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

Nabbit and Boo from the Mario series appear in Star Fox Guard… just in nontraditional means. The two characters were recreated as enemies in the new Wii U game as “B.O.O. Unit” and “Nabbot”. Both are in the Chaos Class.

Here’s a look at some gameplay for both enemies.

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

Wii U owners in Europe can now purchase and download Mario Party 2 on the Virtual Console. 18 minutes of gameplay can be seen below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth will begin making its way to consoles next month. There’s still no word on a specific date for the Wii U version, but Nicalis confirmed yesterday that it will be out “”in the coming months”. We’ll let you know when we hear something more concrete.

As for what’s included in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, here’s the rundown:

Key Features:
– Over 100 hours of MORE gameplay
– Greed Mode – a whole new way to play, focused on risk/reward
– Expanded main game – a new final area with a new final boss
– Daily Runs – play a new official run, everyday!
– Online Leaderboards – compete for highscore/best time
– 10 totally new and awesome challenges!
– 1000+ new room designs
– MONSTROUSLY UPDATED WEAPON COMBO SYSTEM!
– 120 new items-not counting tons of new pickups, chests, pills, bombs and cards-taking the item count up beyond 500!
– Alternate soundtrack!
– New secret transformations!

Uber secrets including:
– Lilith, mother of demons, a totally new playable character
– 4 new alternate chapters with new enemy types and visual themes
– Revised seed code combo system and new special seeds
– 100+ enemies, with new designs
– 8 new bosses

Source: Nicalis PR

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

Update: Natsume has now sent out an official announcement, confirming River City: Tokyo Rumble will be launching this summer in North America. We’ve also added in a bunch of details below.

Following yesterday’s Twitter tease, Natsume has announced that the company is publishing River City: Tokyo Rumble for 3DS. The game will be playable at E3 2016 in June.

Natsume just wrote on Twitter a few minutes ago:

River City: Tokyo Rumble is the localized version of Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku. That game came out in Japan back in 2013.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 5 Comments

In Europe, Nintendo is producing a First Print Edition of Star Fox Zero which includes a steelbook. Folks are now starting to get their hands on copies of the game. For a look at the steelbook, take a look at the gallery below – also included is a look at the T-shirt offered on the Nintendo UK store.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

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

Wii U Retail

Star Fox Zero – $49.99; Zero/Guard combo is $59.99 (available Friday)
Star Fox Guard – $14.99; Zero/Guard combo is $59.99 (available Friday)

Wii U Download

Blockara – $6.99
Dreamals – $4.99
Pinball Arcade – free to download

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Party DS – $9.99

3DS Demo

Pocket Card Jockey

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC Map: Witches’ Trial – Test your battle skills in the Fear Mountain stage from the Fire Emblem Gaiden game. This new map is available to download in the Fire Emblem Fates game for $1.99.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 1 – As a reminder, anyone who owns either the Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest game can purchase Map Pack 1 at the Dragon’s Gate in Chapter 6 of the game for $17.99 to get access to get bonus content and 11 DLC maps. Map Pack 1 content is priced at more than $24 when purchased individually.

3DS Themes

Fire Emblem Fates: The Men
Fire Emblem Fates: The Women

eShop Sales

Wii U

– Family Tennis SP is 25 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.74) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 12.
– Toon Tanks is 20 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 12.

3DS

– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 2.
– Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 9.
– Carps & Dragons is 50 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 31.
– Soccer Up Online is 25 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 19.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 47 Comments

Tatsuya Minami has stepped down as president from PlatinumGames, according to a Japanese report from Game Business. Minami departed from the company in March.

Game Business states that Kenichi Sato has taken over Minami’s role. Additionally, Atsushi Inaba and Seigo Tabira are joining Platinum’s board, having previously worked in developer support.

It’s unclear if Minami has left PlatinumGames entirely, or has simply stepped down from his role.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

In Japan, a pretty big update has been released for the arcade game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. This adds new courses such as Pac-Man Stadium and Namco Circuit while also improving the user interface and making the versus mode more enjoyable.

First, below are details on Pac-Man Stadium and Namco Circuit:

Pac-Man Stadium

A course glittering with neons, with the Pacman statue leaving the most impressions. It’s a technical course with many sharp curves. In order to progress smoothly, players will need to memorize the order of curves, and spin the handle in a rhythmical pattern accordingly.

Namco Circuit

A circuit that looks like a history museum of Namco games. There are many straight lines and loose curves, making it a course with high-speed battles. Use the acceleration area gimmicks well to instantly widen the gap against rivals.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

We’re just about done with our Star Fox Zero video coverage at this point, but we do have two more clips for you. Get a look at our final batch of footage below.

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

Those in Japan can now purchase a new 3DS theme based on Star Fox Zero. You can see what it looks like below.

We haven’t heard about this theme heading west, but I imagine it’ll pop up in North America and Europe soon!

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