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

Today, Image & Form announced that Steam Powered Giraffe is working on the soundtrack for SteamWorld Heist. The San Diego-based band will create all songs and in-game music.

Additionally, Steam Powered Giraffe will be featured in the game as a troupe that Captain Piper and her crew encounter in bars while recruiting fighters. Image & Form’s announcement also confirms that players will be able to collect sheet music containing Steam Powered Giraffe songs which can be played on a jukebox in Captain Piper’s ship.

SteamWorld Heist will be available in spring 2015. Above you’ll find a music video for “Prepare for Boarding”, the first song from SteamWorld Heist.

Source: Image & Form PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which launched in North America last Friday, has already sold 490,000 units between physical and digital sales, Nintendo has announced. That number accounts for sales between November 21 and November 23.

Thanks to the success of Super Smash Bros., it’s now the fastest-selling Wii U game ever in the U.S. Mario Kart 8 previously held this record.

Nintendo has also confirmed that more than 14 million Super Smash Bros. games have been sold in the U.S. alone.

Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s news:

“The Nintendo holiday is off to a great start, but there’s a lot of work left to do and a few more surprises in store for our fans. With great deals coming on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and great content like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launching next week, Nintendo will offer shoppers the best combination of fun and value this holiday season.”

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/9/9
Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/8/8
Samurai Warriors Chronicle 3 (3DS/PSV) – 9/9/8/8
Never Alone (PS4) – 9/8/7/9
Diabolik Lovers Vandead Carnival (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days (3DS) – 8/7/8/7
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (3DS) – 7/8/7/7
Kamen Rider: SummonRide (PS3/Wii U) – 7/7/8/6

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Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

The director for Xenoblade Chronicles X, Tetsuya Takahashi took to twitter again to share brief bit of information about the upcoming title.

In his tweets he revealed that the main script writer for Xenoblade Chronicles X is Yuchiro Takeda, whom you might remember as the script writer for Xenoblade Chronicles. The pair have also worked together in the past on the anime adaptation of Xenosaga.

The main topic of his tweets were about the story, below is a translation of one of those tweets:

“After the ‘basic’ fantasy story for [Xenoblade], we’re having him write a deep sci-fi story this time around,”

Takahashi went on to reiterate that composer Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan) is in charge of sound, and that Kunihiko Tanaka (Xenogears, Xenosaga, Xenoblade) is in charge of character design.

Takahashi also stated:

“I’ve known Mr. Tanaka for a long time, but this time I asked for his cooperation to bring out the Xeno-ness in the art.”

Xenoblade Chronicles X will be released for Wii U in Japan in Spring 2015, North America and Europe can expect a 2015 release as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 11 Comments

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’s first update is now available for download from the 3DS eShop. The update is also available in Europe despite the game not being out there yet, so those looking to pick up the game can pre-load the patch. It should come as no surprise, but no official changelog has been released. We’ll keep you updated if anything surfaces!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments

Today Sakurai talks a little bit more about The Orbital Gate, which appeared in yesterday’s screenshot:

…By the way, this model is actually a trophy. Diorama style. The Orbital Gate Assault stage actually took a whole year to complete.

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

Bandai Namco released a few new screenshots from Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future, which are posted above. You’ll also find the newly open website here.

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

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby
3. Pokemon Trading Card Game
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
6. Pokemon Puzzle Challenge
7. Metroid II – Return of Samus
8. Fantasy Life
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Super Mario Bros.
11. Azure Striker Gunvolt
12. Shovel Knight
13. The Legend of Zelda
14. Pokemon Dream Radar
15. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
16. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
17. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
18. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
19. Picross e5
20. Pikmin Short Movies 3D

Videos

1. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire E3 2014 Trailer
2. Sonic Boom Launch Trailer
3. Pokemon Trading Card Game Trailer
4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS One Dog, One Bird, One Zapper
5. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Teaser Trailer
6. Tomodachi Life Wish List Video
7. Sonic Boom Combo Trailer
8. LEGO Batman 3 Trailer 3
9. Pikmin Short Movies Trailer
10. LEGO Batman 3 Launch Trailer
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze Launch Trailer
12. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS: Future King
13. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice
14. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal PAX Prime 2014 Trailer
15. LEGO Batman 3 Trailer 2
16. Pokemon Puzzle Challenge Trailer
17. Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal E3 2014 Trailer
18. Pokemon Art Academy E3 2014 Trailer
19. Tetris Ultimate Trailer
20. Mario Kart 7 Video

Source: 3DS eShop

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 17 Comments

Well, how about this! On today’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, one of the couples went all out with a complete Super Mario Bros. performance – down to the music and props on stage!

Thanks to Cameron for the tip.