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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Arrives On The Nintendo 3DS eShop

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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D has arrived in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS. The game is a re-mastered version of Donkey Kong Country Returns for Wii, and it features an all-new world with eight brand-new levels. The Nintendo 3DS version also features a new mode that gives players an additional heart and new items to ease the path.

If you decide to purchase the digital version of the game, make sure you have $34.99 and at least 17,693 of open blocks on your Nintendo 3DS. Will you be purchasing the game digitally? Or are you waiting to pick up a physical copy from a retailer? Let us know in the comments.

SEGA Teases New Characters For Sonic Lost World

sonic lost world charactersIn a bid to tease fans, SEGA have released a silhouette image of six new characters for the latest Sonic title. Revealed today on their Facebook page, the six characters could either be friends or enemies from Sonic Lost World, and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. By all accounts, the characters will be detailed on May 29, and it will surely be featured heavily in the next Nintendo Direct scheduled for June 11. Here’s what SEGA had to say:

“Six will rise from the Lost World. Are they friends or foes? Find out on May 29th.”

Thanks, Tubagodd

Buy Two Kirby Wii U Virtual Console Titles And Get A Third Free

kirby starJust when you thought that pink, round, loveable Kirby couldn’t get any sweeter, Nintendo  of America has launched a deal, giving you an extra incentive to pick those Kirby classics up. Released today on the Wii U Virtual Console are three series classics: Kirby’s Dream Land 3, Kirby’s Dream Course and Kirby Super Star. And as part of a bonus for fans, Nintendo will give you the third one absolutely free if you grab two of the titles above on the eShop. But make sure you pick them up quickly, as the deal only lasts until 9am PST May 30.

Also on offer for North America this week is The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave at a neat 20% off its $7.99 price tag. The Nintendo 3DS role-playing game will be available at the discounted price until May 30, so make sure you grab this great title while you can. And finally, if you haven’t got Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D on pre-order, then you can always download the title on the Nintendo eShop when it releases tomorrow, May 24.

Fire Emblem Awakening Could Have Been The Last Fire Emblem Game

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In the U.S. alone, Fire Emblem Awakening sold more than 240,000 copies. If the game’s sales were meager, it could have been the very last entry in the Fire Emblem series, according to one of the game’s producers, Hitoshi Yamagami. Fortunately, for fans of the series, Nintendo isn’t retiring Fire Emblem just yet, as Intelligent Systems and Atlus are currently working on a Wii U crossover role-playing game between the Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei worlds.

Hitoshi Yamagami: No doubt. Truth be told, sales are dropping. The sales manager of Nintendo, Mr. Hatano, told us that this could be the last Fire Emblem. Due to this progressive descend on sales, they told us that if the sales of this episode stayed below 250,000 copies, we’d stop working on the saga. I remember when I came back from the meeting and told the team “My God, what are we gonna do?! The end has come!”. Our reaction was clear: if this was going to be the last Fire Emblem, we had to put everything we always wanted to include. That’s how this new project was born!

Nintendo World Store Will Host Animal Crossing: New Leaf Event On June 8th

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Nintendo has announced that there will be a “super cool” Animal Crossing: New Leaf event at the Nintendo World Store, which is located in Rockefeller Center, N.Y. The event will take place on Saturday, June 8th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Animal Crossing: New Leaf will be released in North America on the following day, June 9th.

Groove Heaven Dances Onto The 3DS eShop Tomorrow

Get ready to slip on those dancing shoes and groove to the beat of Teyon’s latest rhythm game when it comes to the Nintendo 3DS eShop tomorrow. Groove Heaven is a simplistic rhythm game featuring over 30 levels to complete in both story and timed mode.

Playing as demon Rhymi, you must deliver a love letter from the Devil into the hands of a beautiful angel by climbing to the top of each tower, all the while stepping to the rhythmic beat.  Priced at $3.99 in North America and €3.99 in Europe, Groove Heaven is available tomorrow, May 23, in the Nintendo eShop. Check out the trailer above to see if it gets your feet tapping.

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Review

donkey kong country returns 3dsDK rumbles in the 3DS jungle, and he’s certainly not monkeying around – this ape means serious business when it comes to his stolen bananas.

Donkey Kong and his pal Diddy Kong are back for a startling adventure on the Nintendo 3DS, and it is high-time we got involved in their shenanigans to give way for one of the best entries in the series to date.

The game begins with a comical Angry Birds-esque cutscene, where creatures known as Tikis hypnotise animals into bringing them bananas from both the island and DK’s secret stash. When Diddy Kong awakens to find all his breakfast, lunch-time and dinner treats vanished, he wakes up DK in the hope that the big ape will devise a plan of action. But lurking in the corner of Donkey Kong’s beach hut is a hypnotising Tiki. Blending cutscene with gameplay, DK boots the Tiki out of his hut and starts his mission to hunt down those bananas one by one.

