Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place tonight
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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30 minutes of new Skylanders Imaginators gameplay
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Family Gamer TV just uploaded 30 minutes of new Skylanders Imaginators gameplay on their YouTube channel. Several different characters are shown off in the video, including the new Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Cortex characters. You can watch the video below.
Shin’en on why it decided to pursue DLC with FAST Racing Neo
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Shin’en launched FAST Racing Neo on the Wii U eShop last year. Several months later, it’s not only receiving a retail version, but also brand new downloadable content.
Martin Sauter from Shin’en explained to Nintendo World Report at Gamescom last week why the studio ended up pursuing DLC. He said:
“I said from the start we would love to support FAST Racing NEO in the future. We were discussing it in the office, and it was totally clear that when the game came out and the reception was good that we’d keep working on that. We started fixing issues, adding minimaps, adding stuff we found, it was pretty clear we wanted to go with DLC, make something because the demand was so heated. We were asked if there were new tracks coming, Nintendo approached us and asked “Is there interest in a physical release”.”
FAST Racing Neo’s DLC will encompass 8 new tracks, 10 new vehicles, and 18 new audio tracks.
More: DLC, FAST Racing Neo, indie, Martin Sauter, Shin'en
Paper Mario: Color Splash – Rescue V Episode 2
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo just released the second video in a multi-part series about a squad of toads helping Mario in Paper Mario: Color Splash. We have today’s clip below.
Earthlock devs: “we want to launch on Wii U before the holiday season”
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Earthlock: Festival of Magic is a Kickstarter-funded RPG by SnowCastle Games that’s currently in the final stages of development. While it’s looking like the Wii U version won’t be the first one out the gate, SnowCastle Games are determined to release it as soon as possible. Here’s their statement from their latest Kickstarter update:
We are dead set on getting the game out on Wii U. We believe our backers deserve it and on the contrary to what some say, we also believe there is still a Wii U market worth pursuing. How long it takes we don’t know, but we really, really want to launch on Wii U in good time before the holiday season. (That means November)
July 2016 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of July 2016. The results can be found below.
1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Overwatch
3. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4. Monster Hunter: Generations **
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
6. Minecraft **
7. NBA 2K16
8. Doom 2016 **
9. Destiny: The Taken King
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Note: Games marked with ** designate no digital sales.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Runes clip
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Nintendo has once again shared a clip from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In today’s video, Runes are highlighted. View it below.
Runes certainly can come in handy! #Zelda https://t.co/amGSOdbcnB
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) August 22, 2016
Nintendo’s PAX West 2016 lineup and plans – Nindies@Night, Dragon Quest VII dev talk, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments
Nintendo will be attending PAX West early next month. Today, the company unveiled its lineup and plans for the show.
Playable games include Dragon Quest VII, Yo-kai Watch 2, and indie games Punch Club, Runbow Pocket, Severed, and World to the West.
Nintendo’s full plans for PAX West 2016 are as follows:
Nindies@Night: For the second year, Nintendo will kick off its PAX West activities with an event at the EMP Museum in Seattle. The event is free and open to the public and will give people a chance to sample both first playable and anticipated video games from our Nindie community. Playable games include Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games), Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games), Shantae Half-Genie Hero (WayForward/XSEED), Severed (Drinkbox Studios), World to the West (Rain Games), FAST Racing NEO – NEO Future Pack (Shin’en) and SteamWorld Heist (Image & Form) for the Wii U console, and Runbow Pocket (13AM Games), Punch Club (tiny Build Games), Severed (Drinkbox Studios), Azure Striker GUNVOLT 2 (INTI CREATES), Noitu Love: Devolution (MP2 Games) and Gurumin: A Monsterous Adventure (Mastiff) for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Attendees will also have the chance to snag some giveaways and prizes, while supplies last. Additionally, all attendees will have access to EMP’s Indie Game Revolution exhibit, which includes newly installed titles from the Nintendo independent community. The Nindies@Night event takes place 8 p.m.-midnight on Sept. 1 at the EMP Museum, 325 Fifth Ave. N in Seattle.
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UK software sales (Week ending 08/20/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
5. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
7. Splatoon – Nintendo
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
10. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
3DS
1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
5. Monster Hunter Generations – Capcom
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Yo-kai Watch – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
10. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
