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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Reviews, Wii U | 1 Comment

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Imperfections don’t stop Pwnee Studios’ first title from being mesmerizing, addicting, and unmistakably unique.

System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: August 1st, 2013
Developer: Pwnee Studios
Publisher: Ubisoft

Author: Austin

It’s not often that a developer’s very first game manages to be both picked up by a big-name publisher and given some fairly significant attention prior to launching, but in the case of Pwnee Studios’ “Cloudberry Kingdom”, that indeed happened. Citing the plump plumber himself as inspiration, Cloudberry attempts to bring players along for a 2D platforming journey comparable to the best of them, and amid some lofty aspirations and interesting gameplay decisions, it’s clear that Pwnee Studios– although perhaps not masters just yet– knows how to put together a solid experience, and one worthy of your time.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast | 1 Comment

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Eggbusters, Features, Videos | 1 Comment

Sorry, I’m in a big rush this weekend! Here’s the nest episode of Eggbusters, all about DuckTales! An NES classic to be sure, but one I never really played as a kid. Weird, eh?

Enjoy!

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, Features, General Nintendo, Wii U | 22 Comments

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I’m not playing the console’s requiem, but we all know Wii U needs help.
Can Nintendo find it in their 3DS playbook?

Author: Austin

It was a curious thing when 3DS launched. Nintendo pushed to get the handheld out within their 2010 fiscal year for the sake of pleasing their impatient investors, and as a result, the stereoscopic system squeezed through the closing gates of time onto an open market in the middle of March with no system-selling games, unfinished firmware, and a beefy $250 pricetag. It was a mistake– a huge mistake, even– and one that Nintendo quickly learned from.

And then, in holiday 2012, it turned out that they didn’t learn from it. Although backed up by a slightly more reconcilable lineup of games, Nintendo’s follow-up to the Wii– the poorly named “Wii U”– seemed to saunter slowly through the extravagant launch gates with its face obscured by confusing a marketing strategy, before tripping on its own lack of feet and face-planting into the mud. It, much like 3DS, didn’t have any truly exciting pieces of software, its operating system was unfinished, and its price point largely unjustifiable due to those things. Perhaps in order to capitalize on the situation, Nintendo delayed all of their worthwhile launch window titles into the second half of 2013. Which certainly didn’t help matters.

Given all of the parallels between 3DS and Wii U, it’s only natural that we ask the question: Can Nintendo save Wii U using the same strategies that saved 3DS?

It’s not a simple question by any means, so let’s take a look at what’s there to consider.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Spencer(@spencerstevens) in Features, Wii U | 1 Comment

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Spencer takes us through all of Pikmin 3’s new features prior to the game’s North American launch next week.

Author: Spencer

It has been nearly a decade since the release of Pikmin 2 on the GameCube, but fans are finally seeing the return of their favorite little floral minions with the impending release of Pikmin 3. Let’s take a look at what new things players can expect in what is promising to be a smash hit for the Wii U.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Eggbusters, Features, Videos | 1 Comment

It has been so long since I played this game, and I think it’s truly underrated when put up against Melee and Brawl. It’s such a smooth game and plays like a dream compared to most anything else on N64, which is certainly admirable given the system’s hardware limitations.

Enjoy the glitches!

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast | 9 Comments

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Wii U | 3 Comments

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Tough to say, and a worthy discussion to have I think!

This is a survey that requires no signing up, accounts, clicking through ads, or anything. Just answer a required question, answer a non-required question (if you want) and make your voice heard in yet another NintendoEverything reader survey poll thing! Results will be read in the form of our top ten list on the next podcast, and if you opted to answer the written question your answer could be read on the show! So don’t say anything ridiculous.

Thanks very much. As stated above the topic for you guys this week is “Do you think the Wii U Gamepad has “justified” its own existence?”.

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Game Night, Site updates | 7 Comments

Those of you that have been following Nintendo Everything for a while may remember that we used to do something called ‘Game Nights’ every weekend where the NE staff (myself and Brian primarily, but now we’ve more staff!) would come together with various readers to play online games together in a giant explosion of fun and competition. It was never very serious, and unfortunately due to time constraints we had to cancel the event until further notice.

Well, that “further notice” turned out to be now! Game Nights are returning in full force coming soon, but first we need to know something: What days and times work best for all of you guys!?

Through the wonders of Google Drive, I’ve made a nice form that you can briefly fill out picking a day of the week and a time. Brian and I will look at the results, see what fits our schedule, and then let you guys know what ends up being the day! Or perhaps we’ll do different days every weekend, I dunno.

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast | 3 Comments