Nintendo UK site removes mention of Super Mario Maker including 100 levels
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
It was recently discovered on an official Super Mario Maker website from Nintendo UK that the game would come with 100 levels on-disc. Strangely though, this has now been removed. Did Nintendo make a mistake by going live with the information early, or was the original blurb a mistake?
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Azure Striker Gunvolt crosses 120,000 downloads
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments
During a session at Too Many Games, Inti Creates announced that Azure Striker Gunvolt has seen over 120,000 downloads. The most recent milestone of 110,000 downloads was confirmed in late April.
Inti Creates also said that the company currently consists of roughly 100 staffers. The Azure Striker Gunvolt team is made up of about 40 people.
More: Azure Striker Gunvolt, Inti Creates, sales
Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy hitting the European 3DS eShop on July 9
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy is finally coming to Europe early next month. According to a listing on the eShop, the game is slated for July 9. Pricing is set at €2.99.
More: Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy, Europe, Spicysoft
amiibo unboxings: Zero Suit Samus, Ganondorf, Yarn Yoshi
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 5 Comments
YouTube user “NintendoViewer” has shared a couple of amiibo unboxing videos. The first one gives us a look at Zero Suit Samus and Ganondorf while the other features the Yarn Yoshi plushies. Take a look at both below.
Itagaki gives some hope for Devil’s Third in North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Devil’s Third, has given some hope that the game will see a release in North America.
In a message posted to his personal Facebook page, Itagaki writes:
I will release my Devil’s Third in North/South America!
My will.
English isn’t Itagaki’s native language, so don’t worry too much about how the above message was phrased. The takeaway here is that Itagaki seems to give hope that Devil’s Third will end up seeing a stateside release.
There have been some concerns as of late that Devil’s Third won’t launch in North America. While Nintendo recently announced that the game would be coming to Europe and Japan in August, no such confirmation has come in for North America. Devil’s Third was not at all present at E3 either.
HORI releasing Link and Toad Mario Kart 8 wheels
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
HORI is bringing out two new Mario Kart 8 racing wheels in just a few weeks. Over on Amazon, Link
and Toad
wheels are listed for release on July 6. Pricing is set at $14.99 and $11.99 respectively.
Both accessories are officially licensed by Nintendo and act as attachments for the Wii Remote. They come equipped with a trigger button on the underside of the attachment to make the B button easily accessible. Additionally, they are optimized/designed for use with Mario Kart 8.
A few photos of the Link and Toad Mario Kart 8 wheels can be found in the gallery below.
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Footage of the 2014 Nintendo Game Seminar titles
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
This past week, the 2014 Nintendo Game Seminar titles hit the Japanese Wii U eShop. These Unity-based projects were created by Japanese university students under the guidance of Nintendo developers.
Footage of the different games can be found below. The lineup includes Ark Rush, Michiko Jump!, Jikan Satansa, and Doki Doki Tegami Relay.
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Media Create software sales (6/15 – 6/21) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
02./00. [3DS] Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
03./03. [WIU] Splatoon
04./00. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
05./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
06./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
07./05. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
08./07. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
09./04. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Evolution #
10./13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
11./10. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code
12./11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
13./09. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus: Fortune Tower and the Dice of Fate
14./17. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
15./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
16./16. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe
17./25. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
18./08. [PS4] Alien: Isolation
19./21. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 [1/1][Konami the Best]
20./20. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
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Miyamoto talks more about why Wii U struggled, taking a step back with NX, Nintendo focusing on excitement
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 104 Comments
Shigeru Miyamoto previously discussed why the Wii U struggles in an interview with NPR. Speaking with Fortune, he once again touched on this topic and pointed to the fact that “people never really understood the concept behind Wii U and what we were trying to do.”
He said:
“I feel like people never really understood the concept behind Wii U and what we were trying to do. I think the assumption is we were trying to create a game machine and a tablet and really what we were trying to do was create a game system that gave you tablet-like functionality for controlling that system and give you two screens that would allow different people in the living room to play in different ways. Unfortunately, because tablets, at the time, were adding more and more functionality and becoming more and more prominent, this system and this approach didn’t mesh well with the period in which we released it.”
Miyamoto also shared some regret about how the console won’t live up to its potential, in which he stated: “I still feel it was a very novel approach—and a very interesting idea.”
More: interview, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shinya Takahashi, top
Zelda: Ocarina of Time heading to the European Wii U Virtual Console next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 14 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is coming to the European Wii U Virtual Console next week, Nintendo announced today. Fans can get their hands on the classic title starting on July 2.
Nintendo wrote on its European Twitter account a few minutes ago:
Next Thursday, #N64 classic The Legend of #Zelda: Ocarina of Time emerges on #WiiU Virtual Console! pic.twitter.com/jwC0hBq1nV
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) June 27, 2015
This is the second time that Ocarina of Time will be arriving on the Virtual Console. The original VC release took place in February 2007 on Wii.
