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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Shin’en is busy working on FAST Racing Neo for the Wii U eShop. Additionally, the studio has a second new project that will be announced in the very near future.

Art director Martin Sauter said on his website that the mysterious game “should get revealed in the next few weeks”. No further information was provided.

Sauter also left the following tease about FAST Racing Neo:

I can’t post too many information at the moment, but I can cconfirm, that this will not be a simple port or remake of the Wii version. It will be a standalone, full new product and we try it to create the most exciting eShop game in 2014.

Thanks to WALEED for the tip.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Nintendo kicked off a worldwide contest for NES Remix on Miiverse a couple of weeks ago that had players trying to complete a stage as fast as possible. However, an exploit was discovered which allowed users to unfairly manipulate their times. This has resulted in Nintendo cancelling the contest outright.

Director Koichi Hayashida wrote in a Miiverse post:

Hello Everyone. Thank you very much for participating in this event. Unfortunately, we confirmed that there is a way to exploit the challenge to achieve a faster time. In the interest of being as fair as possible, we decided to terminate the event without recognizing the fastest time. We know that you dedicated a lot of time and effort towards achieving your fastest time possible. We sincerely apologize for this matter, particularly because the vast majority of people played fairly. We appreciate your understanding. Thank you.

For those wondering, the exploit apparently lets players cheat the clock by repeatedly pausing the game.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer sounded off positively about Nintendo while speaking with OXM.

Spencer was asked by the magazine what he’s learned from the Big N as well as Sony in its latest issue. Regarding Nintendo, the Microsoft Studios corporate vice-president praised Nintendo’s development teams and strong stable of franchises.

He said:

“Nintendo, I think – and there’s some argument about this – that their first-party is such an amazing asset. Their first party studios and IP can lead what they do as a company and the platforms are almost in service to the IP – not in a bad way.

“They have such iconic stories and this will seem somewhat random, but when we go back and do something like Killer Instinct, a little bit of the history of your franchise can actually be important part of people feeling connected. Obviously the history of Killer Instinct isn’t a history on Xbox, but it’s Rare’s history and I think the reaction when we announced it on-stage at E3 showed that playing to the people’s heart, I think Nintendo does that as well as anybody in terms of hitting the franchises and having huge success with them.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Mutant Mudds started out as a 3DS game, but it’s now out on a bunch of different platforms. In addition to Nintendo’s handheld, the game also landed on the Wii U, PS3, PS Vita, PC, and iOS.

Yet despite the many platforms Mutant Mudds can now be found on, 3DS remains the game’s top-performing platform. Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham said on Twitter last week that the studio has “made more revenue on 3DS than all other platforms combined”.

He wrote:

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments

Amazon and Best Buy have both started running several new Nintendo deals for the week of January 5.

The two retailers currently have Wii Remote Plus controllers (including the special Mario/Luigi designs), the black Wii U Pro Controller, and more on sale for 20 percent off. You can find the full set on Best Buy here. Amazon has Wiimotes on sale here and the black Wii U Pro Controller here.

Finally, Best Buy is letting consumers pre-order the Wii Fit U and Balance Board bundle for $25 off, and Amazon has Batman: Arkham Origins for $20 off.

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Inazuma Eleven may finally make its debut in the US, if a listing on Nintendo’s website is to be believed. An inclusion on the company’s release calender page includes a Q1 2014 launch for “Inazuma Eleven” without any further details.

Nintendo has yet to announce any of the Inazuma Eleven titles for North America. Could this listing be nothing more than an error?

If it is indeed legitimate, we’re hoping that Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3 will make its way over rather than simply the first game, as the former product bundles together the series’ first three releases.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Renegade Kid has made a few first-person shooters in the past, and will be working with the genre once again in Cult County as well as another yet-to-be-announced 3DS project. However, these games don’t include multiplayer, which is a bit atypical for such releases.

Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham isn’t ruling out local/online multiplayer in the future, at least. Watsham told Nintendo Enthusiast, “If our FPS efforts on the 3DS sell well, we’ll be in a better position to support multiplayer features in the future.”

He said:

We do not have any immediate plans for multiplayer with our FPS development. But that isn’t to say that we won’t consider it for the future. Supporting local and/or online multiplayer is a complex task that not only takes considerable time to implement, but also requires a substantial amount of testing to ensure it functions as expected. If our FPS efforts on the 3DS sell well, we’ll be in a better position to support multiplayer features in the future.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

WayForward was once working on a pictionary title for Wii U, according to the LinkedIn profile of gameplay engineer Brian Valdillez.

Valdillez mentions “Pictionary Universe” on his CV, which was on track for release in 2012. The game “implemented rudimentary functionality with recording and replay capabilities designed for uploading to Miiverse.”

Sadly, Pictionary Universe won’t be seeing the light of day. Valdillez lists the project as “cancelled” on his LinkedIn profile.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Bertil Hörberg, creator of Gunman Clive, was recently asked if he has any plans to release the game on Wii U. You may remember that Hörberg shared a photo of the title running on Wii U last year.

Writing on NeoGAF, Hörberg said that a release on Nintendo’s console isn’t in the cards, at least for now. That being said, he has “some vague Wii U plans for the future.”

Hörberg’s comments in full:

Right now no; I don’t want to be stuck rereleasing the same game for ever. but I have some vague Wii U plans for the future.

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