Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place tonight / tomorrow
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Wii U and 3DS will once again be impacted by maintenance tonight in North America (tomorrow for those in Europe). Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be unavailable.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (February 2) – 8 PM PT (February 2)
– 8 PM ET (February 2) – 11 PM ET (February 2)
– 1 AM in the UK (February 3) – 4 AM in the UK (February 3)
– 2 AM in Europe (February 3) – 5 AM in Europe (February 3)
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forma.8 launching in Europe later this month
Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
It seems that MixedBag Games has fulfilled their promise and we’ll see forma.8 on Wii U very soon.
Thanks to the already available page on the European Wii U eShop, we know that forma.8 is going to be available February 23rd and that it will have an estimated size of 1664.3 MB.
Keep in mind that this is the release date for Europe. It could be different for America.
https://twitter.com/NintendoHall/status/827162261231906816
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Defenders of the Triforce tour
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments
GameXplain recently attended Defenders of the Triforce, the new Zelda escape room-esque experience. You can get a good feel for what the event offers with their video tour below.
More: The Legend of Zelda
LEGO Dimensions adds new Goonies, Harry Potter, LEGO City packs in May
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
This spring, LEGO Dimensions will be receiving three new packs. Warner Bros. announced today that the Goonies Level Pack, Harry Potter Fun Pack, and LEGO City Fun Pack will arrive on May 9 in North America and May 12 in the UK.
LEGO minifigures included with each pack have special golden Toy Tags. These are used to unlock a free play Adventure World of the corresponding entertainment brand along with a Battle Arena that can be reached through Vorton. Battle Arenas are customized to the world of the character used to unlock it and features competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players.
Screenshots and information for the new LEGO Dimensions packs can be found below.
Yo-kai Watch 2 releasing in Europe on April 7
Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits & Fleshy Souls has been out in America since last fall, but they were yet to arrive to Europe. Now we finally received confirmation that both versions of the game will be coming to the European countries on April 7, so mark your calendars. See the official boxarts above.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Skylanders Academy renewed for a third season
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Activision is extending its Skylanders Academy animated series further. The company announced today that the show has been renewed for a third season, which will begin production in February.
Season 3 kicks off in 2018. As for the second season, here’s what fans can look forward to:
“This year, audiences can enjoy Season 2 of ‘Skylanders Academy,’ which brings back Justin Long as Spyro, Ashley Tisdale as Stealth Elf, Jonathan Banks as Eruptor and Norm Macdonald as Glumshanks.
New addition Felicia Day (The Guild, Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will join the cast in Season 2, voicing the role of Cynder, a new cadet at the Academy with a mysterious past. The Diamond Minecart (Daniel Middleton) will reprise his role as Cy and Daniel Wu returns as King Pen. Additional voice talent in Season 2 includes Susan Sarandon, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz. The series features the exclusive song ‘Harmony’ (Skylanders Academy Theme) produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Timbaland and performed by Timbaland fet. Dalton Diehl.”
Source: Activision PR
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Nintendo Download (2/2/17, North America) – Fire Emblem Heroes, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Mobile, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Mobile
Fire Emblem Heroes – free-to-play (available later today)
Wii U Download
I C REDD – $1.49
Lucentek Beyond – $3.99
Star Splash: Shattered Star – $3.49
Wii U Virtual Console
Bomberman ’94 – $6.99
Gradius – $6.99
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Lots of Fire Emblem Heroes footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments
Fire Emblem Heroes has started to launch in major regions like Europe and Japan. Players are now beginning to take plenty of footage of their experiences, so we’ve included some of these videos below.
Pokemon Sun/Moon sold 800,000 copies in France last year, Yo-kai Watch over 200,000
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
New data provided by SELL reveals France’s top 20 best-selling games of 2016. Two Nintendo-published games made the list.
Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were collectively the second best-selling game. The two sold 805,390 copies in France last year. Additionally, Yo-kai Watch was the fifteenth best-selling title at 222,218 units sold.
Two other notable entries include Minecraft and Just Dance 2017, which were the seventh and sixteenth best-selling games in France of 2017 respectively.
Pixel Princess Blitz secured for Switch thanks to Kickstarter funding
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 9 Comments
Pixel Princess Blitz was looking to be funded through Kickstarter. With about a week to go, the campaign reached its funding goal. That means we’ll eventually be seeing the game on Switch.
