, existing models of the 3DS had reportedly reached the point of complete market saturation...
News Nintendo Secures Plenty of Nominations in The Game Awards 2014
Bayonetta 2 up for Game of the Year gong
Not long ago we reported that the Spike VGAs will be replaced this year by The Game Awards 2014 — though not boasting a particularly original name, these have a nomination group of 28 publications and an advisory board including Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime. Quite what that all means in reality is...
News Mewtwo Club Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Distribution Details Confirm Paid DLC Plan
Free if you buy both games, otherwise prepare to pay
It's been common knowledge for some time that those who purchase Super Smash Bros. for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS and register them on Club Nintendo will be eligible to receive a two-disc soundtrack as a special treat. It was also announced that free Mewtwo DLC will come in Spring 2015, a
Review Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (3DS)
Mapping your psyche
Atlus’ Megami Tensei series has been an RPG institution for over two decades, but to Western audiences it’s perhaps best known in connection with a numbered pair of revolutionary PlayStation 2 titles: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 and Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. Starring modern Japanese high school students and integrating...
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