Satoru Iwata honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Golden Joystick Awards, Splatoon picks up a couple of wins
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 19 Comments
The 33rd Golden Joystick Awards were held at the indigO2 at London’s O2 Arena. During the event, the late Satoru Iwata was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award.
Here’s the news on that front:
Satoru Iwata, the Nintendo CEO who sadly died in July this year at the age of 55, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. A revered man of the gaming industry, Satoru was the driving force behind many of Nintendo’s products including the Wii and DS, and is credited for bringing gaming to the masses by making it family entertainment. Starting out as a programmer in the 1980’s for a subsidiary of Nintendo, he became president in 2002, the first outside of the company’s founding family. He was renowned for first and foremost being a gamer and was described as “… having the brain of a game developer and the heart of a gamer”. His contribution and impact on modern gaming is second to none.
Splatoon also saw a couple of wins at the Golden Joystick Awards. The Wii U title was chosen as “Best Family Game” and “Best Nintendo Game”.
Source: Golden Joystick Awards PR
More: Satoru Iwata, Splatoon
Super Mario Maker – Nindie courses #5 – Shin’en
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo UK is showing off some of the indie-made courses in Super Mario Maker in a new video series. Get a look at the latest video below, which focuses on FAST Racing Neo developer Shin’en.
More: indie, Shin'en, Super Mario Maker
New Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer shows a pair of secret characters
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 19 Comments
Nintendo released another new Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer today, which shows a couple of the secret characters we’ve previously heard about. You can view it after the break.
More: Camelot, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, top
Kyle from Nintendo being sent out to 3DS owners in North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
As Halloween and the latest National StreetPass Weekend approaches, Nintendo has sent out a new Mii to 3DS users in North America. System owners should be getting Kyle from Nintendo via SpotPass so long as they have SpotPass enabled. He comes with the Boo hat and greeting posted above.
More: StreetPass Mii Plaza
More Genei Ibun Roku #FE details, screenshots, art
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 6 Comments
Even more details and screenshots for Genei Ibun Roku #FE have been made available. Check out the latest below.
– From the real world of Tokyo, players will visit an area known as the “Idolsphere”
– This other world has various gimmicks that block players’ paths
– There are many enemy Mirages here as well
– Gimmicks are tailored to each location
– Ex: in Shibuya’s “106” building dungeon, the goal is to get to the top floor by moving floors using a giant mannequin arm
– Break into battle when you make contact with an enemy symbol
– Characters will perform actions when you give them commands
– When you strike an enemy’s weak point, a “Session Attack” will occur and you’ll let out a number of continuous attacks
– Get experience points, skill points, and Performa by winning battles
– As you amass skill points, you can acquire new skills
– Use Performa as material to create new weapons
More: Atlus, details roundup, Genei Ibun Roku #FE
Toki Tori 3D out in all territories on November 5
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments
It was previously revealed through an eShop listing that Toki Tori 3D would be hitting Europe on November 5. Two Tribes has now confirmed this, and has also said that the game will be out in all regions on the same day – including North America. Pricing is set at $1.99 / €1.99.
Two Tribes also sent along an overview of Toki Tori 3D, which features new content. Head past the break to read it in full.
More: Engine Software, indie, Toki Tori 3D, Two Tribes
Tons of Project X Zone 2 footage, no changes in the west
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos | 6 Comments
Capcom showed off a bunch of Project X Zone 2 footage during a recent show event on YouTube. You can watch the various gameplay below.
By the way, there is something we want to pass along from the Japanese Project X Zone 2 blog. In the west, the game will be pretty much the same as its Japanese counterpart.
Photos of Shovel Knight’s physical version
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 8 Comments
The physical version of Shovel Knight is out today in Europe, and will be available early next week in North America. Take a look at some photos of the retail title below.
More: indie, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games
Media Create software sales (10/19 – 10/25) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes
02./00. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1!
03./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
04./03. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./01. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD
06./05. [WIU] Splatoon
07./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
08./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
09./07. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016
10./08. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
11./14. [3DS] Picross 3D 2
12./16. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns
13./10. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
14./12. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu #
15./13. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016
16./11. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
17./17. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
18./22. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition]
19./15. [3DS] Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash #
20./18. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, X/Y trailer for the Hoopa distribution at McDonald’s
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 3 Comments
Yesterday, some news was made known about the Hoopa distribution for the Pokemon games in the United States. Players can obtain Hoopa at McDonald’s starting on November 27 for the Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and X/Y games.
A trailer has now come online to promote the new Hoopa distribution. Watch it below.
The McDonald’s Hoopa distribution will last through December 23.
