Nintendo UK has launched a new “Nintendo Girls Club” channel on YouTube, accessible here. It contains various videos for titles such as Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Art Academy, and Style Savvy.

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Nintendo Download (2/20/14, Europe)

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

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze €49.99 (£39.99)

Wii U VC
Ice Hockey €4.99 (£3.49) – NES 60hz

3DS
WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE €7.99 (£7.19)
Retro City Rampage: DX €8.99 (£7.99)
Kung Fu Rabbit €4.99 (£4.49)
Bella Sara 2 – The Magic of Drasilmare Demo

3DS VC
Renegade €4.99 (£4.49)

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Special Offers

Professor Layton X Ace Attorney offer
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask €29.99 (£27.99) until 27/02/14 23:59 local time
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -Dual Destinies €17.49 (£13.99) until 27/02/14 23:59 local time.

Until 27/02/2014 you can save 30% on the Nintendo eShop price of “Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask” as well as “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- Dual Destinies”!
If you are new to either the Professor Layton or Ace Attorney series, now is the perfect time to get to know the investigative and puzzle-solving game elements of Layton or the intense courtroom-based action of a Phoenix Wright title.
Don’t forget that on 28/03/2014 these two pinnacles of law and order unite in “Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney”, a crossover adventure exclusively on Nintendo 3DS.

Wii U
TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition €4.99 (£4.49) until 06/03/14 23:59 UTC
Trine 2: Director’s Cut €6.79 (£5.49) until 13/03/14 23:59 UTC

3DS
Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D €2.99 (£2.69) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D €2.99 (£2.69) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Robot Rescue 3D €0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D €0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.
Bird Mania Christmas 3D 0.99 (£0.89) until 06/03/14 23:59 local time.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze reviews roundup

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s reviews are just now starting to arrive. You can find a roundup of verdicts below.

Destructoid – 10 / 10
Game Informer – 9.25 / 10
USGamer – 9 / 10
EDGE – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – 7 / 10
GamesRadar – 9.1 / 10
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
IGN – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
Joystiq – 4 / 5
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
NintendoWorldReport – 8.5 / 10
CVG – 8 / 10

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (2/17/14)

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 12 Comments

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Little Mac can deliver some solid punches while fighting on the ground.

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Watch tons of people trying to play Pokemon Red on Twitch through chat commands

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 8 Comments

So this is kind of a crazy thing. Twitch users – thousands upon thousands, might I add – are attempting to play through Pokemon Red by entering commands on chat.

It’s almost been four days. How long will it take to complete?

Thanks to Carlos D for the tip.

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Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark details

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

A bunch of details regarding Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark have come in from the Toy Fair 2014. You can find a roundup of information below.

– Story campaign, co-op Escalation modes included
– Take command of a Transformer aligned with the Autobots or the Decepticons
– Protect our planet or destroy it
– Story campaign mode world has 1-4 players offline
– Online co-op Escalation mode works with up to 4 players as well
– Out sometime this year
– Made by Edge of Reality on consoles
– WayForward seems to be handling the 3DS version (not confirmed)
– Story incorporates War For/Fall of Cybertron and the movieverse
– Not a movie-based video game, but it incorporates many elements of it
– Story, “runs in parallel” to Age of Extinction.
– A portion of the game takes place on Cybertron, and another portion on Earth (with Age of Extinction characters)
– Voice actors include Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Gregg Burger as Grimlock
– Gameplay will be similar to that of Fall of Cybertron
– Multi-player cooperative will be available, but not cooperative campaign

Source 1, Source 2

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Pre-order updates

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (last chance) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO The Hobbit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Kart 8 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yarn Yoshi – Best Buy

3DS

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yoshi’s New Island – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cut The Rope: Triple Treat – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Disney Magical World – Amazon, GameStop
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO The Hobbit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Golf: World Tour – Amazon, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby Triple Deluxe – GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

R & P Studios planning Adventure Thru 8-Bit Land for the Wii U eShop

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

R & P Studio has announced “Adventure Thru 8-Bit Land” for the Wii U eShop. A release is planned for later in 2014.

The Wii U-exclusive side-scroller supports off-TV play as well as the Pro Controller. Additionally, the studio has passed along the following information about its project: