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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments

Guitar Hero Live, the developer behind Guitar Hero Live, has been hit with layoffs. Although not confirmed, Eurogamer has heard that roughly 50 people have been made redundant. FreeStyle’s website indicates that 100 staff were housed at the company.

Activision’s official statement is as follows:

Activision and FreeStyle Games leadership have been considering a range of future options for the studio, and have been consulting with staff to explore all alternatives. The collective team have now reached the end of a consultation exercise and the decision has been made to restructure FreeStyleGames to better align the studio resources with future business needs. We are working with the studio teams to explore options to rebalance staff within Activision Blizzard and its related organisations.

The UK remains a key market for Activision Blizzard and FreeStyleGames continues to be a great partner. We thank all of the team for their continued passion, creativity and commitment.

Activision previously stated in February that Guitar Hero Live experienced “lower than expected performance”.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Footage has come in for several Wii U eShop titles that came out this week: The Beggar’s Ride, PixlCross, Now I know my ABCs, and 6 Hand Video Poker. Videos for each can be found below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

My Nintendo members in North America and Europe are starting to get their hands on the service’s exclusive Picross game based on Twilight Princess. Watch an hour of footage from My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Coup de Grece has been working on a new action-platformer for Wii U called “Primary Shift”. This has players shifting the background’s color in order to control the platforms, enemies and obstacles that appear on screen.

The action takes place in a school that has school supplies as platforms and number as enemies. You’ll need to help Timo graduate by getting good grades in over 40 levels. The best time will be recorded at the end of the course.

Here’s a rundown of features:

· Platforming action
· Color shifting mechanic
· 4 different types of level objective
· 40 challenging levels (okay, first few are easy)
· Replay value: beat your best times in time trials

And a trailer:

Look for Primary Shift on the eShop soon.

Source: Coup de Grece PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

It turns out that the Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition isn’t entirely exclusive to GAME. In addition, Nintendo’s own store is now taking pre-orders here. These should be the only two places where it will be sold.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Jirachi is now available as the newest Mythical Pokemon distribution in X/Y and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Check out a promo for the event below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Today, Capcom opened an official website for the 15th anniversary of the Ace Attorney series. You can find it here.

The site comes with a special message from Ace Attorney managing direct Shu Takumi. That’s posted below, courtesy of Court-Records.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 9 Comments

Atlus has published a new Etrian Odyssey V showcasing the game’s character creation features. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News | 0 comments

River City Ransom SP has been delayed to June 2nd in Japan, from its original release date of April 28th. Arc System Works cites a need to improve the game’s quality.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in Mobile, News | 8 Comments

Following its release in Europe and North America, Miitomo has now been downloaded by 3 million users worldwide.

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