Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Nintendo just sent out a press release recapping today’s Splatoon Direct. If you missed any of the juicy details, be sure to read it below.

Nintendo is hosting free demo events of Splatoon for all Wii U owners, and people who purchase the game will receive a squid-boatload of free post-launch content. Nintendo announced these and other details during a Nintendo Direct video focused on the Splatoon game, which launches May 29 exclusively for the Wii U console. To watch the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

Splatoon represents Nintendo’s take on the action shooter genre. Characters called Inklings can transform into squids as they attempt to cover the play area with their team’s colorful ink and splat opponents. Today’s Nintendo Direct detailed many of the weapons, stages, gear, modes and other features available in the game. New announcements from the Nintendo Direct included:

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Nintendo is partnering with GameStop for a special Splatoon offer. Those who pre-order or purchase the game at the retailer will be able to obtain Splatoon-based costumes for the new Smash Bros. games.

As was announced during today’s Splatoon Direct:

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A brand new Splatoon demo is launching today, Nintendo has announced. While players will be able to download it today, it will only be usable during certain days and times.

Here’s when the demo (Splatoon Global Testfire) will be playable:

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Squid Jump

– Simplistic mini-game
– Jump your way to the top
– Go for a high score

– Squidball, Squid Racer, Squid Beatz
– unlock another mini-game by completing all amiibo challenges

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

During today’s Splatoon Direct, Nintendo reveals some of its plans for free content updates for the game. Here’s a quick overview:

Free Update Events

– Content updates planned throughout summer
– New stages, weapons will be added
– Inkbrush included as one of the new weapons
– More gear including clothes and shoes
– New rules for Ranked Battle
– Tower Control, Rain Maker are two examples of these

August

– Two new matchmaking options

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Giant Bomb has posted a new video featuring 36 minutes of Project CARS footage. View it below.

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Today’s Splatoon Direct will begin at 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe. You can watch the presentation as it happens below. We’re not planning a live blog since I’m counting on the broadcast largely being recap, but any new information will be posted on the site right away. Enjoy the Direct!

Note that the North American broadcast should be 33 minutes long. The Japanese presentation is 35 minutes.

Here’s the North American stream:

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Marvelous posted a first blog on its website for Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven. In today’s piece, gamers are introduced to the game’s combat.

Below are a few excerpts:

Combat in Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven takes place on a turn by turn basis, with a focus on strategy and party dynamics. As you progress throughout the game more faeries are introduced to your roster, which drastically increases the possible party combinations and strategies.

A central feature of the combat system is the ability to ‘bowl over’ enemies in a cascading fashion. Attacks must be placed precisely to ensure maximum damage. Knocking over a certain amount of enemies in one attack leads to an added bonus of an extra move, and this can be the difference between success and failure as the action heats up.

Tactical combat isn’t the only fun to be had however. One of our personal favourite elements of the game is the interactions between Luchs and the various Faeires. We’ll go into more detail in an upcoming article.

Head on over here for Marvelous’ full blog about Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven.

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Nintendo updated a couple of important listings in conjunction with today’s financial results. We now have the latest figures for lifetime Wii U, 3DS, Wii, and DS hardware sales. Additionally, Nintendo shared new listings of the best-selling games on Wii U and 3DS. All of that information can be found in the gallery below.

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