Nintendo now selling Zelda: Wind Waker HD without the gold cover in North America
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
When The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD originally launched in North America, it was distributed with a gold boxart. This was the only region with such packaging. In Europe and Japan, Wind Waker HD was sold with a blueish boxart.
For whatever reason, North America now has the same packfront as the other two territories. Copies have been spotted with the updated blue boxart. I have no idea why Nintendo decided to change things after such a long period!
Zero Escape 3 – watch the announcement from Anime Expo
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 18 Comments
Zero Escape 3 was finally announced at the Aksys Games panel at Anime Expo today. You can now check out the full announcement made during the event below.
Apologies that the audio is a bit out of sync at the end. Aksys’ stream was slightly buggy on my end!
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Update: 3DS confirmed – Zero Escape 3 revealed, coming next summer on unspecified platforms
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 16 Comments
Update: 3DS is now confirmed. Read the press release in full below.
Many government organizations have dismissed our urgent warnings regarding the upcoming game event called Zero Time Dilemma. Recent intelligence has escalated our plans and we have come to the decision to contact gamers about the dangers directly. Our ultimate goal has always been to protect the public from the horrific consequences we have foreseen, but it appears our mission to prevent it from occurring may have failed. It is imperative that you make every effort to prepare yourselves for the oncoming deadly game, so that you may survive the coming apocalypse.
An antidote for the game is predicted to be created, but much further down this timeline, and as such there is no defense from its effects. It will be most easily identifiable on Nintendo 3DS™ and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, though it is transmittable through the air so the spread may increase even more rapidly through the PlayStation®Store and Nintendo eShop.
Do not be tempted by familiar faces, fully voiced cinematics, multiple endings, or voices in both Japanese and English, as those are signs that the apocalypse is nigh. We suggest that you put extensive effort into improving your puzzle solving skills, as they will be vital to your survival.
We at Crash Keys beg for your assistance in notifying everyone you can so that no one is left in the dark about this dangerous game. The world will end up in a tumultuous uproar, and ultimate consequences will be unavoidable unless word gets out. Use all the time available to you before the summer of next year to contact your loved ones and prepare; our intelligence hasn’t been able to focus in on an exact date at this time. Do not fear – we are here to protect you and prepare you to our utmost ability so that you may survive. You will survive. We will use all channels available to contact you with updates as soon as we uncover them. You must be ready.
Zero Escape 3 is in development, Aksys Games announced during a panel at the Anime Expo today.
Series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi showed up at the event to reveal the new project in-person. Unfortunately, Uchikoshi did not share any sort of media or information aside from a brief teaser. The only tidbit provided thus far is that it’s launching next year.
999 appeared on DS, and Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward was made for 3DS. Surely Zero Escape 3 will also be coming to Nintendo platforms, right? Let’s hope so!
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Aksys announces Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus for the Wii U eShop
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Aksys confirmed three titles for the North American 3DS eShop at an Anime Expo panel. On the Wii U side of things, we’re hearing that Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus is on the way (coming to the PlayStation 4 as well). This will also be eShop-only.
Chronicles of Teddy seems to be some sort of mix between a platformer and music rhythm game. Siliconera reports that it features “musical puzzles and players will have to listen to audio cues to communicate with characters.” In the debut trailer, a girl was shown “and her teddy bear in another world taken over by an evil sorcerer.”
Aksys bringing Slice It, Radio Hammer, Family Fishing to the North American 3DS eShop
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments
Aksys Games announced a trio of titles for the North American 3DS eShop during its panel at the Anime Expo today. Slice It, Radio Hammer, and Family Fishing are all being localized. Each one is slated for a winter release.
Best Buy: $25 off Splatoon and Super Mario 3D World Wii U bundles
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Best Buy is running a slight 4th of July sale on its website. You can save $25 on a pair of Wii U bundles, as the Splatoon and Super Mario World packages are both going for $274.99. Each one comes with a copy of Nintendo Land as well.
Update: Amazon – Pre-orders open for Shovel Knight’s physical version
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Update (7/3): Bumped to the top. Amazon’s pre-orders are now live as well. Get the Wii U version here
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Retailers are beginning to take pre-orders for Shovel Knight’s physical version, which was officially confirmed yesterday. You can reserve the game on Best Buy here and GameStop here.
Shovel Knight is coming to retail on October 13. Copies are priced at $19.99.
Splatoon weapon analysis videos from Nintendo
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo added four new videos to YouTube in which different weapons from Splatoon are analyzed. The Splat Charger, Blaster, .52 Gal, and Splattershot Jr are featured in the different clips. All of the videos can be seen below.
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Skylanders SuperChargers “Nintendo Guest Stars” trailer
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
Activision has prepared a new Skylanders SuperChargers that puts the focus on the Nintendo guest stars, Bowser and Donkey Kong. Take a look at the video below.
7th Dragon III Code: VFD screenshots/art, stream reminder
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
SEGA shared an official batch of screenshots for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD today. The images are a mix of old and new, though the old ones now come without Famitsu’s watermark.
Remember: SEGA will host a live stream for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD tomorrow at 6 AM ET / 3 AM PT / 11 AM in the UK / 12 PM in Europe. It will be shown here.
On the live stream, SEGA will have news about the game’s music, theme song, characters, systems, and more. Voice actress Tomomi Isomura will MC the event, and voice actress Yu Kobayashi. Guests include character designer Shirow Miwa, composer Yuzo Koshiro, theme song singer Sasakure.UK, and director Masayuki Kawabata.
