Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments

Update: We now have confirmation on this (thanks immewnity). The email sent out to press does make mention of the “two extended demos” that will let them “step into the wilds of Hyrule and explore some of the grasslands, forests and mountains that they’ve been given mere glimpses of to date.” Media are recommended to set aside 1-1.5 hours.

Zelda Wii U will be the one and only game playable from Nintendo at E3 2016 next month. Outlet finder.com.au now claims to have some information about its appearance.

The site notes, “Nintendo is informing media that there will be two extended demos of the Wii U version to play at the booth and are being asked to set aside 90 minutes to make the most of the gameplay.” I’ve not heard about this personally, though that doesn’t mean that the report from finder.com.au is inaccurate. We’ll go ahead and mark this one as a rumor to be on the safe side.

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

Futuridium EP Deluxe is heading to the Wii U eShop today. A New 3DS version is also in the works, and it’ll support cross-buy upon release.

MixedBag shared the first screenshots from Futuridium EP Deluxe on New 3DS today. You can see what the portable version looks like below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 4 Comments

Monster Hunter Stories received a big blowout today. On top of Capcom announcing things like a release date and amiibo, we have a trailer and plenty of details about the anime, Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On.

First, the video:

Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On will start airing on October 8, every Sunday at 8:30 AM on Fuji TV. It’s also been 10 years since Fuji TV last has a new anime slot. As one would expect, it’s based on the new video game.

The main character is named Ryuto, who rides a Rathalos. He has childhood friends Cheval and Lilia, both of them riding on a Rathian.

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

Zombie Vikings, the newest title from Stick it to the Man! creator Zoink Games, was confirmed for Wii U last August. Sadly, the developer has now said that the eShop release has been canned.

8-Worlds News heard from Zoink that Zombie Vikings is no longer planned for Wii U. The team is instead focusing on other projects, while adding that NX is being considered for future development.

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Monster Hunter Stories will have a presence on the next episode of Capcom TV. Since a release date was announced today, we’re hopeful that new footage will be shown.

The latest episode of Capcom TV will be shown at the following times on June 1:

– 3:30 AM PT
– 6:30 AM ET
– 11:30 AM in the UK
– 12:30 AM in Europe

We’ve included the embed for Capcom TV below.

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This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:

Uncharted 4 – 9
Battleborn – 5
Stellaris – 7
Fire Emblem Fates – 9
The Banner Saga 2 – 8
Alienation – 6
Stephen’s Sausage Roll – 9
SpeedRunners – 8
Severed – 6
Yo-kai Watch – 6

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Mighty No. 9 publisher Deep Silver uploaded a new trailer for the game yesterday. To say that it wasn’t received well might be an understatement. Have a look at the YouTube page here, and you’ll truly understand how fans have responded to the video.

Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu is none too pleased with the new Mighty No. 9 trailer either. Aizu recently put up the message shown above on his Twitter page yesterday. Perhaps Deep Silver should have consulted with Inti Creates, as they were behind the project’s development.

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Next month, all Minecraft users on consoles will have access to a new mini-game: “Battle”. The free DLC has players battling it out against each other in a deathmatch, and comes as the first of various mini-games on the way.

Here’s an official overview:

Battle pits players against one another in a fight for survival, as they race to snatch weapons and resources from chests, dance over each arena’s unique perils and stave off hunger pangs. We’ve made the mini game specifically with console players and couch-based competition in mind: it supports up to four players in splitscreen and eight players online, either by invitation or using the in-game matchmaking system. We wanted it to be super-accessible and fast-paced, so we’ve tried to keep the focus on rapid tactical thinking and combat: there’s no need to craft anything here, and you can loot inventories and equip armour with the tap of a button.

Battle will be added to Minecraft sometime next month. Additional maps will be available in the future for $2.99 each.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice – $9.99
Dual Core – ?
Futuridium EP Deluxe – $7.99
Rynn’s Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest – $9.99

Wii U Virtual Console

StarTropics – $4.99
Zoda’s Revenge: Star Tropics II – $4.99

3DS Download

Conveni Dream – $5.00
Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice – $9.99
Epic Word Search Collection 2 – $7.99
Infinite Dunamis – $4.99

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC Maps: III: The Changing Tide – Shiro’s wounded band must seize an opportunity. Part 3 of Heirs of Fate for the Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest games is now available for $1.99.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 2 DLC – Across dimensions, other versions of the Hoshidan and Nohrian children are under attack. Born and raised in the Deeprealms, these fledgling warriors must now rise up to save themselves and their parents as they unravel the mystery of their adversaries. In this six-map series for the Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest games, units leveled up in the main game cannot lend support. Devise a strategy using a fresh team and reap the rewards, but only if all of your units survive. You can receive all six maps as they are released by purchasing Map Pack 2 for only $7.99.

eShop Sales

Wii U / 3DS

– Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 7.
– Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U), Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS) and more games from SEGA are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 6.

Wii U

– Inside My Radio is 20 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $11.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 8.
– The Quiet Collection is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 6.?

3DS

– Stella Glow, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight and more games from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 6.
– Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 2.
– Toy Defense is 30 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.79) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 16.
– SteamWorld Heist is 25 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 9.
– Terraria is 25 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 2.
– Lionel City Builder 3D and Cube Creator 3D from Big John Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 8.

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

The Nintendo UK store has opened up pre-orders for the new Splatoon amiibo. You can place an order for each one here. That includes the Squid Sisters plus new colors for the Inkling Boy/Girl/Squid.

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