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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Super Mario Maker will soon be undergoing another round of maintenance. The game’s online services will be impacted as well as the Bookmark website.

The schedule is as follows:

– 5 PM PT (November 16) – 7 PM PT (November 16)
– 8 PM ET (November 16) – 10 PM ET (November 16)
– 1 AM in the UK (November 17) – 3 AM in the UK (November 17)
– 2 AM in Europe (November 17) – 4 AM in Europe (November 17)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 82 Comments

Yesterday, a report published by Emily Rogers suggested that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild wouldn’t be making Switch’s launch in March. Two additional sources are now backing up that claim.

Rogers originally mentioned that Breath of the Wild’s localization would run through the end of the year. She added that the game would then require about four-to-six months of testing. Today, Eurogamer writes that they’ve been “told of the same schedule, as Nintendo is committed to launching the game in as close to perfect a state as possible after so long in development.”

Separately from Eurogamer, Laura Kate Dale of Let’s Play Video Games wrote on Twitter a few hours ago that “Breath of the Wild missing the Switch launch lines up with info I had heard but not multi sourced. Don’t expect it in March.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 203 Comments

Many have hoped – and some have assumed – that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be out right alongside Switch next March. Unfortunately, that may not be the case.

Emily Rogers, who has a fairly solid track record with Switch rumors, writes in a new blog post today that the new Zelda title won’t be ready for March. Rogers heard in September “that the localization for the game was becoming more work than anyone had anticipated” due to “all of the game’s text, NPCs, quests, etc.” She then received word recently that the localization was still not going as smoothly Nintendo had hoped, with one source stating that it’s very ambitious.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Siliconera caught up with Harvest Moon: Skytree Village producer Taka Maekawa to chat about the 3DS game. The full interview is located here, but there are a few excerpts worth highlighting.

Regarding feedback from Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley used to improve Skytree Village, Maekawa said:

“We have some loyal and dedicated fans that have been playing Harvest Moon for years and years, so we truly value the feedback we get. It’s hard to narrow down what we are most proud of to just one thing, since there are tons of new features and improvements. We tweaked, improved, and added to all sorts of areas in Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. Such as redesigning the UI menu, making the character controls more responsive, adding a rich and robust story, and new character designs and models. And let’s not forget about the new addition of the Poitou Donkey! There’s just too many features we’re proud of to just pick one.”

Maekawa also shared the following about secrets within the game:

“Fundamentally, all Harvest Moon games are repetitive by nature, so it is extremely important to have a variety of things in the game that keep it new and fresh to drive you to keep playing and moving forward. So, yes, there are all sorts of secrets in the game, some big, some small. I would tell you what they are, but that would ruin the surprise!”

Another Harvest Moon game in the pipeline is Seeds of Memories. It’s out on mobile, but the Wii U and PC versions are still not available. Regarding these releases, Maekawa said: “We hope to be able to talk about them as things become more final!”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
4. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
8. Pokken Tournament- Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo

3DS

1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
6. Pokemon X – Nintendo
7. Mario Party: Star Rush – Nintendo
8. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Wii U | 6 Comments

A new Wii U bundle has released in Australia, in anticipation of the holidays. The bundle is currently available and includes Mario Kart 8 pre-installed and a download code for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It is priced at AU $429.95. Furthermore, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Pikmin 3 have both been added to the Nintendo Selects list for Australia, each priced at AU $49.95. You can watch a trailer for the Wii U bundle below:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

During the latest episode of Live with YouTube Gaming, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment producer Doug Heder visited the show to give viewers a look at the new Sonic Level Pack in LEGO Dimensions. View the full recording below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Zelda: Breath of the Wild is back in the top ten this week.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 27 and November 1.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 10 Comments

On the Playtonic Twitter page, a brief gameplay clip was posted that shows some swimming action in Yooka-Laylee. Give it a watch below.

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