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Mar 10, 2017
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nimal Crossing has become one of Nintendos most popular franchises. The last installment of the series Animal Crossing: new Leaf was released in 2012, and has recently received a major update. Fans of the series have since waited for a new game. Even though Nintendo hinted a new Animal Crossing coming to Nintendo Switch, no official announcement has been made. However, it is safe to assume that a new Animal Crossing is in development and ready to be unveiled in the not so distant future.
Just like any other fan, we are most impatient to see what a new Animal Crossing would be like. We have gone ahead an listed 5 of our biggest wishes for a new AC game. We would love to hear what your biggest wish for a new Animal Crossing would be – leave it in the comments below!
Share a Town with Your Friends
Sharing a town with your friends. On the Nintendo 3DS version you are currently able to share a save game, and have a second player move into your town. The second player can of course not be the major, and playing simultaneously is not possible. In the next Animal Crossing installment ( possibly on the Nintendo Switch ? ) we would love to see the option to share a town with a friend. You would be choosing a friend to move into your town. The player will be able to occupy a home, decorate their house, and contribute to your town. It would be very similar to inviting a friend over, except this friend can actually feel right at home, and if you ever want to visit them, you would just have to walk over and knock on their door. It would give a lot more purpose and motivation for players to visit other towns, if they can actually live a happy Animal Crossing life in your world too. Think of it as your vacation home in the world of another Animal Crossing player.
Open for Business – Run Your Own Store
Run your very own store. Being a Major in Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a lot of fun, but what keeps us from actually running our own store and giving Tom Nook some competition? Run the store and sell what you have! Your Furniture collection, Fruits, treasures from the island and more. There could be an option to leave the store open even when you are not playing the game. Giving players the option to brows your inventory and purchase from your shop, whenever they want. This could eventually become the ultimate Animal Crossing trading market. This would be similar to how the dream codes work, so you would not have to worry about any harm being done to your town while you are away. However, if you do sell some of your items, you would be collecting the bells next time you return to your village.
More Town Customization
The option to decorate your town as you please for any season or holiday is something we would love to see! Trees with Christmas lights in winter are great, it would be so nice to go all out and beyond, and add your own touch to it. Place a bench, a flower pot or whatever you wish anywhere you like, pretty much like floor tiles.
Larger Towns
Increase the size of your village slightly allowing more villagers to move into your town, and giving more room to decorate, and create the town of your dreams. Especially with all the Amiibos players are collecting, it would be great to have more of your favorite villagers live in your town at the same time.
These are some of our biggest wishes and dreams for a new Animal Crossing. We would love to hear what you would like to see in the next AC game. The Animal Crossing Mobile game is set to release in 2017, and is supposed to connect to a Nintendo Console based AC game according to Nintendo. While nothing has been confirmed, the frequent releases of the mobile version could hint at Nintendo holding back until they are read to unveil the Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing that will go along with the mobile version. We will learn more in the near future.
- Mar 9, 2017
The Nintendo E-Shop has undergone a major update with tons of new games to play with. The Nintendo Switch has received it’s first batch of new games as well, making the list of available games for the hybrid console grow even larger. The Animal Crossing DLC for Mario Kart 8 is on sale this week, if you have not picked it up yet, now is a good time to do so! Snipperclips: Cut it out together and Blaster Master Zero have been added for the Nintendo Switch Check the list below to see some of the new games being added to the Nintendo e-shop this week
New Content This Week
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
- Snipperclips – Cut it out, together! –Free Demo Version – Laugh-out-loud couch co-op, now with a free demo! In this action-puzzle game, paper pals Snip and Clip must cut each other up to overcome tricky obstacles… or just to laugh their heads off (sometimes literally). Partner up with friends or family to cut the heroes into the right shapes, interact with objects and solve a world of imaginative puzzles. Visit Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch console to download a free demo of this game today! (Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately.)
- Blaster Master Zero – Blaster Master Zero is an 8-bit-style action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Using the original 1988 NES game Blaster Master from Sunsoft as a base, the new game introduces new areas and bosses, new gameplay elements such as extra sub-weapons, improved gameplay, a more robust scenario and expanded exploration mechanics.
- Virtual Console on Wii U
- Bomberman 64 – In the Adventure mode of this Nintendo 64 action game, guide Bomberman through 24 areas of perilous conflict. Battle sinister allies, destroy their bases and put an end to the insane attack. Play the multiplayer Battle mode for an endless supply of explosive action! (Additional accessories required for multiplayer mode; sold separately.)
Nintendo eShop sales
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
- Great deals this week include Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked (Nintendo 3DS), Etrian Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS) and Turtle Tale (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U), plus several more! Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.
