LEGO Dimensions – Battle Arena footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Lots of new content is heading to LEGO Dimensions very soon, including four-player Battle Arenas. IGN shows some gameplay of that in the video below.
Dragon Quest X localization looking unlikely, but could be reconsidered with enough fan requests
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 130 Comments
Nintendo streamed the Dragon Quest VII developer discussion at PAX from a couple of weeks ago, but the online audience was only treated to some of what was shown. We know that a bit of Dragon Quest VIII footage debuted at the event, and fans were able to ask Square Enix’s Noriyoshi Fujimoto some questions.
One person wanted to find out if we’ll ever be getting Dragon Quest X in the west. According to a fan attending the event, Fujimoto responded by saying that translating an MMO is a daunting task, and it would be difficult to bring over the game from a business standpoint. However, he did say that if there’s enough fan outcry similar to that of what happened with Dragon Quest VII, Square Enix could look into it.
Square Enix has already made Dragon Quest X for Wii U, 3DS, and Wii. An NX version is also planned.
More: Dragon Quest X, Square Enix, top
Pre-order updates (9/25/16)
Posted on 8 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:
United States
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.
Wii U
Paper Mario: Color Splash – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
SteamWorld Collection – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Skylanders Imaginators – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Imaginators Dark Edition Starter Pack – GameStop
Just Dance 2017 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Deluxe Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Just Dance 2017 Gold Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (pre-order for Launch Edition) – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Corpse Party: Back to School Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Disney Magical World 2 – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Mario Party: Star Rush – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Sun and Moon Steelbook Dual Pack – Amazon (exclusive)
Pokemon Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Best Buy (new), GameStop
Dragon Ball Fusions (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop (new) Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Systems
New 3DS XL Solgaleo Lunala Black Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Daisy: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Donkey Kong: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Boo: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Diddy Kong: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Wario: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Rosalina: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Waluigi: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Link (8-Bit) – Best Buy
Link (Zelda: Ocarina of Time) – Best Buy
Link/Zelda (Zelda: Wind Waker) – Best Buy
Books
Super Mario Adventures – Amazon
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon
(save $14)
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 – Amazon
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages – Amazon
Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition – Amazon (save $16)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Collector’s Vault Edition – Amazon (save $8)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon
Other
Pikachu Premium Gold Protector for New 3DS XL – Amazon
Pikachu Hard Pouch for New 3DS XL – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon Z-ring – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Sun/Moon Z-Crystal 9 Pack – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Paper Mario: Color Splash 
SteamWorld Collection (new)
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition
Skylanders Imaginators
Runbow Deluxe Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Just Dance 2017
Just Dance 2017 Gold Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3DS
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits 
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls 
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Corpse Party Back to School Edition
Disney Magical World 2
Mario Party: Star Rush
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (new)
Pokemon Sun and Moon Steelbook Dual Pack
Pokemon Sun 
Pokemon Moon
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village (new)
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Books
Super Mario Adventures
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
(save $9)
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
amiibo
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo Cards 6 Pack (new)
UK
Wii U
Nintendo Selects: Super Mario 3D World
Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 3
Nintendo Selects: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Nintendo Selects: Mario Party 10
Nintendo eShop Collects: SteamWorld Collection
Nintendo eShop Selects: FAST Racing Neo
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Skylanders Imaginators
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
3DS
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Mario Party: Star Rush
Disney Magical World
Rhythm Paradise Megamix
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Pokemon Sun
Pokemon Moon
Pokemon Sun Steelbook
Pokemon Moon Steel Book
Animal Crossing: New Leaf + amiibo Card (new)
Super Mario Maker for 3DS (new)
Picross 3D: Round 2 (new)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (new)
7th Dragon III Code: VFD (new)
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
Hardware
New 3DS XL – Peal White
New 3DS XL – Orange and Black
Pokemon Sun/Moon New 3DS XL
Books
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Strategy Guide Collector’s Vault (new)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Opening on our news team
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 6 Comments
Our news team has been on a roll as of late, and now we’re ready to expand once more! We have one position open for the site’s “night shift”.
Those who are interested would need to be available on Wednesdays and Fridays at the following times:
– 1 AM PT – 4:30 AM PT
– 4 AM ET – 7:30 AM ET
– 9 AM in the UK – 12:30 PM in the UK
– 10 AM in Europe – 1:30 PM in Europe
If you’re available for 30 minutes on Saturdays/Sundays at around the starting times listed above, that’d also be a bonus, but not required!
If you’re interested, please send a short message here, and we’ll get back to you shortly.
Please note that this is a non-paid position.
Another 20 minutes of Paper Mario: Color Splash footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
German outlet Paper Mario: Color Splash held a live stream earlier today that gives us yet another look at gameplay in Paper Mario: Color Splash. We’ve posted the archived version below.
Nintendo Badge Arcade – North American updates for the week of September 19, 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.
Here’s what’s on tap for the week of September 19:
September 19
– 2 Pikmin icon panels (1 day left)
– 2 Ashley icon panels
– 2 Pikmin panels
– 2 Mario icon panels
– 2 Zelda: Majora’s Mask panels
– 2 Animal Crossing panels
– 3 Splatoon panels
– 2 Monster Hunter panels
– 4 Mega Man panels
– 1 butterfly panel (1 day left)
– 8 Pokemon panels
– Pikmin theme offer until 9/22
– 1 free play
More: Nintendo Badge Arcade
Shovel Knight will be in Yooka-Laylee
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 69 Comments
During a developer panel at EGX just a few moments ago, a new trailer was shown for Yooka-Laylee. It’s been revealed that Shovel Knight will be joining the game as a special guest character.
Here’s the video:
Playtonic and Team17, who is working with Playtonic on Yooka-Laylee, discussed the idea of featuring a guest character. Playtonic then turned to Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight after thinking about how it was a “much-loved game” with a team that “shares the same kinds of values we do as developers and has created something fantastic in the past”. It was also important to include a character that could appear on all platforms.
Shovel Knight’s way of speaking in Yooka-Laylee will be “authentic”. After receiving an explanation and practicing on a Skype call, Yacht Club went through the steps of how Playtonic creates the mumbling voices, and the result was added to the title directly.
Playtonic also indicated that there aren’t any other guest characters in Yooka-Laylee, but the studio is open to the idea.
More: Playtonic, Shovel Knight, Team17, top, Yooka-Laylee
Japanese New 3DS XL Pikachu Edition packaging
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, New Nintendo 3DS | 1 Comment
All regions will have the New 3DS XL Solgaleo Lunala Black Edition in November. In Japan though, Nintendo is also bringing out a special system with a Pikachu design. We have the packaging image above.
Paper Mario: Color Splash – Morton boss fight footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, you’ll end up battling the various Koopalings, including Morton. GameXplain shows that boss fight in the video below.
Miyamoto on making Super Mario Run simple, Nintendo’s approach and future on mobile, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 30 Comments
Just when we thought all of the Super Mario Run interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto were done and over with, another one popped up on our radar. Pocket-lint was among several outlets that caught up with Miyamoto following the big news a few weeks ago. Topics in the interview included the importance of making Super Mario Run simple, how Nintendo is approaching mobile and its future there, and more.
As always, we encourage you to read up on the full article, which you can do right here. A roundup of notable comments can be found after the break.
