Zelda: Breath of the Wild had a bit of a leak before E3, and no one noticed
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 105 Comments
When someone comes forward claiming to have a leak on a game, it’s almost always fake. However, there are rare occurrences when people are actually being truthful. That’s exactly what happened with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild several months ago.
It wasn’t a major leak, but GameFAQs user “RedVersion” did share some information about the anticipated NX/Wii U game ahead of its unveiling at E3 in June. RedVersion obtained “a few screenshots from an actual developer”, though only showed tiny bits of the UI to back up his claim. The user explained that he was “paranoid” about someone getting in trouble, so what was shown was limited.
In any case, here’s a look at the two images that were posted:
Nintendo Minute – “Paper Mario: Color Splash Let’s Color!”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play some Paper Mario: Color Splash and try out the Golden Colosseum level. Watch it below.
Skylanders Imaginators video shows how the game honors Crash Bandicoot
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 25 Comments
Crash Bandicoot’s 20th anniversary is today, and Activision is celebrating the occasion with a new Skylanders Imaginators video. Below, you can see twenty ways in which the game honors Crash’s past in the Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands level.
Update: Tae Kwon Crow – Skylanders Imaginators footage shows off Barbella
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Update: Here’s another video showing Tae Kwon Crow:
FamilyGamerTV uploaded some new Skylanders Imaginators footage featuring one of the recent characters, Barbella. The video below shows her attacks and more.
Media Create software sales (8/29/16 – 9/4/16) – Top 50
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura
02./00. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition
03./02. [PS4] Tales of Berseria
04./11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter
05./13. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
06./07. [PS3] Tales of Berseria
07./12. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
08./10. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions #
09./14. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
10./17. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
11./04. [PS4] The King of Fighters XIV
12./20. [WIU] Splatoon #
13./06. [PS4] Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den
14./16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
15./18. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
16./26. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
17./00. [PSV] Bara ni Kakusareshi Verite #
18./08. [PS4] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X HD
19./24. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
20./05. [PSV] Sengoku Otome: Legend Battle #
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night delayed, now targeted for the first half of 2018
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was originally scheduled to arrive next March. Unfortunately, the game is now seeing a major delay.
In a Kickstarter update, creator Koji Igarashi explained that he wants to ensure that the project meets his “quality standards”. With the team’s “current production set-up and release deadline,” that may have been impossible to realize. New developers are now being brought in to keep development going at a steady pace. This all means that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night won’t be ready until the first half of 2018.
Here’s the news straight from Igarashi:
Shop, general, and Minecraft maintenance scheduled for next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
All of Nintendo’s online shops (eShop, Wii Shop Channel, and DSi Shop) and Minecraft Wii U have had maintenance scheduled for next week, along with a general maintenance window for the 3DS and Wii U. The times are listed below:
eShop, Wii Shop, DSi Shop:
– 1 PM PT (September 12) – 7 PM PT (September 12)
– 4 PM ET (September 12) – 10 PM ET (September 12)
– 9 PM in the UK (September 12) – 3 AM in the UK (September 13)
– 10 PM in Europe (September 12) – 4 AM in Europe (September 13)
Wii U/3DS:
– 5:50 PM PT (September 13) – 7:30 PM PT (September 13)
– 8:50 PM ET (September 13) – 10:30 PM ET (September 13)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (September 14) – 3:30 AM in the UK (September 14)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (September 14) – 4:30 AM in Europe (September 14)
Minecraft U:
– 6:50 PM PT (September 14) – 8:30 PM PT (September 14)
– 9:50 PM ET (September 14) – 11:30 PM ET (September 14)
– 2:50 AM in the UK (September 15) – 4:30 AM in the UK (September 15)
– 3:50 AM in Europe (September 15) – 5:30 AM in Europe (September 15)
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Splatoon “Fan Fest” videos
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
At the end of last month, Nintendo hosted a special Splatoon “Fan Fest”. The event featured a live day of challenges, held at London’s Gfinity Arena. Check out a couple of videos below, including The Great British Splat Off Grand Final.
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Media Create sales (8/29/16 – 9/4/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 19,824
Vita – 10,081
Wii U – 4,468
New 3DS – 3,975
PS4 – 1,828
PS3 – 1,204
3DS – 507
3DS LL – 137
Xbox One – 126
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 19,300
Vita – 8,923
PS4 – 5,812
Wii U – 4,519
New 3DS – 4,460
PS3 – 1,067
3DS – 520
3DS LL – 179
Xbox One – 50
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 28,821 / 1,181,659
2. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition – 11,948 / NEW
3. [PS4] Tales of Berseria – 11,579 / 209,172
4. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 8,464 / 162,941
5. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 7,860 / 107,272
6. [PS3] Tales of Berseria – 7,609 / 99,056
7. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 7,088 / 422,532
8. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions – 6,938 / 145,417
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,668 / 2,884,841
10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,300 / 864,474
11. [PS4] The King of Fighters XIV – 5,164 / 25,819
12. [WIU] Splatoon – 4,696 / 1,461,203
13. [PS3] Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den – 4,569 / 20,161
14. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,132 / 232,944
15. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 3,776 / 90,032
17. [PSV] Bara ni Kakusareshi Verite – 3,221 / NEW
18. [PS4] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 3,014 / 15,928
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 2,925 / 87,733
20. [PSV] Sengoku Otome: Legend Battle – 2,789 / 18,843
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Nintendo to award NX systems to best Splatoon team in ESL competition
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 36 Comments
ESL and Nintendo will be hosting weekly ESL Go4Splatoon tournaments starting this Sunday for players all across Europe. Six months of tournaments will be held, ending with a final showdown next year where the winning team from each month’s cup will compete to win the NX, the big N’s next gaming system.
This weekend, players on the cup-winning team will earn an item of official Splatoon clothing signed by members of the development team. The top teams of each weekly tournament will earn Go4Splatoon ranking points. Each calendar month, the eight teams with the most ranking points will proceed to the following month’s Europe Monthly Final, with September’s highest-ranked teams going through to the monthly cup in mid-October.
Those who are interested in participating can sign up for the first tournament on the ESL Go4Splatoon website here.
Source: Nintendo PR
