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

Nintendo of Europe just published some new info about Bravely Second: End Layer, the sequel to the acclaimed 3DS RPG Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies, which will be released in Europe on February 26th.

Most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that a demo for the game will be released on February 11th. Just like in Bravely Default, save data from the demo can be transferred over to the full game in order to unlock in-game bonuses.

Story-wise, the game will feature characters from the first game such as Magnolia, Edea and Tiz, but will also include several new playable characters. Among those are the “Three Cavaliers” – Yew Geneolgia, Janne Angard, and Nikolai Nikolanikov, who set out to rescue the kidnapped Agnès Oblige at the start of the game.

In terms of gameplay, the previous game’s Brave and Default system will also be available in Bravely Second. Be reckless and gain additional turns in combat now with Brave, or save them up for later with Default – the choice is yours. A new feature in Bravely Second lets you chain together multiple battles after winning one in a single turn – you can gain more experience and better rewards that way, but dying means you lose all your accumulated rewards.

As in Bravely Default, you have multiple Jobs at your disposal. These are basically your character’s classes, and you can freely assign any of them. Some return from Bravely Default and some are brand new, such as the baked goods-using Patissier or the feline-affine Catmancer.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page posted a video earlier tonight revealing a Daisy costume for Super Mario Maker. So when can you get your hands on the character’s outfit? According to a message from Nintendo of America’s Twitter, she’s due out on Friday.

The company tweeted the following a few minutes ago:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

All amiibo figures Nintendo have shipped thus far have a protective piece preventing consumers from using them while in the box. However, Yacht Club Games opted for a different approach with Shovel Knight. It’s actually possible to scan the character without removing him from the box.

Speaking with Polygon, Yacht Club’s David D’Angelo said the team went in this direction due to fan feedback. He explained:

“We got a lot of feedback from fans before release who wanted to be able to scan the amiibo inside the packaging so they could still use the figure [in-game] while keeping it as a collector’s item. We didn’t see much issue with their request: while you can stand with a 3DS in store and try to scan it — we didn’t think that was actually something people would do due to the nature of the content we were making.”

Nintendo was completely fine with Yacht Club’s decision, and signed off on having Shovel Knight ship without the protective piece.

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

The Adventures of Bayou Billy came to the North American Wii U Virtual Console last week. Another lengthy video showing gameplay is now available. Take a look at an hour of footage below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 39 Comments

A new video uploaded by Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page reveals that a Daisy costume is on the way to Super Mario Maker. Here’s the trailer in question:

I’m not seeing any new Event Courses (aside from today’s “Cooooo!” level), so Daisy doesn’t appear to be available just yet. We’ll let you know when that changes!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 1 Comment

Twitter user Random Talking Bush has been poking around the files of Yoshi’s Woolly World, and in doing so, has managed to come across some interesting content. Quite a bit of what was found seems to be from the early days of development – back when it was going by the tentative Yarn Yoshi name. We see the original Yoshi design, unused texture, and plenty more.

Here’s a look at the various images Random Talking Bush posted on Twitter:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Perhaps not the biggest or most surprising news from today, but I thought it was interesting how Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam comes in a red case for its North American version. As far as I’m aware, it’s standard white packaging in other territories. We’ve seen the red casing with a few games in the past, such as with Mario Kart 8. The re-releases of Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, and New Super Mario Bros. 2 also had the red packaging.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Later this month, Square Enix will be releasing Final Fantasy Explorers in the west. Take a look at an unboxing video of the collector’s edition below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

Metroid: Zero Mission is finally due out on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. We have the official trailer below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Edrox Interactive sent out some new screenshots from Bizerta: Silent Evil. We’ve rounded them up below.

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