Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments

The Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo began to hit stores in Canada yesterday. In the video below, you can see the plushie being unboxed.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

Masayuki Uemura, a lead designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, held a presentation at New York University’s Game Center last night. Uemura shared a couple of interesting insights that I wanted to relay here.

First, the front-loading slot was implemented since VHS systems were popular in the mid-190s. The team wanted to make the NES to take on a somewhat similar appearance. Uemura also commented on why the Zapper was bundled in: because Americans loved guns, apparently!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

As was promised last night, Splatoon has been updated with another new weapon. Players can now begin using the Rapid Blaster Pro.

A sizable update will be coming to Splatoon next week, which makes a slew of adjustments to the game. This will be going live on Tuesday evening in North America and early Wednesday morning in Europe.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Another hour of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water footage has come in. Take a look at the two latest videos below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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