Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 47 Comments

Yet another new tweet has been posted on the Japanese Zelda Twitter account. Today’s message is a little more interesting, as it contains concept art of Midna.

Here’s the translated tweet:

“…It’s Malo. This is Midna, the gal who is profusely well-informed about the Twilight Realm. Seems like there were various kinds of designs until her appearance became like this. Speaking of which, her name seems to come from midnight… “shadow” = “night” is simple, isn’t it.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Hyrule Warriors Legends does not currently have an option to reset save data. For some players, they’ve found this to be a problem when they want to sell it to the used games market.

There is good news though! The official Hyrule Warriors Legends Japanese Twitter account acknowledged that you can’t clear save data, but they would like to implement this as soon as possible. It should be added in via an update sometime in the future.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 27 Comments

Update: Updates notes are in, and Nintendo didn’t surprise us! It’s the standard line: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”. There’s been talk about the previous version causing issues with SD card corruption, so perhaps today’s patch addresses that.

Following last week’s firmware release, the 3DS has once again received another update. Version 10.5.0-30 is out now.

Nintendo has yet to share any notes about today’s update. Once they’re available, we’ll add them in here. I’d be surprised if it’s anything beyond improved stability though!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Next month, a unique Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer event will be held in Japan. Those who connect their games online between February 1 at 9 AM and February 29 at 11:59 PM can receive a request from Maddie. She’ll ask you to make a house with a stationary theme. If you take on this request, original items based on Kokuyo products will be added to the catalog.

Here’s the item list:

– Campus Closet
– Dot Liner
– Neo Critz Chair
– Campus Bed
– Kadokeshi Sofa
– Junior Pencil Partitioning Screen
– Triangles Table
– Hosomi Clock
– Campus Wallpaper
– Campus Carpet
– Campus Rug

Nintendo has not yet said if a similar event will be held overseas.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments

PuzzleBox Setup came to 3DS a little over a year ago. Bplus is now working on a “successor” of that title for Steam, which the developer is looking to have on NX as well.

Creator Bernd Geiblinger told one fan on Facebook the following when asked if an update to the 3DS version is planned to bring it in line with the Steam version:

“Not possible, this game is made for NX but modified to be released on Steam earlier, because sadly I’m not able to wait til NX and need to release this game soon.”

Geiblinger added that the Steam version will continue to grow with updates, and it will be possible to create levels that can be shared with NX players. Also, Bplus intends for the NX version to make use of eight colors as opposed to Steam’s limit of four thanks to the controls, “which opens possibilities to completely different pictures and modes for NX version.”

Here’s a look at the new version of PuzzleBox Setup:

Finally, regarding Bplus’ other 3DS game/franchise Bit Boy!!, Geiblinger teased the following for NX:

“You will definitely see Kubi traveling back to the old Bit-Eras on NX. Stay tuned. Cannot talk about something specific before Nintendo announces the new platform.”

It’s unclear how much Bplus actually knows about NX. It’s also unknown whether or not the indie developer currently has access to a development kit for the system.

Thanks to Arison for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments

Last week, RCMADIAX brought Skeasy to the North American Wii U eShop. Check out a few minutes of footage below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 3 Comments

In Japan, Koei Tecmo produced a couple of special Hyrule Warriors Legends packages for Japan. One of these was the Treasure Box. Take a full look at it in the video below.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Today, Choice Provisions announced a final release date for Shutshimi on Wii U. The title will be distributed as an eShop game on February 4.

Shutshimi will support off-TV play. Additionally, the game includes 4-player local co-op.

Here’s the news published on Choice Provisions’ Twitter page:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments

Did legendary music artist Michael Jackson contribute to Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s soundtrack? That question has long been something that no one has been able to answer with absolute certainty. However, a new article from may finally clear up the situation.

The Huffington Post reached out to several songwriters who were involved with Sonic 3. Brad Buxer, Doug Grigsby III, and Cirocco Jones all claim that Jackson did indeed work with them on the game’s music. Not only that, but the three men also say that these tunes ended up in the final game.

Here’s the notable excerpt from The Huffington Post’s piece:

“Sega maintains it never worked with Jackson on Sonic 3, and is “not in the position to respond” to questions about allegations to the contrary. “We have nothing to comment on the case,” the company said.

But the men whom Sega credited with writing the music say otherwise. Six men — Brad Buxer, Bobby Brooks, Doug Grigsby III, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace and Cirocco Jones — are listed as songwriters in Sonic 3’s endgame scroll. Buxer, Grigsby and Jones tell The Huffington Post that Jackson worked with them on a soundtrack for Sonic 3 — and that the music they created with Jackson ended up in the final product.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments

Rainy Night Creations confirmed via its Facebook page that FreezeME is arriving on the North American Wii U eShop next week. It can be purchased and downloaded on the eShop starting on February 4.

If you purchase FreezeME during its launch week, you’ll only need to pay $9.99. It’ll go up to the normal $13.99 asking price after this period.

FreezeME is still coming to Europe as well. All that’s left for PAL regions is ratings in different territories.

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