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Nintendo has released some more Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash screenshots, which mainly show off Toadette. Check them out in the gallery below:

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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer has been out for a while, but that isn’t stopping Nintendo from releasing new videos about it. This new one is certainly a bit..different, but I thought it was too cute to not share. Check it out below:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Lightwood Games, known for their word puzzle mini-games, have just announced another title coming to a Nintendo system. In addition to Word Party, which is coming to Wii U next week, Word Puzzles by POWGI will be released on Nintendo 3DS later this year. The interesting part is that the game will have full amiibo support – i.e. every single amiibo will be supported. Scan an amiibo with your New 3DS or with the amiibo scanner for the older models and the game will generate a word puzzle based on that amiibo.

Read the full press release below:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2nd November, 2015

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Lightwood Games is excited to announce their next title on the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. “Word Puzzles by POWGI” is expected later this year.

Word Puzzles by POWGI contains six different pen-and-paper style word puzzles which are solved using the stylus and intuitive touch-screen controls.

Featuring hundreds of expertly hand-crafted word puzzles, and with a firm focus on the content, it’s a no-fluff puzzle variety pack that’s ready to play whenever you are.

As well as solving the included puzzle content, players can unlock special, custom content by touching an amiibo. Each figure generates a unique personalised puzzle containing its nickname.

The puzzles included are:
• Word Maze – Like a wiggly word search! Find the words and solve the maze!
• Mixups – A fiendishly difficult anagram puzzle with three words all jumbled together!
• One Word – The word search puzzle where there’s only one word to find!
• Flowers – Plant pairs of letters around the flower to grow six words with a common middle!
• Circles – Three overlapping circles hide three connected words. Find the missing letter to unscramble them all!
• Crossovers – Crossword puzzles with only one letter missing, which come together to solve a clue!

Word Games are Lightwood’s speciality. It is the developer behind Word Party, a series of competitive word puzzle mini-games, for Wii U, set for release in November. The firm has also worked on a number of other titles in collaboration with POWGI, and several mobile apps.

Word Search by POWGI was released on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in April 2015. Word Search Party has been downloaded nearly two million times on iPhone and iPad.

POWGI – Puzzle On Word Games, Inc – is a puzzle content publisher based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

More examples of the puzzle types included in this game can be found at www.powgi.com.

Word Puzzles by POWGI will be available on the Nintendo eShop in US and Europe priced $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99.

A free downloadable demo will also be available.

Fact Sheet

Release Date Late 2015

Product Page http://www.lightwoodgames.com/wpbp.php

Price GBP £7.99 / EUR €9.99 / USD $9.99

Age Rating ESRB E for Everyone; PEGI 3 (Provisional)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii | 17 Comments

Famitsu has revealed that SEGA will pull both Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from the Japanese Wii Virtual Console service tomorrow, October 30th. Again, this is the Wii Virtual Console, not the Wii U Virtual Console (because they aren’t available on the Wii U). If you want to own those two games for your Wii, today is basically your last chance. It is currently not known if the game will become unavailable in other regions as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Two new weapons are coming to Splatoon tomorrow. The Luna Blaster Neo and H-3 Nozzlenose D are variations of the Luna Blaster and Nozzlenose weapons, respectively, with different sub weapons and special weapons. The Luna Blaster Neo will come with Splat Bombs and the Bomb Rush special, while the H-3 Nozzlenose D will come with Point Sensors and the Inkzooka.

The weapons will likely be released at the usual times: morning in Japan, the middle of the night in Europe and evening in North America.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Level-5 have published an overview trailer for their upcoming Wii U game Yokai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version. Check it out below:

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The start of another week means another Pokemon Shuffle update. First of all, the Mega Banette competition ended last night, so check to see if you’ve managed to obtain a Banettite.

Ho-oh is now available in a special stage. You’ve got plenty of time to catch it; it will be available until November 9th.

Its counterpart, Lugia, makes a return to the game. It will only be available for a week, until November 2nd.

Finally, to celebrate Pokemon Shuffle Mobile reaching 4 million downloads, Celebi also returns for a while. You’ve got until November 9th to catch it.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 28 Comments

Below is Nintendo of Europe’s press release mail for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. An interesting new piece of information is the fact that anyone who buys the digital version of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will receive a free download code for the Virtual Console (N64) version of Mario Tennis. Also, the currently available amiibo that are compatible with Ultra Smash are Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi, Rosalina, Wario, Toad and Donkey Kong.

22^nd October, 2015 – Coming exclusively to Wii U in Europe on November 20^th, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash offers brand new fun for court competitors, including the ability to team up with amiibo. Supported amiibo* can be your partner in online doubles matches, or join you to battle strong computer-controlled opponents in the offline Knockout Challenge mode. The more matches your amiibo plays, the more experience it’ll gain, becoming a uniquely powerful team-mate as its abilities increase over time.

New faces like Rosalina also hit the courts, along with returning characters like Luigi, Waluigi, Boo and more for tennis with a distinct Mushroom Kingdom twist. On top of standard shots like topspin, lobs, slices and more, the new Ultra Smash move sees characters leap high into the air and smash the ball down to devastating effect. Adept tennis tacticians can also gain the advantage by hitting the right shot while standing in the coloured Chance Areas that occasionally appear, unleashing super-strong smashes or bamboozling slices to flummox adversaries on the other side of the net.

Using a combination of controllers including the Wii U GamePad, Wii Remote, Wii U Pro Controller and Classic Controller Pro, up to four players can get together in supported modes for lively tennis battles. And with a choice of camera angles, there’ll be no more defeats blamed on having to play on the far side of the court – the TV and GamePad screen can each show a different end of the court, so both teams will always have the perfect view.                                                         

An array of gameplay modes offer plenty of opportunities for tennis tomfoolery:

·         Knockout Challenge: Tense tiebreak matches against increasingly difficult computer-controlled opponents await in this single-player mode. If the going gets too tough, you can call in a supported amiibo as your doubles partner.

·         Mega Battle: Your character grows to gigantic proportions after grabbing a Mega Mushroom, dominating the court with their increased power and range. When rivals on both sides of the net are giant-sized, anything can happen!

·         Classic Tennis: For those who prefer their tennis a little more traditional, Classic Tennis offers two variations: Standard mode features Chance Shots and Jump Shots but no Mega Mushrooms, while Simple puts competitors between the tramlines with no Chance Shots or power-ups – a real test of tennis prowess.

·         Online multiplayer: Go up against distant adversaries from all over the world in competitive ranked play in either Mega Battle or Classic Tennis modes, or quickly jump into more casual matches. Two players on the same console can team up to take on all-comers, or a supported amiibo can join you on as your doubles partner on the online courts.

As a limited launch offer, anyone who purchases Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash from Nintendo eShop in its first four weeks on sale will receive a download code for the Nintendo 64 game Mario Tennis on Wii U Virtual Console. This N64 title not only kick-started Mario’s tennis career, it also introduced the world to Waluigi for the very first time.

Compete to see who’s the top seed in your household, train up a compatible amiibo as a powerful doubles partner and match up against online opponents in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, coming to Wii U in Europe on November 20^th. Two colourful new controller designs – Wii Remote Plus Toad and Wii Remote Plus Bowser – will also be available on the same day. To get a taste of the tennis action, check out the Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer on YouTube.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Screenshots | 2 Comments

Check out the final European version of the boxart of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros above. The game will be released in Europe on December 4th.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 10 Comments

Nintendo have uploaded a new Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer, which highlights some of the new features mentioned in in our previous post, such as online play and amiibo functionality. Check it out below:

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