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

With new Nintendo Selects coming out in North America on Friday, Nintendo has prepared two more promos. One is specific to Wii U, while the other is just for 3DS. Both are posted below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Sumo Digital worked with SEGA to release Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing in 2010. It was a racer starring Sonic and a bunch of other characters based on SEGA’s various franchises. The game was well-received, and the two companies then returned in 2012 with the sequel Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. The racing was just as good, and Sumo did everything it could to make an even bigger and better game.

While reflecting on the sequel in last month’s issue of EDGE, executive producer Steve Lycett told the magazine:

“It was basically, ‘What if we had vehicles which transformed and [travelled across] land, air and sea?’ That was the initial back-of-a-fag-packet idea that became the basis of Transformed.”

“We made everything fourplayer; we made sure every single track had its own individual [style]. In a way, we almost didn’t care what Sega thought, as long as the fans were happy. We said we wanted to deliver absolutely everything we could, and we never pulled back from that, to the point where we were sneaking updates and various bits and pieces under the radar.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Wii U | 12 Comments

In a recent Nintendo Life interview with Joe Zieja, the voice of Fox McCloud in Star Fox Zero – The Battle Begins, we got to hear what it’s like working with Nintendo as a voice actor.

On what it was like auditioning for the part, and the realization that he would be voicing none other than Fox McCloud himself, Zieja said:

I auditioned for a code-named project and had absolutely no idea what it was. I didn’t even know it was anything big. The specs just described what they were looking for and asked that only talent in the LA area audition, so I did. I didn’t hear about it for weeks (and I do so many auditions a day that my mental health demands I fire-and-forget). Then one Saturday I get an NDA from Nintendo, and I think “oh, cool. I probably got Shopkeeper #5 in something or other.” Then the next email came with Fox’s picture on it and I lost my mind.

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

A number of new Nintendo Selects debuted in North America today. On Wii U, we have Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Nintendo Land, and LEGO City: Undercover. The 3DS line has added Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Tomodachi Life, nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends, and LEGO City: Undercover.

All of these titles have now dropped to $20 officially at retail, and the new prices are now reflected on the eShop as well. As a bonus, Nintendo Land can now be purchased digitally again in North America. Nintendo removed the game for unknown reasons in late 2013.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 13 Comments

Nintendo has yet again shared a new video clip from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Below, you can watch Link using his bow and arrows in action.

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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./00. [PS4] Tales of Berseria (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.18} (¥8.200) – 173.537 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Tales of Berseria (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.18} (¥8.200) – 76.186 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 62.343 / 1.120.378 (-33%)
04./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.04} (¥5.700) – 18.343 / 127.652 (-42%)
05./04. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) – 16.370 / 144.106 (-15%)
06./05. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 12.365 / 407.297 (-20%)
07./10. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 9.786 / 91.410 (+18%)
08./07. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) – 9.353 / 2.871.259 (-9%)
09./08. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 8.155 / 223.510 (-11%)
10./09. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥5.700) – 7.297 / 81.445 (-17%)
11./00. [PSV] Collar x Malice # (Idea Factory) {2016.08.18} (¥6.300) – 7.271 / NEW
12./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 6.459 / 854.061 (-5%)
13./14. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 5.772 / 1.452.067 (-8%)
14./11. [PSV] Toukiden 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥6.800) – 5.434 / 86.122 (-34%)
15./03. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.08.09} (¥5.900) – 5.114 / 32.648 (-81%)
16./06. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth # (Atlus) {2016.08.04} (¥6.480) – 4.636 / 109.676 (-63%)
17./16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥4.800) – 4.436 / 42.977 (-21%)
18./17. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary (Happinet) {2016.08.04} (¥5.815) – 4.099 / 24.459 (-26%)
19./13. [PS4] Toukiden 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2016.07.28} (¥7.800) – 3.756 / 68.275 (-43%)
20./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) – 3.626 / 81.823 (+3%)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Interviews, Wii U | 0 comments

NintendOn recently posted a translated version of their interview with the developers of World to the West, Rain Games.

Most of the interview goes into the story and setting of World to the West, which will act as a sequel to Rain Games previous title Teslagrad. On the subject of gameplay and how each of the four unique characters will play, Rain Games had this to say:

Every character has different abilities, and dedicated levels. At a certain point they will all meet, and from that point on it will be possible to choose which character to use, and it will be possible for the player to clear every level with every character, using their different abilities. Playing as a character you will meet the others as NPCs, and their plot will continue.

You can read the full interview below.

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

We got a small look at the North American SteamWorld Collection boxart when Image & Form confirmed the package for North America a couple of weeks ago, but now we have a better (and full-sized) look. See the image above.

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

At Gamescom last week, IGN spoke with Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami and Nintendo EPD general manager Katsuya Eguchi.

The Wii U shooter has been a big success having sold well over four million units. On the topic of its success, Nogami said:

“It felt like it has been a while since we created a brand new franchise. We’re really happy with the response to Splatoon and with the amount of fans who are supporting it.”

Speaking of popularity, the Squid Sisters Callie and Marie have really taken off. The two characters even ended up receiving their own amiibo and closed out Splatoon’s final Splatfest, which weren’t originally planned.

Nogami shared the following on the Squid Sisters:

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

The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.

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