Events
- Celebrate MAR10 Day with My Nintendo – To commemorate National Mario Day (or MAR10 Day), a selection of new Mario-related rewards will be added to My Nintendo on March 10. Check it out at https://my.nintendo.com/.
- 30% off the Mario Kart 8 game
- Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 featuring Animal Crossing characters
- Two Mario-themed wallpapers for PC or smart device
New This Week
- ACA NEOGEO NAM-1975 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- ACA NEOGEO THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’98 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- ACA NEOGEO WAKU WAKU 7 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG 3 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- ACA NEOGEO WORLD HEROES PERFECT (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- ACA NEOGEO SHOCK TROOPERS (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- VOEZ (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
- Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- Pink Dot Blue Dot (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- Blaster Master Zero (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- Mini Sports Collection (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- Candy Hoarder (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
- Blue-Collar Astronaut (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) – Available March 14
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
- Mar 8, 2017
Have you ever wondered where the Nintendo Switch activity log is hidden? Would you like to know how many hours you played each of your games? Or see what your friends are up to? Well turns out you can. At the beginning the activity log only shows that a certain player has started playing a game, but one week later this will start displaying the exact amount of hours played in a game.
If you want to see how many hours you have clocked simply open your profile and you will be able to get all the information. You may even look at friends you have added to your buddy list and see their stats as well. The Nintendo Switch came out on March 3rd and remains to be sold out at major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Toys “R” Us and more.
- Mar 6, 2017
The Nintendo Switch has been sold out at major retailers like Amazon, Toys “R” Us, Best buy and more. The few people who got a hold of the hybrid console are confused on how to turn the Switch off. Although this is a pretty straight forward action on most electronic devices, Nintendo has made this a little bit more complicated then necessary. The Nintendo Switch has an outstanding battery life in sleep mode, making it unnecessary to turn it off completely. It only uses about 2% of Battery life within 8 hours of it being in sleep mode. If you want to turn it off regardless, here is how to do it.
Pressing the power button on the Nintendo Switch will only put the console into a sleep mode – it will not turn it off. If you want to turn it off completely to conserve battery life, you will have to bring up the power option menu to do so.
Here is what you need to do
- Access the console directly, not using the controllers at all
- Hold down the power button for more than five seconds
- A popup will appear on the screen, giving you the option to put the console in sleep mode – or you may chose more power options.
- Select the ” Power Options “
- Here is where you will have the option to either restart the console or turn it off entirely.
You now have turned off your Nintendo Switch. It will not use any batter life, if you are traveling and you know you wont be playing for several hours, this may be a good option for you.
- Mar 4, 2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is out. It is safe to say that more than a Million People are currently enjoying the new open world game. We are taking a look at all the things you proabbly didn’t know you could do in Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii U.
Use A Korok Leaf To Propel A Raft
You can take a Korok leaf to use the wind to your advantage. All you have to is use your sword to sever the rope, jump on, and blast the sail with your Korok Leaf.
Customize A Horse
Take your horse to a stable, talk to the person running the shop, usually this person is standing right in front. Now you will be able to customize your horses name, saddle, colors etc.
Expand Your Inventory Slots
You are only given 10 slots at the beginning, forcing you to compromise the stuff you pick up and take with you. To expand your inventory, go to Hetsu the maraca-shaking Korok. Just give him any Koro Seek, and you will be able to extend your inventory.
Point The Magnet Into Bodies Of Water For Secret Chests
Whenever you come upon any decent-sized body of water or a wide lake, equip your magnet and look down into the depths.
Use Food To Get Dog Companions
You can drop raw meat on the ground in front of any dog and have it join you for a while.
Use Amiibos For Rare In-Game Items
You can use Zelda: Breath of the Wild Amiibos to unlock special in-game items.
Dye Your Clothes & Armour
If you want to have a unique looking character you may want to dye your clothes and armour. To do so head over to Hateno Village and speak to Sayge, you will be able to color up Link here.
Get Lots Of Rupees For Cheaply Cooked Meals
Speaking of Rupees, if you’re struggling to afford batches of fancy arrows or a new set of armour, just head out into the open world, pick up some basic fruit and Mushrooms, and cook them together. This cheaply cooked meal will sell fore quite a few Rupees.
Make A Campfire & Cook Certain Things Anywhere
To make a campfire anywhere in the world, you will need to cut down a tree and strike it again to make firewood. Open your inventory, ‘hold’ the wood and place it where you want your fire to be, then use a fire arrow to ignite it.
Shield Surf
To begin, first hold ZL to block with any shield, then keep holding, jump forward and hit A – Link will flip the shield and land on it.
- Mar 2, 2017
The Nintendo has been sold out at most online retailers since it went on sale January 13th. But most stores will have some stock starting March 3rd. Here is a list of retailers to check if you want to get a Nintendo Switch on launch day. Most retailers confirmed that they have a lot less Red and Neon version in stock. If you are after the quirky color combination your chances to get one on launch day may be slimmer.
