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

Nintendo released a few new English screenshots from amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits. View the latest images below.

amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits launches this Thursday in North America and Europe via the Wii U eShop.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 25 Comments

A handful of new screenshots have come in for Yoshi’s Woolly World. You can find them all in the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. (3DS) – 8/9/9/8
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/9
MLB 15: The Show (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Pokémon Rumble World (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
New Kersploosh! (3DS) – 7/7/7/8
Monster Bag (PSV) – 8/7/8/6
@Simple DL Series Vol. 38 (3DS) – 6/7/7/7

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

A new preview from Nintendo Life contains a bunch of fresh details about Yoshi’s Woolly World. We’ve rounded up the information below.

– Traditional health bar
– Yoshi takes damage as you’d expect him to
– Recover health by collecting hearts that are like the jumping star collectables from previous Yoshi games
– Yoshi’s tongue is the main method of taking down enemies
– Yoshi unravels them and turns them into balls of wool
– Use eggs to bind larger enemies made of materials other than wool, create warp pipes, boxes, platforms, and many other parts of the world to help Yoshi achieve his goal
– Uncover hidden areas simply by unraveling them via a loose bow
– Doing so reveals secret passageways or hidden items
– The game has dozens of hidden items
– This includes Flowers, new items such as Beads that have replaced the traditional coins, Stamp Patches that are hidden within certain Beads, and Wonder Wools
– Flowers: allow you to achieve 100% in a stage and access a mini-game to garner more Beads
– Beads are used as a generic currency and can be used to buy special badges that can assist you in a level
– Stamp Patches: used to unlock Stamps to use on Miiverse once a certain amount have been collected
– Wonder Wools: collect all five in a level to unlock a new Yoshi design to use throughout any and every level should you so desire
– Designs include Flower Yoshi, Circus Yoshi, one that’s based upon the Shy Guy enemy
– Yoshi has different transformations: umbrella, a mole, a giant version of himself, and a motorbike
– Transformations happen a few times in each world
– They task you with reaching a goal within a certain time limit, or face having to restart it all again
– Mellow Mode: control Winged Yoshi whose Flutter Jump is replaced by the ability to float at Yoshi’s current height indefinitely
– Still take damage in Mellow Mode
– Can still fail in this mode as well
– Can have a friend join in the fun as a second Yoshi
– If you run out of wool in multiplayer, one Yoshi can be used as a short-range substitute

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News | 2 Comments

The folks over at Unseen64 once again did what they do best and unearthed footage and information from the video game history books. This time, they’ve covered NesGlider, a game that would eventually end up being the SNES classic Star Fox.

NesGlider was developed by Argonaut Games for the NES (and eventually the SNES) in order to show Nintendo what 3D games would look like on their hardware. While the game looked impressive for its time, it suffered from being a bit slow and clunky despite pushing the SNES to its limits. Check out some footage from the game below:

Nonetheless, Nintendo was impressed and decided to invest into a hardware upgrade that would allow the SNES to seamlessly handle 3D graphics. Working together with Argonaut, they developed the Super FX chip, which finally made 3D games possible on the Super Nintendo. Argonaut and Nintendo then worked together on the NesGlider prototype, and in a collaborative effort, the game evolved into what we know as Star Fox.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

3D Streets of Rage 2 is the next one of the SEGA 3D Classics. Ahead of its release in Japan this week (with a US and European release to follow in July) SEGA released a video of the game, showing what it looks like in stereoscopic 3D.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Karous – The Beast of Re:Eden will be released in North America this week, on April 30th. The game is a 3D vertical shoot ’em up with a heavy focus on customizing your aircraft. Ahead of its release, publisher Circle Entertainment released the game’s opening movie. Watch it below!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

2. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

3. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo

4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo

5. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

6. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

7. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

9. Mario & Sonic: Sochi Winter Games 2014 – Nintendo

10. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo

3. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

4. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

7. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo

8. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – Nintendo

9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

10. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

amiibo Touch & Play – Nintendo’s Greatest Hits (gratis)

Wii U Virtual Console

Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies €19.99 / £17.99 (€14.99 / £13.49 until May 7th)

Wii U DLC

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Mewtwo Fighter – 3,99€ / £3.49 Buy for both 3DS & Wii U for ?4.49 / 4,99€
Super Smash Bros.™ for Wii U: [Bundle] Collection #1 €10.31 / £9.11 Buy for both 3DS & Wii U for €14.51 / £13.12:
Fighter (Mewtwo), Cat Suit Hat, Monkey Suit Hat, Link’s Cap, Majora’s Mask, Dunban Wig, Proto Man’s Helmet, Mega Man X’s Helmet, SSB T-Shirt, Cat Suit (Brawler), Monkey Suit (Sword Fighter), Link’s Outfit (Sword Fighter), Dunban’s Outfit (Sword Fighter), Proto Man’s Armour (Gunner), Mega Man X’s Armour (Gunner), New trophies, Profile icon
Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within €9.99 / £7.99
Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels €2.99 / £2.39

