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

A new multiplayer mode is coming to Splatoon tomorrow (Thursday in Europe). Nintendo will be adding Tower Control, which is a variant of the Ranked Battle.

Tower Control will launch at the following times:

7 PM PT (Wednesday)
10 PM ET (Wednesday)
3 AM in the UK (Thursday)
4 AM in Europe (Thursday)

Nintendo Treehouse: Live will be showing off Tower Control on Twitch today at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT. We’ll have an embed version on the site before it goes live.

Head past the break for today’s official announcement with details about Tower Control.

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

Famitsu has an update on Project X Zone 2 this week, including a Japanese release date.

Project X Zone 2 launches in Japan on November 12. Bandai Namco is also preparing some first-print bonuses and a limited edition, which have been detailed as follows:

– Challenge map DLC titled The Girl from 10 Years Ago
– This gives the special item called “Black Hot Pants” upon clearing it
– A special 3DS theme will also be part of the first-print bonus
– Limited edition for 9,980 yen
– This is the “Original Game Sound Edition”
– Limited edition has a special feature that lets you play using over 60 tracks from the first Project X Zone game
– The limited edition also includes a DLC for “Valkyrie no Boken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu with Xiaomu”
– Basically a special arrangement for Valkyrie no Boken that makes Xiaomu playable
– Special 3DS theme called “Namco X Capcom 10th Anniversary” included in the limited edition version

Famitsu also has information about Project X Zone 2’s new “Mirage Cancel” battle system. By pressing the “B” button during a regular attack, players can cancel it and enter slow motion so that critical hits can performed more easily.

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

The Great Ace Attorney (3DS) – 9/9/9/8
Forest of Poitto Kororoke (3DS) – 8/8/10/7
Deemo: Last Recital (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Cho Tousouchuu Atsumare Saikyou no Tousousya Tach (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
Taiko no Tatsujin V Version (PSV) – 7/8/8/7
Ping Pong Trick Shot 2 (3DS) – 6/6/6/5
Gu-nyan (3DS) – 6/6/6/5

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

Warren Spector, creator of Epic Mickey, shared high praise for Nintendo in a recent interview.

Spector mentioned how Nintendo tends to make unique and different games. While he’s unsure what the company’s future looks like from a hardware perspective, he feels that having games on mobile devices will allow Nintendo to be just fine.

I’m kind of a Nintendo geek. I don’t want to get myself in trouble….you know, I’m looking around the show floor here. And let’s say there are 2500 games being shown. 2400 of them all look exactly alike. You can’t even tell which one you’re looking at, you know? And it drives me crazy.

And then you go to IndieCade, and you go to Nintendo, and all of a sudden it’s like, “Oooh, games can be different. Cool!” So I think from a creative standpoint, from a design standpoint, from an IP standpoint, from a graphics standpoint, I think Nintendo rocks.

The thing is, I mean, from a hardware standpoint it’s hard to say what Nintendo’s future looks like, let’s be honest about that. But the fact that they’re finally gonna put their IP on mobile…they’re fine. There are a billion smartphones on the planet. They’re gonna do just fine when Mario hits that.

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

Capcom released a launch trailer for The Great Ace Attorney in Japan last night. You can now watch it with fan-made English subtitles below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Update (6/29): Bumped to the top. This date has now been confirmed.

RCMADIAX is planning on launching its next Wii U eShop game titled “Don’t Crash” on the North American Wii U eShop next month.

Assuming all goes according to plan, the game will arrive on July 9. Also, keeping in line with RCMADIAX’s past eShop releases, it’ll be priced relatively cheap. You’ll be able to make a purchase for only $1.49.

RCMADIAX wrote on Twitter earlier tonight:

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

Famous Gamous is bringing “KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker” to Wii U next week, according to a listing on the eShop. The title is due out on July 9 for $7.99.

Below is an overview of the music game:

Do you LOVE 8-bit music from classic video games? Prpeare to create your own! KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker will transform your Wii U GamePad into an 8-bit jamming machine!

Simply touch the keys on your Wii U GamePad and YOU are playing KEYTARI. KEYTARI was designed to be easy to pick up and play. But to truly master KEYTARI, practice and experimentation will take you far – just like with a traditional musical instrument.

Wield powerful lead instruments such as SineSquare, MultiPlex, and PolySaw. Power-up a Background Beat, Underworld Bass, Sustain, and the Drum Kit to take your 8-bit style jamming to the next level!

Scoring is simple. +1 for every key played. Most think the Score Board is just for fun… However, the sages speak of a hero from afar who will break past the maximum score of 9999 and thus beat KEYTARI.

KEYTARI is a Wii U exclusive title.

Start jamming 8-bit style with KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments

Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, a few other representatives from Nintendo recently took a trip to Jim Henson Studios to see where the Nintendo puppets were created. Check out the journey in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch, Wii U | 11 Comments

A new interview with Reggie Fils-Aime was added to Forbes’ website today. Reggie discussed several topics, including Nintendo’s E3 showing, hardware, Wii U sales, Skylanders, amiibo, and mobile.

Those who are interested in reading up on what Reggie had to say can head past the break for the Q&A breakdown. You’ll find Forbes’ original piece with a few additional comments here as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 8 Comments

Now that Yoshi’s Woolly World has launched in Europe, we’re able to get a look at the game’s disc art. Give it a look above.

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