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I’ll be typing away at the computer as usual, scouring the net for any interesting morsels. News may be light as the new year approaches, but we’ll still be around to cover any and all updates.

Looks like Wii U GamePads are region-locked as well

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo implemented a region-lock on the Wii U console. As a result, titles purchased in North America won’t work on a system in other countries (and the same goes for other territories).

The region-lock seems to goes beyond this. It appears that GamePad controllers are also locked to their country of origin.

News floating around Japanese blogs indicates that a GamePad purchased overseas won’t work on a Japanese Wii U. This is almost certainly the case for other territories as well.

It’s worth noting that all GamePads contain region codes in the model number. That should be the key when it comes to determining if a controller will work in a certain territory.

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge Kasumi DLC now available

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge players can now download a new character to their game. Kasumi is now available through a free update.

You don’t need to do anything special in order to add Kasumi to the game. Simply boot up Razor’s Edge and data should be automatically downloaded.

Trine 2: Director’s Cut update now set for January

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Trine 2: Director’s Cut’s update has been pushed back slightly. It’s now on track for a release in early January.

When the update is approved, it will go live in North America and Europe at around the same time. Europe may get the update a couple of days earlier though.

According to Frozenbyte’s Joel Kinnunen:

“It’s being tested by Nintendo. Right now the holiday period doesn’t help though – we were hoping to get it approved and released by Friday but alas, looks like it has to wait until early January now. (Pretty much the same goes for North America, although we did make one mistake with that build so it might be a couple of days later than Europe – but this isn’t exact science so who knows.) Sorry!”

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Square Enix trademarks “Soul Suspect” in Japan

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Square Enix has trademarked something called “Soul Suspect” in Japan, which is also going by the name of “Murdered: Soul Suspect”.

Based on the title, it sounds like Soul Suspect could be a mystery game. These trademarks tend to come with announcements, so look for news on the unannounced project in the future.

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Monster Hunter 4 played by a Japanese comedian

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Satoshi Inoue is a comedian in Japan. He’s also a big Monster Hunter fan and gamer, apparently. As a result, Monster Hunter 4 producer Ryozo Tsujimoto gave him an opportunity to try out the upcoming 3DS title. Take a look below for a few videos.

Famitsu review scores (12/25/12)

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

White Album 2: Shiawase no Mukougawa (PS3) – 10/9/9/9
New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) – 9/9/9/9
Nintendo Land (Wii U) – 9/8/9/9
Glass Heart Princess (PSP) – 9/8/8/7
Tokyo Yamanote Boys Portable (PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Black Wolves Saga: Last Hope (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
Daiya no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World (PSP) – 7/7/7/6
Suiheisen Made Nan Mile? (PSP) – 7/7/6/6
Yaneura no Kanojo (PSP) – 6/6/6/5