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

SteamWorld Heist has done very well for Image & Form. In fact, the indie developer says that thus far, the game “is an even bigger success than SteamWorld Dig.” This is in terms of sales, reviews, and community feedback.

Image & Form wrote the following in a new website post:

“Is SteamWorld Heist successful?

Yes, it is! So far SteamWorld Heist is an even bigger success than SteamWorld Dig. Not just in terms of sales: Reviews and community feedback are through the roof!

At the time of writing SteamWorld Heist is tied with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the highest rated 3DS game of 2015 (not counting remakes), according to Metacritic. We have no sales figures to share today, but rest assured we’re very pleased with the numbers.

Before our inflated egos won’t fit through the front door anymore we’d like to thank you. Without your support this wouldn’t have been possible!”

In other news, SteamWorld Heist’s first update which adds French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian translations has been delayed slightly due to time constraints. It should be out “before you know it”, and it’ll come with “new surprises and lots of polish.”

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

Headup Games announced today that an update has been released for Typoman. After applying the patch, preexisting and new players should notice several improvements.

Here’s what’s included in the update:

– Player character movement and jump range have been enhanced;jump & run sections now feel more comfortable
– Improved tutorials for the Wordscrambler feature
– The Wordscrambler button indicator now appears next to the player’s character
– Animation stuttering removed at crumbling platforms
– Overall tweaks for performance, graphics and memory management

Also announced today, a Typoman demo is coming out next week. Look for it on the eShop starting on February 4.

Source: Headup Games PR

More: Brainseed Factory, Headup Games, indie, Typoman

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 14 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 31,452
PS4 – 24,441
Vita – 14,999
Wii U – 11,298
New 3DS – 4,715
3DS – 2,813
PS3 – 1,671
3DS LL – 697
Xbox One – 52

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 30,172
PS4 – 25,592
Vita – 18,202
Wii U – 15,398
New 3DS – 6,241
3DS – 4,797
PS3 – 1,939
3DS LL – 1,162
Xbox One – 99

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 103,256 / NEW
2. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 60,427 / NEW
3. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 54,479 / NEW
4. [PS4] Just Cause 3 – 33,660 / NEW
5. [PS4] Resident Evil Origins Collection – 21,015 / NEW
6. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 20,714 / 2,644,499
7. [PS3] Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster – 15,639 / NEW
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,764 / 1,215,154
9. [3DS] Monster Strike – 11,684 / 769,491
10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 10,608 / 2,172,431
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,431 / 631,491
12. [PSV] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 9,379 / 52,774
13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 9,264 / 776,345
14. [PS4] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 7,292 / 49,555
15. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 5,756 / 203,426
16. [PSV] Muv-Luv Double Pack – 4,366 / NEW
17. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 3,915 / 60,145
18. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3,890 / 639,960
19. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 3,827 / 283,493
20. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 3,742 / 263,358

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Nintendo just announced they have started some serious maintenance work on Super Mario Maker. The updates are going to be focused on fixing glitches in the create mode and the maintenance is planned to last until Thursday evening (Friday morning in Europe and Japan). All online services for the game will be impacted by this maintenance. Below is Nintendo’s tweet about the maintenance (all Japanese).

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final comes out in about 2 weeks and now fans who are planning to get a digital copy can purchase and preload the game to make sure they can plan on February 10th when the game releases. The game download takes up 15,069 blocks of space or 1,883MB of space on your SD card. The digital copy of the game will cost the same as the retail version and will include the same bonuses if purchased before February 29th.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS eShop, Screenshots | 2 Comments

A few more screenshots of the upcoming Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination have been released. You can see them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

As we mentioned a couple of hours ago, Nintendo has opened the full North American Fire Emblem Fates site. We’ve rounded up the various clips included in the video below.

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

Nintendo has more maintenance lined up for Xenoblade Chronicles X. It’ll be taking place tomorrow for folks in North America, and later tonight for those in Europe.

Here are the exact times:

– 5:50 PM PT (Wednesday) – 7:30 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Wednesday) – 10:30 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Thursday)

Xenoblade Chronicles X’s maintenance will affect all network services.

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

Inti Creates has announced yet another sales milestone for Azure Striker Gunvolt. Today, the company confirmed that the game surpassed 140,000 downloads worldwide.

It was previously confirmed last September that Azure Striker Gunvolt had achieved 130,000 downloads.

The news was celebrated with another special art piece. As usual, we’ve attached it above.

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

The full lineup for Evo 2016 was just announced from the Red Bull eSports studio.

During a Twitch stream, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Melee were both confirmed as returning games for the fighting tournament. With Smash Bros. Wii U, DLC characters will be permitted. Pokken Tournament, which will be played locally through LAN connectivity, was also revealed as a new title for Evo.

Evo 2016 will take place between July 15 and July 17 in Las Vegas.

More: Evo 2016, Pokken Tournament, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee