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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Wii U | 12 Comments

Seems like Konami is pretty keen on the Wii U’s Virtual Console this week as, not only will Bonk’s Adventure be arriving, but so will R-Type and New Adventure Island. Their descriptions from Nintendo’s website:

R-Type

Power-up your spaceship and prepare for battle!

This is a completely faithful port—right down to the character details—of the famous shooting-game masterpiece, R-TYPE. Destroy the POW armor and 1 of 6 different units will appear, which you can then use to power up your R-9. Equip Bits and obtain Laser Units to make the Force appear and to power it up. The Force can then be integrated into or separated from your R-9. Make the most of your weapons, including the Reflecting Laser Beams, Air-to-Surface, and Antiaircraft Lasers. Keep pressing the fire button to fire blasts from the Beam Cannon. Press and hold the fire button to charge the Beam Gauge, then release it to fire a devastating Wave Cannon blast! The longer you hold it, the stronger the blast! The ultimate highlights are the N32bosses that await you at the end of each stage, including a stage that pits you against a giant warship.

New Adventure Island

Rescue your bride and stop the wicked Baron!

On peaceful Adventure Island, the islanders are celebrating the wedding of Master Higgins and Tina, the “Miss Island Queen.” Suddenly, the celebration is interrupted by the appearance of Baron Bronsky and his henchmen, who kidnap Tina and the island children! Master Higgins must set out to rescue the children and his beloved Tina in this side-scrolling action game! Throw hatchets and boomerangs, hop on skateboards, and guide Master Higgins safely to the goal in each area! New Adventure Island consists of 7 exciting stages! Each stage is split into 4 areas, with a boss waiting at the end of the final area. Defeat all the bosses and release the kidnapped children! And waiting in the castle of the final stage—the wicked Baron Bronsky! Help Master Higgins defeat him and reclaim his bride!

R-Type will be priced at $7.99, while New Adventure Island will be $5.99.

Thanks, again, to Jonathan for the heads up!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Bonk’s Adventure will be landing on the Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday, July 14. The description from Nintendo’s website:

Headbutt your way to victory!

An old-school side-scrolling action game. Gameplay is simple: just headbutt your enemies as you progress through each stage! You receive damage when you get hit by an enemy or when you touch something hazardous. Try to keep Bonk from losing any lives. Chow down on meat you find along the way to power up Bonk by 2 levels. Headbutt the ground after Bonk has transformed to unleash a powerful explosion—the earth will tremble and your enemies will be stunned! That’s Bonk power! The power of his mighty, rock-hard head! The game is loaded with bonus games and hidden stages. And, just like any great action game, there are big boss battles.

The game will cost $5.99.

Thanks to Jonathan for the heads up!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, Wii U | 4 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in and are as follows:

7’scarlet (PS Vita) – 8/8/8/8
Battle of Elemental REBOOST (3DS) – 6/7/6/6
Block Drop U (Wii U) – 6/6/6/6
Gendai Daisenryaku 2016: Chitsujo no Houkai – Haken Kokka Shittsui (PS3) – 7/6/6/6
Gendai Daisenryaku 2016: Chitsujo no Houkai – Haken Kokka Shittsui (PS Vita) –
7/6/6/6
Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (PS Vita) – 9/8/8/9

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

Tumblestone is out now on the Wii U eShop, and the release is being celebrated with a new trailer. Check out a video showing the game’s features below.

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

At Japan Expo 2016 last week, the Squid Sisters stopped by for a concert. View Callie and Marie’s full performance below.

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

Last year, Amazon held a big sale just for Prime members. That same sale has now returned today. If you happen to have an Amazon Prime membership, you’ll be able to save on various products throughout the day.

Here are the Nintendo-related deals coming today:

New 3DS XL – Red / Black – save $25 ($174.99) – all day
Final Fantasy Explorers – save 25% – at 4:54 AM PT / 7:54 AM ET
Wii U GamePad Black (Certified Refurbished) – at 6:04 AM PT / 9:04 PM ET
Super Mario Maker Console Deluxe Set – at 6:59 AM PT / 9:59 PM ET
The World Ends with You – starts 7:54 AM PT / 10:54 PM ET
Final Fantasy IV – starts 1:54 PM PT / 4:54 PM ET
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift – starts 1:54 PM PT / 4:54 PM ET
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition – starts 5:54 PM PT / 8:54 PM ET

All of today’s deals can be found here. Video game-specific deals are here.

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

Ahead of its release tomorrow, more footage has come in for Tumblestone. You’ll find around 30 minutes of gameplay below.

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

Tumblestone will be receiving a retail version at the end of next month. If you can’t wait until then though, you can grab the game from the Wii U eShop starting tomorrow. Note that the download clocks in at 871MB.

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

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
7. Splatoon – Nintendo
8. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
10. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
3. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
7. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
9. Kirby: Planet Robobot – Nintendo
10. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo

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

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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