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

Game Informer has put up a preview of Minecraft: Story Mode based on a hands-on demo of the game. We’ve rounded up the various tidbits in the summary below.

– Fist time Minecraft has received an official cohesive story arc
– Jesse stars in the first episode
– Jesse: a reluctant hero who can take on one of six different looks across different skin tones and genders depending on what the player wants
– Track Jesse’s pet pig Reuben in the first scene
– Guide him along the pig tracks
– Search a large area
– When you reunite with Reuben, a group of creepers, zombies, and spiders close in on the location
– Jesse uses his wooden sword and begins defending Reuben
– The zombies approach first
– Action sequence begins where you press press a button when they get close enough
– Jesse’s wooden sword shatters after defeating a few enemies
– Jesse’s friend Petra swoops in and saves the two
– In the next scene, Petra and Jesse discuss the wither skull she procured
– She claims to have arranged to trade it to someone at the upcoming EnderCon in exchange for a diamond
– From there, the scene demonstrates Story Mode’s take on crafting
– Jesse builds a stone sword from two cobblestones and a stick
– You’re given the ingredients here, but you arrange them in the correct way on the crafting table
– The story flashes ahead again
– Something terrible has happened at the EnderCon, and the entire attendee-base is fleeing in horror
– A giant, three-headed beast emerges from the venue and floats toward the crowd
– A beam comes from the beast
– This pulls in anything and anyone in its way
– During the demo, you can only run from it
– Jesse and his friends see their window to escape and take it
– As Jesse runs alongside the rest of the fleeing attendees, you need to guide his path
– Any obstacle you’re unable to evade in time with horizontal movement throws a quick-time event your way
– The group reconvenes in a shelter after escaping
– Jesse lights an inactive portal and the group jumps in
– A hardened warrior named Gabriel confronts Jesse about his destiny in helping resolve the issues causing this invasion
– Before they finish their talk, the monster’s tentacles smash through the walls and the tractor beam begins abducting Gabriel and Petra
– Can only save one
– Game Informer chose Petra, which leaves Gabriel to float off into the distance
– Petra is safe, but before Jesse is able to escape, one of the monster’s tentacles whacks him hard, sending him flying into the portal as the screen cuts to black
– Voice cast features the likes of Patton Oswalt, Catherine Taber, Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Dave Fennoy, Billy West, and Paul Reubens

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

Explody Bomb is coming to the North American Wii U eShop Tomorrow. Take a look at a few minutes of footage from the game below.

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

Yacht Club Games has revealed that Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows will launch on September 17. This applies to both Wii U and 3DS, and it’s apparently for all regions where the game is available.

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows adds Plague Knight’s adventure. Additionally, players can take on the new Challenge Mode.

You’ll need to clear the game as Shovel Knight before Plague Knight’s campaign unlocks. However, developer Yacht Club Games did mention in a blog update today that a special code will be shared to unlock it from the get-go.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Blowfish Studio Games announced today that Gunscape will be coming to Wii U in January 2016.

Gunscape lets players make old-school first-person shooter levels and multiplayer maps. It allows for cross-platform level sharing, meaning you’ll be able to exchange content with users on systems like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Gunscape will also feature campaigns and multiplayer maps made by the developers and other players. Offline multiplayer is included, too.

Check out a trailer for Gunscape below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

An additional set of details have come in covering Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer’s sharing update. As we mentioned earlier today, this will be available in Japan starting on September 16.

Here’s the latest:

– After making a house for a villager, you can upload it online through the sharing feature
– Look up different designs with various filters
– The new one will let you check out the latest designs
– The popular search lets you look through four different categories out of “Cool,” “Cute,” “Unique,” and “I’d live there”
– Can also mix two of these categories to find something that has a bit of both
– Once you go visit another player’s designs, you’ll get check out their ranking points for each category
– Can also give them your own score
– Monthly “Home Contest”
– This will take place each month from the 1st through 15th
– Contests will be based on certain themes
– Once the results are shown, players will get to check out the homes of the winners
– Score some exclusive rare items by winning these contests

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

HullBreach Studios has announced that its latest game Defense Dome will be available in North America next week. The title will be distributed via the eShop starting on September 17. Pricing is set at $2.99.

HullBreach confirmed via Twitter:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

You can now pre-order the Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash amiibo bundle on GameStop. Place an order here. If stock runs out, we’ll update this post.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

GameStop is now taking pre-orders for the Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle. Get yours here. Pricing is set at $59.99.

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 20 Comments

Nintendo’s European divisions are teasing a new video from Shigeru Miyamoto. Tomorrow, the legendary game developer will be shedding light on Mario myths. Miyamoto will comment on Bowser Jr.’s mother and more.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

Since Amazon did not hold pre-orders for the wave 5b amiibo, all figures will be sold on the retailer’s site this coming Friday. We now have a specific timeline for each amiibo that is going on sale.

Ganondorf will be sold at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. Zero Suit Samus, Olimar, and the 30th Anniversary Mario Classic Color will follow at successive hours.

These times apply to both Amazon U.S. and Amazon Canada. We’ll have links up before Amazon begins taking orders.

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