3DS Download

Excave II : Wizard of the Underworld €10.00 / £8.99

3DS DLC

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – Mewtwo Fighter – 3,99€ / £3.49 Buy for both 3DS & Wii U for ?4.49 / 4,99€
Super Smash Bros.™ for Nintendo 3DS: [Bundle] Collection #1 €10.31 / £9.11 Buy for both 3DS & Wii U for €14.51 / £13.12:
Fighter (Mewtwo), Cat Suit Hat, Monkey Suit Hat, Link’s Cap, Majora’s Mask, Dunban Wig, Proto Man’s Helmet, Mega Man X’s Helmet, SSB T-Shirt, Cat Suit (Brawler), Monkey Suit (Sword Fighter), Link’s Outfit (Sword Fighter), Dunban’s Outfit (Sword Fighter), Proto Man’s Armour (Gunner), Mega Man X’s Armour (Gunner), New trophies, Profile icon

eShop Sales

Wii U

Angry Birds™ Star Wars® (Activision) €9.99 / £7.49 / CHF 12.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 72.00
Angry Birds™ Trilogy (Activision) €9.99 / £7.49 / CHF 12.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
SpongeBob SquarePants™: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge (Activision) €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 29.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 59.00
The Amazing Spider-Man 2™ (Activision) €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 36.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 72.00
The Amazing Spider-Man™ Ultimate Edition (Activision) €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 29.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 59.00
TRANSFORMERS PRIME™ The Game (Activision) €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 29.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 59.00
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision) €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 36.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 72.00
Art of Balance (Shin’en Multimedia) €6.70 / £5.36 / CHF 8.20 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €8.99 / £7.15 / CHF 10.95
Costume Quest 2 (Midnight City) €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00
Family Tennis SP (Shin’en Multimedia) €3.70 / £2.99 / CHF 4.49 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 5.99
Kung Fu Rabbit (Neko Entertainment) €1.49 / £1.29 / CHF 2.09 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Nano Assault Neo (Shin’en Multimedia) €7.49 / £6.70 / CHF 10.50 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

3DS

Angry Birds™ Star Wars® (Activision) €9.99 / £7.49 / CHF 12.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
Angry Birds™ Trilogy (Activision) €9.99 / £7.49 / CHF 12.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
Moshi Monsters™ Moshlings™ Theme Park (Activision) €14.99 / £9.99 / CHF 17.99 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF 35.99
SpongeBob HeroPants (Activision) €14.99 / £9.99 / CHF 18.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF 36.00
SpongeBob SquarePants™: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge (Activision) €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 24.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ (Activision) €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 24.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Danger of the Ooze (Activision) €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 24.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
The Amazing Spider-Man 2™ (Activision) €25.99 / £18.99 / CHF 31.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
The Amazing Spider-Man™ (Activision) €25.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
TRANSFORMERS PRIME™ The Game (Activision) €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 24.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision) €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 24.00 until 13.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 49.00
3D Classics Kirby’s Adventure™ (Nintendo) €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €5.99 / £5.39 / CHF 8.40
Art of Balance TOUCH! (Shin’en Multimedia) €5.20 / £4.70 / CHF 7.35 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
Castle Conqueror Defender (CIRCLE Ent.) €3.49 / £2.79 / CHF 4.10 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 5.90
Demon King Box (CIRCLE Ent.) €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF 3.60 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.80
Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! (Shin’en Multimedia) €2.24 / £1.87 / CHF 2.62 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.50 / CHF 3.50
Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai (Shin’en Multimedia) €6.70 / £5.70 / CHF 8.30 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €8.99 / £7.66 / CHF 11.08
Kung Fu Rabbit (Neko Entertainment) €1.49 / £1.29 / CHF 2.09 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Nano Assault EX (Shin’en Multimedia) €7.49 / £6.35 / CHF 9.30 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €9.99 / £8.49 / CHF 12.45
Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB) €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 21.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
Tiny Games – Knights & Dragons (REACTOR) €1.49 / £1.19 / CHF 1.69 until 14.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.49 / CHF 3.59
VAN HELSING SNIPER ZX100 (EnjoyUp Games) €3.49 / £3.49 / CHF 4.80 until 24.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.66 / £6.66 / CHF 9.20

Kirby Weeks: Part Two (30 April 2015 – 7 May 2015)

Ahead of the launch of Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush for Wii U on 8th May (7th May in France), Nintendo eShop is celebrating the Kirby series with discounts on a selection of Kirby games every week between 23^rd April 2015 and 14^thMay 2015.

Fans of the Kirby series can also look forward to a 10% fan discount on Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush from the game’s release on 8th May 2015 (7th May in France) until 14th May 2015. If a title from the Kirby series for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS has been downloaded before, Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush can be purchased on Nintendo eShop for just €35.99 / £31.49 / CHF46.70 instead of the regular price of €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF51.90.**

Wii U

Kirby Super Star™ (Nintendo) €3.99 / £2.74 / CHF 5.60 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF 11.20
Kirby’s Adventure™ (Nintendo) €2.49 / £1.74 / CHF 3.50 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF 7.00
Kirby’s Dream Course™ (Nintendo) €3.99 / £2.74 / CHF 5.60 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF 11.20
Kirby™ & The AMAZING MIRROR (Nintendo) €3.49 / £3.14 / CHF 4.90 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS

Kirby’s Block Ball (Nintendo) €1.49 / £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Kirby’s Pinball Land (Nintendo) €1.49 / £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Kirby’s Star Stacker (Nintendo) €1.49 / £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe (Nintendo) €4.89 / £4.39 / CHF 6.80 until 07.05.2015, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Source: Nintendo PR

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