Pokemon Super Bowl commercial goes over well with viewers
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Pokemon’s new commercial which aired during the Super Bowl yesterday. Based on data from advertising and social analytics company iSpot.tv, the ad generated 41,000 social interactions last night. 88 percent of the sentiment regarding the ad was positive, GamesBeat reports.
Here’s the 30-second version of the Pokemon Super Bowl commercial:
An interesting note: companies needed to fork over $5 million this year for a 30-second slice of airtime during the Super Bowl.
More: Pokemon, Super Bowl
Anima: Gate of Memories’ Wii U version in doubt
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments
The situation surrounding Anima: Gate of Memories on Wii U has been a weird one. During the project’s early days, an eShop release was pretty much set in stone. Publisher BadLand Indie ended up claiming last July that a Wii U version is no longer in the cards, which then prompted the game’s developer to say otherwise.
Now things have taken a turn for the worse once again. Here’s an excerpt from Anima’s latest Kickstarter update:
“Anima Gate of Memories will be released simultaneously in Windows, Xbox One and PS4 and we are working to be able to release a few months later a WiiU version (which, even if we are still not sure, we hope that will be possible). Right now we are trying to discover if we can provide a console key. Give us a few more weeks to see if it can be done.”
The Wii U version hasn’t been cancelled outright, but there might be a reason to be concerned. We’ll keep you informed as we hear more about the situation.
More Shin Megami Tensei IV Final footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
Another round of footage is in for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. Watch the latest video below.
More: Atlus, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final
Big Red Button reflects on Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, SEGA on Sonic’s future and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 50 Comments
Today, Polygon published a massive piece about Sonic’s history. The site chronicled the series’ early times all the way up through Rise of Lyric as well as the future (in general terms).
We highly suggest giving the full article a read here if you’re a fan of Sonic. But after the break, you can find a breakdown of comments from Big Red Button CEO and co-founder Bob Rafei about Rise of Lyric as well as other comments from SEGA about the franchise.
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale file size
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale will take up 12,108 blocks on your SD card. For those that are curious, that’s nearly 1.5GB.
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale will be available at retail and on the eShop in North America. In Europe, it’s a digital-only game.
Outside the Realm hitting the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
TreeFall Studios is releasing another game on the North American Wii U eShop this week. On Thursday, “Outside the Realm” will be available. It’ll cost $1.99 regularly, but the launch price will be $0.49.
Outside the Realm uses touch-based puzzles on the GamePad in addition to some side-scrolling sections. You can watch a trailer below.
More: indie, TreeFall Studios
Shin Megami Tensei IV Final footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
4Gamer has shared about 11 minutes of footage from Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. Check out the gameplay in the video below.
More: Atlus, Japan, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final
AlphaDream not interested in making Paper Mario, false endings talk in Mario & Luigi, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments
Game Informer has a new interview up with Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam producer Akira Otani (Nintendo) and director Shunsuke Kobyashi (AlphaDream). In addition to the 3DS game, Otani and Kobyashi talked about the series in general as well as a few other topics. The two developers were asked about things like the possibility of the studio making a Paper Mario game (not happening), false endings in the Mario & Luigi series, and more.
Head past the break for some excerpts from the interview. You can read the full piece here.
Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/7/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI has returned to the top of the list.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 21 and January 27.
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Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS version 1.1.4 – community patch notes
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Over the past few days, fans on Smashboards have been compiling unofficial patch notes for the 1.1.4 Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS update. Since it’s been a work-in-progress, we’ve held off on posting them until now.
You can find a breakdown of the patch after the break. It’s mainly for those who are interested in seeing what sort of balances have been made to the roster.
