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

Polygon is the latest outlet with footage from Paper Mario: Color Splash. Here’s one last look at the game from Comic-Con:

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GameSpot has posted a few more minutes of Paper Mario: Color Splash footage from Comic-Con showing the Bloo Inn. Here’s the latest video:

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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 be impacted by maintenance next week. Both systems will be affected for a couple of hours, which involves online play, rankings, etc.

Maintenance is set for the following times:

– 9 PM PT (July 27) – 11 PM PT (July 27)
– 12 AM ET (July 28) – 2 AM ET (July 28)
– 5 AM in the UK (July 28) – 7 AM in the UK (July 28)
– 6 AM in Europe (July 28) – 8 AM in Europe (July 28)

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 632.135 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Evolution # (Kadokawa Games) {2016.07.14} (¥5.800) – 10.485 / NEW
03./03. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥4.980) – 9.806 / 156.484 (-36%)
04./02. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 8.241 / 1.423.257 (-50%)
05./04. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 8.127 / 50.957 (-17%)
06./05. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥5.700) – 7.611 / 45.896 (-18%)
07./00. [PSV] Uppers (Marvelous) {2016.07.14} (¥4.980) – 6.931 / NEW
08./01. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt (Nintendo) {2016.07.07} (¥4.700) – 6.519 / 35.839 (-78%)
09./10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 6.121 / 824.235 (-5%)
10./08. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 5.484 / 350.387 (-20%)
11./07. [PSV] Refrain no Chika Meikyuu to Majo no Ryodan # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2016.06.23} (¥5.980) – 5.214 / 39.786 (-30%)
12./14. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥7.800) – 4.798 / 120.522 (-3%)
13./06. [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.30} (¥8.200) – 4.561 / 84.032 (-50%)
14./16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 4.187 / 191.526 (-4%)
15./18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) – 4.102 / 2.823.853 (+17%)
16./11. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.16} (¥4.800) – 3.971 / 61.181 (-27%)
17./09. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.30} (¥8.200) – 3.451 / 48.769 (-48%)
18./15. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 3.198 / 215.631 (-28%)
19./19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.188 / 133.568 (+2%)
20./22. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 2.887 / 156.427

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

It’s finally here! Splatoon’s last ever Splatfest is now up and running. This weekend’s battle has the Squid Sisters going head-to-head – it’s Callie vs. Marie.

The last Splatfest will end at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET / 10 AM in the UK / 11 AM in Europe on Sunday. It’s unclear when the results will be made available, but we’ll bring them to you as soon as possible.

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Nintendo stopped by IGN’s San Diego Comic-Con stage yesterday to show off Paper Mario: Color Splash. We’ve posted the full recording below.

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Four Nintendo-published Wii U games are on sale at Best Buy as the retailer makes its “Black Friday in July” discounts available to all. Super Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Yoshi’s Woolly World, and Star Fox Zero are all $30 each. They’ll go down to $24 if you’re a Best Buy GCU member.

The sale in full can be found here.

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Super Mario Maker has received a new update. It’s now possible to download version 1.44.

The update entails the following:

– Posting a comment while playing a course and after clearing a course will no longer automatically put a star.
– The requirements for the fly to appear when creating a course has been changed.
– Miscellaneous bug fixes to improve the experience

Super Mario Maker version 1.44 requires 297MB of free space.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of June 2016. The results can be found below.

1. Overwatch
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4. Doom 2016*
5. Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst
6. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End*
7. NBA 2K16
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
9. Destiny: The Taken King
10. Minecraft*

Note: for the first time, NPD is starting to include digital sales in its reports. Games marked with the asterisk do not include digital sales. Also keep in mind that NPD’s format has changed – this is a revenue ranking rather than unit rankings.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 18 Comments

Update: Here’s another video:

GameXplain recently got their hands on a preview build of Paper Mario: Color Splash. Take a look at some footage from their preview session below.

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