Friday Update with Flipnote Studio 3D online ending, Gotta Protectors web only sequel and much more news!
● Nintendo will terminate the online Flipnote Studio 3D service on 2 April 2018 with new in-game passes unable to be purchased from 2 October 2017. Offline functionality should continue. Picture taken from this YouTube video.
● Ancient Games celebrate the third anniversary of the 3DS game Mamotte Knight 2/Gotta Protectors with a web only Famicom/NES game called Amazon’s Running Diet where you play as an overweight Amazon and have to jump to avoid the temptation of cake!
● Nintendo have announced that Version 3.0 of ARMS will allow for a customisable button layout (as well as add Lola Pop as a playable character!). It is expected next week.
● Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle has been confirmed for Japanese release on Nintendo Switch. It was inevitable but now 100%!
● The retail version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch is ‘selling well’ with additional shipments expected in late September.
● SmileBoom have announced that their Petit Computer titles will see a permanent price revision from today with Puchikon No. 3 SmileBASIC for 3DS from ¥1,000 → ¥500 and Puchikon BIG for Wii U from ¥3,000 → ¥1,000.
● The Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. collaboration with Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts has now begun. It was previously available on 3DS.
● Miitomo today saw the “Cute Chinese creations! Miitomo Chinese Fashion [A]” stage available on Miitomo Drop with Panda T-Shirt, Yin-Yang Bomber Jacket, Long Braided Topknot and Kung Fu Outfit.
● Fire Emblem Heroes today saw the Tempest Trials Mini begin which runs for a shorter time than normal Tempest Trials and obtaining rewards is made easier.
● Nintendo eShop Charts for the past week have MHXX, Minecraft and Splatoon 2 (Switch), DQIII, DQII and PM: Pikachu (3DS) and Mother 3, Cube Life and Metal Blader Glory (Wii U) as the top 3s. I’ll post the full top 10s when home from hospital!
● Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. shipments are apparently 300,000 in Asia with 200,000 of those in Japan (as tweeted by Takashi Mochizuki and originally reported in ‘Ace’).
● And Nintendo Co., Ltd. stocks closed the week exactly at 36,000.00. Thanks for following and have a great weekend!
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