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

Super Mario Maker was released in Japan today and it has already received its first update. Patch 1.01, for which you’ll need 201 MB of free space, comes with these changes:

• “Create a course” scene: a small element was added
• Condition(s) for increasing the amount of useable parts (in the level editor) were added
• Various changes meant to improve the gameplay experience

It seems likely that this patch will also be applied to European and US versions of the game once they release tomorrow.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 55 Comments

Update: Official announcement is after the break.

Today, The Pokemon Company announced a new game for smartphones: “Pokemon Go”. Niantic Labs is working on the project in addition to Nintendo.

Here’s what we know thus far:

– For smartphones
– Out next year
– Niantic Labs (startup from Google, now independent) is making the game
– Nintendo is also on board for the project, along with The Pokemon Company
– Started out 2 years ago
– Satoru Iwata was pretty involved
– Meet up in the real world to play together, go on adventures
– Vision shared by Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara and Iwata
– Capture Pokemon

– They will inhabit parks, countryside, places around the world
– One of the original creators of Pokemon, Junichi Masuda (Game Freak), is working on the game
– Seek out Pokemon, capture them, use them to battle other players
– Will have a lot of depth so it can be enjoyed by players of various ages
– Will use real location information
– Masuda is thinking about how it will connect with future Pokemon games
– Alongside Nintendo, they’ve come up with a device to perform certain actions without having to put down your screen: Pokemon Go Plus (Bluetooth enabled)
– This uses a LED and vibration to notify players of things happening in-game
– Game can be enjoyed without the accessory
– Focused on how players would look when making Pokemon Go Plus
– Nintendo still trying to expand the gaming population

You’ll find a trailer for Pokemon Go below.

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

Nekki, the mascot character of Famitsu, will be added to the game as a costume. That’s according to this week’s issue of the magazine. Specifics about the partnership will be announced at a later date.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Travis(@nintentravis) in Features, Videos | 6 Comments

As we prepare for the launch of Super Mario Maker this Friday, we’re highlighting some of the best, craziest, or most creative levels we’ve come across! On today’s episode, we play through a level that will make you realize Mario parties much more than you thought, Disco Fever!

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

Capcom issued another round of screenshots for Monster Hunter X today. We’ve gathered them up in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 21 Comments

The Pokemon Company will be holding a press conference in just a few hours. It will be held at the following times:

06:00 UTC
07:00 BST
02:00 EDT
23:00 PDT
15:00 JST

We don’t really know what the conference will be about, but it will apparently cover a new “business strategy”. This may or may not be related to the Pokemon games.

The conference will be live streamed on Niconico here. If any notable news comes out of the event, we’ll have it right here on the site.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. The Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition has now sold out at GameStop.

Pre-orders for the Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition have gone up on GameStop’s website. Get yours here. If you’re having issues, add it to your cart via the search page rather than the product page.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Nintendo has set a date for its second quarter earnings: October 28. This probably wouldn’t be notable news in most circumstances, but some are wondering if the company will announce a new president at the event. In any case, we can look forward to the latest sales and perhaps some other small goodies.

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

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Runbow
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Splatoon
4. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5. Cube Life: Island Survival
6. Super Mario World
7. Super Mario Maker
8. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. Shovel Knight
10. Sin & Punishment
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Disney Infinity 3.0
13. Paper Mario
14. DuckTales Remastered
15. Mario Golf
16. Gunman Clive HD Collection
17. Donkey Kong 64
18. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
19. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
20. Mario Kart 8

Videos

1. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
2. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
3. Super Mario Maker E3 2015 Trailer
4. Skylanders SuperChargers E3 Trailer
5. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
6. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
7. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer
8. Runbow – Bowhemoth Featurette
9. Nintendo@E3 2015 – Super Mario Maker Reactions
10. Splatoon Squid Strats Trailer
11. Runbow Launch Trailer
12. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Twilight of the Republic Play Set Video
13. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer 2
14. 13AM At Nintendo – Runbow Trailer
15. Sin & Punishment Trailer
16. Introducing amiibo
17. Splatoon Tower Control Trailer
18. New amiibo Commercial
19. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
20. Runbow Guest Character Reveal Trailer

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

Capcom has published an official video for one of the Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX 3DS themes available in Japan. Watch it below.

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