Mario Kart 8 / Splatoon Wii U bundle comes to Europe on October 30th
Posted on 9 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.
Miiverse website gets a sudden brand new look
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
A couple of months ago, Nintendo had made the announcement that it would be updating Miiverse with a new look and brand new features to make it feel more sociable and really have a focus on user-created content across 3DS and Wii U. We saw new additions such as the ability to create Play Journals, the ability to create little notes and screenshots based on your experiences and talk a bit about them, Screenshot Albums, a great way to sort and organize photos you’ve taken in games you post to Miiverse, and tons more. The website got some added features also, but it looked fairly the same. Today, suddenly, Miiverse gets a huge overhaul, and it’s gorgeous.
Head on over to Miiverse on the web to check out the brand new layout for yourself!
What do you think about the brand new look? Is it to your liking? Let us know in the comments below!
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More compatible games to be announced for Animal Crossing amiibo cards
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
The Animal Crossing amiibo cards work with the recently-released Happy Home Designer, and some can even be scanned in with Super Mario Maker. Also, they’ll be compatible with Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. That won’t be the end of their use apparently.
In an info card included with Happy Home Designer, Nintendo says that additional compatible games will be announced in the future. We’re not sure what’s planned, but it’s always nice to see amiibo extended to more titles.
Oh, and in case you needed a reminder, Nintendo reconfirms that a total of four Animal Crossing amiibo card series are planned. Each series is comprised of 100 cards.
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Video: An “honest trailer” for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors, Videos | 3 Comments
The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Check it out below.
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SEGA and M2 wish they could have converted Virtua Racing to 3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments
SEGA and M2 have worked together to recreate many classic titles on 3DS. We’ve seen the likes of 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, 3D Gunstar Heroes, and 3D Streets of Rage – among many others. But there’s one title the two companies wish they could have recreated for the handheld: the arcade version of Virtua Racing.
Take a look at this excerpt from an interview with SEGA producer Yosuke Okunari and M2 president Naoki Horii:
Is there a title you wish you could have converted?
YO: That would have to be the arcade version of Virtual Racing for me. It hasn’t ever been faithfully ported. There’re four ports to date: Mega Drive, 32X, SEGA Saturn, and Playstation, but none of them stayed true to the original.
The Mega Drive and 32X versions were amazing at the time, but I wish more attention went to Virtual Racing rather than Virtual Fighter. I wasn’t too impressed with Winning Run (racing game developed by Namco at the time), which was released earlier, butVirtual Racing really caught my attention. The 30 FPS framerate gave it a smoother effect compared to other games like Hard Driving and Winning Run.
There was also a Grand Prix mode, where people could play 15 rounds for 200 yen when popularity started to die. I remember having so much fun playing with three other people and figuring out when to replace the worn out tires at the pits. I do feel that I want to re-experience that some day. Many have told me that there’s no reason to bring it back when there’s so many amazing racing games out there, but I’ve got a lot of great memories associated with that game, so I’d love to bring it back if I had the chance.
NH: I got to say, I agree. I’d say Virtual Racing since I like to work on those primitive era games.
– Despite this maybe being the end of the SEGA 3D Remaster Project, I really hope you can make those happen.
YO: Seriously! But I wonder how many of these “final episode” interviews we’ve had regarding this project. Back during Batch 1’s 3D Streets of Rage episode, I was the one who suggested to put “Farewell!” as the title! I thought that was going to be be the end of the interviews.
You can read up on the full interview here. There are lots of interesting comments about the development of 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2!
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Sonic Lost World making the jump to PC
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 41 Comments
Sonic Lost World has only been available on Wii U for the past couple of years. Starting in November, that will be changing.
SEGA has made the decision to port Sonic Lost World over to PC. Its distribution on Steam will begin on November 2, where the game will cost $24.99. There are some bonuses like achievements, but it pretty much appears to be the same game.
I’m covering this if only because the news came out of left field. I don’t think anyone would have predicted that Sonic Lost World would be heading to another platform!
Thanks to shinun and Tom for the tip.
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Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert next Tuesday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Next week, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses will be appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as the show’s musical guest. The performance is taking place on October 13. According to Nintendo, this includes highlights from Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.
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Mewtwo amiibo pre-orders live on Amazon UK
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Mewtwo amiibo can now be pre-ordered on Amazon UK. You can do so right here.
. Pre-orders from the U.S. aren’t allowed, but this may come in handy for our UK readers!
Mii Fighters amiibo should be in pretty good supply at Toys “R” Us
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
The Mii Fighters amiibo were just recently confirmed as a Toys “R” Us exclusive in the United States. Thankfully, supply shouldn’t be an issue. Stock numbers thus far are averaging to around 100 units, with one store in California even receiving 200 copies of the 3-pack.
Unseen64: Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Curse, a cancelled GBC game
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Unseen64’s Liam Robertson has once again uncovered some fascinating details about cancelled and unreleased games. This time, he’s covering Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Curse, a cancelled Game Boy Color game. Robertson reveals that, while the game was cancelled and never released on the GBC, it would eventually become Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge, which was released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003. Grunty’s Curse contained an alternate storyline and levels that weren’t present in the GBA version. Make sure to read the full article here and check out the video below.
