Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream’s long-awaited patch is almost here. Earlier today, Black Forest Games confirmed on Twitter that the update has been approved for Europe.

The studio tweeted:

Good news for our EU WiiU friends! Nintendo approved the sound patch and will be impelmenting it soon. 😀
— Black Forest Games (@BlackForestTeam) April 28, 2014

Hopefully the North American patch isn’t too far behind!

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More Mario Kart 8 footage

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Footage is somewhat low-quality, but we do get another look at the game – including some of Mario Kart 8’s menu screens.

UK software sales (Week ending 4/26)

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
2	1	2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3	2	TITANFALL	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4	3	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
1	4	TITANFALL	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	5	2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9	6	PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7	7	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8	8	SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
13	9	FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11	10	INFAMOUS: SECOND SON	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6	11	LEGO THE HOBBIT	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16	12	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15	13	THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14	14	SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24	15	FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
17	16	FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20	17	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
10	18	TRIALS FUSION	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18	19	KINECT SPORTS: RIVALS	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26	20	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19	21	LEGO THE HOBBIT	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31	22	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
38	23	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12	24	TRIALS FUSION	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30	25	FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
27	26	DARK SOULS II	XB360	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
23	27	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28	28	METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES	PS4	KONAMI	KONAMI
37	29	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–	30	GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22	31	FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36	32	WWE 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
–	33	FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	34	BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32	35	THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–	36	DARK SOULS II	PS3	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
–	37	POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	38	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
25	39	LEGO THE HOBBIT	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34	40	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1	1	TITANFALL	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	2	2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	3	CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4	4	FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3	5	LEGO THE HOBBIT	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8	6	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
6	7	SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9	8	THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10	9	PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	POPCAP GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12	10	BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11	11	ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17	12	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14	13	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
7	14	TRIALS FUSION	RED LYNX	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15	15	INFAMOUS: SECOND SON	SUCKER PUNCH	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16	16	METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES	KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS	KONAMI	KONAMI
13	17	THIEF	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18	18	DARK SOULS II	FROM SOFTWARE	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
24	19	DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
25	20	BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21	21	WWE 2K14	YUKE’S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
23	22	NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	GHOST GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19	23	KINECT SPORTS: RIVALS	RARE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
22	24	SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	VICARIOUS VISIONS	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26	25	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
27	26	RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
29	27	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
33	28	SAINTS ROW IV	DEEP SILVER VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
31	29	FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
28	30	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
36	31	GRAN TURISMO 6	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
34	32	NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
37	33	FROZEN: OLAF’S QUEST	1ST PLAYABLE	GSP/AVANQUEST	GSP/AVANQUEST
–	34	FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
40	35	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–	36	POKEMON Y	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
38	37	POKEMON X	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	38	LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA	TRAVELLER’S TALES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
30	39	SKATE 3	EA BLACK BOX	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
39	40	JUST DANCE 2014	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

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Iwata: “We Need To Redefine What Nintendo Must Do”

Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 30 Comments

It’s no secret that Nintendo’s president and CEO Satoru Iwata has been under the pump in recent months with the company’s current financial standing. In an interview with Japanese news outlet Diamond, Iwata had the following to say about the Nintendo going forward (translated by the folks over at Siliconera):

“Surely, a lot of people around the world must think ‘Nintendo is a company that is just for video games,’ about us, and I believe that there are more and more of our own employees who’ve begun to think like that,” said Iwata. “Some employees that are in charge of making things, are often kept positions where they have to think of how they can make the game in front of them more fun, so I don’t think it can be helped if others outside of our company think like that.”
“So, even if the fact that our focus being video games won’t be changing, I felt the need to take this occasion to say ‘Nintendo is a company that can do whatever they want’.”
“This subject came to light when Yamauchi passed away, but I felt that ‘our surroundings are greatly changing. We need to redefine what Nintendo must do, from this point on’. However, I felt that saying ‘Nintendo will do anything,’ was also the wrong idea for the company.”
“Yamauchi was one to always say ‘Nintendo is a company for entertainment, and it shouldn’t be for anything else,’ and he didn’t necessarily think that ‘entertainment = video games’. I’ve been wondering how to express Yamauchi’s feelings, and I’ve been thinking about it non-stop, even during the New Year’s holiday break.”
“Lately, the words ‘QOL’ (quality of life) have come up,” says Iwata. “Entertainment is there to improve people’s quality of life. After your basic needs, there’s entertainment. However, when it comes to ‘improving people’s quality of life,’ I didn’t know the difference between us and household appliance makers.”
“At the start of this year, I finally figured that ‘improving people’s quality of life with fun,’ with emphasis to the ‘fun’ would be perfect for Nintendo. And that’s when I decided to use this as a focus during the financial results meeting in January and wrote the manuscript for the presentation.”

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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS screenshot (4/28/14)

Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment

To go with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following info:

The Assist Trophy, Midna! This is the 3DS version. She’s going to grab and throw things all over the place. Her uncontrollable, whimsical nature remains intact.

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Nintendo Download (5/1/14, Europe)

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U

Child of Light – €14.99 (£11.90)
Stick it to the Man – €7.99 (£6.99)

Wii U Virtual Console
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – €4.99 (£3.49)

3DS
Mario Golf: World Tour – €39.99 (£34.99)

*A free download code is available for Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) for those who purchase Mario Golf: World Tour from the eShop by 05/29/2014. This will be the exclusive way to access the game before it’s official Virtual Console release

Mario Golf: World Tour: Free-Trial Course Pack (DLC, free)
Mario Golf World Tour: Mushroom Pack (Nintendo) €5.99 (£5.39)
Mario Golf World Tour: Three-Pack Set (Nintendo) €11.99 (£10.79) (Until 5/31/2014, regular price €14.99/£13.49)
Etrian Odyssey: The Millennium Girl – €39.99 (£34.99)
Hometown Story – €29.99 (£29.99)
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst – €11.99 (£10.79)
Azada – €11.99 (£10.79)
Cave Story – €7.25 (£6.00)

[Demo] The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll
[Demo] Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars

Wii U Virtual Console
GALAGA – €4.99 (£4.49)

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Price Reductions

3DS

Tappingo – €1.99 (£1.69) until 05/15/14
Darts Up 3D – €2.99 (£2.49) until 05/31/14
Bird Mania Christmas 3D – €0.99 (£0.89) – Permanent price reduction

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News

Child of Light reviews roundup

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

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Wii U version of How to Survive still in the works

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

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Kirby Triple Deluxe reviews roundup

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 16 Comments

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Mario Golf: World Tour – UK commercial #2

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Giana Sisters’ patch approved for Europe

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