Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

Nintendo will debut an animated short for Star Fox Zero this Wednesday, the company has announced. You can watch it here at the following times:

– 3 PM PT
– 6 PM ET
– 11 PM in the UK
– 12 AM in Europe (Thursday)

Here’s a 30-second teaser:

Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins was made in collaboration with Shigeru Miyamoto, Production I.G. and WIT Studio. It features “the beloved characters from Star Fox Zero.”

After the animated short airs, fans can tune in for a special Nintendo Treehouse: Live featuring Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard.

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

According to a listing on Nintendo’s European website, Monster Hunter Generations takes up 12,534 blocks. That amounts to 1.56GB.

We’re expecting this size to translate similarly in North America. It may differ slightly (the Japanese version was 12,199 blocks / 1.49GB), but it should be right around 1.5GB.

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

Update (4/18): Bumped to the top. Here are some screenshots:

Original (4/11): Following Super Robo Mouse, RCMADIAX has lined up its next game for the Wii U eShop. We’ll be seeing Mega Win Casino Slots sometime in June.

Aside from the following tweet, we don’t have too much on Mega Win Casino Slots at the moment:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

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 eShop, News | 0 comments

As mentioned in this week’s European Nintendo Download roundup, Game Freak’s Pocket Card Jockey is getting a demo in Europe this week. The full game is set to arrive next month. On Twitter, Nintendo announced a final release date of May 5.

Here’s the relevant message:

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

Nintendo has partnered with SONIC for a new promotion. Those who order a Wacky Pack at a Drive-In between April 19 and June 30 will receive a colorful toy based on Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

Five toys in total are up for grabs, and each one plays differently. There’s one shaped like Mario racing across the room on wheels whereas another has Paper Mario and Luigi spinning around like a top. Nintendo has also prepared two toys that resemble the folded-up paper look of the papercraft battles featured in the game.

Here’s a look at the various toys:

Source: Nintendo PR

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Comics | 37 Comments

We’re taking a slight break from our new story with Teddy – which we asked you guys for feedback on – this week. We believe we’ve sorted out the winning choice, but the announcement will come next week in case a last-minute change is necessary. This time around, we have a one-shot featuring Shigeru Miyamoto (click for full size):

By the way, I know there’s at least one of you out there that wanted an RSS feed for our comics. Well, we’re finally delivering on that! If you’d like to keep up with the feature via RSS, use this link. I believe that should do the trick.

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

On Friday, Bravely Second finally debuted in North America. Just like in Europe, Nintendo made a collector’s edition available. You can see an unboxing video for the special release below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic has been adding talent from Rare on a regular basis since its inception. This past week, yet another staffer from that company joined the team – at least temporarily.

Playtonic has welcomed Phil Tossell, who was the coding lead on both Star Fox Adventures and Kameo. He’s also one of the co-founders of Tengami maker Nyamyam.

Playtonic tweeted out the following:

Based on a tweet from Tossell, it sounds like he’s still on with Nyamyam:

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI and Pokemon Sun/Moon have dropped a bit, but still remain in the top 10.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 31 and April 6.

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