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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

As we close out 2019, we have a look at the top five games with the most appearances on the 20 best-selling video games chart from NPD over the past decade.

A pair of Nintendo titles make the list with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 37 and 30 appearances respectively. Minecraft also has the second-most entries at 73.

Here’s the full list:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

As it turns out, Yoshi’s Woolly World had a bunch of potential tracks that didn’t make it into the final game. Composer Tomoya Tomita was kind enough to share around a dozen pieces of music that were ultimately dropped.

Here’s the full set:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

In an interview with Electric Playground, PlatinumGames co-founder and studio head Atsushi Inaba was asked about the projects that were the most enjoyable for him to work on. Inaba pointed to a pair of titles: MadWorld and The Wonderful 101. They were released on Wii and Wii U exclusively.

Regarding MadWorld, Inaba felt that PlatinumGames was able to create an enjoyable and deep experience despite its violence. As for The Wonderful 101, he has fond memories of developing the project with director Hideki Kamiya.

Inaba’s full response:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

The Game Awards has certainly made a name for itself over the past few years. Millions upon millions of viewers tune in to the show for first looks at new titles and to see all of the trophies handed out. At this point, you could definitely say that it’s one of the industry’s most important events.

Out of everything that has happened at The Game Awards, one of the more monumental moments for creator and host Geoff Keighley was seeing Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi come on stage to accept their Game of the Year prize. Keighley told Hollywood Reporter:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Now that Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown are finally here, Yacht Club Games has prepared one last trailer for Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. We have it below.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Shovel Knight: King of Cards is finally out today. If you want to watch a bit of gameplay of Yacht Club Games’ latest effort, check out the video below:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Yacht Club Games has shown off the latest roster inclusion for its Shovel Knight Showdown character highlight series. We have a video featuring Liquid Samurai below.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

We once again have a look at Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the coming week. Starting later today, the company’s platforms will be impacted for online play.

Here’s the full schedule as things stand now:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Yacht Club Games has shown off the latest roster inclusion for its Shovel Knight Showdown character highlight series. We have a video featuring The Enchantress below.

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