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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 83 Comments

It’s been known that Playtonic is working with Team17 on Yooka-Laylee. The latter company will publish the game, but it’s now been revealed that they’re also working on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. That means Playtonic is able to concentrate on Yooka-Laylee for Wii U and PC.

MCV asked Playtonic about why the studio is working on the Wii U version internally over other platforms. In response, writer Andy Robinson said:

We naturally have so many backers who opted for Wii U. Because of the size of the team, we couldn’t take on all the consoles. You can imagine from a developer stand-point, that porting from PC to PS4 and Xbox One is slightly more straightforward than porting to Wii U. I also think it feels right playing it on a Nintendo system to some people. But the other versions will be fantastic as well.

Technical art director Mark Stevenson also noted:

“We wanted to make sure that Wii U gets the right attention. There is a lot of nostalgia around Banjo, Banjo heralds from Rare’s Nintendo’s days, and we are all massive Nintendo fans as well.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

The trailers continue for Kirby: Planet Robobot. Today, Nintendo of Europe prepared a new video showcasing the Team Kirby Clash and Kirby 3D Rumble mini-games. View it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Following today’s trailer, several outlets are starting to post new gameplay videos. We’ll be rounding those up below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Playtonic and Team17 have released several new screenshots and art from Yooka-Laylee. Find them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments

Playtonic has come out with the very first trailer for Yooka-Laylee, which you can watch below. The video confirms a new launch timing of Q1 2017. The game was originally planned for release this October.

Playtonic shared the following regarding the delay:

While we felt confident we could ship the game in October as originally projected in our Kickstarter, the Playtonic team has decided that it would prefer to add a few extra months’ polish to the game schedule.

Ultimately, this will allow us to deliver a better game to the tens-of-thousands of you who’ve supported us throughout development. And that’s what we all want, right?

We’re sure some will be disappointed by the prospect of a few extra months’ wait, however the team is confident that we’ve made the right decision for the game and that you’ll be pleased with the results when Yooka-Laylee arrives early next year.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Check out some screenshots of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads:

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

The Play Nintendo Tour is returning once again this year. Between June 17 and September 5, Nintendo will host a 12-city tour at malls and other locations in the United States. Fans will be able to play various 3DS games, participate in contests, nab prizes, and partake in photo opportunities.

Here’s what Nintendo has planned in terms of activities:

Visitors can hop into a Yoshi egg to play Yoshi’s New Island, recline on a giant banana while checking out Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and relax in pink beanbag chairs to play one of the newest games, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which launches on June 10. People who are into cool family photos or amazing selfies can take some snaps next to a huge Kirby figure, beside an oversized Yoshi egg, inside a barrel flanked by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, under a devastating blue Spiny Shell in the Mario Kart 7 area or next to a giant Pokéball in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire region. The New Super Mario Bros. 2 section features a photogenic flagpole, stacks of coins and a warp pipe, while the YO-KAI WATCH area makes people look like they have stepped into Springdale, the town in the game, complete with mischievous Yo-kai lurking about.

And list of locations:

June 17-19: Westfield Culver City – Los Angeles
June 24-26: Arrowhead Towne Center – Glendale, Arizona
July 1-3: FlatIron Crossing – Broomfield, Colorado
July 8-10: Mall of America – Bloomington, Minnesota
July 15-17: Bite of Seattle – Seattle
July 21-24: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina – San Diego
July 29-31: Memorial City Mall – Houston
Aug. 5-7: Woodfield Mall – Schaumburg, Illinois
Aug. 12-14: Roosevelt Field – Garden City, New York
Aug. 19-21: South Shore Plaza – Braintree, Massachusetts
Aug. 26-28: Tysons Corner Center – Tysons Corner, Virginia
Sept. 2-5: North Point Mall – Alpharetta, Georgia

You can read up on today’s complete announcement after the break.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments

Some interesting new rewards will be available tomorrow on the Japanese version of My Nintendo: users can buy the three animated shorts that were released to promote Kid Icarus: Uprising back in 2012. Each of the three shorts was produced by different, prolific anime studio: Production I.G was responsible for “Thanatos Rising”, Studio 4°C made “Medusa’s Revenge” and Shaft produces “Palutena’s Revolting Dinner”.

Each short costs a mere 80 Platinum Coins. It’s currently not known if they will be available in other regions at some point – however, English dubs of the shorts do exist, so it’s not inconceivable.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Terraria – €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 – €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

B3 Game Expo For Bees – €7.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99

Sanatory Hallways – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Wii U Virtual Console

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo DS) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo DS) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Kirby’s Dream Course (SNES) – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

3DS Retail

Kirby: Planet Robobot (available June 10th) – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90

3DS Download

Puzzle Labyrinth – €5.00/ £4.29 / CHF 6.10

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation – €19.99/ £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Fire Emblem Fates: Map 6 Royal Royale – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50

3DS Themes

Fire Emblem Fates Popular Male Characters – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Fire Emblem Fates Popular Female Characters – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Kirby: Planet Robobot: Robobot Armour – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Breakfast with Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

I Love Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Dot Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Violet Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Hello Kitty Sweet Surprise – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Hello Kitty in the Clouds – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Ahoy Hello Kitty – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Magic Alfea – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Extreme Football – Gioele – €1.79

Extreme Football – Greg –  €1.79

Extreme Football – Ines –  €1.79

Extreme Football – Samu –  €1.79

Extreme Football 2016 –  €1.79

Extreme Football – Tag –  €1.79

Extreme Football Pack –  €4.99

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 1 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 2 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 3 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 4 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 5 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

eShop Sales

Wii U

Word Puzzles by POWGI – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.49 until 16/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.99

FreezeME – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 11.99 until 23/06/2016, regular price €13.99 / £12.59 / CHF 16.60

Trine Enchanted Edition – €6.49/ £5.49 / CHF 8.99 until 23/06/2016, regular price €12.99 / £10.99 / CHF 17.99

Life of Pixel – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 07/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Job the Leprechaun – €1.99/ £1.99 until 07/07/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.69

The Rivers of Alice: Extended Version – €5.99/ £5.39 until 16/06/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19

3DS

Word Puzzles by POWGI – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.49 until 16/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.99

Retro City Rampage: DX – €4.49/ £3.99 / CHF 6.49 until 23/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.99/ CHF 12.99

The Keep – €4.99/ £4.49/ CHF 6.99 until 30/06/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 12.99

Rytmik Ultimate – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 13.99 until 30/06/2016, regular price €17.99 / £15.99 / CHF 23.99

The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square Mind – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20 until 16/06/2016, regular price €12.99 / £11.69 / CHF 18.20

Tappingo – €1.99/ £1.69 / CHF 2.45 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.49 / CHF 3.50

The Legend of Dark Witch – Chronicle 2D ACT – €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.60 until 30/06/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.80

Witch & Hero – €1.99/ £1.59 / CHF 2.35 until 30/06/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.70

KAMI – €1.99/ £1.59 / CHF 2.45 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF 3.50

Source: Nintendo PR

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

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
6. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
7. Lego City Undercover- Nintendo
8. Lego Marvel Avengers – Nintendo
9. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
10. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo

3DS

1. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
2. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
10. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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