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

Those who had hoped to obtain a copy of the Splatoon Special Edition from UK retailer GAME may be out of luck. In an email sent to customers today, the retailer said that a lorry transporting stock of the Splatoon Special Edition has been stolen.

GAME is unable to fulfill orders due to these recent events. Consumers are being offered standard versions of Splatoon along with with a £10 discount. Alternatively, gamers can cancel their orders.

In a statement provided to MCV, Nintendo said:

“We can confirm that the lorry transporting the Splatoon stock from Nintendo’s European warehouse to GAME UK has been stolen. Included as part of this delivery was GAME’s allocation of the Splatoon + Squid Inkling amiibo and as a result we are unable to honour pre-orders for this item in GAME. We are working with GAME to contact those customers affected. Whilst these unfortunate circumstances were out of Nintendo UK and GAME’s control, we apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment that this has caused.”

Nintendo added that it will be sending out the replacement game via first class post to ensure stock reaches gamers.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. The magazine isn’t quite as jam-packed as the previous two weeks, but there are still plenty of images to check out. Dragon Quest VIII, Fire Emblem If, Hatsune Miku, Splatoon, and Stella Glow are all featured in Famitsu, which you can check out below.

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Square Enix released the first screenshots from the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII. View them below.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

The embargo for Splatoon reviews has lifted, so plenty of verdicts are now starting to flood in. You’ll find a quick overview of the early reviews below.

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – N/A
GamesBeat – 83 / 100
GameTrailers – 8.4 / 10
Nintendo Life – N/A
Destructoid – 8.5 / 10
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 3.5 / 5
USgamer – 4 / 5

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

RCMADIAX is returning to the Wii U eShop this summer with three new titles. The studio is planning the previously-announced Color Bombs, along with new titles “Don’t Crash” and “Pixel Slime U”.

Below is an overview of these three games:

COLOR BOMBS

In this chain-reaction title, players must collect a predetermined amount of “COLOR BOMBS” to complete each stage. Several difficulties such as advanced and timed levels will challenge even the most seasoned player.

DON’T CRASH – NEW!

Quick reflexes required! This exciting arcade title requires its players to dodge oncoming traffic by switching lanes. Each successful lap around the track is a point, but be careful as the CPU will quickly change lanes without notice. To add to the challenge, the speed of your car will increase with every successful lap. Players are encouraged to post their scores to Miiverse and compare to others online.

PIXEL SLIME U – NEW!

An auto-runner with a twist! This title is one where you are challenged with achieving the LOWEST score possible. Players control a pixel slime through 40 levels while trying to avoid death. Stages quickly change mechanics to keep players guessing whats next. At the end of 40 levels, players are encouraged to post their death score on Miiverse to compare with the online community.

RCMADIAX has additionally announced that Super Robo Mouse is in re-development for Wii U. Details will be shared in the future – likely during E3 2015.

As for Europe, each one of these titles is being considered for release in the market, but RCMADIAX is “waiting for improvements to the ratings system to take place.”

Today’s news may come as a surprise, as Color Bombs was said to be RCMADIAX’s final Wii U game. The company’s Michael Aschenbrenner told us that he was going to step away since he was “burnt out”, but found that he was missing development.

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

Update: Here’s another video:

GiantBomb has shared another 18 minutes of footage from Badland: Game of the Year Edition. Check it out in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos | 3 Comments

Last week, Koei Tecmo revealed that Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 would be releasing in the west. We received confiramtion that the game would be reaching Europe on June 24, though we hadn’t heard anything about North America – until now.

Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 is heading stateside on June 30. For an official overview and the debut English trailer, continue on below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 12,096
Vita – 11,352
New 3DS LL – 10,134
Wii U – 7,611
New 3DS – 3,609
PS3 – 2,627
3DS LL – 827
3DS – 687
Vita TV – 423
Xbox One – 308

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 11,489
New 3DS LL – 11,340
Vita – 10,685
Wii U – 6,428
New 3DS – 3,483
PS3 – 2,964
3DS LL – 790
3DS – 742
Vita TV – 439
Xbox One – 148

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 67,385 / NEW
2. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,898 / 167,176
3. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 10,876 / 243,559
4. [PSV] Lovely Cation 1&2 – 6,835 / NEW
5. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 6,313 / 134,526
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,758 / 995,065
7. [PS4] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 5,591 / 21,504
8. [PSV] Abunai Koi no Sousashitsu: Eternal Happiness – 4,266 / NEW
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,081 / 2,626,570
10. [3DS] Bravely Second – 3,393 / 138,298
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,221 / 2,233,937
12. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 2,720 / 143,683
13. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X – 2,625 / 104,137
14. [PS4] Dying Light – 2,518 / 46,969
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,317 / 3,975,250
16. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 2,280 / 2,608,486
17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 1,989 / 638,100
18. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online – 1,963 / 107,305
19. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair – 1,861 / 42,589
20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 1,842 / 2,529,565

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

Pokemon Shuffle version 1.2.0 was released last night. However, we were unsure at the time what the update actually does.

Serebii has now shared the following information:

It added an extra note for the Hearts to allow for 5 hearts to appear and regenerate in addition to the amount you have over the usual amount of 5 meaning that you have 5 regenerating hearts in addition to any extra.

The Level and Experience of Pokémon also appear when you optimise them on the stage selection

There’s now a random extra capture feature called Super Catch Mode with a massively increased chance

Each Mega Evolution now has a number by their Mega Effect which can be boosted

You can see a Pokémon’s details immediately after capture

Increased cheat detection

Home Menu blocked during Time-Based stages

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