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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments

During its first week, Splatoon experienced one of the highest sell-through rates ever in Japan. That number came in at 97.33 percent, which was a sign that the game was almost impossible to find in all stores.

Splatoon has now been on the market for a second week and has yet to show any signs of slowing down. As stated in a Dengeki report, the shooter sold nearly 70,000 copies with a sell-through rate of 90 percent between June 1 and June 7. Media Create’s information will probably vary just slightly, but this is a sign that consumers are still very much interested in Splatoon.

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

Curve Digital has announced that the hit iOS and Android game “Pumped BMX 2” is coming to new platforms as “Pumped BMX +”. The game is planned for a number of platforms, including Wii U.

Here’s the official overview:

Originally developed by one man studio Yeah Us!, Pumped BMX + sees players ride their way through increasingly challenging levels while pulling off crazy and impressive trick combinations. The game lets players choose their rider style and throw down their best stunts whilst racing through more than 500 challenges to reach the top of the leader boards.

Pumped BMX + features high definition graphics and animation, a new enhanced and intelligent control system, new fully licensed soundtrack, and authentic BMX tricks which can be combined for almost unlimited creativity.

Pumped BMX + will be out on the Wii U eShop later this year. Check out a trailer below.

Source: Curve Digital PR

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

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

LEGO Jurassic World – $49.99 (available Friday)

Wii U Virtual Console

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town – $6.99

3DS Retail

LEGO Jurassic World – $29.99 (available Friday)

3DS Download

Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure – $8.99
Swords & Darkness – $6.99
Ninja Usagimaru: The Gem of Blessings – $4.99
Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in Suburbs #1 – $9.99
My Zoo Vet Practice 3D – $4.99

3DS Demos

BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma
Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in Suburbs #1
Ninja Usagimaru: The Gem of Blessings
Swords & Darkness

DSiWare

G.G Series THE HIDDEN NINJA KAGEMARU – $1.99
G.G Series SHADOW ARMY – $1.99
G.G Series CONVEYOR TOY PACKING – $1.99
G.G Series ALL BREAKER – $1.99

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Citizens of Earth (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 50 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.49) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 15 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 22.
– Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut, OlliOlli (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Curve Digital are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 25.

Wii U

– Cubemen 2 is 43 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 25.
– PING 1.5+ is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 25.
– Zacisa’s Last Stand is 40 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.19) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 9.

3DS

– Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 15 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 22.
– Family Tennis 3D, Family Table Tennis 3D and more games from Arc System Works are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 25.
– 3D Game Collection, Funfair Party Games and Murder on the Titanic from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 25.

Price Reductions

Wii U

– Ice Cream Surfer is now $2.50 (reduced from $5).

3DS

– Bowling Bonanza 3D is reduced to $3.99 (from $5.99).
– Gummy Bears Magical Medallion and Gummy Bears Mini Golf are reduced to $3.99 (from $5.99)
– Johnny Dynamite is reduced to $3.99 (from $4.99)

Source: Nintendo PR

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

Two new Yoshi’s Woolly World videos have come in from Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page. Below, you’ll find an introduction video as well as an amiibo overview.

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

Sales of the 3DS have surpassed 15 million units in the United States, Nintendo announced today. In doing so, it’s become the eighth system in the company’s history to reach this feat.

Super Mario 3D Land, Pokemon X, Pokemon y, Mario Kart 7, and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS have all sold more than 2 million copies in the U.S.

Nintendo says that, through the first six months of 2015, 3DS hardware sales have risen by more than 50 percent over sales in the same period in 2014. The system’s growth comes in large part due to the launch of the New 3DS XL, which shipped in mid-February.

Nintendo has sold nearly 270 million units of hardware since the NES debuted in the fall of 1985 – almost 145 million units of handhelds, and another 125 million home console units.

Head past the break to read up on today’s announcement in full.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 6 Comments

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is now the most funded video game on Kickstarter. The previous record holder was RPG Torment: Tides of Numenera, which collected over $4.1 million in April 2013. Bloodstained currently sits at over $4.2 million with about 1.5 days remaining.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 33 Comments

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has sometimes been accused of playing favorites when it comes to the roster. These people aren’t pleased with the strength of characters such as Kirby/Pit, and feel that they have higher strength because Sakurai created them.

In his latest Famitsu column, Sakurai addressed these accusations head on, stating:

“With Smash Bros., every now and then someone will vent their misplaced anger towards me. They say that I ‘prioritize the strength and playability’ of characters that I’ve created.”

“First off, what merit is there for me to play favorites with characters I worked on? To bring up an example, two characters I have trouble with and can’t use very well are Pit and Palutena. Therefore, for me, I feel that ‘Pit and Palutena are weaker than the average character.’ If I were to adjust them to fit myself, they would become even stronger – but as you may notice, I haven’t.”

While Sakurai is one of the developers behind the character balance in Smash Bros., there’s also a monitor team that offers a separate perspective on his decisions and that any adjustments that do not fit with their input is not implemented. He also say that he and the team do their best to maintain game balance, but different factors can affect how a game will play.

Specifically regarding Kirby’s move that lets him turn into a rock and drop on other players, Sakurai mentioned that the despite its usefulness, Kirby becomes immobile during transformation and open to attack when transforming back. That makes it a difficult strategy to use against experienced players.

Sakurai’s column ends with a mention that fun comes first, and Smash Bros. is ultimately balanced so that mid-ranged players can enjoy it. He said: “The game is essentially made as a ‘fun party game.’”

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

Additional videos have been uploaded to YouTube showing the new Kelp Dome map in Splatoon. You can watch three new ones below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Comcept and Inti Creates have decided to share a few details about their upcoming multi-platform title, Mighty No.9. Although the new details are light at this time, they have listed out some of the details by console and here is what we know so far:

Wii U

The version available will have GamePad support, but no motion control, amiibo, or Miiverse support. The details for the Classic Controller are unknown yet and are listed as TBC.

3DS

The 3DS version will be 3D enabled, as well as have Touch screen support. However it appears that there will be no SpotPass, StreetPass, or Mii support, and as with the Wii U version no amiibo.

Keep in mind some of these details could change once the game has launched, so we will keep you posted as more information is released.

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

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Splatoon
2. Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition
3. The Fall
4. Stealth Inc 2
5. Sportsball
6. OlliOlli
7. SteamWorld Dig
8. Runner2
9. Super Mario 64
10. Cube Life: Island Survival
11. Paper Mario
12. Don’t Starve: Giant Edition
13. Donkey Kong 64
14. Super Mario World
15. EarthBound
16. Super Mario Bros. 3
17. Super Metroid
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past
19. Super Mario Bros.
20. Mario Party 10

Videos

1. Splatoon Direct 5/7/15
2. Splatoon amiibo Trailer
3. Nintendo Direct 6/1/15
4. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer
5. Splatoon Extended Cut
6. Get Ready for E3
7. LEGO Jurassic World Announcement Trailer
8. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
9. Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-Ink May Splatoon Turf War
10. LEGO Dimensions Announce Video
11. Don’t Starve: Giant Edition Trailer
12. Don’t Starve: Giant Edition Trailer 2
13. Splatoon Single Player Spot
14. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
15. Mario Party 10 Launch Trailer
16. Super Mario 64 Trailer
17. Adventures of Pip Trailer
18. Nintendo Minute – Mario Party 10 with Lamarr Wilson
19. Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-Ink May Splatoon Battle Dojo
20. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards

Source: Wii U eShop

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