Music from Twelve Tales: Conker 64, straight from Rare
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments
It was just last week that Rare shared brand new footage from the unreleased N64 game Twelve Tales: Conker 64. This is how Conker’s Bad Fur Day was originally imagined.
Following the recent footage, Rare has now posted a music track from the game. Give it a listen below.
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Zip Lash site says standalone Chibi-Robo amiibo will be offered in North America this holiday
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
If you’re in North America, the only way to purchase the Chibi-Robo amiibo is by picking up the new Zip Lash game bundle. Later this year though, it appears that the figure will be offered separately. This information comes from the official Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash website, which states that it will be available this holiday.
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Mii Fighters amiibo 3-pack unboxing
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
The Mii Fighters amiibo 3-pack won’t be sold until a few weeks from now, but a lucky few did manage to get their hands on a unit ahead of time. View an early unboxing video for the figures below.
Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario Maker Favorite Levels Encore”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
Even though “Super Mario Maker SUP-tember” has come and gone, Kit and Krysta show off some levels in the game one last time. Check out this week’s video below.
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Chibi-Robo! amiibo unboxing
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Interested in giving the Chibi-Robo! amiibo another look? Then take a look at the video below, which unboxes the new figure.
Nintendo comes out on top in market share rankings for FY 2015 (Japan)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 25 Comments
Dengeki has posted a listing of the top 10 publishers in Japan for the first half of fiscal year 2015 based on market share. Nintendo ended up selling the most games during the period, and managed to secure nearly a third of total games sold.
Here’s the full lineup:
1. Nintendo – 32.1%
2. Level 5 – 11.9%
3. Square Enix – 11%
4. Bandai Namco – 10.7%
5. Konami – 5.3%
6. Capcom – 4.9%
7. Sony Computer Entertainment – 3.1%
8. GunHo – 2.3%
9. Spike Chunsoft – 1.8%
10. Marvelous – 1.5%
A couple of interesting notes: Nintendo is up from 24.7 percent last year while Level-5 is down from 20.8 percent.
Minecraft engine being ported to Wii U thanks to Minecraft: Story Mode
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Wii U will be getting a Minecraft game at some point soon in the form of Minecraft: Story Mode. Interestingly enough, the game is built around the actual Minecraft engine, which has been ported over to Wii U.
“The sets and the environments and everything that looks like Minecraft is actually built in Minecraft and that gets shifted over to all the different platforms,” Telltale’s director of creative communications Job Stauffer told Family Gamer TV.
Given that information, one would think that it’d be easier than ever to bring the core Minecraft experience to Wii U. Maybe one day…
Photos of the Mii Fighters amiibo 3-pack
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 3 Comments
Reader Ryan R was lucky enough to get his hands on a Mii Fighters amiibo 3-pack at Toys “R” Us. For a look at the three different figures, take a look at the gallery below.
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Original Earthworm Jim team open to making a new entry in the series
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
A new Earthworm Jim game made by the original team “almost happened”. So says Nick Bruty, the main designer of the first game.
Bruty shared in a Reddit AMA yesterday that the possibility of making a new Earthworm Jim title was explored roughly five years ago. However, a deal with the IP owners couldn’t be agreed upon.
Bruty wrote:
“A new EWJ game with the original team almost happened about five years ago, but a deal with the [intellectual property] owners couldn’t get worked out. I think everyone would be up for it sometime. Feels like unfinished business, but [it’s] hard to align everyone. I wouldn’t do it without the key players.”
Bruty also commented on a few other Earthworm Jim topics that we’ve rounded up below.
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Mario Kart 8 / Splatoon Wii U bundle comes to Europe on October 30th
Posted on 10 years ago by Les Thomas(@byLesThomas) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Double the pleasure! Nintendo of Europe has always been generous with their combo packs and extras; they’ve outdone themselves this time. Hoping to cash in on their best-selling games of the year, a Wii U bundled with Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon will release on October 30th. Physical copies of the game will not be included; instead, the Wii U will come with a pre-installed copy of Mario Kart 8 and a download code for Splatoon.
The Bundle will retail for £240.
There is currently no active link to the bundle on the Nintendo UK shop but we’ll have one up as soon as it becomes available.
