Another Warlocks trailer, out in Q3 on Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
A full trailer for Warlocks has been released today, which you can find above. The game’s developer has also confirmed a Q3 2015 launch on Wii U. When we have a more specific date, we’ll be sure to let you know!
Nintendo’s first smartphone games will come out this year
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 67 Comments
It won’t be too long before we see the first product from Nintendo and DeNA’s new partnership. We know that their first smartphone games will be releasing this year, though nothing has been said beyond that. Is there a Nintendo IP you guys would like to see make its debut on smart devices?
Jackbox Games’ lack of Wii U support is due to production resources and market size, but could change in the future
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments
Jackbox Games has dabbled with various platforms over the years, but the company has never supported Wii U. In an interview with Destructoid, CEO Mike Bilder explained why.
Bilder noted that Jackbox’s lack of Wii U support comes down to production resources and market size. However, he did also say that the team “may support” Nintendo’s console in the future.
Below are Bilder’s full comments:
We’re a small team and we’ve done the development for all of our platforms in-house and we’ve self-published all of our recent games. We like the Wii U and may support it in the future but our recent lack of support is really a function of production resources, as well as market size. Amazon, Ouya, and others have been easy platforms to get to because of our technology.
We really feel the type of games we make – party games – are uniquely suited for this recent generation of set-top-boxes that feature games. Consumers of those boxes aren’t looking for AAA console quality games. If they are, they likely already have a console. But, some awesome, affordable party games (our games) that you can easily fire up on your TV seem like a perfect fit for that audience.
More: interview, Jackbox Games, Mike Bilder
Japan getting Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 in June
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Starfish’s Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 was announced for 3DS last July. In this week’s issue of Famitsu, a final release month has finally been confirmed.
Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 will launch in Japan this June. A limited edition is apparently planned, though details have not yet surfaced.
More: Japan, Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3, Starfish
Mario Party 10 Kids Choice Awards commercial
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More: Kids Choice Awards, Mario Party 10
PEGI ratings to be expanded to the eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
PEGI has announced the expansion of its rating system to mobile and digital storefronts in Europe. This comes as part of a global initiative with other classification authorities from around the world, which includes the following groups:
Pan European Game Information (PEGI) – Europe
Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) – Germany
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) – North America
Classificação Indicativa (ClassInd) – Brazil
Classification Board – Australia
The International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) was recently established in hopes of streamlining the process for assigning age and content ratings to digital games as well as mobile apps. At the moment, the IARC system is adopted for use in Google Play/Firefox Marketplace, but the eShop will soon be represented as well.
Ultimately, this should mean that more games will make their way to Europe. That’s because developers will be able to submit their game, and then collectively obtain age ratings for various countries. The process will be much, much simpler… and free.
Nintendo share value sees big increase thanks to today’s announcements
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Most of the time, I’m against posting any sort of news about stocks and share values. The market constantly fluctuates. When something good happens, share value goes down. When something good happens, the value goes up. That’s all there is to it for the most part!
Given today’s announcement regarding Nintendo and DeNA’s partnership (spanning new plans for smart devices and a new NX platform), it should come as no surprise that the Big N’s share value has seen a significant spike. We won’t know how things are going in the Japanese stock market until tomorrow, but there have already been notable increases in NTDOF and NTDOS values in the US market. Both are currently experiencing their highest values over the last year with a 20 percent boost.
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin render shows the game’s villains
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new render today showing the various villains in LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin. As was expected, Ronin is the main villain, though Frankjaw, Master Chen, Skales and General Cryptor are also in the game.
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin launches on March 24.
Source: Warner Bros. Interactive PR
Pokemon Shuffle version 1.1.4 out now
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Pokemon Shuffle has received another new update. You can nab version 1.1.4 by heading over to the “Check In” section of the game. We’ll let you know what the update encompasses as soon as we obtain more information.
More: Pokemon Shuffle, title update
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 3DS theme out in Japan this week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo is releasing a new Mario vs. Donkey Kong 3DS theme in Japan very soon. For 200 yen, it will be possible to obtain the theme shown below. It’s out on Thursday.
