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A new Japanese trailer for Splatoon came out yesterday, highlighting one of the game’s weapons. You can now watch a new version of the video below that comes with English subtitles.

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Bear Box Media has a couple of new Wii U eShop games in the works. The first is StarLight, which was revealed at the end of April.

Bear Box shared an update on the project with Pure Nintendo, with the studio’s Andy Ford stating:

Although designed to be addictive… StarLight is hard… very hard. It’s composed of 75 standard levels, 5 secret levels, and 3 modes to choose from. Pure, Easier, and Hardcore. Pure is the way the game was designed to be played. It’s all about reactions and timing. Once players complete Pure Mode, they unlock Mirror mode. Each level has been carefully designed to create an entirely different puzzle both forwards and backwards, so in this mode you effectively have 150 levels to work your way through.StarLight gameplay 2There’s no mirror mode for easier players. Hardcore is the tough one. As soon as a player collides with a single barrier, they must start all over again… from the very beginning. It’s a pretty big challenge, so we felt it deserved a worthwhile reward. We’ll be running a competition from the game’s launch stating that the first player to post an image of the final screen of Hardcore mode on Miiverse will win $100 worth of eShop vouchers. The highest I’ve personally been able to get in this mode is level 56… So it’ll be interesting to see who manages it first.

You may recall that along with StarLight, Bear Box is also working on UHost. The original plan was to have it out towards the end of last year, but the team is now targeting Q4 2015.

Here’s the latest from Ford:

Regarding UHost, our original plan was to release the game in Q4 of 2014 at a low price, and then increase the price each time an update was created, bringing in new content. This would have been great, but unfortunately we missed our window. It was then decided that the additional content would be added to the game, aiming for a release this year, Q4. It’s given us time to add in some great new mini-games, even more questions, and a lot of extra polish.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments

GameStop has updated its Splatoon product page with information about the Smash Bros. costumes offer. Those who pre-order Splatoon will receive codes for three costumes to use in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The offer is valid both in-store and online. Orders can be placed here.

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Disc art isn’t major news, but that doesn’t make them any less nice to look at! You can get a look at Splatoon’s disc art above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Despite having come out with a new Nintendo Minute yesterday, we’re treated to yet another episode today. This one has Kit and Krysta talking documenting their experiences at yesterday’s Splatoon Mess Fest. Check out the new Nintendo Minute below.

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Ronimo Games released the twelfth “Daily Duel” video for Swords & Soldiers II. In today’s video, the battle is 2 Spearthrowers, 4 Desert Stalkers and 1 Ooga Booga spell versus 5 Shamshir soldiers, 5 Berserkers, 4 Axethrowers and 1 Corpse Explode spell. Check it out below.

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Last night, we posted a few photos from the Splatoon Mess Fest. You can now get a look at the event in video form below.

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Nintendo’s website reveals that Stone Shire is coming to the North American Wii U eShop next week. The game is slated for May 21, and will cost $7.99.

Here’s a brief overview:

There once was a dwarf. It had a pickaxe. It had one goal in life: to explore the world and to see what lies both above and beneath it. So it took up its tool and set out on an adventure, waiting to see what the world has to offer.

You are that ambitious explorer. Exploring through tree, snow, and sand, you will be able to manipulate the world to how you see fit. The world before you is made up of cubes. Using your pickaxe, or even just your hands, you can break blocks and use them to either build structures or craft unique items. Underground lies rare metals, such as gold and diamond. In order to find and mine them, you will have to craft stronger and stronger pickaxes. The only goal in this world is what you make of it.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments

The Lucario and King Dedede amiibo are starting to reappear at Toys “R” Us – well, at least in one state. A Reddit user from Kansas managed to obtain both figures today. This could be an indication that other Toys “R” Us outlets around the United States will soon be receiving new inventory as well.

Aside from Lucario and King Dedede, the Marth amiibo should begin showing up again at Toys “R” Us starting on May 29. A separate Reddit user posted this photo earlier today:

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Success Corporation uploaded two more videos to promote Nashi-jiru Action! Funassyi no Yukai-na Ohanassyi. Both can be seen below.

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