Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

Harvest Moon 64 isn’t just heading to the European Wii U Virtual Console this week. North America will be getting the classic game, too. Natsume confirmed this in a post on its official forums.

Harvest Moon 64 will be available on the eShop beginning on February 23. Pricing is set at $9.99 / €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 52 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amperex, otherwise known as ATL, is providing the battery for Switch. That’s the same company behind the replacement batteries that powered the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

Switch has a non-removable battery, though Nintendo will replace it for a fee. Battery length is estimated to be 2.5 to 6.5 hours.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Footage of forma.8 is in, specifically showing the Wii U version in action. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 1 Comment

Nintendo’s Hong Kong Facebook page shared a few new screenshots from Fire Emblem Echoes today. Get a look at the images in the following gallery:

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IGN has posted footage of Yooka-Laylee’s Kartos Karting, one of the 3D platformer’s various multiplayer games. View the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments

Villa Gorilla has announced Yoku’s Island Express, “an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure”. The game is planned for Switch and other platforms.

Yoku’s Island Express kicks off as Yoku the dung beetle arrives on the beach of Mokumana Island as the new postman. However, the ancient island God is trapped in a restless sleep and the islanders are being forced to deal with quakes and storms brought forth by its nightmares. In the game, which mixes platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world, you’ll “soar through the air, vacuum explosive snails, fight a Screetch, feed starving lemurs, discover the mystery of the Fruit Altar, wake an old god, and hopefully help tiny Yoku rebuild the island post-office.”

Here’s a rundown of features:

– Genre combining open world pinballing
– Unique beautifully handpainted artwork
– An island filled with unique creatures, both big and small
– Action-packed nonlinear gameplay that awards exploration

You can watch a trailer for Yoku’s Island Express below. The project is quite far off as it won’t be ready until Winter 2017 / 2018.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Check out some screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads in Europe:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. New entries include Fire Emblem Echoes and The Great Ace Attorney 2.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 2 and February 8.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 124 Comments

Nintendo has updated its Japanese website with the file sizes for a number of upcoming Switch games. Dragon Quest I-II seems to be the biggest of the bunch out of the initial lineup at 32 GB.

Here’s the listing of sizes we know about thus far:

– Dragon Quest Heroes I-II – 32 GB
– Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7 GB
– Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence with Power-Up Kit – 5 GB
– Snipperclips – 1.60 GB
– I Am Setsuna – 1.40 GB
– Puyo Puyo Tetris – 1.09 GB

Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s size was reported awhile back. That one requires 13.4 GB of space.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Nintendo will be conducting maintenance on Super Mario Maker for a few hours tomorrow. A notice has been sent out to players about the downtime as a warning of sorts. If you’re playing a stage when maintenance begins, coins earned during the stage and your Toad Rally results may not be saved.

According to Nintendo, the maintenance will happen between 20:00 – 23:00. A timezone isn’t specified, but it should take place in the evening in North America on February 20, and during the early hours on February 21 in Europe.

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