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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Nordic Games now has an official page up on its website for Darksiders Warmastered Edition. The page provides the first screenshots from the new version as well as details.

First, the screenshots:

Darksiders Warmastered Edition features several improvements over the original. It’ll run at 1080p, with doubled texture resolutions, enhanced rendering, improved shadow rendering, and post processing effects.

Head past the break for the full rundown on Darksiders Warmastered Edition.

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

LEGO Dimensions will add several new packs on November 18. Two are planned for Fantastic Beasts Story Pack, plus one each for Sonic, E.T., and Gremlins.

Amazon is now accepting pre-orders here. Prices vary by pack.

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

Two games have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the coming days. Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be first, and will be seeing maintenance tonight. This is likely so the new patch can be deployed.

It’s scheduled for the following times:

– 5:50 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe

Splatoon will also be seeing maintenance next week:

– 5:50 PM PT (August 2) – 7:30 PM PT (August 2)
– 8:50 PM ET (August 2) – 10:30 PM ET (August 2)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (August 3) – 3:30 AM in the UK (August 3)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (August 3) – 4:30 AM in Europe (August 3)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

At Hyper Japan Festival 2016 earlier this month, 30 fans won the opportunity to play the E3 demo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo UK posted a video of their thoughts, which you can watch 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 – 21,463
PS4 – 20,021
Vita – 11,363
Wii U – 5,864
New 3DS – 4,355
PS3 – 1,006
3DS – 725
3DS LL – 189
Xbox One – 55

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

New 3DS LL – 23,382
PS4 – 20,395
Vita – 10,991
Wii U – 7,601
New 3DS – 3,665
PS3 – 1,045
3DS – 653
3DS LL – 106
Xbox One – 63

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 168,782 / 800,918
2. [PSV] Ys VIII – 43,753 / NEW
3. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 20,616 / NEW
4. [PS4] Black Rose Valkyrie – 12,862 / NEW
5. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 8,383 / 59,339
6. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,502 / 53,398
7. [WIU] Splatoon – 7,305 / 1,430,562
8. [PSV] New Interpretation Stranger of Sword City – 7,248 / NEW
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 7,143 / 2,830,996
10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 6,087 / 356,474
11. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 6,082 / 162,565
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,744 / 829,979
13. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,635 / 196,161
14. [PS4] Overwatch – 4,184 / 124,706
15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure 3,252 / 64,433
16. [PSV] 7’scarlet # – 3,128 / NEW
17. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 2,961 / 159,388
18. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Version) – 2,832 / 136,399
19. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt – 2,812 / 38,651
20. [PSV] Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain – 2,733 / 42,519

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

Nintendo has shared an updated listing of million sellers across Wii U and 3DS. Here’s the latest data for both platforms:

Wii U

Mario Kart 8 – 7.70 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. U – 5.34 million pcs.
Nintendo Land – 5.10 million pcs.
Super Mario 3D World – 5.01 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 4.90 million pcs.
Splatoon – 4.42 million pcs.
Super Mario Maker – 3.65 million pcs.
New Super Luigi U – 2.64 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – 1.82 million pcs.
Mario Party 10 – 1.81 million pcs.

3DS

Pokémon X/Pokémon Y – 14.98 million pcs.
Mario Kart 7 – 13.56 million pcs.
Pokémon Omega Ruby/Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – 12.24 million pcs.
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – 10.81 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 10.39 million pcs.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 10.11 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 8.23 million pcs.
Tomodachi Life – 5.09 million pcs.
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 4.88 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 4.30 million pcs.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 17 Comments

Nintendo has reported its financial results for Q1, the period between April 1 and June 30.

The company lost 24.5 billion yen ($232.7 million), whereas they saw a profit of $78 million last year. Revenue also fell year-over-year, coming in at 61.9 billion yen ($663 million) – a 31 percent drop.

While 3DS hardware sales were down seven percent from a year ago to 940,000, software was up 7 percent to 8.47 million units. Wii U managed to move 222,000 units, which is a 53 percent dip from last year. Wii U software sold 4.68 million units for a three percent bump. Additionally, 1.7 million amiibo figures and 1.3 million card characters were sold.

Here are more of the highlights from Nintendo:

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, for Nintendo 3DS, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which was released globally, showed steady sales. In the U.S., BRAVELY SECOND: END LAYER was released, and in Europe, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Conquest was released and both titles got off to a good start. As a result, the worldwide sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software were 0.94 million (7% decrease on a year-on-year basis) and 8.47 million units (7% increase on a year-on-year basis) respectively.

With respect to Wii U, in addition to titles such as Star Fox Zero/Guard and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which were released globally, Splatoon and Super Mario Maker which were released during the prior fiscal year showed steady sales. The global sales of Wii U hardware and software were 0.22 million (53% decrease on a year-on-year basis) and 4.68 million units (3% increase on a year-on-year basis) respectively.

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

Nintendo has published a new release schedule that’s up-to-date through July. It can be found in full below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Update 2: And here’s the North American compilation video:

Update (7/26): Added in a European compilation of Splatfests below.

Original (7/24): Splatoon’s very last Splatfest has come to an end. All have the battles have finished, and the final results are in.

The outcome was close for both votes and wins. However, Team Marie had slight edges in both (54 percent and 51 percent respectively). Because of that, they prevailed with a final score of 360 to 340.

Here’s a new video from Nintendo in celebration of the final Splatfest:

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

FAST Racing Neo received some big news today. Not only is a physical release planned for Europe (hopefully we’ll have a North American confirmation soon), but new DLC is in the works as well. Shin’en is preparing 10 new vehicle profiles, 18 new audio tracks, and eight new racing tracks.

We now have a first look at the new levels in the gallery below. Additionally, you can check out the retail version’s boxart above.

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