Wii U

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

After undergoing maintenance last night, Wii U and 3DS will be affected by more downtime early next week. Both platforms are seeing maintenance for four hours on Monday / Tuesday. Online play, rankings, etc. will be affected.

The schedule is as follows:

– 3 PM PT (August 29) – 7 PM PT (August 29)
– 6 PM ET (August 29) – 10 PM ET (August 29)
– 11 PM in the UK (August 29) – 3 AM in the UK (August 30)
– 12 AM in Europe (August 29) – 4 AM in Europe (August 30)

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

Minecraft: Wii U Edition will undergo some maintenance next week, on August 30th/31st. All online features of the game will be unavailable during that time. The exact maintenance times are as follows:

Pacific Time: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5 :50 PM – Tuesday, August 30, 2016 7 :30 PM

Eastern Time: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 8 :50 PM – Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10 :30 PM

UK Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 1 :50 AM – Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3 :30 AM

European Standard Time:  Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2 :50 AM – Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4 :30 AM

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival appears to have been permanently discounted at Best Buy and GameStop. Both retailers now have it down to $20. Along with the game, you’ll also receive a couple of amiibo figures and three amiibo cards.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 19 Comments

Our latest look at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild shows off some of the weapons you’ll be able to use. Watch it below.

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Family Gamer TV has a closer look at the new Harry Potter content on the way to LEGO Dimensions as part of Wave 6. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 22,437
PS4 – 17,596
Vita – 10,027
New 3DS – 5,400
Wii U – 4,702
PS3 – 1,192
3DS – 835
3DS LL – 135
Xbox One – 52

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 24,382
PS4 – 17,433
Vita – 11,240
Wii U – 5,593
New 3DS – 5,354
PS3 – 1,064
3DS – 931
3DS LL – 225
Xbox One – 56

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Tales of Berseria – 173,537 / NEW
2. [PS3] Tales of Berseria – 76,186 / NEW
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 62,343 / 1,120,378
4. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions – 18,343 / 127,652
5. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 16,370 / 144,106
6. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 12,365 / 407,297
7. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 9,786 / 91,410
8. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 9,353 / 2,871,259
9. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 8,155 / 223,510
10. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,297 / 81,445
11. [PSV] Collar x Malice – 7,271 / NEW
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,459 / 854,061
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 5,772 / 1,452,067
14. [PSV] Toukiden 2 – 5,434 / 86,122
15. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank – 5,114 / 32,648
16. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V – 4,636 / 109,676
17. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 4,436 / 24,977
18. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary – 4,099 / 24,459
19. [PS4] Toukiden 2 – 3,756 / 68,275
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection – 3,626 / 81,823

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

Wii U and 3DS will both be undergoing another round of maintenance today. Online play, rankings, etc. will be impacted by several hours of downtime tonight leading into tomorrow.

Here’s the schedule:

– 6 PM PT (August 24) – 2 AM PT (August 25)
– 9 PM ET (August 24) – 5 AM PT (August 25)
– 12 AM in the UK (August 25) – 10 AM in the UK (August 25)
– 3 AM in Europe (August 25) – 11 AM in Europe (August 25)

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