Pokken Tournament Chandelure footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
A few hours ago, a trailer for Chandelure in Pokken Tournament debuted. You can now watch some additional footage of the character below.
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Producer hints at possible new content for Splatoon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 23 Comments
The finals for Splatoon Koshien 2016 were held in Japan a few hours ago. As the tournament came to an end, producer Hisashi Nogami came on stage and delivered a short speech.
Nogami started out by talking about how Splatoon debuted for the first time on stage nearly one year ago. He also mentioned that the team owes the progress and success thanks to folks like the ones gathered there, the ones who unfortunately were unable to participate there, and everyone watching the stream at home for their constant support and encouragement.
Nogami moved on by again stating that Splatoon came as far as it has is thanks to players like the ones he’s looking out at right now and has been thinking about ways he can express his appreciation. While Nintendo did say that updates would wrap up at the end of this month, he noted: “I know we announced that the content updates were going to end in January, but it’s possible we might be able to do something more in the future. Just please give us some time. We hope you’ll continue to enjoy Splatoon and the Squid Research Lab!”
You can get a look at Nogami’s speech below. Even though it’s in Japanese, it’s worth a watch since you can see how emotional he gets, and it really comes across how thankful he is.
More: Hisashi Nogami, Splatoon, top
Photos of the Bravely Second Collector’s Edition
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments
Last week, Nintendo announced the Bravely Second Collector’s Edition for North America. Amazon has now posted a few photos showing off the different goodies. Find the new photos below.
We also have this description of the art book:
“This art book contains over 500 images detailing the various design stages over which the Bravely Second: End Layer world was brought into life. The images range from early design prototypes for characters and backgrounds, to special supplementary pieces for the OST sleeve case, the Bravely manga and various other Bravely-related merchandise. Additionally, we have also included numerous images from the Bravely archive, as well as a unique collection of illustrations drawn specifically for this book by Yuno-san, one of our chief contributing artists.
More: Bravely Second, Square Enix
Hyrule Warriors Legends sold through 60% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Media Create reported this week that Hyrule Warriors Legends moved 54,479 copies in its first week in Japan. The sales tracker didn’t provide any additional details about how it performed, but thankfully, Dengeki has a tiny bit of extra information.
Dengeki’s own data puts Hyrule Warriors Legends at 55,694 copies sold in its first week. We also now know that the game sold through 60 percent of its initial shipment.
When Hyrule Warriors originally came out on Wii U, the title sold 69,090 copies in its first week. Media Create said it sold through 57.33 percent of its initial shipment.
More: Hyrule Warriors Legends, Japan, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, sales, Team Ninja
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers 3DS footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
We’ve posted several videos this week of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers on consoles. But how did the 3DS version shape up? Take a look at some footage below showing TT Games’ efforts on Nintendo’s portable.
Shigesato Itoi on Mother 3’s development and much more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Late last year, an event for the Mother series was held in Japan. Nintendo Dream was in attendance, and spoke up with well-known designer Shigesato Itoi.
In the interview, Itoi commented on topics such as Mother 3’s development (cancelling the project on the Nintendo 64 before moving onto the Game Boy Advance), the series in general, the fans, and plenty more.
We now have a complete translation of Nintendo’s Dream’s piece. To read it in full, head past the break.
More: interview, Mother 3, Nintendo Dream, Shigesato Itoi, top
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – improvements for Epona and swimming, chests remain open
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 36 Comments
Over the past few weeks, we’ve continued to learn about how The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess improves upon the original game. The Wii U title features things like sharper visuals, easier transformations and gyroscope aiming, plus faster animations and better load times. This month’s GamesMaster touches upon even more of the improvements.
In a short article which also contains a few comments from Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, the magazine reveals that Epona handles better and Link has increased mobility while swimming. “Looking back now, getting the controls for both land and water just right has proven to be a big challenge throughout the series,” Aonuma said.
GamesMaster also touches upon another change regarding chests in Twilight Princess HD:
“In the original, if your wallet was full and you opened a chest that contained Rupees, the Rupees would remain in the chest and its lid would close. The problem here being that in previous games players used open chests to know they’d visited a location, and this change meant they could no longer do that. Aonuma and his team considered this and reimplemented chests that remain open after you interact with them.”
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD launches on March 4. Australian developer Tantalus is primarily handling the Wii U release.
Screenshots of Bayonetta and Corrin in Smash Bros., including first 3DS images
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots, Wii U | 5 Comments
Nintendo has released new screenshots of Bayonetta and Corrin in Smash Bros., which we’ve rounded up below. The images include a first look at both characters in the 3DS version.
Minecraft becomes the best-selling game on the Japanese Wii U eShop
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments
Minecraft has become the best-selling game on the Japanese Wii U eShop. When we reported on the game’s ranking on December 27, it was already at the ninth spot. Minecraft: Wii U Edition has been climbing up the charts rapidly since then.
Famitsu reported in its most recent issue that the download has sold 77,233 copies. That’s based on data collected between November 30 and January 3.
Here’s a look at how Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s sales stack up to other versions of the game:
More: 4J Studios, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Mojang, sales, top
Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments
Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge was made available to consumers in Japan starting this week. If you purchase a figure, you can receive a code to download the game on Wii U and 3DS. We finally have some extensive footage – check it out below.
