Following today’s localization announcement of Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, Bandai Namco has released some material for the game. We’ve attached the North American boxart above, and you can find some screenshots and a fact sheet below.

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Abstraction Games and Night Light Interactive bringing Whispering Willows to Wii U

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

Abstraction Games and Night Light Interactive Partner today announced that Whispering Willows is making its way to Wii U.

Here’s the official overview:

Project Elena’s soul outside her body to solve puzzles, reach hidden areas, and interact with other spirts to ultimately determine what happened to her father.
Rich with narrative and filled with gorgeous hand-painted 2D visuals, Whispering Willows is a horror themed side-scrolling adventure where players take the role of Elena, a young girl determined to solve the mystery behind her missing father. Using a unique amulet gifted from her father, Elena possesses the extraordinary ability to project her spirit outside of her body. While in this spectral form, she can interact with the benevolent spirits and wicked wraiths that used to dwell within the walls of the sinister Willows Mansion. Help Elena use her astral projection to solve puzzles, help lost spirits, and uncover the mysteries behind her missing father.

Whispering Willows launches on the Wii U eShop this summer. A trailer can be seen below.

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Nintendo producer says Pikmin and Chibi-Robo! crossover is “an interesting idea”

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Nintendo World Report recently asked Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe about the possibility of Olimar and the Pikmin running into Chibi-Robo! at some point in the future. To this, he said: “That’s an interesting idea, and something I could speak to Mr Miyamoto about a collaboration.”

How would you guys feel about some sort of Pikmin and Chibi-Robo! crossover. Is that something you’d like to see?

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Kirby Squeak Squad Wii U Virtual Console trailer (Europe)

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Kirby Squeak Squad is out on the European Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday. Check out the game’s trailer below.

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Inafune on the Japanese gaming industry, says “companies need to start looking outside of the box”

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

Keiji Inafune has been very outspoken about the state of the Japanese gaming industry over the past few years. While the situation has been improving, Inafune still believes that companies in Japan could go about things in a better way.

He told GameSpot in a recent interview:

Japanese creators and Japanese companies need to start looking outside of the box. They can’t just stay inside Japan and make their own game and bring it to E3 and hope it will be a hit. That’s not going to happen. You have to work with foreigner companies, in North America, Europe, and other places around the world so there’s a new taste coming into your game.
The language barrier is always there, that’s not going to change. But, if you always stay away from the world market, just because of that, you’re not going to evolve. So, the next thing is that people should get out more and see outside of Japan more. You can’t just stay inside, hoping that your game will be a success around the world. That’s not going to happen.

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Why Rare wasn’t too interested in making another core Banjo game after Tooie

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Rare created Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, but the team never went on to develop a third platformer in the series for the N64. Some may wonder why.

Speaking with Kotaku, Grant Kirkhope indicated that it came down to fatigue. While Rare did go on to make Donkey Kong 64, they were a bit tired when it came to making 3D platformers, and Rare didn’t do too much else in that space.

As Kirkhope explained:

“I think with Tooie we were tired of it at that point. We’d done two games, and, if you do continual sequels—Rare didn’t like to do that—we didn’t want to do another Banjo game. And that’s why it kind of ended there.”

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Wii Fit Trainer amiibo reappearing at some GameStop stores

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

GameStop is starting to restock the Wii Fit Trainer amiibo at some of its stores. It’s not available at every area, but you can see if a local location has it in stock here. Good luck, and happy amiibo hunting!

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Tower Record Cafes in Tokyo get a limited time Super Mario makeover

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Nintendo has partnered with Tower Record Cafes in Tokyo for three Mario-themed cafes. These limited time cafes will only be paying homage to the famous plumber until early next month.

Hit up the gallery below for a bunch of photos. Even more images can be found at the source link below.