Pokken Tournament – brief amiibo footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments
Pokken Tournament works with all amiibo to unlock in-game items. You can get a brief look at that in the video below.
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Amazon: Rodea: The Sky Soldier 3DS for $16
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
The 3DS version of Rodea: The Sky Soldier is at its lowest price yet on Amazon. Currently, you can pick up a copy for $16. Place an order here
if interested.
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Epic Dumpster Bear footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Log Games posted a bit of gameplay footage from its upcoming Wii U eShop title Epic Dumpster Bear. Give it a look below.
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Nintendo NY’s PJ Sadler – no plans for other stores, Iwata memorial, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 17 Comments
Nintendo World Report has an interview up with PJ Sadler, who runs Nintendo NY. Sadler mentioned that there are no plans to open up other stores, explains the thinking behind the Satoru Iwata memorial last year, and more. Listen to the full interview below.
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Sakurai on ending Smash Bros. DLC, wanting to appeal to all players
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 101 Comments
This month’s issue of Nintendo Dream features an interview with Masahiro Sakurai. During the discussion, the Smash Bros. director talked about ending DLC in the Wii U and 3DS games, including how development differed with the main title and why now is an appropriate time to stop adding characters. There’s also quite a bit of discussion about how Sakurai wants Smash Bros. to appeal to all types of players.
Head past the break for the interview breakdown. Please note that this particular post is more of an abridged/summary version rather than a word-for-word translation.
Happy 30th anniversary to The Legend of Zelda
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments
We all know that The Legend of Zelda is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The big day itself is actually today since it’s now February 21 in Japan! The original Zelda debuted on the Famicom way back on February 21, 1986.
The Legend of Zelda has had such a major impact on Nintendo and gaming in general. It’s kind of crazy that it’s been around as long as it has! For me, Zelda is the biggest reason why I’m personally a gamer today. If I never had the opportunity to play Ocarina of Time, I can’t even begin to imagine how different my life would be. Nintendo Everything probably wouldn’t have existed!
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Mario Party: Mysterious Challenge World screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Screenshots | 4 Comments
Famitsu has published some screenshots from the arcade game Mario Party: Mysterious Challenge World. Check out the images below.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition seeing maintenance next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Minecraft: Wii U Edition is the latest item to have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule. The game’s network services will be impacted on Thursday in North America, and Friday in Europe.
Here are the breakdown of times:
– 4:50 PM PT (Thursday) – 6:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 7:50 PM ET (Thursday) – 9:30 PM ET (Thursday)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 2:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Friday)
Excave III: Tower of Destiny hitting the European 3DS eShop next week
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The third entry in the Excave series is heading to Europe next week. On February 25, Excave III: Tower of Destiny will be launching. Pricing is set at €7.99.
Pokken Tournament started out as an idea for a Pokemon-themed Taiko Drum Master
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Pokken Tournament ended up as a 3D fighter that takes some inspiration from Tekken. That wasn’t the original plan, however.
When Bandai Namco was meeting with The Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, there was interest in creating a Pokemon-themed version of the rhythm series Taiko Drum Master. Ishihara was actually the one who suggested doing something different.
“Mr. Ishihara actually said, ‘If we’re going to work with Bandai Namco, I want to do a collaboration with Tekken,'” Pokken Tournament producer Katsuhiro Harada told The Verge.
And so that’s how we eventually ended up with Pokken Tournament. The game made its way to arcades last year, and will be reaching Wii U on March 18.
