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

Nintendo has released an official trailer for the reveal of Ryu in Smash Bros. Check it out below.

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

As was announced during today’s Smash Bros. presentation, it’s been confirmed that the Wii U game will be getting YouTube uploads for replays. A release date hasn’t been announced just when. When it arrives, the feature will be free to use.

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

Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai provided an update on the Wii U game’s “Tourney mode” during today’s presentation. Here’s the latest:

– Compete for the highest amount of points in a certain amount of time
– Regular tournaments as well
– Both types have been finished with development
– Testing now
– Coming in August

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

Several new amiibo have been announced during today’s Smash Bros. presentation. Mii Fighters, R.O.B., Duck Hunt, and Mr. Game & Watch are all coming in September. Falco is due out this holiday season.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo has released an official trailer for the reveal of Roy in Smash Bros. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

The live stream for today’s Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS presentation kicks off at 10:40 PM ET / 7:40 AM PT / 3:40 PM in the UK / 4:40 PM in Europe. It should last about 20 minutes.

We should be getting a look at Lucas, the Wii U Miiverse stage, and Splatoon costumes for Mii Fighter. Ryu and Roy should be featured in some capacity as well!

You can watch the presentation as it happens below. If any important news is announced that we don’t already know about, it’ll be up on the site as soon as possible.

Enjoy the presentation, and let us know what you think about the news!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 19 Comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [WIU] Splatoon (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 68.913 / 213.731 (-52%)
02./00. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus: Fortune Tower and the Dice of Fate (Spike Chunsoft) {2015.06.04} (¥5.184) – 16.224 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho (D3 Publisher) {2015.06.04} (¥8.078) – 13.868 / NEW
04./00. [3DS] Stella Glow (Sega) {2015.06.04} (¥6.469) – 13.332 / NEW
05./03. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Spike Chunsoft) {2015.05.21} (¥8.856) – 13.272 / 103.111 (-41%)
06./05. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 12.884 / 1.019.603 (+11%)
07./04. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 10.708 / 190.332 (-14%)
08./00. [3DS] Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland # (Koei Tecmo) {2015.06.04} (¥6.264) – 8.352 / NEW
09./02. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe (Sega) {2015.05.28} (¥5.378) – 6.867 / 48.309 (-83%)
10./00. [PS3] Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho (D3 Publisher) {2015.06.04} (¥7.538) – 6.772 / NEW
11./08. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2015.04.29} (¥4.320) – 5.950 / 258.429 (-33%)
12./11. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code (Nintendo) {2015.04.16} (¥5.076) – 5.495 / 146.303 (-13%)
13./09. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!! (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥6.145) – 5.255 / 80.497 (-21%)
14./13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 4.119 / 2.635.190 (-8%)
15./71. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 3.200 / 4.193.081
16./15. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 3.089 / 2.240.533 (-12%)
17./00. [PS4] Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Bethesda Softworks) {2015.06.04} (¥3.218) – 2.727 / NEW
18./10. [PSV] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2015.05.28} (¥9.504) – 2.623 / 8.982 (-59%)
19./20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 2.519 / 3.980.295 (+0%)
20./18. [WIU] Mario Party 10 # (Nintendo) {2015.03.12} (¥5.616) – 2.437 / 148.727 (-7%)

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

This falls a bit into spoiler territory, so to be safe, head past the break for the story!

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

Throughout this week, Amazon and Best Buy are holding a few notable Wii U sales.

The first notable discount is for the Splatoon Wii U bundle. Through June 20, consumers can save $25 on the package. The bundle normally goes for $300 and includes a Wii U console as well as a copy of Splatoon.

Along with the Splatoon Wii U bundle, several titles for Nintendo’s console have gone on sale. Consumers can save $10 (Amazon, Best Buy) on Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and Mario Party 10.

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

Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones has been classified over in Australia. Nintendo is listed as publisher, so this rating should be for an upcoming Virtual Console release.

Arc System Works announced a couple of days ago that the company acquired the rights to Double Dragon and other franchises. Perhaps they’ll handle Double Dragon III’s eventual Virtual Console version?

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