FreezeME out on the North American Wii U eShop next week, has a launch discount
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments
Rainy Night Creations confirmed via its Facebook page that FreezeME is arriving on the North American Wii U eShop next week. It can be purchased and downloaded on the eShop starting on February 4.
If you purchase FreezeME during its launch week, you’ll only need to pay $9.99. It’ll go up to the normal $13.99 asking price after this period.
FreezeME is still coming to Europe as well. All that’s left for PAL regions is ratings in different territories.
FreezeME will release for Wii U on USA, Canada and Mexico on the 4th of February!Also, FreezeME will launch on a…
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A half hour of Final Fantasy Explorers footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
30 minutes of footage has come in for Final Fantasy Explorers. Watch the latest gameplay below.
Pokemon 20th anniversary Super Bowl commercial revealed
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 41 Comments
The Pokemon YouTube page has just gone live with the official commercial for the series’ 20th anniversary set to air during the Super Bowl. View it below.
The ad, coming in at over a minute long and shot in Rio de Janeiro, promotes the franchise in general as supposed to specific products. It “celebrates the millions of Pokemon fans around the world, encourages them to enjoy the Pokémon references hidden in the ad and Train On.”
A 30-second version of the ad above will be shown at the beginning of the third quarter of Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, February 7.
Peg Solitaire hitting the North American Wii U eShop on Feb. 4, Tap Tap Arcade on Feb. 18
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Peg Solitaire is slated for release on February 4 as a Wii U eShop download, RCMADIAX announced today. Pricing will be set at $1.49.
Here’s the news straight from RCMADIAX’s Twitter:
[UPDATE] #PegSolitaire for #WiiU #eShop will launch at $1.49 in North America on February 4th. #Nindies pic.twitter.com/WZnolBetDO
— RCMADIAX [+=••] (@rcmadiax) January 25, 2016
RCMADIAX also confirmed that Tap Tap Arcade will be available on February 18 for $1.99.
[UPDATE] #TapTapArcade for #WiiU #eShop will launch at $1.99 in North America on February 18th. #Nindies pic.twitter.com/SiTOdTjje1
— RCMADIAX [+=••] (@rcmadiax) January 25, 2016
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Wii U Virtual Console trailer (Europe)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments
On Thursday, Wii U owners in Europe will have access to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance as the latest Virtual Console title. Watch the official trailer below.
Europe getting Splatoon pack in New Style Boutique 2 this week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 4 Comments
Additional content is heading to New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward later this week. On January 28, players will have access to a Splatoon pack.
Nintendo shared the news on Twitter:
Show your style with the sporty #Splatoon pack, coming to #NewStyleBoutique 2 on 28/01/2016! pic.twitter.com/aH1CF3JqCl
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 25, 2016
Get a look at the Splaoon pack above.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers 3DS and Wii U screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
We have a few new screenshots of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers in the gallery below. They specifically show the Nintendo versions of the game. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers on Wii U definitely looks similar to its other console counterparts, but this is our first look at the title on 3DS – which has an open world hub, by the way.
Former Ubisoft dev on porting Assassin’s Creed III to Wii U, making Prince of Persia for Wii
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 104 Comments
Maxime Beaudoin worked at Ubisoft for several years as a technical architect. Last year, he left the company and founded his own studio. Beaudoin thought it would make sense to look back at his time at Ubisoft in a personal blog post.
One interesting part of the piece has Beaudoin speaking about porting Assassin’s Creed III to Wii U. It was no easy task due to the technical challenges involved, but in the end, the team managed to get it done.
Beaudoin wrote:
After PoP, I contributed on several games here and there, and eventually landed on a technically very challenging project: porting Assassin’s Creed 3 on the WiiU. This was very different from my previous work. The team was super small: we were 2 programmers at the beginning, and at the peak I think we were like 15 or something.
Mega Man Legacy Collection screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 5 Comments
Capcom has prepared a new set of screenshots from Mega Man Legacy Collection. We’ve rounded up the latest images below.
Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/24/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI takes a dive, and falls a few spots down the list.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 7 and January 13.