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

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! The list is mostly the same with Dragon Quest XI, Pokemon Sun/Moon, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild pretty much maintaining their positions.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 30 and July 6.

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

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

United States

* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.

Wii U

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Skylanders Imaginators – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Imaginators Dark Edition Starter Pack – GameStop
Just Dance 2017 – Amazon, GameStop
Runbow Deluxe Edition – Amazon
Just Dance 2017 Gold Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Paper Mario: Color Splash – Amazon, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Corpse Party: Back to School Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (pre-order for launch edition) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (pre-order for Launch Edition) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack – Amazon
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls – Amazon, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – Amazon, GameStop
Disney Magical World 2 – Amazon
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon
Mario Party: Star Rush – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Sun and Moon Steelbook Dual Pack (new) – Amazon (exclusive)
Pokemon Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon, Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (new) – Amazon

amiibo

Daisy: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Donkey Kong: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Boo: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Diddy Kong: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Wario: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Rosalina: Super Mario Series – Best Buy
Waluigi: Super Mario Series – Best Buy

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon (save $14)
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 – Amazon
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition – Amazon (save $16)

Other

Pikachu Premium Gold Protector for New 3DS XL – Amazon
Pikachu Hard Pouch for New 3DS XL – Amazon
Pokken Tournament Pikachu controller – GameStop (exclusive)

Canada

Wii U

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Paper Mario: Color Splash
Skylanders Imaginators
Runbow Deluxe Edition
Just Dance 2017
Just Dance 2017 Gold Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3DS

Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward
Corpse Party Back to School Edition
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (pre-order for Launch Edition)
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls
Disney Magical World 2
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Mario Party: Star Rush
Pokemon Sun and Moon Steelbook Dual Pack (new)
Pokemon Sun
Pokemon Moon
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition (save $9)

UK

Wii U

Skylanders Imaginators

3DS

Pokemon Sun
Pokemon Moon

Books

The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition

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

The Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Special Edition contains several goodies. Probably the neatest of the bunch is an art book. Towards the end, you’ll find messages from three of the project’s most important developers: chief director/game designer Wataru Hirata, director Eiji Ishida, and producer Shinjiro Takata.

After going through the book, I thought it’d be worthwhile to share those messages here since each one is quite interesting (and lengthy!). Hirata’s note hits close to home in particular, as he thanks late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata – who passed away just a little over a year ago.

Head past the break for transcripts of Hirata, Ishida, and Takata’s messages.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 50 Comments

Paper Mario: Color Splash will have a big emphasis on story. Humor is a big part of that, as producer Risa Tabata told GameSpot.

She said:

“When we think of what we cannot do in a traditional Mario game, what we came to was, ‘Well, definitely humor.’ So we wanted to focus on humor as much as possible. All these different people got together in meetings room and basically very, very diligently and seriously thought of how we could do the stupidest, craziest things possible.”

Color Splash takes inspiration from the last game in the series, Sticker Star, through the use of cards. You’ll use cards in battle gathered throughout the adventure to take down enemies. They can also be painted to perform more powerful attacks.

Tabata said of the card variety:

“There are tons of different cards in the game. Obviously Mario is going to be throwing fireballs at some point. There’s kind of like a spring jump where you can actually jump a ton of different times on one end.”

Tabata also elaborated on the cards by saying that it’s possible to “open up more card slots, [and] the amount of paint you’re able to store in your hammer will expand.”

Something else fans can look forward to in Color Splash is variety. According to Tabata, levels will offer different types of challenges.

“We kind of focused on trying to have each course have a different feel. One course might be more focused on battle, but another course might focus more on puzzle-solving. There are definitely different places where you will need to have platforming skills.”

Lastly, Tabata had this to say on the game’s style:

“The artists spent a lot of time thinking like, ‘Maybe we can try this and it’ll look really like paper. Maybe we’ll have to do this to make it look like paper.’ The base of everything is made from cardboard and then on top of that you’re layering different types of paper.”

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

Evo 2016 day two is about to begin. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Smash Bros. Melee, and Pokken Tournament will all be represented at the tournament. Head past the break to watch today’s matches as they happen.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

This month’s review scores are in from EDGE #296. The full listing is as follows:

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst – 6
Monster Hunter Generations – 8
Umbrella Corps – 3
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness – 5
Mighty No. 9 – 4
Inside – 9
Furi – 6
Trials of the Blood Dragon – 3

You’ll notice that with the pictured attached above, Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a big feature in the latest issue of EDGE. It’s unclear if there’s anything new or just an article based on the game’s E3 appearance (likely the latter), but it’s nice to see in any case!

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

Paper Mario: Color Splash was featured on Nintendo’s stage at Hyper Japan Festival just a short while ago. We have the recording in full below.

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

We knew that the Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle was on its way out in Japan, but now it’s official. Nintendo’s website confirms that no additional units are being made available. Any stock delivered to retailers will be the last. Once consumers snatch up the final Super Mario Maker packages, that’ll be it for the bundle.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Splatoon’s final Splatfest, which pits Marie and Callie up against each other, isn’t too far off. Nintendo is gearing up for the big event in various ways: like with some printable alternative boxart, for example. We’ve attached both to this post, but they’re also located on the Splatoon Tumblr here.

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

Evo 2016 is about to begin. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Smash Bros. Melee, and Pokken Tournament will all be represented at the tournament. Head past the break to watch the first day of matches as they happen.

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