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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Trine 2: Director’s Cut could be just the start of Frozenbyte’s Wii U support. Sales and marketing manager Mikael Haveri has said that the studio is “very interested” in working on the console once more.

“We are very interested in working on it again. Who knows, but if everything goes well maybe even sooner than many might suspect.”

Haveri also commented on sales of Trine 2: Director’s Cut thus far. Haversi said the title is selling “fairly well according to our calculations”.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

SEGA and Double Fine’s The Cave was finally playable on Wii U during a press event last week. On Nintendo’s console, players can expect the GamePad to act as a character selector and means of controlling the camera. If you tap on a character, you’ll jump to them. If you double tap, the camera’s focus moves to them. Characters do not move independently off-screen in the game.

Double Fine’s Chris Remo said the following about the Wii U version of The Cave:

“So other than that, it pretty much plays like all the other versions. We did work really hard to ensure that visually everything you’re seeing is identical to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, so there’s no downscaling, there’s nothing going on that is not up to par with the other next-gen systems. There’s nothing super wacky going on, but it’s a completely full-featured version of the game.”

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The latest Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
2. Nano Assault Neo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
5. Little Inferno
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
7. ZombiU
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited
9. Assassin’s Creed III
10. Darksiders II
11. Chasing Aurora
12. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
13. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
14. Nintendo Land
15. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
16. Madden NFL 13
17. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
18. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
19. Just Dance 4
20. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Videos

1. Nintendo Direct: December 5, 2012
2. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
3. Nano Assault Neo Video
4. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Video
5. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
6. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
7. Chasing Aurora Video
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
9. Little Inferno Video
10. ZombiU Video
11. Little Inferno Video 2
12. Darksiders II Video
13. ZombiU Video 3
14. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition Video
15. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge Video
16. Puddle Video
17. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Video
18. ZombiU Video 2
19. Rabbids Land Video
20. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper Video

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is providing some work for Bit.Trip Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. Martinet will voice a total of seven cut-scenes in the game – and he’ll be playing himself.

Polygon explained how the partnership with developer Gaijin games came to be:

“The developers at Gaijin Games say that initially, the plan was for Martinet to play a defined character they had created, but when Martinet showed up and said a few lines in first-person, they decided to lean into it. They compare it to Leonard Nimoy’s appearance in Dreamcast cult favorite Seaman, where Nimoy announced his name at the beginning to crack the fourth wall and make it clear the player was about to try something unusual.”

Gaijin has confirmed that Bit.Trip Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien will be released in early 2013.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

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

Software

1. Pokemon Dream Radar Video
2. Crimson Shroud
3. Pokedex 3D Pro
4. Super Mario bros.
5. Crashmo
6. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
7. Brain Age Express: Sudoku
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
9. Paper Mario: Sticker Star
10. Ninja Gaiden
11. The Legend of Zelda
12. Liberation Maiden
13. Pushmo
14. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
15. Cut The Rope
16. Pac-Man
17. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
18. Photo Dojo
19. Colors! 3D
20. New Super Mario Bros. 2

Videos

1. Nintendo Direct: December 5, 2012
2. Nintendo Show 3D: December 6, 2012
3. Adventure Time Video
4. Pokedex 3D Pro Video
5. Pokemon Dream Radar Video
6. Nintendo Show 3D: November 22, 2012
7. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Video
8. Crimson Shroud Video
9. Wario Land 2 Video
10. Crashmo Video
11. Fractured Soul Video
12. Mighty Bomb Jack Video
13. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link Video
14. Paper Mario: Sticker Star Video
15. Pokemon Rumble Blast Video
16. Wreck-It Ralph Video
17. Murder on the Titanic Video
18. Paper Mario: Sticker Star October 25, 2012
19. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Coin Rush
20. Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game Video

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, Podcast Stories, Rumors | 0 comments

NeoGAF member “Mama Robotnik” has written up a brilliant feature on Silicon Knights. The post goes well into detail regarding the studio’s early times, debacles, and cancelled projects.

Much has been said about Silicon Knight’s Eternal Darkness 2 (perhaps one of the studio’s most-anticipated yet not-officially-announced projects), but we’ve never seen any assets from the game. Screenshots have never popped up online, nor have concept arts of any kind.

Thanks to some findings by Mama Robotnik, we may finally have some renders/art from Eternal Darkness 2. A former Silicon Knights 3D character artist included the images below in a couple of folders that could very well be from the game.

The purple creature in particular was probably created for Eternal Darkness 2 based on the fact that Mantorok was the only surviving ancient. The other ancients were able to create red/blue/green undead monsters, so Mantorok would have likely made his own purple soldiers in the sequel.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii Shop Channel | 0 comments

Three digital downloads are available on Club Nintendo. Through January 6, 3D Classics: TwinBee, Metroid II: Return of Samus, and Mario Party 2 can be ordered from the site for 150 coins each. Last week’s addition, 1080 Snowboarding, is also up for 150 coins.

View order pages for each game here.

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS download software

escapeVektor (Nnooo, €9.99 / £TBC)
Gunman Clive (Bertil Hörberg, €1.99 / £TBC)

3DS download software price reduction

Rising Board 3D (Odenis Studio, permanent reduction to €1.99 / £TBC)

3DS Virtual Console “Hero Sale”

Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, €3.99 / £TBC until 27th December)
Dr. Mario (Nintendo, €1.49 / £TBC until 27th December)

3DS Retail DLC

New Art Academy (Nintendo, €1.99 / £TBC per lesson) — Glass and Light, Expressionism

Wii U download software sale

Chasing Aurora (Broken Rules, €5.99 / £TBC until 3rd January 2013)
Little Inferno (Tomorrow Corporation, €9.99 / £TBC until 4th January)

DSiWare

Castle Conqueror – Heroes 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, 500 Nintendo Points)
Cake Ninja XMAS (Cypronia, 500 Nintendo Points)

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 4 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 5 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 6 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6 7 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 8 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 9 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 10 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 11 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
9 12 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 13 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 14 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 15 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 16 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21 17 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 18 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
20 19 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
23 20 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 21 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 22 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 23 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
25 24 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
19 25 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 26 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
28 27 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
29 28 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 29 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 30 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 31 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED VITA ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 32 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 33 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 34 LITTLEBIGPLANET KARTING PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27 35 NINTENDO LAND WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 36 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
33 37 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 38 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED XB360 SEGA SEGA
37 39 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
34 40 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

All formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 2 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 5 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 6 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 7 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
8 8 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10 10 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
11 11 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 12 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 13 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
16 14 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
12 15 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
13 16 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 17 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23 18 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 19 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 20 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 21 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 22 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY LAND HO! UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 23 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 24 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
30 25 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
34 26 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
28 27 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 28 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
25 29 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
27 30 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
33 31 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 32 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37 33 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 34 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED NIHILISTIC SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 36 LITTLEBIGPLANET KARTING UNITED FRONT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 37 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31 38 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 39 NINTENDO LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 40 SONIC GENERATIONS DIMPS SEGA SEGA

Source: Chart-Track

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

Japan has been receiving classic Mega Man games on the 3DS eShop for awhile now. North America, however, has yet to see even one title land on the store.

That will be changing later this month. Mega Man 1 will be hitting the North American eShop on December 27, likely for $4.99.

Mega Man 2 is coming on February 7. And throughout 2013, additional entries in the series will be released.

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