Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Ubisoft’s Michel Ancel shared a few words about Nintendo while speaking with ONM this month.

According to the Rayman creator, innovation is the company’s greatest strength as well as its greatest weakness. This goes hand in hand with risk-taking, he believes.

Ancel also said that “the biggest surprises seem to come from Nintendo.” Miiverse and the GamePad were both pointed to as examples.

Ancel’s comments in full:

Nintendo’s greatest strength, and its greatest weakness, is innovation. It’s a company that takes a lot of risks. Few people understand that innovation involves risk-taking, because you don’t control everything on the market.

Today, the biggest surprises seem to come from Nintendo. People may like those surprises or not, but that’s a fact. Miiverse was a surprise, the GamePad was a surprise. What will come next? I can’t wait!

Thanks to joclo for sending this our way.

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Update: It’ll now take Theatrhythm Final Fantasy a couple of weeks to ship, but you can still lock in the price.

There are a couple of new discounts on Amazon that you may be interested in. First up, you can grab the highly-addicting Theatrhythm Final Fantasy for $18 (40% savings). Pandora’s Tower is also on sale for $20, resulting in a $10 discount.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Raising Pokemon was one of the areas Game Freak placed great emphasis on while developing Pokemon X/Y.

Director Junichi Masuda, in an interview with Famitsu, explained that players tend to play games less these days. And so raising Pokemon is much easier than before. As an example, experience points can be gained simply by catching another Pokemon.

“While we did integrate a lot of detailed adjustments into the game balance, another part would be the ease of raising Pokémon. Nowadays, we have the Internet, smartphones, and more, so I think the time spent playing games has decreased.”

“For those reasons, we made it much easier to raise your Pokémon that will allow you to play smoother and more comfortably than before. For example, simply catching a Pokémon with a Pokéball will net you some experience points.”

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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario World
4. Pokemon Rumble U
5. The Legend of Zelda
6. EarthBound
7. Art Academy: SketchPad
8. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
9. Super Metroid
10. DuckTales Remastered
11. Mega Man X
12. Final Fight 3
13. Final Fight
14. Little Inferno
15. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
16. Super Street Fighter II – The New Challengers
17. Super Mario Bros. 2
18. Final Fight 2
19. Runner2
20. Breath of Fire II

Videos

1. Nintendo Direct 10/1/13
2. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
3. Wii Party U Trailer
4. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
5. 2DS Reveal
6. Just Dance 2014 Trailer 6/11/13
7. Shovel Knight Trailer
8. Sonic Lost World Coming Soon Trailer
9. Unepic Trailer
10. QUBE Trailer
11. Tengami Trailer
12. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
13. Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer
14. Kirby 3DS Teaser Trailer
15. Scram Kitty Trailer
16. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Hero Mode Trailer
17. Armillo Trailer
18. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Trailer 6/11/13
19. Pier Solar Trailer
20. Rayman Legends Accolades Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s video additions to the Wii U and 3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Trailer 2
Nintendo at NYCC 2013
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer
Tennis Trailer
Golf Trailer
Wii Party U Trailer 2
Skylanders Swap Force Trailer #3
Skylanders Swap Force Trailer #2
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze dixie Trailer
Mutant Mudds Deluxe Trailer
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Trailer
Toki Tori 2+ Trailer

3DS

Nintendo at NYCC 2013
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Traler 2
Super Mario Kart Trailer
Skylanders Swap Force Trailer #3
Skylanders Swap Force Trailer #2
Devil Survivor: Overclocked Teaser Trailer
Devil Survivor: Overclocked Trailer
Wii Party U Trailer 2
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl Launch Trailer
Zombie Blaster Trailer
Pokemon X/Y: Pokemon Dreams
Pokemon X/Y: Battle Dreams
Pokemon X/Y: New Regions
Nintendo Minute – Super Mario 3D World New Levels and Power-up
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer
Angry Birds Star Wars Trailer
Mutant Mudds Deluxe Trailer
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Trailer

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Pokemon X
2. Pokemon Y
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Pokemon Dream Radar
5. Rune Factory 4
6. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8. SteamWorld Dig
9. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
10. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
11. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
12. Pokedex 3D Pro
13. Gunman Clive
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Picross e3
16. Super Mario Bros. 2
17. Etrian Odyssey IV: The Millennium Girl
18. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
19. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
20. Scribblenauts Unmasked

Videos

1. Pokemon X/Y: Mega-Evolved Pokemon Revealed
2. Nintendo Direct 10/1/13
3. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
4. Get Excited for Pokemon X/Y
5. Three New Mega-Evolved Pokemon Revealed
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer
7. Pokemon X/Y: New Regions
8. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Trailer
9. Pokemon X/Y: Battle Dreams
10. Pokemon X/Y: Pokemon Dreams
11. Kirby 3DS Teaser Trailer
12. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
13. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team TV Bloopers
14. Rune Factory 4 Trailer
15. Scribblenauts Unmasked 6/11/13
16. Sonic Lost World Coming Soon Trailer
17. Finding Luigi – Legend of Parkour
18. Pokemon Direct 9/4/13
19. Super Mario Kart Trailer
20. Skylanders Swap Force Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Maestro Interactive has released a new Cosmic Highway video showcasing the Free Drive Mode as well as one of the levels in the Special Cup exclusive to Wii U. Take a look below: