New 3DS XL now completely sold out at GameStop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 9 Comments
The New 3DS XL is now completely sold out at GameStop. All systems are unavailable, including the red edition (sold out a couple of days ago) and the black version. Both remain in stock at Best Buy.
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate “Prepare for the Hunt” trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 3 Comments
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Video: amiibo in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS vs. Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
A World of Keflings might be getting a demo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Update: Another tweet from NinjaBee is below. It looks like the studio hopes to bring out a demo in North America in hopes of improving sales, which could then potentially lead to a European release.
@NintendoHall We can't justify the expense with our current success. We hope that a demo will improve sales and allow us go to Europe.
— NinjaBeeGames (@NinjaBeeGames) February 10, 2015
NinjaBee could be teasing a demo for A World of Keflings on Wii U. The studio posted a message on Twitter today:
How many #WiiU gamers play demos as a way to test out digital games?
A #Keflings demo might be on the way.
#Nintendo #GameDemos #VideoGames
— NinjaBeeGames (@NinjaBeeGames) February 10, 2015
While not confirmed just yet, I think it’s safe to say that A World of Keflings will most probably be receiving a demo based on the above message. Stay tuned!
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Nintendo not commenting on rumored live-action Zelda show from Netflix
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Well, this is certainly not a surprise! Nintendo is not responding to the Wall Street Journal’s report regarding Netflix’s live-action The Legend of Zelda show. Nintendo said: “We will not comment on the rumors or speculations.”
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Titan Attacks! hitting the 3DS eShop on February 26
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
Curve Studios has announced that Titan Attacks! is coming to the 3DS eShop in all regions on February 26. Pricing is set at $9.99 / £7.99.
Titan Attacks! could be just the start of 3DS support from Curve Studios. Assuming it does well, the company may opt to make more games for the handheld.
Curve’s marketing manager Rob Clarke told Digital Spy:
“We’ve been toying with the idea of doing another 3DS game since Spincycle. People have been asking us about it since we announced Wii U ports last year, and we love the system in the office, but its technical specifications mean that not every game makes sense to port across. Titan Attacks was an ideal choice as it’s a relatively resource-light game, but it’s also a game that’s perfect for mobile formats and portable gaming. If it does well, we’re hoping to bring more of our games across to the 3DS at the same time as other versions.”
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Know Your Friends is Ubisoft’s unreleased Wii U game
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 28 Comments
Ubisoft isn’t planning any additional games for Wii U. However, you may recall that the company said it has a title that finished development a long time ago, yet has not been released. Thanks to the folks at Unseen64, we now know which title Ubisoft is referring to. And it’s something that has technically been made known already.
It was about a year ago that the ESRB rated Ubisoft’s “Know Your Friends” for Wii U. It turns out that this is in fact the game Ubisoft has been sitting on.
Here’s the full ESRB description for those who haven’t heard about Know Your Friends in the past:
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Untold Story dev wants to bring the game to Wii U, just needs the funds
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Candlelight Studios, the developer of the RPG Untold Story, really wants to bring the game to Wii U. There’s just one problem: money.
Creator Joshua Temblett told Nintendo Life that a Wii U version “would cost between £2,500 – £5,000”, and that’s something he doesn’t have at the moment. Temblett first intends to release Untold Story on PC. If he obtains the necessary funds, there’s a good chance we’ll see it on Wii U in the future.
Temblett’s full words:
I would love nothing more than to bring Untold Story to the Wii U, it does have NES inspired graphics after all!
I’ve estimated that in order to bring Untold Story to the Wii U it would cost between £2,500 – £5,000, that’s including language translation to get it onto each region’s eShop, as well as paying for each region’s rating services (ESRB, Pegi etc). Unfortunately, I can’t afford such an amount right now.
My aim is to release Untold Story first on Windows, and then looking into releasing it on the Wii U when I have the funds.
You can view a trailer for Untold Story above. You can keep track of updates on the official page here.
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze appears to have a cut achievement system
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 7 Comments
The Cutting Room Floor has discovered a strings file labeled “miiverse” inside Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. This seems to have strings for some kind of cut achievement system.
There’s a ton of text included in the file. Players would have received achievements for defeating bosses, uncovering new areas, collecting KONG letters and puzzle pieces, and more. Perhaps it would have been possible to share achievements on Miiverse?
If you’re interested in checking out the full text from the achievements-related file, continue on below.
Playtonic working on Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor, interested in Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 18 Comments
Update 2: Name update: the game is going by the tentative name “Project Ukulele”. Additionally, reader Noble Wrot tried adjusting the levels and contrasts of the image below to bring out the forms of the shadowy figures. We might be looking at a bird and some kind of reptile!
Update: Teaser site open here. The team is entirely comprised of those who were formerly from Rare. We also have this piece of art:
This month’s issue of EDGE contains an interview with Playtonic. The studio’s first game will be a spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie, and the team seems to have quite a bit of interest in the Wii U.
As stated in the magazine:
“There’s a history of working with Nintendo so we’d naturally love to see our game on a Nintendo platform. If people tell us to make Wii U our target console platform then we’ve got the flexibility to do that.”
Playtonic has funding, but the company would like to team up with a publisher if the two sides were interesting in working together. The plan is to first release this game on Steam Early Access, followed by consoles.
