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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments

Update: We now have confirmation on this (thanks immewnity). The email sent out to press does make mention of the “two extended demos” that will let them “step into the wilds of Hyrule and explore some of the grasslands, forests and mountains that they’ve been given mere glimpses of to date.” Media are recommended to set aside 1-1.5 hours.

Zelda Wii U will be the one and only game playable from Nintendo at E3 2016 next month. Outlet finder.com.au now claims to have some information about its appearance.

The site notes, “Nintendo is informing media that there will be two extended demos of the Wii U version to play at the booth and are being asked to set aside 90 minutes to make the most of the gameplay.” I’ve not heard about this personally, though that doesn’t mean that the report from finder.com.au is inaccurate. We’ll go ahead and mark this one as a rumor to be on the safe side.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Mighty No. 9 publisher Deep Silver uploaded a new trailer for the game yesterday. To say that it wasn’t received well might be an understatement. Have a look at the YouTube page here, and you’ll truly understand how fans have responded to the video.

Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu is none too pleased with the new Mighty No. 9 trailer either. Aizu recently put up the message shown above on his Twitter page yesterday. Perhaps Deep Silver should have consulted with Inti Creates, as they were behind the project’s development.

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

Next month, all Minecraft users on consoles will have access to a new mini-game: “Battle”. The free DLC has players battling it out against each other in a deathmatch, and comes as the first of various mini-games on the way.

Here’s an official overview:

Battle pits players against one another in a fight for survival, as they race to snatch weapons and resources from chests, dance over each arena’s unique perils and stave off hunger pangs. We’ve made the mini game specifically with console players and couch-based competition in mind: it supports up to four players in splitscreen and eight players online, either by invitation or using the in-game matchmaking system. We wanted it to be super-accessible and fast-paced, so we’ve tried to keep the focus on rapid tactical thinking and combat: there’s no need to craft anything here, and you can loot inventories and equip armour with the tap of a button.

Battle will be added to Minecraft sometime next month. Additional maps will be available in the future for $2.99 each.

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

A new Star Fox Guard update is now available. If you have the game, you can now download version 20160525.

Today’s patch makes adjustments to rank-calculation values and abilities of robots deployed in squads. Squad and replay data lifespan has also been extended as well.

Continue on below for the full patch notes.

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

We have a few more minutes of footage from the new Spider-Man Character Pack in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, which is out now on Wii U for free. Here’s the latest video with gameplay:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U | 31 Comments

Mighty No. 9 publisher Deep Silver has readied a new trailer for the game ahead of its launch next month. See the new video titled “Masterclass” below.

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Warner Bros. has come out with a new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens character vignette for Finn, one of the newest heroes to join the Resistance in the fight against the First Order. It also features original dialogue from actor John Boyega who plays the character in the movie.

Here’s today’s video:

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

Inti Creates will be hosting a live stream on Niconico on Friday. During the event, we can expect to hear more on Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 and see the latest Mighty No. 9 footage.

The stream will be hosted at the following times:

– 5 AM PT
– 8 AM ET
– 1 PM in the UK
– 2 PM in Europe

The broadcast can be seen on Niconico here.

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

Update (5/25): You can now reserve the Splatoon amiibo dioramas on Play-Asia: Squid Sisters stage, Kelp Dome.

Original (5/24): Nintendo has revealed two more new amiibo dioramas for Japan. On July 7, two versions based on Splatoon will be available. Each one will be priced at 1,080 yen.

Here are some photos of both:

The two amiibo dioramas are based on a stage for the Squid Sisters and Kelp Dome. For the first one, there’s an area where you can place your 3DS or smartphone to help reenact the concert feel.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

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

PS4 – 18,430
New 3DS LL – 12,051
Vita – 10,954
Wii U – 4,109
New 3DS – 2,552
PS3 – 1,001
3DS – 700
3DS LL – 103
Xbox One – 72

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

PS4 – 23,239
New 3DS LL – 13,623
Vita – 12,299
Wii U – 3,896
New 3DS – 3,021
PS3 – 997
3DS – 823
3DS LL – 128
Xbox One – 115

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Uncharted 4 – 21,155 / 149,879
2. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 19,383 / 268,334
3. [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution – 9,422 / NEW
4. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 8,913 / 518,492
5. [PSV] Kenka Bancho Otome – 8,534 / NEW
6. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 6,763 / 126,073
7. [PS4] Doom – 6,164 / NEW
8. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 6,057 / 140,448
9. [3DS] My Hero Academia: Battle for All – 5,607 / NEW
10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,564 / 774,096
11. [PS4] Battleborne – 5,145 / NEW
12. [WIU] Splatoon – 5,038 / 1,367,268
13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,088 / 878,493
14. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 4,047 / 596,369
15. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 3,952 / 80,392
16. [PSV] Period Cube: Torikago no Amadeus – 3,850 / NEW
17. [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard – 3,735 / 36,177
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 2,373 / 47,974
19. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 2,319 / 161,048
20. [PS4] Dying Light: Enhanced Edition – 2,118 / 15,336

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