Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Ubisoft’s European boss Alain Corre commented on the status of Wii U while speaking with GamesIndustry at Gamescom 2014 last week.

Corre’s mainly discussed the new Super Smash Bros., which he believes “will be a trigger to increase the momentum of the Wii U at Christmas.” He added that the series “could be magical” on the console.

Corre’s comments in full are as follows:

“To be honest, we always want more consoles. Just Dance 2015 is resonating very well. We think it will please a lot of [existing] Wii U owners and push more families to buy extra Wii Us. But we also believe that Super Smash Bros. will be a trigger to increase the momentum of the Wii U at Christmas. As a gamer, I was playing [Super Smash Bros.] over ten years ago, and it has some of the best moments that Nintendo has shared. I think that franchise could be magical [for the Wii U]. Nintendo has some of the best franchises in the world and it knows how to make great games. It proved that with Mario Kart, and it will prove that again with Super Smash.”

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Square Enix has published another round of screenshots and details for Final Fantasy Explorers. Look for today’s content below.

Paladins

– High defense
– Play the role of a tank
– Paladins are best with physical and magic attacks
– Lack of mobility
– Paladins stick around on the frontlines as a shield for the party
– “Absolute Domain”: protect themselves and allies around them from enemy attacks
– Paladins can also provide the party with some support
– “Deflect”: lets them use their shield to defend attacks from enemies
– This is their go-to move as a tank
– “Spinning Edge”: offensive move; hits enemies around them

Rangers

– Long-ranged damage-dealers
– Not as strong as the melee damage-dealers, but they can use various status inflicting attacks
– Their defense is on the lower side
– This means they’re not so great at close-ranged combat
– Rangers can attack from a distance
– “Abyss Shot”: do different effects like poison or paralysis
– “Arrow Rain”: recommended to use when the tank gets hate from the monsters

Shiva the “Ice Queen”

– Located in the the dim cave known as the Tinz Underpass
– Players fight her here
– There are crystal-like parts throughout the cave, along with plenty of water-based monsters
– Shiva’s exact location is at the Tinz Lake
– Tinz Lake is dark and cold, and seems to be covered entirely in ice
– There’s also a throne-like object that is made of ice
– Shiva is covered by an extremely cold aura that puts a freezing effect on anyone who gets near
– Once you’re in a freeze status, your movement will be limited
– She also has moves like “Blizzard” and “Frozen World” that brings out spikes made of ice from the ground
– “Diamond Dust” ability for Shiva as well

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

During GameStop’s Q2 2014 earnings conference call, the company’s Mike Mauler mentioned that Mario Kart 8 “helped drive a more than threefold increase in Wii U hardware sales versus Q2 2013.” A couple of higher-ups were asked to further discuss the outlook for Wii U later on.

President Tony Bartel started off by stating:

You know, we’ve been very consistent, every time we’re asked about the Wii U here, that really what they needed was two things. They needed strong first party titles, which we think that they are getting, and they also needed to do a better job of explaining exactly what the connected [unintelligible], as we like to call it, how you actually use that. I think that they’re going to do a great job on both of those.

Clearly, they’ve come out with some nice announcements at gamescom. Preorders really spiked when they came out on that. So we’re very excited about that.

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Nintendo UK signs up The Vamps for new marketing campaign promoting Tomodachi Life the latest game on Nintendo 3DS & 2DS

22nd AUGUST 2014 – Top indie pop band The Vamps are set to star in an upcoming advertising campaign for Nintendo UK to promote Tomodachi Life, available now on Nintendo 3DS & 2DS. The adverts will see the band enter the crazy world of Tomodachi Life and fans will be also able to get up close and personal with the boys via official QR Codes which will allow them to import Mii cha racters of the band into their game for free.

Tomodachi Life allows you to create a crazy and fun-packed world, populated with Mii characters based on absolutely anyone you know; such as your friends, family and now even The Vamps. Your Mii characters will live on their own island together, and you can customise their lives with a variety of cool clothes and décor for their flat, as well as enjoy a host of different food from around the world. Each of your Mii characters can speak, sing, and act with their own individual personality, so watch them form surprising friendships, fall in love, and funny situations unfold. Become the director of their lives as your Mii characters star in your very own soap opera – you’ll want to share every wacky moment as it happens – and at any time you can capture screenshots. These can be shared via the Nintendo 3DS Image Share tool to Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr with your real-life friends and family so they can see what’s happening on your island. The sky’s the limit in Tomodachi Life – Your friends. Your stories. Your life.

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

RCMADIAX has officially announced Blok Drop U X Twisted Fusion, a new collaboration title for the Wii U eShop featuring the two games. It mixes the art of Leuvsion’s world with the gameplay of Blok Drop U from RCMADIAX. Expect more details and images soon.

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Koei Tecmo has nearly completed the first update for Hyrule Warriors. The company is currently checking to see when it will be available, according to a message posted on the game’s Twitter account.

As previously announced, Hyrule Warriors’ first update will address various bugs/issues. Today’s tweet also confirms that the patch will add a new game mode. Further information was not shared.

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Pokémon Art Academy is coming to North America on October 24, Nintendo announced today. The game will be available both at retail and on the 3DS eShop.

You can find today’s announcement in full below.

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