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

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth came out on both the Wii U and 3DS eShops in North America today. On Wii U, the game’s download weighs in at nearly 400 MB.

We should also mention that a patch is already on the way for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on New 3DS. This will address a particular bug in the game.

Creator Edmund McMillen shared the update news on Twitter with the following message:

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Capcom has a new video up to promote Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Nintendo will soon be adding another multiplayer map to Splatoon.

Starting tomorrow, players will be able to battle in Camp Triggerfish. This will be made available at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT / 3 AM in the UK / 4 AM in Europe.

Here’s the official announcement from the Splatoon Tumblr page:

Pack your knapsack because we’re going to camp. Camp Triggerfish, that is!

When the Inklings aren’t busy making s’mores or boondoggle key chains, they enjoy the majestic scenery afforded by camping the best way they know how – Turf War! Battles here play out across a series of bridges, which you’ll have to cross to reach your opponents’ turf.

Each team base at Camp Triggerfish is outfitted with a set of floodgates. When the gates are down, it’s easier for the other team to come and go as they please. In Turf War, the gates lower with one minute left on the clock, leading the way for late-game assaults. In Ranked Battle, they stay down so players can come and go as they please. Watch out in Tower Control! The tower’s path is almost always over water and you’ll need to show off your best squid skills to avoid getting dunked.

Starting tomorrow at 7 PM PT, Camp Triggerfish will be added to the stage rotation. Maybe after we’re done battling we can gather round the fire and sing some jaunty campfire tunes!

View some screenshots of Splatoon’s Camp Triggerfish map below.

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Amazon is holding a slight sale on Kirby Triple Deluxe. It normally goes for $35 on the retailer’s website, but the game can be yours for only $26. You’d be saving $9 with a purchase. If the deal sounds interesting, head on over to Amazon’s site here.

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

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has finally launched on the North American Wii U eShop. You’ll find a quick bit of footage from the release below.

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Electronic Sports League, known for its huge eSports presence, is setting up two online Community Tournaments for Smash Bros. Wii U in Europe. The top four from each one will participate in a final that will be held in late August.

Here’s the complete schedule:

Super Smash Bros. Community Cup #1 Europe – 26th July 15:00 CEST
Super Smash Bros. Community Cup #2 Europe – 16th August 15:00 CEST
Super Smash Bros. Community Cup Final Europe – 22th August 15:00 CEST

And below are the official rules:

• Single Elimination
• Set length: Best of 3 / Finals: Best of 5
• Game length: 2 Stocks 6 Minutes (Timeout = the player with most Stock and Least % wins)
• Handicap, Damage Ratio and Damage Display remain the same!
• Items: off
• Equipment: off
• Custom Moves: off
• Amiibos: Illegal
• DLC Chars: Legal
• Mii Chars: Banned
• Suicide Clause: Bowser-Suicide counts as lose.
• Pause/Homebutton clause: player who uses one of those buttons without mutual agreement will lose 1 Stock

This is more of a trial run, so it makes sense that the prizes are a bit on the light side. The top three participants in the final will receive eShop funds of €50, €25 and €15 respectively. They’ll also be given a choice of Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World or Super Mario Maker.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 35 Comments

A new poll has opened that allows fans to choose the next character for Disney Infinity. There are twenty options in total, including Beast, Peter Pan, Hercules, and even WALL-E.

To vote, simply participate in the poll here. Fans can also tweet at Disney Infinity, or comment on their Instagram or Facebook using #OurDisneyInfinity and their top pick.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update 2: Bumped to the top. Full announcement is in:

To celebrate the upcoming launch of the Super Mario Maker game for the Wii U console, Nintendo is hosting a special “hackathon” event at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park on July 28 and July 29.

Hackathon events are a unique element of the Facebook company culture, and an opportunity for employees to pursue a project outside their day-to-day responsibilities to rapidly create something that interests them. The Super Mario Maker hackathon is exclusively for Facebook employees to design a special level in the game. At the event, participants will be using the demo version of the game that drew rave reviews at the recent E3 video game trade show to create levels using the in-game tools that will become available to a wider audience when the game launches exclusively for Wii U on the 11th of September. The event will culminate with designers presenting their creations to a panel of judges from Nintendo and Facebook. The winning individual or team has the opportunity to make the level available for Super Mario Maker owners to play after the game’s launch. Nintendo will be making a video series documenting the event available for fans to view shortly after the event concludes, and fans can also check in to Nintendo’s social media channels on July 28 and July 29 for live updates.

“Facebook is known for connecting people through delightful shared experiences,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “Video games fit that mission perfectly, and we’re thrilled to work with a partner like Facebook to help more people form connections through the joy of games like Super Mario Maker. It’s easy for anyone to create levels in the game and share them with friends, and we can’t wait to see what the talented Facebook employees will create before the game becomes available to everyone starting on the 11th of September.”

Super Mario Maker is the ultimate evolution of the Super Mario Bros. series and lets players’ imaginations run wild. For the first time ever, friends can have fun playing through levels they create for one another. The Wii U GamePad controller makes it so easy for anyone to create levels that it feels like simply sketching out ideas on paper. Players with Internet access can enjoy a seemingly endless supply of inventive Mario levels inspired by Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U from players around the world. Everyone who purchases the game will also receive a special Super Mario Maker Idea Book providing inspiration and thought starters on the level-creation process. In addition to the game, Nintendo will also release a special Mario amiibo figure to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. game. To coincide with the anniversary, both the Super Mario Maker game and the 30th Anniversary amiibo launch the 11th of September.

Update: Both tweets have been removed from Nintendo’s Twitter account. Hmm…

Nintendo is celebrating the launch of Super Mario Maker through a new partnership with Facebook. Employees from the company will be making levels in the game, one of which will be made available to download on release day.

Nintendo announced on its Twitter account a few minutes ago:

Super Mario Maker launches for Wii U on September 11.

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

Likely in celebration of Daigasso! Band Brothers P Debut’s launch on the Japanese 3DS eShop, Nintendo has updated Collectible Badge Center with eight panels of Band Brothers badges. Users also have access to three more Animal Crossing panels of badges, along with two more food-related Tomodachi Life badges. There’s a free go to use as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments

Last month, Nintendo uploaded a new Devil’s Third video to its YouTube channel. This video – which features an interview with creator Tomonobu Itagaki – has now been translated into English. We’ve posted it below.

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