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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update (5/21): It’s now down to $38.90.

Original (5/13): Amazon has The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD on sale. The price may fluctuate slightly, but it’s down to $42.54 at the moment. Along with the game, a Wolf Link amiibo figure is included.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 32 Comments

Minecraft: Wii U Edition came to Wii U last December. As it turns out, the project was green-lit a year prior – Fall 2014. All sides then worked together to get the game ready for launch.

Earlier this week, Minecraft: Wii U Edition received a Nintendo collaboration with the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack. Nintendo’s Damon Baker told IGN, “This is the most IP integration in a third-party game that I can remember.”

As far as the future goes, Baker didn’t have any news to share regarding future collaborations in Minecraft. But he did mention that fans should be vocal about what they want to see next.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

This may fall into spoiler territory for some, so head past the break for the full post.

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

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will be adding a new Spider-Man character pack featuring the character from Civil War, USA Today reports. The new content is set to arrive “soon”.

Warner Bros. and TT Games have been updating LEGO Marvel’s Avengers with DLC on Wii U, so Spider-Man should be on that platform for sure. USA Today mentions 3DS as well, but I believe that’s less certain.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 123 Comments

Nintendo has prepared a new Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE trailer under the name “Hyped for Combat”. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Playtonic has started its big blowout of Yooka-Laylee today. New content about the game is being unveiled, and even more updates will be shared over the next few weeks. The team is also “getting close” to settling on some launch news.

Read on below for today’s update covering topics like the story, collectibles, and a Toybox demo for Kickstarter backers due out in July. There are new images sprinkled throughout as well.

Over the past year the Playtonic team has tripled in size, moved office and quietly slaved away on what would become the final form of Yooka-Laylee. You can see some of the results of our work below and over on the Yooka-Laylee game page.

There’s lots to talk about – and today is just the preliminary act. Over the next few weeks we’ll hope to wow you with increasingly dazzling dance numbers, first clicking our heels in the new Edge Magazine on May 26, which will be packed full of details and purchasable in both print and digital flavours.

Soon after you’ll see eyes-on reports of the final Yooka-Laylee appear on your favourite online channels and video platforms, quickly followed by the hijinks of the Electronic Entertainment Expo. We will of course ensure that Kickstarter backers are kept fully up to date with everything we reveal going forward.

One thing we’re not quite ready to reveal yet is the game’s final, day-and-date release plan, but we’re getting close. The Playtonic team is working towards the same release window penned last year, but as fans of some of our past work will attest, we’re a group committed to releasing games only when they’re polished, complete and at the quality level you expect. As soon as we’re confident we’ve ticked all of those boxes, we’ll inform our backers directly of when to mark their calendars.

So without further ado, this is what Yooka-Laylee looks like today.

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

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

01./00. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2016.05.10} (¥7.900) – 128.724 / NEW <75,55%>
02./01. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 24.298 / 248.951 (-70%)
03./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) – 10.696 / 509.579 (-69%)
04./03. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 9.510 / 119.310 (-62%)
05./04. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 8.473 / 134.391 (-65%)
06./06. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 5.928 / 76.440 (-58%)
07./05. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) – 5.767 / 592.321 (-59%)
08./07. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 5.693 / 768.532 (-45%)
09./08. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 5.237 / 1.362.230 (-45%)
10./09. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 4.030 / 874.405 (-55%)
11./00. [PS4] Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2016.04.21} (¥5.980) – 2.759 / 13.218
12./18. [PS4] Dark Souls III (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥7.430) – 2.642 / 289.586 (-43%)
13./14. [PS3] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (Square Enix) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 2.574 / 27.875 (-51%)
14./15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) – 2.498 / 45.601 (-52%)
15./12. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥6.800) – 2.471 / 51.528 (-60%)
16./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 2.417 / 158.729 (-66%)
17./17. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥7.600) – 2.301 / 52.592 (-53%)
18./13. [WIU] Star Fox Zero + Star Fox Guard Double Pack (Nintendo) {2016.04.21} (¥6.500) – 2.214 / 32.442 (-59%)
19./23. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) – 2.196 / 92.165
20./27. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.194 / 108.023

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Update: Fire Emblem Fates has been added to the schedule. This is planned for:

— 11 PM to 12:30 AM (PST) on May 23
— 2 AM to 3:30 AM (EST) on May 24
— 7 AM to 8:30 AM (UK) on May 24
— 8 AM to 9:30 AM (Europe) on May 24

Nintendo has announced upcoming maintenance for both the Wii U and 3DS online services, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday (May 23-24). Both Xenoblade X and Pokemon X and Y are being directly affected, and online features such as play, rankings, and Miiverse in general may be affected as well. The schedule is as follows:

Pokemon X/Y
— 4 PM to 5:30 PM (PST) on May 23
— 7 PM to 8:30 PM (EST) on May 23
— 12 AM to 1:30 AM (UK) on May 24
— 1 AM to 2:30 AM (Europe) on May 24

Xenoblade X
— 9 PM to 10:30 PM (PST) on May 23
— 12 AM to 1:30 AM (EST) on May 24
— 5 AM to 6:30 AM (UK) on May 24
— 6 AM to 7:30 AM (Europe) on May 24

Wii U / 3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)
— 6 PM to 11 AM (PST) on May 24
— 9 AM to 2 PM (EST) on May 24
— 2 PM to 7 PM (UK) on May 24
— 3 PM to 8 PM (Europe) on May 24

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

The patch for Super Smash Bros. on both Wii U and 3DS is now available. As previously covered, the patch only applies changes to Bayonetta. To download it, launch the software while connected to the internet.

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

A new version of Super Mario Maker has gone live. Version 1.43 is available for download now.

Here are the patch notes from Nintendo:

• The Star Ranking list in Course World has been changed to display courses that have received the most stars relative to the number of people who have played them.
  • Previously, when searching for courses in the Star Ranking list, results could be set to either “Weekly” or “All-Time” but will now be limited to “All-Time.”
• “Super Expert” difficulty has been added to the difficulty filters when searching for courses.
• This update (ver1.43) must be downloaded and applied in order to use the Internet features of Super Mario Maker.

Today’s Super Mario Maker update is a 324MB download.

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