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

Bandai Namco and Slightly Mad Studios released a new multiplayer trailer for Project CARS today. We’ve posted it below.

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USgamer has a new interview up with Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami. Nogami commented on various topics, ranging from the game’s origins to the type of player Splatoon is aimed at. Additionally, he was asked about how he thinks players will communicate given that voice chat is not included.

You can find a few excerpts from the interview below. The full transcript is located here.

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

Today’s Mario Kart 8 update was accompanied by the addition of new Miiverse stamps. Players now have an extra 10 stamps at their disposal while writing comments in the game’s community.

As for what’s new specifically, Nintendo has added the following:

– Link
– Isabelle
– Animal Crossing tree
– F-Zero logo
– Bowser Clown jack-in-the-box
– Hylian symbol
– Animal Crossing house
– Blue Falcon
– Kung-Fu Lakitu
– Neo Bowser City logo

All of these stamps are available as soon as you apply today’s update.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

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

Wii U Download

Suspension Railroad Simulator

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Kart DS

Wii U DLC

Mario Kart 8 Update and DLC Pack 2 – The latest Mario Kart 8 free software update has crossed the finish line and now you can race like never before in 200CC … if you think you’re fast enough. DLC Pack 2 is here, too, with three new characters, four new vehicles and eight new tracks, all for the thrill of the race. DLC Pack 2 is sold separately for $7.99 individually or bundled with Pack 1 for $11.99 from the in-game shop or the Nintendo eShop.

3DS Download

Cube Creator 3D

3DS Themes

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker: Apocalypse

Wii U/3DS DLC

Super Smash Bros. DLC – Mewtwo – The Psychic-type Pokémon Mewtwo makes its grand entrance! Make it Mega Evolve into Mega Mewtwo Y in its Final Smash, and then use Psystrike to blow away the opposition. Starting on April 28, you can purchase and download the new fighter Mewtwo in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS for $3.99 each game or for $4.99 for both versions.

eShop Sales

Wii U

– Tetrobot & Co. is 70 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 30.
– Cocoto Magic Circus 2 is 66 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 7.

3DS

– Korg DSN-12 and Korg M01D from Detune Ltd. are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 7.
– Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 11.
– Van Helsing Sniper Zx100 is 47 percent off (reduced from $6.66 to $3.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 17.
– Soccer Up 3D and Soccer Up Online from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 21.

Activities

Mega May is Back! – Vote Today
During the entire month of May, Nintendo and Capcom are celebrating our favorite blue bomber, Mega Man, with six game releases on the Virtual Console service for Wii U. The Game Boy Advance versions of Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue, Mega Man Battle Network 3 White, Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun, Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon and Mega Man & Bass will land on the Nintendo eShop throughout the month. Click here to vote for the first game of Mega May, which will launch May 7. Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. PT on April 29.

International StreetPass Week
Take your Nintendo 3DS system on a whirlwind tour without leaving your hometown during International StreetPass Week! Through April 26, collect up to six Mii characters from across Europe, the United States and Canada when you stop by a Nintendo Zone location. U.S. and Canada visitors will even get a special Mii of Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

Mega Flygon is something that could have existed… had it not been for artist’s block.

That nugget of information was shared in the latest issue of Nintendo Dream, which features an interview with Game Freak’s Ken Sugimori, Shigeru Ohmori (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire director), Shigeki Morimoto (game developer), and Kazumasa Iwao (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire map designer).

Sugimori’s specifically shared the following:

Sugimori: For Aarune, he needed to have a Pokemon that could use the moves Fly and Secret Power, which are perfect moves for finding Secret Bases. And the only Hoenn Pokemon that wasn’t used by a key character that fit that criteria was Flygon. It does not Mega Evolve, but I really like Flygon.

Interviewer: Key characters often carry a Pokemon that can Mega Evolve, but Flygon is an exception, right?

Sugimori: Flygon has had the potential to have a Mega Evolution since XY, but we were unable to complete a design and so it was dropped from consideration.

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Nintendo has announced that a new “video showcase” will be held tomorrow for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Following that, there will be a Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation featuring the game.

Nintendo’s presentation will kick off at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. You’ll be able to watch it here, though we’ll have a stream on the site as well. Keep in mind that the videos will be available in English only.

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

amiibo Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights is launching in Europe next week, Nintendo has announced. The app will be available via the Wii U eShop starting on April 30.

Nintendo wrote on Twitter just a couple of moments ago.

amiibo Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights – otherwise known as amiibo Tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits in North America – just launched in Japan. Once downloaded to your Wii U system, it’s possible to try out samples of classic NES and SNES titles by scanning amiibo to the GamePad.

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

We should be getting a pretty good look at Stella Glow on Monday. SEGA will be showing off its upcoming slate of titles during a live stream on NicoNico, and Stella Glow will be among the lineup of featured games. Producer Hideyuki Mizutani will be on hand for the event.

SEGA’s live stream will be hosted on NicoNico at this link. You can tune in at 8 AM ET / 5 AM PT / 1 PM in the UK / 2 PM in Europe to watch it live.

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

Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Japanese launch is just one week away, but Monolith Soft hasn’t stopped updating the game’s official website. The most recent content added to the page covers the Kizunagram and online functionality. For a roundup of the new information, check out the summary below (thanks Gessenkou).

Kizunagram

– Kizunagram (or affinity chart) revolves around the relationships between characters
– View relationship types and bond strength between the player and other characters, traits of those characters, and their relationships with other characters in the chart
– Players can view the links between characters they’ve met
– Raise bonds with allies beyond a certain point to grow them even stronger
– This allows you to take on special Kizuna Quests
– It also causes special events called “Kizuna Talks” (heart-to-hearts)
– Characters respond differently to different choices you make
– This includes accepting and completing special Kizuna Quests, finishing Story Quests and Normal Quests, completing an ally’s Soul Voice, and viewing Kizuna Talks
– Can view the bonds formed with other players met through the online mode

Online Features

– Xenoblade X’s online is characterized by being “loosely connected” to other players
– If you play the game while your Wii U is connected to the internet, you’ll meet other players’ avatars in the field or BLADE Area
– Scout these avatars and add them to your party
– The other players do not control their avatars during that time
– Other players can add your avatar to their party, where the avatar will gain exp
– Can join Squads while connected to the Internet
– Squads can have up to 32 members
– Members of the same squad become loosely connected, view Reports sent by each other, and can cooperate in battle
– Life Point Search Squads: Intended for players who prefer to take their time playing solo
– Conquest Squads: Intended for players who want to proactively engage in multiplayer
– Friend’s Squads: Join the same squads as your friends
– Can change your squad while playing
– You can add members of your Squad to your “Favorites List”
– Send them Friend requests as well
– Squad members can give away or receive equipment obtained after battle
– Setting up Treasure Deal(giving away) – Joining Treasure Deal(receiving)

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

Nintendo is promoting Mario Kart 8’s latest downloadable content in Japan with a new commercial. The video primarily features Isabelle as well as the new Animal Crossing track. We’ve included the commercial below.

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