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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 2 Comments

Update: Added in several pieces of art.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

We gave Marth a full makeover, giving him design elements from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and newer games.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

For those who are unaware, the above video showcases an Easter egg reference to Super Mario Bros. 2’s character selection screen.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Hori will release a pair of Dragon Quest X-themed keyboards in Japan. Both will work with the Wii U, Wii, and PC. Consumers will be able to purchase the Dragon Quest X Slime Keyboard and Dragon Quest X Metal Slime Keyboard for 3,980 and 4,980 yen respectively.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

A short but sweet Nintendo segment just wrapped up on GT.TV, where Bill Trinen shared a few new details about Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. You can find an overview of what was revealed in the summary below.

Super Mario 3D World

Shifty Boo Mansion

– Ghost house theme
– Team has done more with it in terms of shifting platforms, staircases

Pretty Plaza Panic

– Slightly different structure from a level standpoint
– Timer starts at 100
– Goal is to get anything you can within that time limit
– Stop watches give you additional time
– Get stars, other items
– Switch in the level designed to be activated only by Peach

Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

– Ice Ruins
– Central tower has elevators that go from top to bottom
– Going down, down down to the bottom of the level and then working your way back up
– Use the Fire Rod in the dungeon to melt blocks, etc.
– Shoots out a wave of fire
– Upgrade it further and it can almost become like a fire tornado

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

Sales data is in for the top 100 best-selling games in Japan, based on Famitsu figures.

Games sold between January 1, 2001 and September 29, 2013 were taken into consideration. “Best” re-releases aren’t included, nor are sales bought directly as a digital download. However, download cards sold by retailers and copies bundled with hardware were used for the chart.

Here are the results in full:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Capcom and WayForward have prepared a new update for DuckTales Remastered. It addresses multiple crashes and adds a new “Quick Cinema” mode.

Quick Cinema allows players to skip through most cut-scenes when activated. The option appears after completing the game at least once.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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