More details about the Nintendo World Championships 2015 – 750 players per store, prizes
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
A few more details about the Nintendo World Championships 2015 have surfaced. Notably, we now know about the limitations of players, along with specific prizes. You can read up on a full roundup of information below (some new, some of it recap).
Locations
- 1717 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA
- 3675 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA
- 10760 NW 17th St., Miami, FL
- 900 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL
- 12905 Elm Creek Blvd. N, Maple Grove, MN
- 5001 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY
- 9378 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX
- 2214 S. 48th St., Tacoma, WA
Event Times and Details
- Doors open to register at 9am local time on 30th May – the competition will run from 10am to 7pm local time.
- Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis for a maximum of 750 players, which comes to 6000 overall competitors nationwide.
- If under 18 you’ll need a guardian or parent with you, all competitors must be 13 or older.
- All competitors will need to complete a simple form to register – you can print this out and complete it ahead of time.
- You will complete a run of Championship Mode in Ultimate NES Remix on 3DS systems provided by the store
- The top scorer in each local event after all 750 players have taken part is the winner. If there’s a tie there’ll be a play-off with the Super Mario Bros. part of the Championship Mode.
- Overall there will be eight event winners that qualify, joined by eight ‘guests’ in the live final.
Prizes
- One winner per local event will win two plane tickets to LA, along with two nights in a hotel – this’ll be to participate in the live final on 14th June. Those that live in or near LA may receive travel costs without the hotel stay.
- Each winner also receives a $250 VISA gift card on the trip.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter getting Wii U stretch goal at $3 million?
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 31 Comments
When Koji Igarashi’s Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was announced, it came with the disappointing news that the project wasn’t planned – at least initially – for Nintendo platforms. However, a notice on the Kickstarter page gave a small hint/hope that something such as a Wii U version could be possible if funds reached a certain amount.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been reaching stretch goals regularly on Kickstarter, and one of the latest updates suggests that a Wii U edition could be in the cards. Fans have been analyzing the new stretch goal image (shown above), which seems to show the top of the Wii U logo at $3 million. That’s not confirmed, but it appears to be the general consensus at the moment.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has raised almost $2.5 million on Kickstarter. If what people are speculating turns out to be accurate, then that means only $500,000 extra would be needed for a Wii U version.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
New 3DS XL summer commercials
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Videos | 6 Comments
Nintendo created a couple of new commercials to promote the New 3DS XL in North America this summer. Both can be seen below.
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Heroes, Help! heading to the Wii U eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Icy Wind Games, a two-man indie developer from Sweden, is developing its first game titled “Heroes, Help!” for the Wii U eShop.
Heroes, Help! is an action-adventure experience that has players setting off on an adventure with three friends to save the princess following her capture. They’ll be gathering gold to purchase new weapons and equipment, discovering secret areas and hidden treasures, defeating bosses, and obtaining clues to find the princess’ location.
In terms of features, Heroes, Help! will offer four-player co-op, over ten levels, player customization for weapons and equipment, achievements, and support for various controllers. The game will run at 60 frames-per-second, and the team is targeting 1080p resolution.
Heroes, Help! will launch in Q1 2016. A few screenshots are in the gallery.
Source: Icy Wind Games PR
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Wii U eShop charts (5/20/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Paper Mario
2. Super Mario 64
3. Donkey Kong 64
4. Splatoon
5. Super Mario World
6. EarthBound
7. New Super Mario Bros.
8. Mega Man & Bass
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Mario Party 10
11. DuckTales Remastered
12. Donkey Kong Country
13. Super Metroid
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Zelda: A Link to the Past
16. Mario Kart 8
17. The Legend of Zelda
18. SteamWorld Dig
19. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
20. Golden Sun
Videos
1. Splatoon Direct – 5/7/15
2. Get Ready for E3
3. Splatoon “Splat the World” Commercial
4. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
5. Don’t Starve: Giant Edition Trailer
6. LEGO Dimensions Announce Video
7. The Nintendo Bragg Report – Splatoon
8. Splatoon “Squid Kid” Commercial
9. Mario Party 10 Launch Trailer
10. Super Mario 64 Trailer
11. Donkey Kong 64 Trailer
12. Splatoon Ranked Battle, Battle Dojo and amiibo Trailer
13. Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Single Player
14. High Strangeness Trailer
15. Nintendo Minute – Mario Party 10 with Lamarr Wilson
16. Splatoon E3 2014 Trailer
17. Splatoon Start Inking Trailer
18. Ultratron Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Lucas Comes out of Nowhere
20. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
Source: Wii U eShop
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Video additions to the eShop (5/20/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Blocky Bot Trailer
New 3DS XL – Summer TV Commercial 1
New 3DS XL – Summer TV Commercial 2
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Mess Fest Vlog
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Battle Dojo
Present Code Instructional Video
Disney Infinity 3.0 Announcement Video
Stone Shire Trailer
Stone Shire Trailer 2
Vector Assault Trailer
Journey of a Special Average Balloon Trailer
Shapes of Gray Trailer
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Art Contest
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Single Player
Nintendo Minute – Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 First Look
Nintendo Minute – Whisper Challenge
Splatoon Ink it Up Commercial
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains Full Trailer
Stretchmo Trailer
3DS
New 3DS XL – Summer TV Commercial 1
New 3DS XL – Summer TV Commercial 2
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Mess Fest Vlog
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Battle Dojo
Present Code Instructional Video
Samurai Defender Trailer
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Art Contest
Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK MAY Splatoon Single Player
Nintendo Minute – Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 First Look
Nintendo Minute – Whisper Challenge
Splatoon Ink it Up Commercial
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains Full Trailer
Stretchmo Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
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More screenshots from The Great Ace Attorney
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments
Capcom prepared another round of screenshots from The Great Ace Attorney. Check them out below.
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Iwata Asks: Splatoon summary and a look at some prototype designs
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
The latest Iwata Asks focusing on Splatoon has all sorts of interesting details about the game’s development. Additionally, the team even shared a few prototype designs from the project. You can find those images below, plus plenty of tidbits about how Splatoon came together. Did you know that it was only 10 percent complete at E3 2014?
Part 1
– The reaction to Splatoon at last year’s E3 was better than expected
– Amano made the announcement trailer
– This is different than usual since trailers tend to be made by an outside agency
– Splatoon began after Nogami finished working on Wii U’s launch; he worked on the system’s menu
– Nogami gathered the Wii U launch team members about creating “a new kind of game, without worrying about trying to fit into existing game genres”
– The team got together practically every day and brainstormed potential ideas
– There were over 75 ideas shared in about 6 months
– The last new character from EAD was 14 years ago (Pikmin)
– The team wasn’t trying to create a new character, but instead a new game structure
– Program director Sato made a demo, which had a white cube in a maze (tofu)
– In the demo, blocks shaped like tofu could shoot ink and steal each other’s turf
Super Robot Wars BX debut trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Bandai Namco released the first trailer for Super Robot Wars BX. View it below.
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Iwata Asks: Splatoon now live
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo has published a new Iwata Asks discussion which revolves around Splatoon. You can read it here. Shintaro Sato, Seita Inoue, Tsubasa Sakaguchi, Yusuke Amano, and Hisashi Nogami participated in the interview.
