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

With Darkrai coming to the arcade version of Pokken Tournament today, new footage of the character is starting to make the rounds. View a video with footage below.

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

Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be undergoing maintenance early next week. While it’s happening, all network services will be down.

Maintenance will take place at the following times:

– 8:50 PM PT (July 25) – 10:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 11:50 PM ET (July 25) – 1:30 AM ET (July 26)
– 4:50 AM in the UK (July 26) – 6:30 AM in the UK (July 26)
– 5:50 AM in Europe (July 26) – 7:30 AM in Europe (July 26)

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

Super Mario Maker will be undergoing maintenance tomorrow evening (Thursday into Friday). It was actually planned earlier in the week, but Nintendo shifted things around.

In any case, the maintenance period is scheduled for the following times:

– 8:50 PM PT (July 21) – 11 PM PT (July 21)
– 11:50 PM ET (July 21) – 2 AM ET (July 22)
– 4:50 AM in the UK (July 22) – 7 AM in the UK (July 22)
– 5:50 AM in Europe (July 22) – 8 AM in Europe (July 22)

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

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

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

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

PS4 – 22,717
New 3DS LL – 16,505
Wii U – 15,470
Vita – 11,042
New 3DS – 3,284
PS3 – 1,126
3DS – 670
3DS LL – 87
Xbox One – 72

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 632,135 / NEW
2. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Evolution – 10,485 / NEW
3. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 9,806 / 156,484
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 8,241 / 1,423,257
5. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 8,127 / 50,957
6. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,611 / 45,896
7. [PSV] Uppers – 6,931 / NEW
8. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt – 6,519 / 35,839
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,121 / 824,235
10. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 5,484 / 350,387
11. [PSV] Refrain no Chika Meikyuu to Majo no Ryodan – 5,214 / 39,786
12. [PS4] Overwatch – 4,798 / 120,522
13. [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers – 4,561 / 84,032
14. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,187 / 191,526
15. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,102 / 2,823,853
16. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure – 3,971 / 61,181
17. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers – 3,451 / 48,769
18. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II – 3,198 / 215,631
19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 3,188 / 133,568
20. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 2,887 / 156,427

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

Bandai Namco has released an official set of screenshots showing Darkrai in the arcade version of Pokken Tournament. View them below.

Darkrai has not yet been announced for the Wii U version of Pokken Tournament. However, we do expect news to drop in the future given that a reference to the Pokemon was found in update files.

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

The Splatoon Live in Makuhari CD came out in Japan last Wednesday. According to Oricon, the package sold 10,345 copies in its first week. It was also the eighth best-selling album during that period.

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

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 49 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild wasn’t originally supposed to come out next year. Nintendo had a target year of 2015 set in mind, but that was pushed back last March. It was delayed once more following an announcement this past April, when Nintendo also confirmed an NX version.

Shigeru Miyamoto and Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma both spoke about the reason to delay Breath of the Wild at E3 last month. The main thing we heard about was difficulty in implementing the physics engine. That’s still true, but while talking with EDGE, Aonuma also discussed how development itself ran into some issues.

He explained:

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Puzzle & Dragons X (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Toukiden 2 (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
Idolmaster: Platinum Stars (PS4) – 9/8/8/9
World’s Longest 5 Minutes (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
6180 the moon (Wii U) – 7/8/9/8
Strawberry Nauts (PSV) – 7/7/7/8
Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
FreezeME (Wii U) – 7/6/7/7
Kujiragami no Tearstilla (PS Vita) – 7/7/7/6

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

Splatoon’s final Splatfest is fast approaching, and it asks the ultimate question – Callie or Marie? Nintendo just released two videos to celebrate the occasion: each one features a solo performance by one of the two Squid Sisters. Check them out below:

Where does your allegiance lie?

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