Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 will be available on Wii U this week. Check out a trailer for the game below.

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Another round of Wii U and 3DS maintenance has been scheduled for this week. Certain network services will be affected, such as online play and rankings.

The latest maintenance will take place at the following times:

– 5 PM PT (Wednesday) – 9 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 8 PM ET (Wednesday) – 12 AM ET (Thursday)
– 1 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 5 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 2 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 6 AM in Europe (Thursday)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 83 Comments

It’s been known that Playtonic is working with Team17 on Yooka-Laylee. The latter company will publish the game, but it’s now been revealed that they’re also working on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. That means Playtonic is able to concentrate on Yooka-Laylee for Wii U and PC.

MCV asked Playtonic about why the studio is working on the Wii U version internally over other platforms. In response, writer Andy Robinson said:

We naturally have so many backers who opted for Wii U. Because of the size of the team, we couldn’t take on all the consoles. You can imagine from a developer stand-point, that porting from PC to PS4 and Xbox One is slightly more straightforward than porting to Wii U. I also think it feels right playing it on a Nintendo system to some people. But the other versions will be fantastic as well.

Technical art director Mark Stevenson also noted:

“We wanted to make sure that Wii U gets the right attention. There is a lot of nostalgia around Banjo, Banjo heralds from Rare’s Nintendo’s days, and we are all massive Nintendo fans as well.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

The trailers continue for Kirby: Planet Robobot. Today, Nintendo of Europe prepared a new video showcasing the Team Kirby Clash and Kirby 3D Rumble mini-games. View it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Following today’s trailer, several outlets are starting to post new gameplay videos. We’ll be rounding those up below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Playtonic and Team17 have released several new screenshots and art from Yooka-Laylee. Find them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments

Playtonic has come out with the very first trailer for Yooka-Laylee, which you can watch below. The video confirms a new launch timing of Q1 2017. The game was originally planned for release this October.

Playtonic shared the following regarding the delay:

While we felt confident we could ship the game in October as originally projected in our Kickstarter, the Playtonic team has decided that it would prefer to add a few extra months’ polish to the game schedule.

Ultimately, this will allow us to deliver a better game to the tens-of-thousands of you who’ve supported us throughout development. And that’s what we all want, right?

We’re sure some will be disappointed by the prospect of a few extra months’ wait, however the team is confident that we’ve made the right decision for the game and that you’ll be pleased with the results when Yooka-Laylee arrives early next year.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

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

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

The Play Nintendo Tour is returning once again this year. Between June 17 and September 5, Nintendo will host a 12-city tour at malls and other locations in the United States. Fans will be able to play various 3DS games, participate in contests, nab prizes, and partake in photo opportunities.

Here’s what Nintendo has planned in terms of activities:

Visitors can hop into a Yoshi egg to play Yoshi’s New Island, recline on a giant banana while checking out Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and relax in pink beanbag chairs to play one of the newest games, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which launches on June 10. People who are into cool family photos or amazing selfies can take some snaps next to a huge Kirby figure, beside an oversized Yoshi egg, inside a barrel flanked by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, under a devastating blue Spiny Shell in the Mario Kart 7 area or next to a giant Pokéball in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire region. The New Super Mario Bros. 2 section features a photogenic flagpole, stacks of coins and a warp pipe, while the YO-KAI WATCH area makes people look like they have stepped into Springdale, the town in the game, complete with mischievous Yo-kai lurking about.

And list of locations:

June 17-19: Westfield Culver City – Los Angeles
June 24-26: Arrowhead Towne Center – Glendale, Arizona
July 1-3: FlatIron Crossing – Broomfield, Colorado
July 8-10: Mall of America – Bloomington, Minnesota
July 15-17: Bite of Seattle – Seattle
July 21-24: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina – San Diego
July 29-31: Memorial City Mall – Houston
Aug. 5-7: Woodfield Mall – Schaumburg, Illinois
Aug. 12-14: Roosevelt Field – Garden City, New York
Aug. 19-21: South Shore Plaza – Braintree, Massachusetts
Aug. 26-28: Tysons Corner Center – Tysons Corner, Virginia
Sept. 2-5: North Point Mall – Alpharetta, Georgia

You can read up on today’s complete announcement after the break.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

If you happen to own Disney Infinity 3.0, a new update should be awaiting you. I imagine that the patch makes room for the Finding Dory content. Perhaps this will be the final update for the game…

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