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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

It’s been nearly a year since we last heard about HTR High Tech Racing. Fortunately, the game is still planned for the 3DS eShop. A release is currently targeted for August. Developer QUByte Interactive has also said that it plans to use assets and improvements from the PC build in the 3DS version.

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

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Sinobi are reporting that Wii Sports Club is coming to retail on July 17 for 3700 yen. Baseball and Boxing appear to be included, which are yet to be released via the eShop.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments

Nintendo has lifted the reviews embargo for Mario Kart 8. For an overview of the early verdicts, check out our roundup below.

IGN – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 8 / 10
Polygon – 9 / 10
Eurogamer – 10 / 10
EDGE – 9 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
NintendoWorldReport – 7.5 / 10
CVG – 9 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
GameTrailers – 8.6 / 10
Game Informer – 9.25 / 10
Joystiq – 4.5 / 5
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
VideoGamer – 9 / 10
USGamer – 4.5 / 5
Destructoid – 9 / 10
GamesBeat – 85 / 100
Gamereactor – 9/10
Kotaku – “Yes”
ONM – 96%
NowGamer – 8.5 / 10

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 12 Comments

Today’s screenshot gives us a look at a particularly odd Assist Trophy. I don’t think anybody could have seen this one coming:

The unexpected Assist Trophy, the TV-Game 15! Color TV-Game 15 is a home entertainment system that was released in 1977 in Japan before the release of Space Invaders. This is the oldest game to join the Smash Bros. series.

Sakurai even doubled down on explanations:

Normally, controllers for these types of games had knobs with variable resistors–these allowed the players to control in-game movement by how far they twisted the knobs. The TV-Game 15 used microswitches instead. We’ve worked a little too hard to reenact the behavior of the original, so the paddles always move in linear paths with the same, consistent speed. We pay attention to such peculiar details!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, Images, News | 1 Comment

The official site for The Band of Thieves & 1000 Pokémon was recently updated, detailing release info and providing us with the first screenshots of the game:

•  The game will be available from June 5th through to September 30th 2014 and will have the same setting as the movie
• It will have some connection with Pokémon X & Y through the completion of challenges in the game
• StreetPassing other players increases your army size

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

NES Remix 2 – Find Luigi: Kirby’s Adventure Stage 12
Mario Kart 8 – Upside Down Test
Mario Kart 8 – Super Horn Test
Mario Kart 8 – Boomerang Flower Test
Child of Light Announcement Video
Child of Light Amano Trailer
Tomodachi Life TV Commercial
Nintendo Minute: Mario Kart: Double Dash
Child of Light Co-op Trailer

3DS

Child of Light Announcement Video
Child of Light Amano Trailer
Tomodachi Life TV Commercial
Nintendo Minute: Mario Kart: Double Dash
Child of Light Co-op Trailer
Moon Chronicles Gameplay Trailer

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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