GAMESTOP
Gamestop will have stock starting midnight at some locations, but others will have consoles on hand for walk in customers at 10am, call ahead if you want to be sure. They also currently have bundles available to purchase for in store pickup on March 3rd. You can check out the bundle here.
TARGET
Target will only sell the Nintendo Switch in store, and not Online. Stores open at 8am. Some Target stores confirmed to have received 126 consoles, and only 34 of them being the one with a red and neon joy-con.
BEST BUY
Best buy has had no stock since the first pre-order went up. However, some stores confirmed they will have stock on March 3rd. Best bet as always is to call in as early as possible.
WALMART
There will be Switches available in-person at Walmart stores starting at 12:01am, at least while supplies last. But you’ll probably want to get there early.
Toys “R” Us
Confirmed to get stock in certain stores, call in and check with your local store and see if they have any in stock. most people don’t think ofToys “R” Us to have Nintendo’s new console in stock, chances you will get a hybrid console here may be higher.
AMAZON
Completly sold out online, unfortunately, but you can sign up to be notified when they get more in stock here.
- Feb 27, 2017
We have recently highlighted some of the best Criminal Investigation games on Facebook here. Today we are taking a peak at Criminal Case: Pacific Bar. The game has built a huge fanbase fairly quick, and is amongst the most popular criminal investigation and hidden object game. We will help you master the game, and maybe even have some things you didn’t know yet!
1. Study the scene!
It’s all about the ” Chain Bonus ” Study the scene before you wildly tap on the object. Memorize your list at the bottom the screen, then investigate the scene, locate as many objects as you can before you start clicking. Finding multiple items consecutively will increase your score multiplier, but if you take too long between items you’ll lose it. However, since the item bar only shows 4 items at a time, you should try your best to keep note of any items you have may have noticed lying around. It takes some practice to master this!
2. Hints!
Depending on the partner you select before jumping right into the investigation scene you will get different kind of hints, should you ever need them. However, if you can try to avoid using hints, even though it is tempting, you will receive a bonus at the end of each segment for every hint you have left you will receive a whooping 20.000 Points.
Even though this is a nice bonus, keep in mind that completing a scene, quickly will pay a bigger bonus than the one you would get from not using any hints.
3. Play the same crime scene repeatedly!
This can not be stressed enough. Play the same scene over and over again, you will start memorizing the objects hidden, the placements and more. Even though the scene is different every time you play it for the first few times, at one point you will start seeing the same pattern appear. Ever Hidden Object game has a list of hidden objects and once this list is exhausted you will start seeing the same objects again and again. The more often you play a scene, the better your results will be.
4. Don’t miss!
If you tap on an invalid item, your current score multiplier will break and reset back to zero. To avoid this, be absolutely sure that you know what you’re looking for. You can tap and hold on any of the items at the bottom if you’re unfamiliar with what they’re called to see a silhouette of it. If you continue to hold until the percentage meter fills up, you’ll see a detailed, colored picture of the item in question. This takes precious seconds though and should be performed only when you can’t really make out the item from the silhouette alone.
5. Connect to Facebook!
Join your friends, connect with a facebook group, do what you can to fill up the list of your friends. You will have a lot of energy problems early on because your maximum energy count is 100-110 and each crime scene takes 20 to play. Considering it takes at least two tries to earn a star on a level, you’ll be out of energy after two stars. If you have friends on Facebook who also play, they can help you out with energy problems.
- Feb 26, 2017
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]intendo is planning to release at least 3 Mobile Games each year, with Animal Crossing to be the only known Game other than Fire Emblem. While many speculation arise, no official word has been released from Nintendos side. We are taking a look at announced as well as unannounced Nintendo Mobile Games we would like to see from company.
Nintendo plans to release Mobile games that enhance games on their own consoles. Animal Crossing for example is expected to support the current version on the Nintendo 3ds, as well as a possible Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch. Nintendo states that Animal Crossing Mobile can be seen as an addition to a full game you may experience on the 3ds. One possible reason for several delays the mobile version has seen, is that Nintendo is holding back until they are ready to unveil a Nintendo Switch version of the beloved Animal Crossing series.
Fantasy Life Online is the sequel to Fantasy Life for Nintendo 3ds and will be released in Japan in April 2017 for iOS and Android, US fans will have to wait a little longer. The game is packed with features, and will allow players to play online. It will feature the same open world, and similar gameplay features that fans came to love in Fantasy Life for the 3ds.
Watch the short video bellow to see what Nintendo Mobile Gamess will come to smartphones this year, and what other games Nintendo may be working on behind the scenes!
