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

The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account posted the image seen above today. It might not seem like anything special at first glance – in fact, the exact image has already been posted by them once before, with one key difference. Today’s image shows an Octoling not wearing any goggles.

Of course this likely means nothing in the grand scheme of things and it might just be a neat piece of concept artwork. However, we do know that Splatoon is getting a major content patch next month and playable Octolings would certainly be an exciting feature.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments

The official Japanese website for Devil’s Third was launched recently and it revealed some new details about the game.

First of all, you will need quite a bit of space if you plan on downloading the game as it takes up 16.4GB. Each Wii U user gets his own save file, which takes up 16 MB. You can use either the Gamepad or a Wii U Pro Controller to play the game – other control options aren’t supported.

Finally, the website confirms that microtransactions will be in the game. You can buy “Golden Eggs” with actual currency, which you can trade for new weapons and armor or for in-game currency.

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

The next installment in the Super Robot Wars franchise will be released in Japan on August 20th. Famitsu revealed the two main characters in their latest issue:

(translations courtesy of Gematsu)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 19 Comments

CGMagazine recently interviewed Kensuke Tanabe, the producer of the upcoming 3DS title Metroid Prime: Federation Force. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

Where did the concept of Blast Ball come from and how did you kind of come to the concept of taking Metroid Prime and enter it into a competitive shooter type thing?

So first off, I’d like to let you know that Blast Ball is part of a game within Federation Force. So when I was working on the Prime series, I always thought of looking at the game from a different perspective. So as you’ve seen Prime Hunters, that’s my attempt to bring different bounty hunters into the series. So the Metroid series itself belongs to Mr. Sakemoto, but within the Metroid Prime series, I haven’t seen anything that was focusing on the Galactic Federation against the Space Pirates so it’s sort of that balance. So that’s one of the things I thought and felt like the fans were curious about. They wanted to see a little more about that and that’s sort of the idea behind the creation of this game, and I have always been thinking about it. I’m finally able to accomplish it after 10 years or so. As such, that’s sort of how I decided to have the co-­op mode with up to four players.

So with the co-­op in mind, I also understand that the first person shooting games, there are different levels of game players. Some of them are very good; they’re very advanced, and some of them are not so good at it. So I wanted to have a mode where people can all play together on the same reign basically, and so that’s sort of the idea behind Blast Ball. So if you have a survival mode where you have to kill each other, obviously the advanced player is going to blast through the other players. There’s no chance for the beginners to move. If you take a look at that huge ball in the middle of the field, it’s much easier for you to target it and puts everyone on the same playing field no matter the skill level. Another thing to note is that if players experience this mode, then they’ll be able to learn the controls and be able to apply that to the main story itself. So while they have a lot of fun playing this game, with this mode they will also be able to learn how to play without any complicated tutorials.

Now when it comes to the world of Metroid Prime, I know a lot of fans are very loving of that series. Will you be carrying over any of the references or things people might love from the series into this game or will this be a completely new experience with no mention of the Metroid Prime games?

So the core game system itself is pretty much a brand new thing. I’d like to clarify it. So you can play as a solo player or up to four players. Each player will be given a mech with all the same base specs. It is then up to them to pick a load-out before they go on to a mission. You’d be able to choose items such as missiles or repairs or other things like that. However, the player would also have to consider that there’s a weight limit to the mech. The super missile is something that’s very powerful but because it’s so heavy, you’ll only be able to carry one or two at most at a time. As opposed to that, a repair capsule is pretty light so you’ll be able to carry multiples. So depending on how the player feels, they might choose to bring a powerful weapon like a super missile or some other people might choose to be more like a healer type to bring in repair capsules. So the load-outs will basically give players the choice to choose what type of character they will be in that mission.
So Samus will be in the game in some element?

That’s for sure. You will see her in some way. I feel like that’s something nice about this game. It’s kind of like a mix.

Check out the full interview here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments

The next batch of content added to Splatoon will be available tomorrow in Europe and tonight in the US. This time, we’re getting two more weapons: the E-litre 3K Scope and Neo Splash-o-matic.

Take a look at some photos of the new weapons below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Splatoon – Nintendo

2. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo

3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

4. Lego Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive

5. Super Smash Bros for Wii U – Nintendo

6. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

8. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo

9. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

10. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

3DS

1. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

4. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

5. Lego Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive

6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire- Nintendo

7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo

9. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo

10. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Blocky Bot – £1.89/€2.69

Canvaleon– £10.80/€11.95 until 6th August 2015, normally £12.59/€13.95

Wii U Virtual Console

Yoshi Touch & Go (DS) – £6.29/€6.99

3DS Download

3D Streets of Rage 2 – £4.49/€4.99

I Love My Cats – £19.99/€24.99

Mercenaries Saga 2 – £3.99/€4.99

Ninja Battle Heroes – £1.79/€1.99

eShop Sales

3DS

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – £13.49/€14.99 until 30th July 2015, normally £24.99/€29.99

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – £24.99/€29.99 until 30th July 2015, normally £39.99/€44.99. The discount only applies if you have downloaded the demo version of the game with the same Nintendo Network ID.

Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX – £4.49/€4.99 until 21st August 2015, normally £6.30/€7

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii Download for Wii U

PokePark Wii – €19.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Final Fight One – €6.99
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time – €9.99
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival – €6.99

3DS Download

Epic Word Search Collection – €7.99
I Love My Dogs – €24.99
Samurai Defender – €2.99

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos | 1 Comment

Update: Replaced the Blaziken trailer with a higher quality version.

Earlier today we posted some battle footage from Pokken Tournament. The live stream where that footage was from also had a showcase of the various stages in the game (including some new ones). Check it out below:

There was also a trailer for Blaziken, the latest addition to the roster, shown during the live stream:

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