Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

When Mario Tennis for the N64 launched on the Wii Virtual Console, it came without the Ring Tournament challenge mode. For the Wii U release, this feature has been fully implemented. That’s a pretty nice move on Nintendo’s part!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Don’t Crash is one of the new Wii U eShop releases in North America today. Take a look at some footage from the title below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Today, Rising Star Games announced that Poncho will be coming to Wii U in September. That release month applies to all major territories.

We also have a handful of new screenshots from Poncho. Those can be viewed in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Asteroid Quarry – $1.00
Dare Up Adrenaline – $9.00
DON’T CRASH – $1.49
KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker – $7.99
Land it Rocket – $2.99
Neon Battle – $1.49
Santa Factory – $7.49

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Tennis – $9.99

3DS Themes

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: Story Theme

eShop Sales

Wii U

– The Epic Indie Sale – Own or buy one of the participating Nindie games and take 60 percent off ALL other participating games. The offer lasts until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
– Frenchy Bird is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 16.
– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23.

3DS

– Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is 40 percent off (reduced from $49.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 20.
– Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23.
– AeternoBlade is 46 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 5.

Permanent Price Drop

Pyramids 2 on Nintendo 3DS is reduced to $3.00 (from $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on July 10.

Activities

Camp Miiverse – Camp Miiverse returns this year! Running now through July 20, Camp Miiverse is a Miiverse-themed summer camp that splits Miiverse into two teams: Team Yoshi vs. Team Toad. Your Camp Miiverse guides, Tom and Amy, will invite you to participate in fun activities for games such as Splatoon, Mario Kart 8 and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Once complete, users can post a screen shot of the finished activity to that game’s community with either a #TeamYoshi or #TeamToad hashtag. Which team will come out on top? Check out the Camp Miiverse community on Miiverse here for continuing updates.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Supernatural” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world! The new “Supernatural” tournament runs July 7 through July 12. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Blocky Bot hit the North American Wii U eShop in May. In Europe, the title is expected to arrive on July 23. Pricing is set at €2.69.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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

Software

1. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Splatoon
3. EarthBound Beginnings
4. Cube Life: Island Survival
5. Super Mario World
6. Super Mario 64
7. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
8. EarthBound
9. Paper Mario
10. Super Mario Bros. 3
11. Art Academy: Home Studio
12. Super Metroid
13. Donkey Kong 64
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
16. Golden Sun
17. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
18. NES Remix
19. Never Alone
20. LEGO Jurassic World

Videos

1. Super Mario Maker E3 2015 Trailer
2. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Here Comes a New Challenger
3. Splatoon Direct 5/7/15
4. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
5. Skylanders SuperChargers E3 Trailer
6. Art Academy: Home Studio Launch Trailer
7. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer
8. Splatoon amiibo Trailer
9. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS New Content 6/14/15
10. Star Fox Zero E3 2015 Trailer
11. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
12. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Roy Seals the Deal
13. Never Alone Trailer
14. LEGO Jurassic World Launch Trailer
15. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games E3 2015 Video
16. EarthBound Beginnings Trailer
17. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash E3 2015 Trialer
18. Nintendo Minute – AMAZE-INK May Splatoon Turf war
19. LEGO Jurassic World Trailer
20. LEGO Jurassic World Announcement Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate July DLC Pack Trailer
Jett Tailfin Trailer
Santa Factory Trailer
Neon Battle Trailer
Dare Up Adrenaline Trailer
Asteroid Quarry Trailer

3DS

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Main Characters Theme
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Pixel Art Theme Video
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies Court Record
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies Mood Matrix
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate July DLC Pack Trailer

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

The Epic Indie Sale for the Wii U eShop was announced for Europe earlier this week. Now we have confirmation that it will be going live in North America as well.

Fourteen Wii U eShop games will be included in the promotion. If you own or purchase any of the eligible titles, you can receive a 60 percent discount on the other releases.

Below is the lineup of participating games:

– BIT.Trip presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Choice Provisions)
– EDGE (Two Tribes)
– Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Black Forest Games)
– Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (DrinkBox Studios)
– Mighty Switch Force 2 (WayForward)
– Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (WayForward)
– RUSH (Two Tribes)
– Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (WayForward)
– Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party (KnapNok Games)
– Swords & Soldiers (Two Tribes)
– Toki Tori (Two Tribes)
– Toki Tori 2+ (Two Tribes)
– Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte)
– Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte)

A trailer for the Epic Indie Sale is posted below. The sale will be active between July 9 and July 23.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 47 Comments

The folks over at We Are Just Gamers published an interview with Manfred Linzner from Shin’en. Much of the talk focuses on FAST Racing Neo.

At one point, Linzner was asked if there are any plans to release DLC for its upcoming Wii U racer. This is ruled out quickly, with Linzner stating: “We want to release all content we created at launch of the game.”

Linzner also commented on FAST Racing Neo’s music, and confirmed that there are plans to bring out a soundtrack “at a later date.”

“For the music in FRN we tried a fresh style. We wanted something that could sound like from an 2015 Arcade Game. We really love how the music developed for the game. We plan to release the soundtrack at a later date.”

FAST Racing Neo will only be on Wii U. However, it sounds like Shin’en has at least some interest in seeing “a futuristic racer on a new handheld”.

“We currently have no plans to bring FRN to another system. However, i think a futuristic racer on a new handheld would be great.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

4 Corner Games has shared preliminary information about a new multiplatform project called “Monochrono”.

Thus far, the indie developer has only confirmed that it’s “a time-based black and white shooter”. The game is due out sometime in late 2015 or early 2016 on Wii U and other systems.

4 Corner Games wrote on Twitter today:

4 Corner Games previously made I’ve Got to Run! for Wii U and 3DS. That title hit the eShop last year.

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