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

Ever wanted to play solitaire on the Wii U? One website has now made it possible to do so.

Boot up your Wii U Internet browser and head on over to this link. You can then play the entire game right on the GamePad. Should be simple enough!

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

The GDC awards are a pretty big deal, because it’s one of the few gaming awards shows that isn’t chosen by the public and isn’t chosen by some big name media company (like the VGAs)– the winners of this award are chosen by developers, for developers. Winning one of these means your peers who work in the same industry as you think highly of your product, and that’s a pretty cool thing!

You can find the nominees for all of the GDC Awards this year (which happens on March 27th at GDC) after the jump.

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Capcom is continuing to highlight creatures from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest, Great Wroggi, is a Bird Wyvern in the game.

Great Wroggi screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.

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TOKYO, JAPAN — JANUARY 26, 2013 — Index Corporation (headquarters: Setagaya, Tokyo, CEO: Yoshimi Ogawa) has announced a collaboration with Nintendo Co., Ltd. on a new RPG for the recently launched game console, Wii U™. The collaboration was unveiled as part of the Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The title is a joint effort between the ATLUS brand and the Nintendo Fire Emblem series.

The ATLUS brand has released many popular titles including the Shin Megami Tensei series and Persona series. Recognizing the raving fan base of the Shin Megami Tensei series, and considering ATLUS brand’s commitment to high quality content and game development, the partnership is a natural fit for the two brands.

Currently, Index is earnestly proceeding with development, while Nintendo will deliver news out to the customers.

Prior to this announcement, Index had only developed and released games from its own brand, ATLUS, but this collaboration is intended to be a new step for multimedia expansion.

From this joint development, Index hopes to expand its own brand, as well as optimize the efficiency of its resource placement and increase revenue.

Source: Atlus PR

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

If you’re one of the folks waiting patiently for Zen Pinball 2, you shouldn’t have to wait much longer according to the game’s developer:

The game was supposed to come out back in December, and now the tentative release date is “January”. My guess is that it’s going to be early February though, because I don’t think they can finish it up, send it to Nintendo, get it approved, and get a release date before the end of the month. It just doesn’t seem like it’d happen!

Via Nintendo Life

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

It all sounds like technical mumbo jumbo at first– after all, why should you care about the refresh rate of a console?– but when you watch the following video you should notice a difference between the left and right images:

It’s not terribly striking, is it? I didn’t think so either, but the one on the right is using a visual refresh rate of 50Hz (standard for older PAL releases) as opposed to the NTSC standard of 60Hz. What does this mean? It means, essentially, that the European version literally runs slower (visuals and music included) than the other versions of the game because their televisions used to only refresh at a rate of 50 times per second. You notice in the video that the NTSC player gets much farther much faster than the PAL player– that’s due to the PAL version’s slowdown.

It also apparently makes the image slightly blurrier and more compressed looking… apparently. Someone should capture it in full HD so I can decide whether that is worth getting up in arms about or not!

Via Eurogamer

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

When Resident Evil: Revelations’ console edition launches in May, Japan will have access to two special bundles.

For 42,000 yen, fans can purchase a premium set. This includes a copy of Resident Evil: Revelations, an arranged soundtrack CD, BSAA card case, and a BSAA wristwatch made by US Agency. A deluxe case houses the watch, which features numbers that glow in the dark.

A second 39,900 yen watch set bundles together a copy of the game and US Agency watch. There will also be a limited edition containing the game, soundtrack CD, and BSAA card case for 7,490 yen and a standalone game for 4,990 yen ($55).

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

Nintendo TVii still hasn’t arrived in Europe. It’s still coming, though.

Speaking about the service during the European Nintendo Direct a couple of days ago, Satoru Iwata said the company is looking to make it available “as soon as possible”. Iwata also thanked Wii U owners for their patience.

As the wait for Nintendo TVii continues, the console’s Netflix app will be released to additional countries in Europe.

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You can get another behind the scenes look at LEGO Marvel Super Heroes below, along with another sneak peak of footage:

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

Nintendo has published the Iwata Asks: Platinum Games discussion. Executive producer Atsushi Inaba and president Tatsuya Minami talk about their gaming origins, positions in the industry, and direction of their company. You can read the entire interview here.