Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 8 Comments

Nintendo has a few refurbished Wii games available for purchase on its website. The lineup includes New Play Control! Pikmin, Punch-Out!!, and Excitebots.

You can find the full lineup of refurbished games here. Some may seem a bit pricey and you’ll need to throw in another $5 for shipping, though quite a few of these titles like Punch-Out!! aren’t being sold at most stores at this point.

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Another day, another file size to report. The download for EnjoyUp Games’ 99Moves will take up about 178MB of space. If all goes as planned, the game should be out in Europe next week.

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Renegade Kid regained the rights to the Dementium IP a few months ago. The studio is already taking advantage of that, as there are “some firm plans” in place for the franchise. Renegade Kid co-founder also teased on Twitter today that an announcement of some sort will be made early next year.

Watsham’s tweet is as follows:

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The Pokémon Company International, in cooperation with GameStop, today announced the debut of MegaStop, displays stocked with a variety of official Pokémon merchandise at select retail locations nationwide.

Trainers who purchase Pokémon merchandise at MegaStops will receive a special code that enters them into a contest for a chance to win various prizes. Prizes include digital booster packs redeemable in Pokémon TCG Online, one of 50 limited edition Nintendo 3DS XL featuring Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, and the VIP grand prize – a trip for four to Hawaii!

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Update: All gone!

GameStop currently has the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock, though it won’t ship until next week. Orders will be sent out on December 15. Hopefully this is a sign that the adapter is becoming more readily available!

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Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi returned to the game’s Japanese Twitter account today and introduced another two designers.

First up is Yasushi Suzuki, who is leading the way on enemy mechs:

“Returning to the original subject, today I’ll present Mr. Yasushi Suzuki. His skills are top-notch, be it for character, mecha or landscapes design. I’d meant to work with him one day and this wish has finally come true with this project.”

“For this project, he’s mainly in charge of enemy mechs. The huge mech that appears in the last cut of the previously released [promotional video] (E3 2013) was also designed by him!”

For those wondering, Yasushi Suzuki worked as character and effects designer on Sin & Punishment for the N64, and as art director on Sin & Punishment: Star Successor.

The second designer introduced is Raita Kazama. Here’s what Takahashi said about him:

“Next up is Mr. Raita Kazama. I believe some people already know him, as he’s also drawn beautiful images for the previous Xenoblade.”

“For this project, I’ve mainly asked him to design the alien NPCs and the primitive lifeforms inhabiting the planet. Despite being an illustrator with a delicate touch, he himself is the macho bodybuilder type, lol.”

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IGN has published a short interview with Koji Kondo, who is heavily involved with the music-side of Mario Maker. Check out his comments below.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released December 8, 2014, Mario stopped by a Best Buy to bring holiday shoppers a preview of some of his favorite games on December 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. Nintendo of America is partnering with Best Buy locations nationwide to give players the opportunity to try select Nintendo games before they buy them, including Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Pokémon Art Academy. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released December 8, 2014, Noah (L), Jonah and Emma of the popular YouTube channel KittiesMama wave to fans waiting in line to play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games at a Best Buy in Culver City, California, on December 7, 2014. Nintendo of America is partnering with Best Buy locations nationwide to showcase must-have holiday games such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Pokémon Art Academy. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released December 8, 2014, kids play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS at a Best Buy on December 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. Nintendo of America is partnering with Best Buy locations nationwide to showcase must-have holiday games such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Pokémon Art Academy. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released December 8, 2014, Mario, Noah (L), Emma and Jonah of the popular YouTube channel KittiesMama took photos and signed autographs for fans as they stood in line to play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games at a Best Buy in Culver City, California, on December 7, 2014. Nintendo of America is partnering with Best Buy locations nationwide to showcase must-have holiday games such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Pokémon Art Academy. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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