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

When it comes down to it, there are two versions of Rodea: The Sky Soldier. There’s the game for Wii, which was Yuji Naka’s original vision. Kadokawa Games also prepared releases for Wii U and 3DS. If you’re interested in learning about how Rodea differs on Wii U, 3DS, and Wii, check out our report here.

We’ve seen plenty of trailers and footage for the Wii U and 3DS versions of Rodea: The Sky Soldier. You can now check out the Wii title in action below.

Rodea: The Sky Soldier launches on September 22 in North America, and September 25 in Europe. First-print copies of the Wii U game will include the Wii title.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 144 Comments

If comments from a Nintendo customer service representative are anything to go by, fans should be able to submit “any video-game character” for the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot. That would include third-party characters, which some thought weren’t be an option with a recent Facebook post from Nintendo.

Here’s what the customer service representative wrote to one fan:

Thanks for writing to us. I can certainly understand your interest in if third-party characters are eligible for the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot. I want to assure you that you are able to submit any video-game character for this ballot. While we are unable to guarantee your suggested character will become a Super Smash Bros. Fighter, rest assured, we do take all feedback into consideration.

I never consider what’s said by a Nintendo customer service representative to be the final word on anything, but this is certainly encouraging!

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

Petite Games has revealed its next game for the Wii U eShop, which is titled “Micro Racers”. Not much is known currently, but it should offer three modes: Time Trial, Championship, and Multiplayer.

Petite Games shared on Twitter today:

Petite Games’ other titles, Midnight and Super Destronaut, are out now on the eShop.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 5 Comments

A little Easter egg has been discovered within the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 30th anniversary website. If you check the source code, you’ll notice that Mario himself is hidden inside! This is actually not on the North American site as far as I can tell.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Splatoon isn’t too large of a game, especially compared to some other retail titles for Wii U. Nintendo’s website says that the size is just 1812 MB.

Splatoon launches on May 29. It will be available both physically and digitally.

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

Splatoon still has roughly two months to go before launch, but the folks at Digital Foundry have already published an early technical analysis for the game. Digital Foundry particularly looks at Splatoon’s frame rate, which runs at a “near flawless” 60fps. There is only “the occasional dropped frame detracting from the fluidity – mostly unnoticeable in action, and something that could well be ironed out in the game’s final run of optimisation.”

You can check out a video testing Splatoon’s frame rate above. Digital Foundry’s full report is located here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

It’s no longer possible to share screenshots from Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures over on the game’s Miiverse community. As of yesterday, the functionality has been disabled. Some players aren’t happy with the move, but there’s not much that can be done at this point!

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

Nintendo has opened a North American teaser site for the Super Mario Bros. 30th anniversary. Visit the site here. It currently has a short message along with a short video that was previously shown in the latest Nintendo Direct.

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