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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam has been out in Europe since earlier this month, and in just a few weeks, it’ll be launching in the states as well. That means Nintendo of America is starting to get its promotional efforts going, in part with a teaser website located here. I’m sure it’ll be filled with all sorts of content very soon!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

Two new Super Mario Maker courses have gone live. After completing the latest NES Remix levels in Event Courses, players can unlock the Birdo and Excitebike costumes.

Below are overviews of the official courses:

NES Remix (Excitebike)

“In the NES Remix series, a variety of classic Nintendo Entertainment Sysgtem games are given a new lease on life. This time, we’ve picked the Excitebike stage to recreate in Super Mario Maker! Hold the dash button and right on the +Control Pad from the moment the course begins to replicate the authentic motocross experience.”

NES Remix (Super Mario Bros. 2)

“In the NES Remix series, a variety of classic Nintendo Entertainment System games are given a new lease on life. This time, we’ve picked the Super Mario Bros. 2 stages to recreate! If you’ve played the original game, you’ll recognize many of the locations and elements. In true NES Remix style, it’s all very familiar, yet somehow a little different.”

And gameplay of each:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Super Mario World
4. FAST Racing Neo
5. Super Mario Bros.
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Super Mario 64
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
10. Splatoon
11. Shovel Knight
12. Paper Mario
13. Xenoblade Chronicles X
14. Donkey Kong Country
15. Yoshi’s Woolly World
16. Mario Kart 8
17. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
18. EarthBound
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut

Videos

1. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
2. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
3. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
4. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
5. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
6. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
8. Splatoon | Inkredible New Stages and Gear
9. Xenoblade Chronicles X Planet Mira Game Trailer
10. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
11. FAST Racing Neo Trailer
12. Super Smash Bros. – Cloud Storms Into Battle
13. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels
14. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
15. Splatoon Let’s Play Episode 1
16. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
17. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
18. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
19. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
20. Devil’s Third Launch Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

The Next Penelope has long been planned for Wii U. Creator Aurelien Regard published a Tumblr blog concerning the core game’s development a few months back, which contains a little piece of information about the eShop version that slipped under the radar.

Regard wrote that Blitworks has been put in charge of bringing The Next Penelope to Nintendo’s system. This team has extensive porting experience, including the tough task of Bastion on PlayStation Vita. Regard says the Wii U version will be prioritized as Blitworks remakes the game from scratch in C++.

He said:

“It’s a relief: while I’m writing, the very talented studio Blitworks is currently totally rewriting Penelope from scratch to C++, and making a great port / remake on consoles. It’s a gigantic amount of work, and they will even publish it, prioritizing WiiU.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Another round of content has been added to Guitar Hero Live. In GHTV, three tracks from The Dead Weather are playable:

Be Still (Live)
I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) (Live)
Let It Through (Live)

Activision is also adding six more tracks via two Premium Shows: Party Party Party! and Nothing But Classics. The new tracks that are also now available are as follows:

Party Party Party!

– Andrew WK – Party Hard
– Twin Atlantic – Fall Into the Party
– Steel Panther – Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of the World

Nothing But Classics

– Pat Benetar – You Better Run
– Loverboy – Working For The Weekend
– Survivor – Children of the Night

Source: Activision PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Reddit user Gluetendo has stumbled upon an interesting glitch in Smash Bros. Wii U. By taking advantage of it, it’s possible to control eight characters at once.

Here are the full steps, as described by Gluetendo:

• Have 8 amiibo.
• Use a controller that can “desync” (a GameCube controller preferably).
• Go to the 8-Player Smash mode.
• Just move your joystick until the “Player #” or port space pops up.
• Click the name part of your port until it says “None”.
• Remove your controller from the port or desync it.
• Scan your amiibo.
• Plug everything back in.
• Move your joystick again and now you will be the Player in the next available space after your scanned amiibo. Nothing out of the ordinary, but trust me, it’s working.
• Repeat Steps 5-9 until all the Player spaces are filled with the 8 amiibo.
• Go to the Settings (where Time or Stock and Item rules are). Then simply exit.
• Enjoy controlling 8 characters simultaneously

If you’d like to see the glitch working, give the video below a look.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 1 Comment

Alongside Genei Ibun Roku #FE’s standalone release in Japan, Nintendo shipped two special items. Consumers have been able to pick up the Fortissimo Edition as well as the Fortissimo Edition Set (Wii U bundle). There are some neat goodies included such as a six-song soundtrack, art book, and more. Check out the gallery below for a look at the various extras.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

This week’s Japanese sales numbers include two big milestones for Nintendo. One is all about hardware, and another applies to one specific game.

First, 3DS has sold over 20 million units in Japan. It’s also important to mention that Splatoon has now sold over 1 million copies in the territory. The game likely already reached that number with digital copies included, though Famitsu’s data officially confirms the figure with physical units. It’s a nice way for Nintendo to close out the year!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD has gone in and out of stock on Amazon a couple of times since pre-orders went up a little over a month ago. It’s now back up again with orders being accepted here. I’ll try to keep an eye on the listing and will update this post if it disappears once more!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 78 Comments

What is the NX? Is it a console or a handheld? Perhaps a mix of the two? We’ve actually received a number of hints and vague statements indicating that the NX will at least be a home console, but Nintendo has yet to go on the record and confirm anything officially.

Enter Koei Tecmo. During an interview with Japanese website 4Gamer, president and CEO Yoichi Erikawa further hinted that gamers can expect NX to be a home console.

Here’s the full exchange between the two sides:

4Gamer: On one hand, virtual reality requires special machinery to play, and we feel that the current state of “games” is headed to yet another way of playing. It’s almost as if it’s evolving towards the opposite direction of smartphones, and requires to “only play at that spot,” or something along those lines. Lately it seems that [home] consoles haven’t been doing too well, but is that the case? At least that’s what we’re wondering.

Erikawa: “Actually, I think that it’ll start doing much better. The PlayStation 4 has recently surpassed 2 million units in nationwide sales, and Nintendo announced a new ‘machine’ called the NX. From this point forward, I believe that each company will make clear commitments for these machines.”

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