Impressive Super Mario Maker level has a fight against “Bowzilla”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
A new user-made Super Mario Maker level has been making the rounds as of late. It’s very impressive (at least in my eyes), so I felt it was worth sharing. One particular section has players fleeing from a creature known as “Bowzilla”, which is arguably the highlight of the course.
Here’s a look at “Super Mario Vs Mecha Bowzilla” by KiavikView:
If you want to play the course for yourself, you can find it on the Super Mario Maker Bookmark site here.
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Scans roundup – Culdcept Revolt, Puzzle & Dragons X, Yo-kai Watch 3, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Culdcept Revolt, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U), Puzzle & Dragons X, Yo-kai Watch 3, Pokemon Sun/Moon, Dragon Ball: Fusions, and Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
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Super Mario Maker, Wii U and 3DS maintenance taking place this week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
A few more elements have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the rest of the week. This includes downtime for the Super Mario Maker Bookmark later today, plus maintenance for the game itself as well as the Wii U and 3DS tomorrow.
Her’es the full lineup:
Super Mario Maker Bookmark
– 6 PM PT (Wednesday) – 8 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 9 PM ET (Wednesday) – 11 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 4 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 5 AM in Europe (Thursday)
Super Mario Maker
– 5:50 PM PT (Thursday) – 7:30 PM ET (Thursday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Thursday) – 10:30 PM ET (Thursday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Friday)
Wii U / 3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)
– 9:50 PM PT (Thursday) – 11:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 12:50 AM ET (Friday) – 2:30 AM ET (Friday)
– 5:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 7:50 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 8:50 AM in Europe (Friday)
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Media Create sales (5/9/16 – 5/15/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 24,880
New 3DS LL – 19,675
Vita – 18,090
Wii U – 7,224
New 3DS – 5,187
PS3 – 1,340
3DS – 1,209
3DS LL – 171
Xbox One – 60
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Uncharted 4 – 128,724 / NEW
2. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 24,298 / 248,951
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 10,696 / 509,579
4. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 9,510 – 119,310
5. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 8,473 / 134,391
6. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 5,928 / 76,440
7. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 5,767 / 592,321
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,693 / 768,532
9. [WIU] Splatoon – 5,237 / 1,362,230
10. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,030 / 874,405
11. [PS4] Dying Light: Enhanced Edition – 2,759 / 13,218
12. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 2,642 / 289,586
13. [PS4] Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness – 2,574 / 27,875
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 2,498 / 45,601
15. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood – 2,471 / 51,528
16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 2,417 / 158,729
17. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood – 2,301 / 52,592
18. [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard – 2,214 / 32,442
19. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 2,196 / 92,165
20. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 2,194 / 108,023
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More Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Super Mario Mash-Up Pack footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Another round of footage has surfaced from the new Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft: Wii U Edition. Here’s over 10 minutes of gameplay:
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Walmart: Super Mario Maker with 8-bit Mario amiibo for $47
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Walmart has discounted Super Mario Maker, and has thrown in an extra. You can nab the game along with the Mario Modern Color 30th Anniversary Series amiibo for just $47. To place an order, head on over here.
Nintendo shares a couple of new Super Mario Maker stats
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Nintendo posted a couple of new Super Mario Maker stats over on its North American Twitter page.
We now know that over 7.2 million user-created courses have been made. Collectively, they’ve been played over 600 million times.
Nintendo also reconfirmed that Super Mario Maker has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. That tidbit was revealed through the company’s latest financial report.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS patch 1.1.6 on the way
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 15 Comments
With the final piece of DLC having been released a while ago, it seemed like the latest entry in the Smash Bros. series was completed and would be seeing no more updates. However, both the 3DS and the Wii U version of the game will be updated to version 1.1.6 soon, Nintendo has announced.
As with previous Smash Bros. patches, Nintendo isn’t offering any detailed patch notes, only promising to offer an improved game experience. However, judging by the file sizes alone it seems like the patches on both platforms will bring about a significant amount of changes. You will need 61MB of free space on Wii U and a whopping 325MB on 3DS to apply the patch.
UK Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE website open
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo of Europe has launched a special microsite for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE on its various websites; you can find the English one here.
There’s no spectacular new info to be found there, but it does offer a nice overview of the game. The site details the game’s story, characters, various gameplay mechanics and DLC. There’s also a screenshot gallery, showing off a bit more of the English localization.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE will be released in Europe and North America on June 24th.
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – new promo art, vote on rival genie, retail deal in the works
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
Update (5/16): Bumped to the top. Winner of the rival genie has been announced:
Original (5/6): WayForward shared a new Shantae: Half-Genie Hero’s Kickstarter update just a short while ago. It shows off new promo art (see above), covers a rival genie vote, and confirms a physical version of the game.
Here’s the lowdown on the new rival genie vote for backers:
It’s time for another vote! Remember that “Fire and Forget” Stretch Goal you all funded into existence? In that storyline, Shantae gets REPLACED as Scuttle Town’s Guardian Genie. To make matter’s worse, her replacement is snotty, stuck up, and none too easy to get along with. So – what’s this new genie going to look like? You can see all three of Matt’s rough sketches above, along with the cleaned up in-game sprite designs below. Which one strikes your fancy? Vote by clicking the link right here, and make your selections by May 13th, 11:59pm PDT. Let’s get voting!
It’s time for another vote! Remember that “Fire and Forget” Stretch Goal you all funded into existence? In that storyline, Shantae gets REPLACED as Scuttle Town’s Guardian Genie. To make matter’s worse, her replacement is snotty, stuck up, and none too easy to get along with. So – what’s this new genie going to look like? You can see all three of Matt’s rough sketches above, along with the cleaned up in-game sprite designs below. Which one strikes your fancy? Vote by clicking the link right here, and make your selections by May 13th, 11:59pm PDT. Let’s get voting!
WayForward also reveals that it’s working on a retail deal for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. The studio explains what’s happening regarding this in the Kickstarter post:
We’ve received a ton of requests for physical versions of Shantae. Thing is, WayForward is a game developer and a digital publisher – but not an authorized retail publisher. In order to make physical copies of our games for stores, or distribute games in certain countries, console manufacturers require us to work with an authorized publishing partner. You’ve seen us do this before; Square Enix published LIT for WiiWare in Japan, Capcom distributed the original Shantae cartridge in the US, and more recently Intergrow released the boxed version of Pirate’s Curse in Japan for Nintendo 3DS.
