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

Update: We now have the official announcement. Find it after the break.

Nintendo and ESL announced a new partnership at Gamescom 2016 today. Starting in early September, the two sides are partnering for official online tournaments in Europe. The entire event will last for six months.

Aside from that, we don’t have further details just yet. The news was only just posted by Nintendo of Europe’s Twitter page:

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

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

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

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

New 3DS LL – 24,123
PS4 – 16,469
Vita – 10,005
New 3DS – 6,403
Wii U – 4,435
PS3 – 1,120
3DS – 804
3DS LL – 219
Xbox One – 45

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 92,833 / 1,058,036
2. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions – 31,801 / 109,310
3. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank – 27,534 / NEW
4. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 19,355 / 127,736
5. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 15,461 / 394,932
6. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V – 12,522 / 105,040
7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 10,258 / 2,861,907
8. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 9,207 / 215,355
9. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 8,751 / 74,148
10. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 8,321 / 81,624
11. [PSV] Toukiden 2 – 8,249 / 80,688
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,768 / 847,602
13. [PS4] Toukiden 2 – 6,637 / 64,519
14. [WIU] Splatoon – 6,285 / 1,446,295
15. [PSV] Ys VIII – 5,688 / 69,878
16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 5,600 / 38,541
17. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary – 5,556 / 20,360
18. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 3,718 / 168,552
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price
20. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 3,514 / 175,048

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

Earlier this week, news leaked out about plans for a Dr. Neo Cortex figure in Skylanders Imaginators. Activision has now officially shared the news, and provided more details about the additional Crash Bandicoot representation.

Those who intend on picking up the Wii U version of Skylanders Imaginators can obtain a figure based on Cortex this holiday. He’ll be included in the Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands Adventure Pack for $29.99. It’ll also contain the Crash Bandicoot as a toy and the Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands level.

Here’s what that course offers:

“In the game, a ‘Synchronization Celebration’ has aligned the world of Skylands with the Wumpa Islands. Upon arriving, Spyro and Mags discover that Dr. Neo Cortex (voiced by Lex Lang) has created a terrible machine to harness the rhythmic power of the island’s celebration for his newest evil scheme! When the machine goes awry, something occurs that throws the whole party out of sync. Crash (voiced by Jess Harnell) must team up with the Skylanders and his old enemy Neo Cortex to restore the celebration before the Wumpa Islands are syncopated right out of existence!”

“The level includes special Crash Zones that bring back the classic massive boulder chases from the original games. And, as with any Skylanders level, there are secrets and hidden areas all along the way. In paying homage to this iconic character on his 20th anniversary, the level is packed with TNT boxes, crabs, hazards, temple ruins, Wumpa Fruit, exploding crates and many more elements from the original Crash. But it all takes place in the Skylands – which means a new twist of Skylanders combat and action brought into the world of the Wumpa Islands.”

Get a first look at Cortex in the gallery below. We also have some new screenshots of Crash.

Source: Activision PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

There’s quite a lot of details to plow through in the new Yooka-Laylee trailer from Playtonic. The trailer, which features the games villains, factory level, snow level, and some underwater fart bubbles, can be watched below:

In addition to the new trailer, Yooka-Laylee will be playable on the Gamescom show floor in Cologne. The game is set to release on Wii U and other platforms next year.

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

Yesterday, Nintendo of America announced the return of the Splatoon Testfire limited demo. Today, Nintendo announced that the Splatoon Testfire is also coming to Europe. Players can download the free Splatoon demo starting on August 18th. The Testfire period will end on September 1st.

Nintendo of Europe has not announced any further details so far, such as specific times when you will be able to actually play the demo, like in North America. It would be slightly unusual, but it is possible that you will be able to play the Splatoon demo as much as you want from August 18th till September 1st. We will keep you updated.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

gamescom 2016 is right around the corner and Nintendo just sent out a press release announcing their full lineup and plans for the show.

The biggest highlight is probably a live gameplay demonstration of Pokemon Sun & Moon by Game Freak’s Shigeki Morimoto. This will only be the second ever live gameplay of Sun & Moon, after its initial demonstration at E3 in June. The gameplay demonstration will be streamed live on Nintendo’s German Twitch channel this Thursday, August 18th, at 17:00 CEST.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo is steadily increasing its Nintendo Selects range of products in Europe. Four additional Wii U games will be added to the lineup, meaning they will get a reprint and a permanent discount, starting on September 30th. The four new additions are Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Party 10 and Pikmin 3.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments

Nintendo just released a new video about the upcoming Paper Mario: Color Splash. It’s the first in a multi-part series about a squad of toads helping Mario in his adventure (and not getting the glory they deserve). Check it out:

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

Crash Bandicoot will be joining Skylanders Imaginators later this year, as he’ll be getting his own figure. However, that’s not the only character from the classic platforming series on the way to Activision’s new toys-to-life title.

An image on GameSpot’s website (now removed) reveals the existence of a Doctor Neo Cortex figure. Of course, he’s the primary antagonist of the Crash series.

Cortex will be included in a Starter Pack on the PlayStation 4. But just like Crash, he should be playable in all versions, including Wii U. Activision will likely bring out standalone figures of both Crash and Cortex at some point in the future.

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

The next wave of LEGO Dimensions content is slated for September 27. New packs based on Adventure Time, Ghostbusters, and more will begin to hit store shelves.

Amazon is taking pre-orders for all of the new items, and has significant discounts. The Ghostbusters Story Pack for instance is down to $30 from $50. You can see all of the pre-order discounts here.

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