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

The latest update for FreezeME, previously made available in Europe, should be out now in North America as well. The patch introduces a bunch of adjustments and changes. We have the full lineup here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 106 Comments

What we’ve heard thus far about NX – both officially and unofficially – has been about Nintendo’s upcoming console plans. But yesterday, prominent technology news site SemiAccurate published a report with claims pertaining to an NX handheld.

A subscription is required to read SemiAccurate’s full piece. However, we do have a couple of tidbits from the article.

Here’s one excerpt:

It’s new console time again and SemiAccurate brings you news of Nintendo’s NX silicon. If you recall our past guesses were pretty spot on and this time should be the same. You might also recall we made some pretty surprising calls on the console silicon front too, and this one will probably make most of you pick your jaw off the floor.

SemiAccurate goes on to say that the Tegra chip is being implemented in the NX handheld. After losing out on gaming contracts this generation, the Nvidia team was told to secure a console win or “go home.” Nintendo apparently made off well, which has SemiAccurate questioning if this is actually “win” at all for Nvidia. In fact, Nvidia is rumored to be taking a loss with the Nintendo deal after support, software, etc.

It goes without saying, but always take these reports and speculation with a grain of salt.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 10 Comments

Atlus has published an official statement about the removal of Citizens of Earth from the 3DS eShop. It notes that “unforeseen circumstances” caused this to happen, and the company is working with Nintendo to bring it back.

The full message states:

In spite of Atlus citing “unforeseen circumstances”, we all know that the homebrew vulnerability was involved. In any case, at least we know Citizens of Earth will be back on the eShop eventually!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments

Nintendo Minute is back with another episode. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play a game where they each draw a character and see if the other can guess. Watch the full episode below.

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Emily Rogers has posted a brief article regarding the NX’s hardware. You can read it in full here.

Rogers writes that claims of the NX using x86 architecture are false after talking with “seven different people”. Instead, the system is rumored to have “special, custom-made chips and the overall design of the hardware is very modern.” We’ve heard that the NX is using industry leading chips, which is because “they are very modern chips”. But Rogers cautions that “having modern chips doesn’t necessarily mean Nintendo is aiming to create the most powerful hardware on the market.”

NX is supposedly closer to the Xbox One than the PlayStation 4 in terms of pure power. Although comparisons may be difficult given hardware differences, Rogers does not believe that the console “will compete directly with PS4 (Neo) / PS4K in raw power.”

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

During an event last week, Nintendo NY hosted a media preview for Disney Art Academy. Actor Sabrina Carpenter, who stars in the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World, was present for the festivities. View an official video from Nintendo of the event below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

My Nintendo will soon be updated with a new round of rewards. In a newsletter sent out by Nintendo of Europe, there’s a mention of an additional selection is coming on May 16. We’ll let you know what those are on Monday.

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

Amazon Canada has opened pre-orders for two different types of amiibo. You can reserve the new Kirby series as well as the two Isabelle figures here.. There’s no word yet as to when they’ll be up on Amazon US, but it should be in the near future.

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Nintendo has uploaded the third drawing lesson for Disney Art Academy. Below, Nintendo Minute’s Krysta shows you how to draw Joy from Inside Out.

Here’s the full video:

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

Update (5/13): Now available for pre-order on Amazon Canada.

Update (5/10): Now available for pre-order on Amazon, comes with a 20 percent discount for Prime members.

Original (5/7): Minecraft: Wii U Edition launched on the Wii U eShop at the end of last year. However, a physical version is coming soon. Best Buy and GameStop have now opened pre-orders.

Based on GameStop’s listing – as well as one from GameFly – Nintendo will be publishing Minecraft: Wii U Edition at retail. In one way that makes sense, as Sony and Microsoft published the game on their respective platforms. It’ll cost $29.99 – just like the eShop version.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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