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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

During the January Nintendo Direct, it was announced that two major updates were planned for Wii U. The first arrived on schedule, having launched in April. The second – scheduled for summer – may see a slight delay.

A note on Nintendo’s Wii U update page confirms that the next major update will be available between the end of September and beginning of October. It will bring about “further additions to system functionality”. Among the changes should be even faster load times.

There you have it. We can definitely rule out an imminent arrival for the big firmware update. With summer ending on September 21, it’s also possible that Nintendo could miss its originally intended release window.

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

Update 2: Official notes from Nintendo confirm the following:

The standby functions will now regularly connect to the Internet when the Wii U is powered down to check for available SpotPass data or software and system updates

Further improvements to overall system stability and software compatibility

Update: The update is actually out now! Keep in mind that you will be unable to access the eShop until you update your console.

Nintendo is gearing up to release a small system update for Wii U. The news comes from the ever-reliable Emily Rogers, who writes on Twitter that the new firmware “fixes some small bugs here and there.”

The tweet reads:

You may remember that Nintendo is also working on a second major update for Wii U. According to Rogers, it won’t be out this month.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

WayForward’s Matt Bozon has just confirmed the North American release date for Shantae’s 3DS VC release. It will launch on July 18, Bozon confirmed on Twitter.

Shantae was originally slated for launch on June 20. However, it was pushed back for unspecified reasons.

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

Gaijin Games has revealed the final three characters that will be included in Runner2’s “Good Friends Character Pack” DLC. Spelunky’s Spelunky Guy, Bit.Trip’s (Invisible) CommanderVideo, and the Steam-exclusive Atlas from Portal 2 have been announced today. They’ll be joined by Cave Story’s Quote, Psychonauts’ Raz, Super Meat Boy’s Dr. Fetus, and Machinarium’s Josef.

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

A new scan from this week’s Jump reveals that One Piece: Unlimited World Red will be available in Japan on November 21. Downloadable content will be offered in the game.

Other bits from the magazine:

– Free DLC for preorders (Luffy SW costume, playable Ace)
– Luffy gum-gum actions let him reach new areas
– Ingredients/materials will be used to develop and grow a town

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

Dreamken Studios’ 2D RPG, “Whilom: Sins”, could make its way to the Wii U eShop, assuming the project’s Kickstarter campaign stretch goal is reached. If funds hit $80,000, it’ll be made for Nintendo’s console as well as the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita.

Whilom: Sins is planned for release in 2014.

You can find the official Kickstarter page and more about the game here. Dreamken needs $25,000 in order to receive funding.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, General Gaming, Images, News, Wii | 0 comments

Though I’m sure they don’t mind in the slightest, game developer/publisher Level-5 was recently forced to publish a special wallpaper with characters from many of their most popular franchises… as well as the airplane and the “porter” from AeroPorter! The 3DS download title apparently held a spot in the popularity poll that they put up to determine which characters would be drawn into the wallpaper, and so many people put down their vote for the non-living, metallic flight-body that Level-5 had to include it! The airplane managed to snag 46,263 votes, ahead of the second-place Inazuma character who pulled in 38,339, and the porter himself (a character with no face or personality, mind you) got ninth, with 17,889.

Take a look at the wallpaper above, or click here to download a full-sized version.

Via Kotaku

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments