Nintendo at E3 – a look back – E3 2011 and E3 2012
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Features, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
What better way is there to start a Nintendo conference than with a live Zelda performance? That’s exactly what attendees were treated to in 2011. A full-blown orchestra performed a medley of tunes from the Zelda series, capped off with new footage from Skyward Sword.
A series of Zelda announcements followed: Link’s Awakening 3DS VC release that very day, Four Swords for DSiWare, Skyward Sword’s gold Wiimote, symphony concerts, and music CDs.
The 3DS received the spotlight next. Nintendo unveiled new trailers for Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. Time was also taken to highlight Star Fox 64 3D.
What followed was all Wii U – the system’s name, GamePad reveal, overview trailer, and games. The very mention of Smash Bros. earned a huge reaction.
And who can forget how Nintendo closed its conference? With now-former EA CEO John Riccitiello coming on stage to announce the publisher’s “unprecedented partnership” with Nintendo. Oh how quickly things can change…
First Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag multiplayer screenshots/art leak out
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
Speaking of Ubisoft leaks, here’s another one for you: the first multiplayer screenshots and art from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Images from the game popped up on the Russian social network VK ahead of the publisher’s E3 2013 press conference tomorrow. You can bet we’ll be seeing more of Black Flag then.
Thanks to Yono for the tip.
Watch_Dogs – leaked E3 2013 trailer
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
There’s no gameplay to be found here, but this is indeed the E3 2013 trailer for Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs:
If the video goes down, you can find an alternative download here.
Media Create software sales (5/27 – 6/2)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
01./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
02./03. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations
03./01. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV #
04./02. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War #
05./07. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
06./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
07./00. [PSP] Norn9: Norn + Nonette #
08./05. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3
09./00. [360] DoDonPachi Saidaioujou #
10./06. [PS3] Terraria
11./00. [PSV] Haiyore! Nyaruko-San: Nafushigatai Game no You na Mono #
12./09. [PSP] Summon Night 5
13./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
14./15. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
15./17. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
16./12. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
17./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
18./14. [PS3] Z/X: Zillions of Enemy X – Zetsukai no Crusade
19./22. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
20./20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
GameSpot E3 2013 preview – LEGO Marvel, Scribblenauts, Skylanders, Watch_Dogs
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Are these Best Buy’s playable E3 Wii U games?
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Four Wii U games from E3 2013 will be playable at various Best Buy locations in the US and Canada this week. Nintendo hasn’t said which titles are heading to the retailer, but Reggie Fils-Aime will make the list official on Tuesday.
An alleged Best Buy flyer may have confirmed the lineup a couple of days early. New Super Luigi U, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD are said to be playable.
Assuming the flyer above is spot on, fans may be slightly disappointed. Mario’s 3D Wii U outing and Mario Kart Wii U won’t be brought to Best Buy if true.
Thanks to Paul S.T.C for the tip.
Nintendo appears to be working on photo attachment option for Miiverse
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Yesterday, Nintendo’s “Tom” posted a message on Miiverse about traveling to E3 2013 on the same plane as Reggie Fils-Aime. The post contained a photo from the flight, teasing future functionality for the social network.
In his post, Tom wrote that the “photo attachment option is still in its test phase so it isn’t available to everyone.” This seems to imply that Miiverse users will eventually be able to include images with their posts. Wouldn’t you agree that photo attachments would be a much-welcomed feature?
Best Buy looking to clear out Wii U Basic Sets next week
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Despite the fact that Nintendo labeled GameStop’s “recall” of the Wii U Basic Set a “rebalance” a few days ago, further evidence points to the discontinuation of the system. An internal Best Buy flyer obtained by Kotaku suggests that the retailer will be getting rid of its Basic stock next week.
According to the flyer, “stores should pull all new in box units and send them back” on June 10-11. “Stores should expect to see more Wii U deluxe units arriving in the coming weeks.”
Is this just a simple “rebalance”, as Nintendo claims? Or is there something more to the situation?
EA on Wii U support, won’t have games for the system this fall, considers it a next-gen console
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
EA’s future support support has been somewhat unclear as of late. The company first indicated that it had no games in development for the system whatsoever, but additional comments seemed to contradict that.
EA president of labels Frank Gibeau has now given some specifics on the publisher’s Wii U stance.
No games coming from EA will be hitting Wii U this fall – ruling out the likes of Need for Speed: Rivals, among others. However, Gibeau did note: “We have guys that our looking at the Wii U in the studio system right now as an opportunity for the future”.
“We have a good partnership with Nintendo. We released four games on the platform over the last year and we’re pretty proud of Need For Speed, and Madden, and FIFA and Mass Effect. We have guys that our looking at the Wii U in the studio system right now as an opportunity for the future, but we have no publicly announced Wii U games that we’re going to release this fall.”
“We’re really excited about the Xbox One and the PS4 and that’s a pretty big endeavor in and of itself. We have four titles out on the Wii U that are active right now, so looking at how things unfold, that’s where our focus is right now.”
Gibeau later said that EA as a whole thinks of Wii U as a next-gen console, which is grouped together with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. When asked why the publisher has no projects in the works for Wii U though, Gibeau said that there’s “no more context for me to add.”
[Video Feature] Mutant Mudds Deluxe – Ghost Level Footage, impressions
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Videos, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
I made my way through the first twenty levels in the upcoming Mutant Mudds Deluxe, which means the ghost levels were unlocked. I figured I’d catch some footage of it for you guys, and even though it didn’t really go as smoothly as I had hoped, you can probably glean something from it. I also give my general impressions of the game as we go along, if you’re curious how it stacks up.
