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

Disney delivered some surprising news about its gaming business this past week. Disney Infinity is now no more, and Disney Interactive is no longer publishing titles.

Kotaku has now spoken with two sources about the situation, and has rumored details about scrapped plans pertaining to new Disney Infinity figures, Disney Infinity 4.0, and why the series was cancelled. You can find some of the information below, with even more at the source link.

– Numerous new level packs were planned
– One of these was based on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
– Would have been accompanied by a new line of 12-inch figures
– Disney Infinity 4.0 would have been released next year
– This would have intertwined the adventures of characters from Star Wars, Marvel, Disney in a Toy Box story mode
– Plans for 12-inch figures: Buzz Lightyear, Elsa, Hulk, Hulkbuster, Jack Skellington, Darth Vader
– These figures were slated for this fall
– Each would have been $45, more detail, lit up, act differently in-game
– Ninja Theory was working on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story content
– Studio Gobo was working on the upcoming Disney film Moana
– Disney Infinity 4.0 material planned for Cars 3, Star Wars VIII, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Coco, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor: Ragnarok
– Unconfirmed plans that Disney had a plan to salvage things by having a deal with Hasbro to help with the manufacturing of toys
– Issues with figure shortages with the first game, then overproducing figures after that
– Also had to deal with competition in the toys-to-life space and balance collaborating with the other Disney-owned stakeholders Marvel and LucasFilm that led to overreach
– Yondu figure was apparently a flop
– Unexpected competition from Star Wars: Battlefront, the latter of which was successful with kids

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 44 Comments

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2016. The results can be found below.

1. Dark Souls III (PS4, Xbox One)
2. Ratchet & Clank (PS4)
3. MLB 16: The Show (PS4, PS3)
4. Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
6. Minecraft (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3)
7. Quantum Break (Xbox One)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
9. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
10. Star Fox: Zero (Wii U)

Note: see this post for some insight into the individual chart (which doesn’t combine platforms). Star Fox Zero is higher there, and Bravely Second also makes that list.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 16 Comments

We’ll have NPD’s official list of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April in a bit. However, some preliminary information has arrived just a tad early.

GamesBeat reports that Star Fox Zero and Bravely Second were among April’s best-sellers. The two came in at the fifth and ninth spots respectively on the individual chart. This is different from NPD’s overall top 10 (we’ll have that shortly), which combines platforms and other items such as special editions. In that list though, Star Fox Zero does appear at the tenth spot.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

The Japanese Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games website went live today. Access it here.

There’s some new content on the page, including a look at a new bundle which contains a pair of Wii Remote controllers. We have the packaging for that above.

There’s also a bunch of footage on the site. We’ve rounded it all up in the following video:

Lastly, we have the entire roster from the game. Head past the break for the full list.

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

It’s been a busy time for Nintendo maintenance this week, and it’s continuing with some Wii U downtime next week. The system will be experiencing maintenance at the following times:

– 5:50 PM PT (Tuesday) – 7:30 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Tuesday) – 10:30 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Wednesday)

While this maintenance is taking place, certain network services will be affected such as online play and rankings.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments

Polygon has put up the latest video in its “Devs Make Mario” series. In today’s feature, indie developer and Cibele / How Do You Do It creator Nina Freeman makes a level in the game. View it below.

Freeman’s Super Mario Maker level is located on the official bookmark site here.

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

Nintendo has provided concrete information about its DLC plans for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE in the west. At launch, players will be able to grab additional five packs for the game.

They are as follows:

• Costume Set: Get new costumes for Itsuki, Tsubasa, Touma and Kiria.
• Tokyo Millennium Collection: Participate in a fashion show and get extra outfits for Tsubasa, Kiria and Eleonora.
• EXPeditious Hunter: Battle through a dungeon filled with enemies that yield experience.
• Masterful Hunter: Gain materials used to level up weapons by fighting enemies in this dungeon.
• Savage Hunter: Defeat difficult enemies in this dungeon to earn rare items.

Nintendo also said today that the EXPeditious Hunter, Masterful Hunter and Savage Hunter DLC can be purchased together for a reduced price in the Hunter Support Quest Pack.

All DLC that released in Japan is here – with one exception. At least for now, it doesn’t appear that the Hot Springs add-on content will be offered outside of Japan. This was comprised of extra swimsuits and programs that could be viewed on a television featuring the characters in the new costumes.

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

It’s time for your regular maintenance update! As a reminder, Wii U (online play, rankings, etc.) will be impacted at the following times:

– 10 PM PT (Wednesday) – 1 AM PT (Thursday)
– 1 AM ET (Thursday) – 4 AM ET (Thursday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 9 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 10 AM in Europe (Thursday)

That will be followed up with maintenance for both Wii U and 3DS:

– 9 PM PT (Thursday) – 1 AM PT (Friday)
– 12 AM ET (Friday) – 4 AM ET (Friday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Friday) – 9 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Friday) – 10 AM in Europe (Friday)

We’ll also mention in passing that maintenance for the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Special Demo is happening in a few hours. It’s set for:

– 11:30 PM PT (Wednesday) – 1 AM PT (Thursday)
– 2:30 AM ET (Thursday) – 4 AM ET (Thursday)
– 7:30 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 9 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 8:30 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 10 AM in Europe (Thursday)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments

This week, Nintendo announced that special content from Super Mario will be added to Minecraft: Wii U Edition on May 17. Xbox boss Phil Spencer had only positive things to say about the partnership on Twitter.

Spencer tweeted out the following:

Microsoft acquired Minecraft as well as developer Mojang in 2014. That means the company is directly tied into all business decisions made with the game, including partnerships.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments

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

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

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

PS4 – 28,578
New 3DS LL – 20,257
Vita – 20,168
Wii U – 10,020
New 3DS – 3,997
PS3 – 1,560
3DS – 1,091
3DS LL – 233
Xbox One – 100

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 79,807 / 224,653
2. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 33,996 / 498,883
3. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 24,827 / 109,800
4. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 23,936 / 125,917
5. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 14,200 / 586,555
6. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 14,035 / 70,512
7. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,289 / 762,839
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 9,478 / 1,356,993
9. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 8,947 / 870,375
10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 7,040 / 156,313
11. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 6,523 / 42,494
12. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood – 6,178 / 49,058
13. [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard – 5,419 / 30,228
14. [PS3] Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness – 5,273 / 25,301
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 5,184 / 43,103
16. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 5,029 / 136,478
17. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood – 4,897 / 50,291
18. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 4,674 / 286,944
19. [3DS] Terraria – 3,659 / 14,878
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,584 / 2,630681

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