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

New Super Mario Bros. U features a few playable characters. You can control Mario, Luigi, Toad, and your very own Mii. Peach, however, is not playable.

Explaining the move, game director Masataka Takemoto said Peach wasn’t made available to players since she would likely have a different set of moves and animation. But in the New Super Mario Bros. series, the team wants all players to be on equal footing.

“In Super Mario Bros 2, Princess Peach had her own unique moves and animation. In this series, we want all the players to have the same moves and animations as Mario, and Princess Peach isn’t suited for that.”

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

The gold nunchuck is back in stock at Club Nintendo, folks! Grab it while you can – I can’t see this being on the site for too long.

You can view the order page here.

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo sold more than 1.2 million hardware units during the past week, according to NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Breaking things down more specifically, over 700,000 consoles were sold. Wii U came in 400,000 units sold while the Wii moved another 300,000 systems.

Regarding Wii U’s performance, Reggie said that the console’s limited stock impacted sales. He noted that the company “is essentially sold out of retail” and when stock is replenished at stores, “they’re selling out immediately.”

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

The original 3DS will allegedly be getting another price drop soon. Nintendo will adjust the MSRP to $139.99 in about two weeks, new rumors suggest. The system currently retails for $169.99.

Next week, you’ll be able to grab the 3DS for $10 cheaper than the upcoming price drop. Target will apparently sell the handheld for $129.99.

Meanwhile, a 3DS XL bundle featuring Mario Kart 7 will also be available next week – at least at Target – for $199.99.

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Before Rayman Legends was officially announced, an internal video leaked demonstrated how the game could take advantage of the Wii U’s NFC functionality. This feature won’t be making it into the final game, but Rayman creator Michel Ancel does believe in NFC’s promise.

Ancel told ONM:

“We didn’t announce this officially and it was more the kind of experiment we do when working on new hardware like the Wii U. We had prototypes of this and we believe that having real objects manipulating gameplay could be quite innovative. But again, this was a prototype and we won’t discuss it until it’s ready to demonstrate its full potential.”

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 3 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 4 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 5 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
7 6 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 7 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 8 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
6 9 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 10 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8 11 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 12 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 13 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
26 15 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
20 16 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 17 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 18 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 19 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 20 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 21 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
27 22 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24 23 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
16 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 25 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
23 26 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
37 27 DISHONORED PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
25 28 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 29 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PC UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 30 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
38 31 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
17 32 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED VITA ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 33 RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
30 34 SKYLANDERS GIANTS PS3 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 35 UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST XB360 THQ THQ
– 36 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
35 37 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 38 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
39 39 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 40 DANCE CENTRAL 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT

All formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 2 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 5 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 6 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7 7 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 8 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 9 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 10 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11 11 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
13 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
– 13 UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST PIPEWORKS THQ THQ
20 14 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
10 15 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
18 16 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 17 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19 18 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 19 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
25 20 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22 21 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15 22 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 23 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
30 24 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
21 25 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
24 26 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 27 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
26 28 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
29 29 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 30 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
– 31 ROCKSMITH UBISOFT (SAN FRANCISCO) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 32 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
16 33 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED NIHILISTIC SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 34 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 35 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 36 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
38 37 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 38 PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE SUPERBOT ENTERTAINMENT SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
32 39 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
33 40 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI

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

Cloudberry Kingdom developer Pwnee Studios originally hoped to have the team’s game out for the Wii U’s launch. That didn’t happen, and it won’t be out within the next few days either.

When asked if Cloudberry Kingdom would launch this month, the studio said:

”Unfortunately it is not. Looks like we’re going to delay for a bit and go for a simultaneous launch across multiple platforms.”

Pwnee Studios hasn’t shared a new release window. Surely it’ll be hitting the Wii U eShop before the end of the year… right?!

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