Taking the player straight back to its roots, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is both a melodic joy and bedazzling platformer, with each new world bringing startling depth through the consoles 3D. From the beginning, players can choose a preferred difficulty setting between original mode and new mode. The latter easy mode presents one extra heart as Donkey Kong and up to six with Diddy Kong, giving newcomers a little more scope when battling world bosses, as well as distancing the title from its Wii counterpart. New mode also offers up some interesting items, including a green balloon to save you from a deathly fall and a Crash Guard potion to prevent you starting a level from scratch after smashing into traps or enemies.

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It’s time to giddy up into the sunset with Donkey Kong in this visually stunning level.

Players will encounter eight worlds – from jungle to volcano – with each new area ramping up the difficulty engine. Buying map keys from Grandpa’s shop will open up new routes and, with a steady income of coins, you’ll want to purchase them. One such route found in the first world is utterly breathtaking in 3D, and features Donkey and Diddy Kong coloured entirely in black – bar from their striking red tie and cap – with the gorgeous yellows and oranges of the setting sun as the backdrop. Although the game is visually stunning, the 3D can blur the edges somewhat, leaving you in a desperate situation when hanging precariously from the edge of a platform – if you’d rather live than suffer starting the level again, it’s better to turn the 3D down or off entirely.

Donkey Kong Country Returns is, quite simply, a delight to play. The vast amounts of levels offer enough diversity to challenge your platformer skills, while the hum-drum of DK’s music roots you in the realm of nostalgia. It’s time to go bananas over Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D when it hits North America and Europe this Friday, May 24.

9/10

3D Altered Beast Coming To Japanese 3DS eShop

Altered-BeastReady for another SEGA classic to render its 16-bit images straight to your eyes in complete 3D? Well, even if the west aren’t ready, Japan are, and it’s coming to the 3DS console at the end of this month. Priced at 600 yen, 3D Altered Beast, enables you to play in local co-op mode and transform yourself into an all-action, all-snarling beast of nature.

It may not have the following that other SEGA classics have, but it’s a simplistic punch and kick title that will, most probably, have you howling in semi-frustrated enjoyment. 3D Altered Beast is available for download in the Japanese eShop May 29 – a western release is currently unconfirmed.

Nintendo 3DS Game Giveaway Gets TV Ad Push

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Nintendo UK is currently in the process of producing a television campaign for its spectacular So Many Games promotion. The promotion allows consumers to purchase three select Nintendo 3DS titles and get one game of their choice for free. All you need is to register your games on Club Nintendo and get a download version of a fourth one free.

The games in this fantastic promotion include Luigi’s Mansion 2, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate, Castlevania: Mirror of Fate, LEGO City Undercover, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The company is currently promoting the offer online and is set to produce TV advertisements.

“The So Many Games promotion is a great way to not only reward loyal fans, but to also reward newcomers to the Nintendo 3DS community, There are great titles included in the promotion, and they are suited to all types of gamers.

“In terms of marketing activity, we will be promoting the trailer on YouTube as well as on our social media channels. The promotion will also be featured as a tag on all TV ads for games included in the promotion between now and the end of June and will deliver over 1,000 TVRs. So we really hope this promotion will be a success in highlighting that there has never been a better time to own a Nintendo 3DS.”

-  Nintendo’s junior product manager Vanisha Kavia

More Character Profiles Revealed For Animal Crossing: New Leaf

blathers animal crossingWith less than a month to go until Animal Crossing: New Leaf hits retail stores across North America, Europe and Australia for the 3DS, Nintendo has revealed a host of character profiles on their Facebook page to tease us until the release. Below you’ll find descriptions of a few new arrivals to the franchise such as Labelle and Digby, as well as a few other familiar faces like the friendly historic owl Blathers, who owns the museum, and shoeshine boy Kicks from the Wii’s Animal Crossing: City Folk. Click on the names below to see the official images.

Labelle
If you’re a hat person, you’ll definitely want to meet Labelle. She runs the hats and accessories department of the Able Sisters’ Tailor shop in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Talk to her if you need the perfect accessory to complete your outfit.

Kicks
Kicks has a new job in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He was the shoeshine boy in Animal Crossing: City Folk but now he owns his own shop selling socks and shoes.

Blathers
Blathers is back in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and you’ll still find him snoozing at the museum if you visit him during the day. He can evaluate your fossils and accept donations for museum collections.

Celeste
Introducing Celeste in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Celeste is Blathers’ younger sister and runs the museum gift shop once it opens on the second floor.

Digby
Meet Digby, Isabelle’s twin brother. He’s in charge of the Happy Home Showcase. He’s ready to help you get connected to all the homes you’ve gathered via StreetPass and SpotPass.

Lyle
Introducing Lyle in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Lyle is the rep of the Happy Home Academy. Go meet him inside Nook’s Homes, and get your home’s interior evaluated. He can also provide you some advice on how to improve your home’s score.