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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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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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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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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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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

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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.

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:

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi # (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 443.656 / NEW <78,65%>
02./00. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 44.627 / NEW
03./01. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 29.647 / 299.587 (-89%)
04./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 28.407 / 401.606 (+3%)
05./03. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 24.658 / 417.115 (-37%)
06./07. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 16.876 / 1.343.779 (-35%)
07./00. [PSV] Terraria (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.02.06} (¥2.980) – 15.070 / NEW
08./00. [PSV] Super Heroine Chronicle (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.06} (¥7.480) – 14.467 / NEW
09./02. [PS3] Diablo III (Square Enix) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 13.204 / 54.931 (-68%)
10./10. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 11.963 / 3.937.571 (-20%)
11./05. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 # (Capcom) {2014.01.23} (¥6.990) – 10.968 / 217.483 (-64%)
12./00. [PS3] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 10.306 / NEW
13./00. [PS3] Super Heroine Chronicle (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.06} (¥8.480) – 9.618 / NEW
14./00. [PSV] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 8.973 / NEW
15./11. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 8.130 / 242.806 (-39%)
16./13. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 6.105 / 372.647 (-39%)
17./20. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 5.799 / 701.706 (-11%)
18./04. [PSV] Disgaea 4 Return (Nippon Ichi Software) {2014.01.30} (¥6.729) – 5.781 / 39.530 (-83%)
19./09. [PSV] Amagami (EBKore+) (Kadokawa Games) {2014.01.30} (¥5.040) – 5.779 / 26.298 (-72%)
20./16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 5.654 / 3.214.065 (-22%)

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