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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Book Club, Features, Site updates, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Hey look, the Book Club is back, and we’re playing recently released SNES classic EarthBound! You can purchase the game on the Wii U eShop for $10 or on the internet as a Super Nintendo cartridge for several hundred dollars.

Don’t know what the Book Club is? Well golly, let me explain! Once upon a time, the hosts of NintendoEverything’s weekly podcast decided that they wanted to play and discuss the same game with one another instead of all playing different games. Thus, the idea for the “Book Club” was born.

Every few weeks we all decide on a game to play and then play it over the course of a month or so, discussing the intricate details of the level design, gameplay, story, and anything else that may cross our path while we play. It’s meant to be a super detailed and intricate discussion akin to a real-life book club, and we would love if you played along! Check out the FAQ below for more details.

I’ve never played Earthbound before, but from a bit of research I’ve done I think we’re going to try and make it to the location in the game called “Winters”. I’ve been told that’s roughly 5 hours into the game, which is a lot of time, so don’t feel bad if you don’t make it there. We may not make it either.

Also, please do not send us emails discussing portions of the game beyond where the book club is. We want to avoid spoilers and we don’t want to feel unable to answer your questions/respond to your comments, so if you’ve gotten ahead of everyone (which is fine!) do your best to only talk about the parts that we’ve all agreed upon. :]

Hit the break for info on how to participate in a discussion, plus other ‘Frequently Asked Questions’!

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

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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?”.