Starwhal file size
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Starwhal made its way to the North American Wii U eShop this past Thursday. In case you’re curious, the game’s download is 591MB. That is reduced to 559MB once actually installed.
Famitsu’s most wanted games (9/27/15)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Monster Hunter X is still at number one, and Dragon Quest XI is now right behind.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between September 10 and September 16.
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Pre-order updates (9/27/15)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
North America
Wii U
Shovel Knight – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – Amazon, GameStop
 Guitar Hero Live – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Just Dance: Disney Party 2 – Amazon
 Just Dance 2016 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – Amazon, GameStop
 Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Amazon, GameStop
 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Best Buy
 Star Fox Zero – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition – GameStop
 Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
 Terraria – Amazon
 Mighty No. 9 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
 The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
3DS
Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash – Amazon, GameStop
 Shovel Knight – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 The Legend of Legacy (pre-order for launch edition) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – Amazon, GameStop
 Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack – Amazon, GameStop
 Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – Amazon, GameStop
 Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets – Amazon, GameStop
 Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Moco Moco Friends – Amazon
 Yo-Kai Watch – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Stella Glow – Amazon, GameStop
 Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon, Best Buy
 Final Fantasy Explorers – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Amazon
 Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon
 Project X Zone 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
 Terraria – Amazon
 Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Amazon, Best Buy
 Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Amazon
 Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
 Zero Escape 3 – Amazon
 Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Console
Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL – GameStop (exclusive)
 Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL with Tri Force Heroes – GameStop (exclusive)
amiibo bundles
Yoshi’s Woolly World with Yarn Yoshi – Amazon
 Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash with Chibi-Robo amiibo – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Shovel Knight
 Yoshi’s Woolly World
 Just Dance Disney Party 2
 Adventure Time Finn and Jake Investigations
 Just Dance 2016 
 Rodea: The Sky Soldier
 Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
 Guitar Hero Live
 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
 Xenoblade Chronicles X
 Devil’s Third
 LEGO Marvel Avengers
 Terraria
 Mighty No. 9 Wii U
3DS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Master Splinter’s Training Pack
 Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash
 Rodea: The Sky Soldier
 Shovel Knight
 Adventure Time Finn and Jake Investigations
 Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
 Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets
 Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
 Moco Moco Friends
 Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
 Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
 Stella Glow
 Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
 Yo-kai Watch
 The Legend of Legacy
 LEGO Marvel Avengers
 Project X Zone 2
 Hyrule Warriors Legends
 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 
 Fire Emblem Fates
 Metroid Prime: Federation Force
 Zero Escape 3
amiibo bundles
Yoshi’s Woolly World with Yarn Yoshi
Europe
Wii U
LEGO Dimensions
 Shovel Knight
 Just Dance: Disney Party 2
 Just Dance 2016
 Guitar Hero Live
 Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations
 Rodea: The Sky Soldier
 Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
 Xenoblade Chronicles X
 Xenoblade Chronicles X Limited Edition
 Terraria
 Mighty No.9 
 Star Fox Zero
3DS
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer NFC bundle
 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
 Shovel Knight
 The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
 Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
 Adventure Time Finn and Jake Investigations
 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
 Rodea: The Sky Soldier
 Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
 Terraria
 Project X Zone 2
Consoles
Xenoblade Chronicles X Wii U bundle
 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer New 3DS bundle
 Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden New 3DS bundle
 New Style Boutique 2 New 3DS bundle
amiibo bundle
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Video of the European McDonald’s 3DS puzzle
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 17 Comments
If you visit a McDonald’s with your 3DS over in Europe, you can nab an exclusive puzzle over in the StreetPass Mii Plaza. Take a look at the video below for a look at the completed image.
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Star Fox Zero, Xenoblade Chronicles X also getting collector’s edition guides
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments
Update (9/27): Bumped to the top. You can save about $10 on the Xenoblade guide and $7 on the Star Fox Zero guide.
Original (9/14): Yesterday we learned that The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes would be receiving a guide from Prima, including a collector’s edition release. It’s since been confirmed that Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X
 are getting the same treatment.
Amazon is listing the Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X guides – both of which are collector’s edition – for $34.99 a piece. They’ll also come with hardcovers and a screen cleaner.
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Best Buy: $10 off Splatoon, Smash Bros. Wii U, Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, and more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Update: These are all now price matched on Amazon (Smash Bros. Wii U is actually a bit less). However, some are for Prime members only. Also, some items are temporarily out of stock, but can still be ordered.
A select Nintendo games are on sale over at Best Buy. Through October 3, you can save on six Wii U and 3DS games.
Here’s the full list:
– Splatoon
 – Mario Kart 7
 – Mario Party 10 (including the amiibo bundle)
 – Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 – Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
 – Animal Crossing: New Leaf
You can check out Best Buy’s official sale page here. We’ll let you know if Amazon does any price matching.
Assault Android Cactus footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
New footage has come in showing Assault Android Cactus. You can watch the latest video below.
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Astral Breakers update in the works
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Over on Miiverse, Intropy Games shared some news about an upcoming Astral Breakers update.
The patch will introduce anew round of bug fixes as well as graphical updates. Additionally, Black Hole Breaker will be added (presumably a new mode).
Here’s the full Miiverse notice from Intropy:
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Shin’en on FAST Racing Neo – locations, difficulty, controls, Easter eggs, and more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 15 Comments
Nintendo UK recently put up an interview with Martin Sauter from Shin’en. As you would expect, the discussion was entirely about FAST Racing Neo. Sauter commented on a number of topics, including the locations in the game, difficulty, controls, Easter eggs, and more.
You can find a number of excerpts from the interview below. The full piece is located here.
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Toto Temple Deluxe also hitting the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
A few days ago, we received confirmation that Toto Temple Deluxe is launching on the European Wii U eShop on Thursday. We now know that the title is due out on the same day in North America.
According to Nintendo’s website, Toto Temple Deluxe is slated for October 1. Pricing is set at $9.99.








