Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 58 Comments

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is due out later this year. But surely that isn’t the only title SEGA has lined up for Sonic’s 25th anniversary, right?

If a now-deleted Facebook post from the band Crush 40 is anything to go by, it sounds like a special anniversary game is in the works.

Here’s the brief fan Q&A TSSZ News managed to grab before its removal:

When will there be news about the Crush 40 album?

– We are planning a few performances for 2016 to commemorate the anniversary of Sonic. We “might” participate in writing new songs for the anniversary game…stay tuned…

Crush 40’s music has been represented in over a dozen Sonic games. It’d certainly make sense for them to contribute to a 25th anniversary release!

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

Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.

Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of December 28:

– 2 Pokemon panels (1 day left)
– 7 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 9 Tomodachi Life food panels
– 5 Mario Party panels (1 day left)
– 1 Mario Party icon panel (1 day left)
– 1 free play

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

The Play Nintendo YouTube account is continuing its “Super Play Time” video series. Check out the third episode below, which again focuses on Splatoon.

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

As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 fully supports the e-Reader levels on the Wii U Virtual Console. You can check out some footage of the courses below now that the game has been released on the Japanese eShop.

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

Following the “Music On” series, Abylight is developing a new music app for the 3DS eShop: Musicverse Electronic Keyboard. This new download will allow users to create and share songs, sounds, and melodies on Facebook, Twitter and Miiverse. Abylight also says that it will be more accessible compared to the Music On titles.

A teaser trailer for Musicverse Electronic Keyboard can be found below. There’s no word on a release date just yet.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

The Minotaur isn’t the only new indie game coming from Ratalaika Games. At some point in the future, the indie developer will also have Alien Dinosaurs on the Wii U and 3DS eShops, plus other platforms.

Alien Dinosaur is an arcade shooter in which players will take on enemies in different chambers, trying to escape from it. Ratalaika says that the following features are planned:

– Unique retro style action: Thanks to our artist and the simple mechanics, makes out game in something different, retro but fresh and with quick action.

– Story: Due to long hours spent watching low budget cinema and our madness, we have decided to create an unexpected story

– Develop your character: As you progress in the game you can change your character, so every time you play, it will be stronger and it could fight better against the T-rex

– Survival mode: Show who is boss and send all those enemies back to their graves. Survive as long as you can, kill everything you can and become a legend.

– Weapon arsenal: The player has a huge variety of weapons. From basic weapons like a gun or a shotgun to a mop or a fork, even laser weapons, there always should be a laser weapon on every house.

A release date for Alien Dinosaurs hasn’t been announced. While you wait for the game, view a trailer below.

Source: Ratalaika Games PR

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A lengthy gameplay video has come in for the recently-released Japanese title Monster Strike. Watch 27 minutes of footage below.

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Nintendo has opened a teaser site for Fire Emblem Fates. Head on over here to visit the page, which currently has a trailer, some screenshots, and information about the game. The full site should open a bit closer to launch.

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A few members of the Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam development team were interviewed in this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream. The lineup includes producer Akira Otani (Nintendo), director Shunsuke Kobayashi (AlphaDream), and director of battle team Jun Iwasaki (AlphaDream).

We’ve translated some excerpts from the interview after the break. The staff commented on how it was decided that Paper Mario would appear, the new dash mechanic (and Shigeru Miyamoto signing off on it!), and more. Read on below for the full breakdown.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

The results are in for the latest European Splatfest in Splatoon. For this topic, players were asked if they’d rather be fit or rich.

Popularity and wins were close on both sides. Money had a slightly higher percentage of votes (56 percent versus 44 percent), but fitness saw more wins (53 percent vs. 47 percent). That ultimately led fitness to a win with 362 points.

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