Super Mario Maker “The Shift” commercial
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments
The second North American Super Mario Maker commercial is in. We’ve attached it below.
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YIIK will contain an arrangement from Secret of Mana composer
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Hiroki Kikuta, known for his work on the Secret of Mana series, will be involved with YIIK. It’s been announced that Kikuta will be contributing an arrangement for the game based on the three major themes written by AcckStudios composer Andrew Allanson.
Kikuta will be able to create any type of track he wishes based on the three themes. Additionally, an area of the game will be specifically designed to complement his piece.
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GameStop selling Bowser and Toad Wiimotes in Sept., Yoshi in Oct. as exclusives
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 2 Comments
Three new Wii Remote Plus controllers are heading stateside, courtesy of GameStop.
Controllers for Bowser and Toad will be available on September 11. On October 16, the Yoshi version will follow.
Pricing is set at $39.99 for each controller. Note that all three are GameStop exclusives. They can be ordered on the retailer’s website here.
Splatoon version 2.1.0 incoming, mostly bug fixes
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. Nintendo’s official patch notes have been added in.
Nintendo is releasing a new 598MB Splatoon update in just a couple of days. Version 2.1.0 will arrive Tuesday in North America, and Wednesday in other territories. The breakdown of times is as follows:
– 7 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 10 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
Prior to the update’s release, Splatoon’s servers will be experiencing maintenance for 70 minutes.
As for the update itself, it’s mostly a means to fix bugs. You can find details about the patch below.
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Poi trailer #2
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
PolyKid prepared a new trailer for Poi, an upcoming 3D platformer for Wii U. Watch the video below.
Xenoblade Chronicles X – “Survival Guide” episode 1
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Today, Nintendo launched a new “Survival Guide” video series on its YouTube page for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Five videos are planned in total, and each one will provide information about the game. Take a look at the first one below.
Shovel Knight amiibo will be produced at the same factory as Disney Infinity figures
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
We heard last week that Yacht Club Games will be entirely responsible for the Shovel Knight amiibo. Nintendo is licensing the technology, but it’s pretty much up to the studio to get the figure into consumers’ hands.
This is something that Yacht Club Games reiterated to Destructoid at PAX Prime 2015. He additionally revealed that the Shovel Knight amiibo will be produced in the same factory as Disney Infinity figures.
Velasco said:
“We’re basically licensing the amiibo technology from Nintendo, and they’ve been overseeing it every step of the way. From the design, to how the amiibo functions in the game, to making sure that it was all just perfect in every way.”
“But we’re the ones that are dealing with the manufacturing and distribution, we’re the ones that are talking with the toy and sculpture people. Even things like the packaging.”
More: Amiibo, Sean Velasco, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games
Hyper Light Drifter footage
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More footage of Hyper Light Drifter has come in via a video from GameSpot. We’ve posted it below.
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Itagaki comments on Devil’s Third reviews
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 34 Comments
On his personal Facebook page, Devil’s Third creator Tomonobu Itagaki commented on the reviews the Wii U game has been receiving thus far. The average score currently sits at a 41 percent on Metacritic.
Itagaki acknowledged the negative critical reception, but feels that “most of the people reviewing the game weren’t given a chance to evaluate it properly.” Whereas Devil’s Third’s online play was designed “to be enjoyed together with tons of people”, he has the impression that “dozens of reviewers were only allowed to try the game in a closed environment.” Itagaki added that he values player feedback to a much greater extend.
Head past the break for Itagaki’s full message.
18 minutes of FAST Racing Neo footage
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Polygon has posted a video featuring 18 minutes of footage from FAST Racing Neo. Check it out below.
