The Art of Splatoon coming to North America and Europe in June
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 14 Comments
Update (12/22): The Art of Splatoon is also coming to Europe. Amazon UK is listing the book here for June 13.
Original (12/19): Dark Horse Comics has announced The Art of Splatoon, a new book filled with artwork from the Wii U game. It will come packed with 2D and 3D illustrations of characters, maps, concept art, weapon and gear design, storyboards, sketches, hand-drawn comics, and more. Behind the scenes notes will be included as well.
The Art of Splatoon launches in North America on June 23. It’s already up for pre-order on Amazon here. You can also nab it on Amazon Canada here.
A look at Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s new 1st Birthday Skin Pack
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Minecraft: Wii U Edition is celebrating its first anniversary with more DLC. Players can access the 1st Birthday Skin Pack. For a look at the DLC, watch the video below.
More: 4J Studios, DLC, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Mojang
Nintendo shares special Splatoon illustration for Christmas and New Year’s
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Wii U | 4 Comments
Christmas and New Year’s Day are nearly here. To celebrate, a special illustration was posted on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account earlier today. We have it above.
More: Splatoon
Media Create software sales (12/12/16 – 12/18/16) – Top 50
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
03./03. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
04./00. [PSV] SaGa: Scarlet Grace
05./01. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life #
06./05. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV #
07./06. [3DS] Miitopia
08./00. [3DS] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Heroes
09./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
10./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura – Busters T-Pack {Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi \ Yo-Kai Watch 3: Tempura}
11./12. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
12./13. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu
13./11. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush
14./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
15./42. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
16./07. [PS4] Watch Dogs 2
17./04. [PS4] The Last Guardian
18./15. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
19./19. [WIU] Splatoon #
20./22. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
[Review] Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
System: Wii U
Release date: December 20, 2016
Developer: WayForward
Publisher WayForward
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Shantae games. In terms of presentation, they’ve always been top notch. With level design, I’ve always found them to be a little bit basic at best and a trudge of back-and-forth at worst. With Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has done an impressive job remedying my faults with past entries. It definitely has its share of fetch-quest trade-sequence padding, but thanks to a revised game structure, this didn’t bother me as much as it might have on paper.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Holiday 2016 update trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Minecraft: Wii U Edition players should have access to the game’s new holiday update following scheduled maintenance taking place later today. Find a trailer for the patch below.
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot (12/21/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 16 Comments
Nintendo is continuing its promise of delivering regular Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshots leading up to launch. Get a look at the newest image just shared on the series’ Facebook page above.
Media Create sales (12/12/16 – 12/18/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 84,823
PS4 – 70,031
2DS – 39,218
Vita – 36,214
PS4 Pro – 9,317
New 3DS – 9,149
Wii U – 5,095
Xbox One – 1,872
PS3 – 925
3DS – 226
3DS LL – 62
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 85,218
New 3DS LL – 67,247
2DS – 33,439
Vita – 22,314
New 3DS – 7,887
PS4 Pro – 7,499
Wii U – 4,656
Xbox One – 1,245
PS3 – 853
3DS – 314
3DS LL – 88
And here are the software charts:
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero extended launch trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
WayForward published an extended launch trailer for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero today. The game is out now digitally on the eShop, with the retail version following next week. View the video below.
Metacritic: a look at the top-rated Wii U and 3DS games of 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 16 Comments
Metacritic’s year-end report has arrived. In its piece recapping game reviews of 2016, we’re able to get a closer look at how Wii U and 3DS performed in the eyes of critics.
Wii U accounted for 44 reviewed games on Metacritic. The console had no games with an average of 90 or higher, but had four exclusives with scores of 75 or higher.
There were 57 3DS games in Metacritic’s database, of which no titles had an average of 90 or higher much like Wii U. However, 20 exclusive releases scored 75 or higher.
Here’s a look at the top-rated Wii U games:
