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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 7 Comments

Next Level Games, known for its work on games like Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, was hoping to create the title “Clockwerk” back in 2011. This would have been a puzzle-platformer game for multiple unspecified home console platforms (potentially including Wii), though it never saw the day of light.

Unseen 64 shares the following overview of Clockwerk:

It was conceived as the story of two old men, Otto & Herman, who work as Hausmeisters (caretakers) in a magical floating clock tower suspended in the clouds called ‘The World Clock’, that governs the flow of time throughout the universe. On their final day before retirement, a faction of evil gremlins attack the tower, dismantling its innards and disrupting the behaviour of time. In order for the grumpy twosome to finally retire, they must defeat the invaders and repair its inner workings.

As Clockwerk was starting out, no publishers were attached to the game. Prototypes were never created. However, plenty of conceptual documents were made so that Next Level could pitch its idea to various publishers (including Nintendo and SEGA apparently).

Next Level Games was said to have partnered with a “major company” in July 2011. Things ultimately fell through when it was discovered that another team within the publisher had been working on a separate game with similar gameplay mechanics. This resulted in the publisher ending its plans to produce Clockwerk, and the title ended up seeing complete cancellation.

You can find more information about Clockwerk in Unseen 64’s report. View some concept art below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition – €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF59.00
Angry Birds Star Wars – €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF72.00

Wii U Download

Family Tennis SP – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF5.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Axelay – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF11.20
Demon’s Crest – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF11.20

3DS Retail

SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00
The Amazing Spider-Man – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00
Angry Birds Star Wars – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00

3DS Download

3D Afterburner 2 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00
Monster Combine TD – €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF5.60

3DS Themes

Mario Characters – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Mario Items – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80

Special Offers

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! (Wii U) – €9.99 / £5.99 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £19.99
Ben 10 Omniverse (Wii U) – €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF5.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF23.90
Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF2.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF23.90
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Wii U) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF10.95 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £36.99 / CHF44.90
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (Wii U) – €19.90 / £13.99 / CHF21.99 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF38.90
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition – €9.99 / £6.79 / CHF17.95 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF54.95
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (Wii U) – €29.99 / £21.99 / CHF36.00 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €54.99 / £39.99 / CHF66.90
Unepic – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF9.80 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF14.00.
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! (3DS) – €9.89 / £6.49 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.49
Ben 10 Omniverse 2 (3DS) – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF5.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF23.90
One Piece: Romance Dawn – €19.99 / £18.99 / CHF21.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £28.49 / CHF32.90
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (3DS) – €24.49 / £17.49 / CHF22.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF32.90
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures (3DS) – €9.99 / £8.20 / CHF13.29 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £28.49 / CHF46.15
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (3DS) – €29.99 / £21.49 / CHF33.39 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF38.90
Project X Zone – €14.99 / £9.99 / CHF16.45 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF32.90
Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles! – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 15.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60
Dress To Play: Cute Witches! – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 15.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60

Special Offers – Super Indie Connection Sale

Runner 2 – €4.79 / £3.99 / CHF5.59 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF13.99

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – €5.59 / £4.79 / CHF6.90 until 22.01.2015 for users who own BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €13.99 / £11.99 / CHF17.25

Chasing Aurora – €2.79 / £2.39 / CHF3.59 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF8.99

SteamWorld Dig – €3.59 / £2.79 / CHF4.39 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €8.99 / £6.99 / CHF10.99

Teslagrad – €5.99 / £5.59 / CHF7.99 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €14.99 / £13.99 / CHF19.99

Swords & Soldiers – €1.19 / £1.07 / CHF2.68 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on the same Wii U. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF4.20

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Tales of Zestiria, Persona 5, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Bravely Second are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 18 and December 24.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Most games these days tend to offer some form of downloadable content. But in the case of The Legend of Legacy, there are no such plans.

Director Masataka Matsuura told Inside Games (as translated by Siliconera):

“There won’t be a single piece of DLC. That’s pretty rare nowadays. I didn’t want to allocate any of our development budget to that. We’re going with the philosophy of simply focusing on the game as a whole.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Inside Games asked if The Legend of Legacy will have something like a New Game+ mode, where enemies get tougher after beating the game. Matsuura said in response:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Kirby and The Rainbow Curse – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Party 10 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

SpongeBob HeroPants (new) – Amazon
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Amazon, GameStop
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Collector’s Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Amiibo

Meta Knight – Best Buy
Sonic – Best Buy, GameStop
Toon Link – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sheik – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Shulk – GameStop (exclusive)
Mega Man – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bowser – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
King Dedede – King Dedede, Best Buy, GameStop
Ike – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 30 Comments

How about this for a custom stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. One fan has gone out of his way to replicate Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime! The results are rather impressive, don’t you think?

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Lufia: The Legend Returns is due out on the North American 3DS Virtual Console this week, Natsume has announced. The game will be available starting on January 15.

Natsume wrote on Twitter today:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Videos | 1 Comment

Gauntlet DS was a strange project. The game seemed to be finished, but it was never widely released. Now you can at least see some extensive footage and learn about some interesting history through the videos below!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 262.310 / 2.039.205 (-51%)
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 165.329 / 2.283.344 (-1%)
03./05. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 91.857 / 2.001.935 (+24%)
04./04. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 85.776 / 471.236 (+9%)
05./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 51.306 / 2.345.260 (+33%)
06./03. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 49.671 / 210.869 (-69%)
07./08. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 42.765 / 3.040.100 (+9%)
08./10. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 38.637 / 851.776 (+13%)
09./07. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥7.171) – 26.477 / 83.665 (-54%)
10./06. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 22.414 / 88.946 (-66%)
11./00. [PSV] Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.25} (¥6.664) – 21.978 / NEW
12./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 20.882 / 3.868.448 (+21%)
13./13. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) – 19.074 / 119.961 (-6%)
14./15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184) – 18.741 / 74.642 (-6%)
15./17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 17.301 / 85.538 (-9%)
16./14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 16.425 / 118.214 (-18%)
17./20. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.12.04} (¥5.378) – 14.866 / 58.966 (+20%)
18./22. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.27} (¥5.626) – 14.549 / 47.130
19./00. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2014.12.25} (¥8.208) – 14.113 / NEW
20./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 13.629 / 2.437.387

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