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Posted on 11 years ago by Spencer(@spencerstevens) in 3DS, Features, Podcast Stories, Previews | 0 comments

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Spencer makes his NintendoEverything debut by filling you in on some things you may not have known about Animal Crossing’s 3DS debut!

Author: Spencer

The North American release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf is drawing near! Nintendo Everything is here to let players know what they should be getting excited to experience in this highly-anticipated new addition to the franchise.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast Stories, Videos | 0 comments

Oh man, I feel like a real square for forgetting the “The” in the title of the game in the video. Ah well.

Did you guys know that it’s National Prime Rib Day!? Probably not, because it’s an awfully obscure holiday. To celebrate, I decide to tackle three (yes, three!) Pig-related glitches from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. They’re all pretty useless, but they’re all pretty funny to look at as well!

Artwork courtesy of Andrew Nixon. :]

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

If you have a Virtual Console game on your Wii U through Wii mode, you can repurchase it on the eShop at a significant discount. We’re now hearing that a similar program may be offered between Wii U VC and 3DS VC games.

According to a new article written by Emily Rogers, a VC game would need to have launched for both Wii U and 3DS in order to be eligible – as you would expect. Rogers also clarifies that not all titles would be included in the program.

When might we be hearing about this from Nintendo? Perhaps not at E3, but likely before year’s end.

Rogers has also reiterated rumors about a gifting feature for the Wii U eShop, which was first provided on the Wii Shop Channel. This element is coming not only due to requests from gamers, but indie developers as well.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

During the Q&A session of Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, one investor asked about third-parties when it comes to Wii U and the thought that the console contains “low power”.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata addressed this in three different “steps”:

Smaller devs and Nintendo Web Framework

– Nintendo wants to “expand the range of software developers”
– After their Nintendo Web Framework presentation at E3, Nintendo received inquiries from several hundred new developers
– Iwata feels that captivating titles will be born from this initiative and help to achieve their goal
– Teams working on this sort of software (such as Wii Street U and video-on-demand software that uses Nintendo Web Framework) are quite small, which allows for quick updates in a short time-span

Unity

– This has just recently started to be offered by Nintendo
– Iwata says that hundreds of thousands of developers for Unity exist, including developers in emerging nations
– Iwata believes that Nintendo has made it really easy to get them on board to release software on Wii U

Third-parties and Wii U power

– Iwata acknowledged that many people believe that Wii U is underpowered
– Iwata knows that Nintendo must work on remedying these misunderstandings
– He also knows that there are some third parties that are actively supporting Wii U, while others aren’t even giving it a second glance
– He wants to fix this by creating a situation in which third parties not currently actively supporting Wii U will regret that decision once third parties that did support it start to produce hits on the system
– This won’t happen right away, and it’s hard for them at the moment to persuade third parties to get on board given Wii U’s current state
– Nintendo is working on producing such results following Wii U’s “re-vitalization” on and after this summer

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

We tend to lump Australia and New Zealand together with Europe when it comes to digital content, but it’s true that some titles don’t arrive in all regions at the same time. Fortunately, that’s not something that 3DS owners will have to worry about when it comes to the Virtual Console release of Shantae.

On Twitter, WayForward’s Matt Bozon confirmed that Australia and New Zealand will be receiving Shantae, likely on the same day as North America and Europe.

He tweeted:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The Wii U Virtual Console and Panorama View are now open for business in North America. At this time, it doesn’t sound like either item is available in Europe, but they should be live on Saturday.

You can find the North American Wii U VC lineup here, European lineup here, and Japanese lineup here.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Virtual Console and Wii U Panorama View Also Set to Launch

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The next major system update for Nintendo’s Wii U home console after launch is now available for download. The update delivers a host of new services and enhanced features, such as improved stability and performance, as well as faster load times when switching between applications. The update also lays the groundwork for the imminent launch of the Wii U Virtual Console service. Wii U owners also will soon see the launch of Wii U Panorama View.

“Wii U continues to grow and evolve with new features that make it a better experience for everyone,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s president and COO. “Now owners can navigate to their favorite games and services even faster, or play some of their favorite classic games.”

Here’s what the system update delivers:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast Stories, Reviews, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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What have you always wanted in an open world game? Pig cannons? Rogue Aliens? Well you’re in luck! The latest installment in the LEGO franchise from TT Fusion and the LEGO Company gives you all of that and way more– and I mean WAY more.

Author: Laura

People have been waiting for the bigger Wii U titles to come out, but there hasn’t been much to hold us over. Mario and Pikmin are big names but are they unique and deep enough to fill the hole in our hearts? Well, okay, of course! But I believe LEGO City also does just that; it has hours and hours of game playtime and will keep you distracted with a vast open world while we continue to wait to more releases.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

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Spoiler: It’s faster!

I think the improved load times are what the majority of Wii U owners are looking forward to the most with the Spring update that was just released, and if you’re still waiting for the thing to download/install, you’re someone without a Wii U who wants to see if Nintendo made good on their promise, or you’re just curious what the actual numbers are, I’ve got you covered. All figures are listed in seconds.

Here’s the breakdown:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Update: Nintendo confirms that the update can take up to an hour to download. We’ve also posted the full firmware details below.

Nintendo has just launched the long-awaited Wii U update. It’s the first of two big firmware upgrades planned for the system. A second update will be released for the Wii U sometime this summer.

A number of improvements and features are added through today’s firmware release. Most importantly, system load times have been dramatically improved. It is also now possible to copy save data and boot straight to Wii mode by holding down the “B” button when turning on the console.

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