Sakurai tries to clear up a few misconceptions about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 335 Comments
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with a new column. The full issue won’t be out until tomorrow, but as usual, some leaks have surfaced – including tidbits from Sakurai’s piece.
It seems that the latest Famitsu column is about Sakurai clearing up misconceptions, both in terms of his own work and his peers. There is some talk about Smash Bros. here.
Here’s what leaked out of Famitsu earlier today:
– There must be some favoritism from Sakurai since both Kirby and Pit are included in the boxart: In actuality it wasn’t even Sakurai who decided the boxart composition, but rather Nintendo.
– [Insert character here] is too strong, there must be some favoritism involved: The team balanced characters objectively by referring to results from monitoring versus battles.
– Kirby’s stages are all from games made by Sakurai: Sakurai tries to clarify that this isn’t always the case. Initially, there were plans to have a stage based on Kirby’s Epic Yarn (which wasn’t made by him), but with the arrival of Yoshi’s Woolly World, its theme and stage composition changed.
– Too many Fire Emblem characters, does Sakurai really likes the series that much? It may be indeed too many, but it was decided strategically (rather than raw favoritism).
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 63
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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Japanese Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
A new 5-minute Japanese trailer is in for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. View it below.
Popo and Nana costume coming to Super Mario Maker this week (Ice Climbers)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
Nintendo has revealed another new costume heading to Super Mario Maker this week. An outfit based on Popo and Nana – otherwise known as the Ice Climbers – is coming soon.
Here’s a trailer:
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Star Fox Zero devs on Nintendo/Platinum workload, reaction, single-player focus
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments
USGamer has published a new interview with Yugo Hayashi and Yusuke Hashimoto, the two directors of Star Fox Zero. Both had plenty to say about the Wii U title. Among the topics discussed in the interview include the workload split between PlatinumGames and Nintendo, reaction to the game, and putting the focus on single-player.
We’ve posted some excerpts from the talk below. You can read the full interview here.
Famitsu Award 2015 winners – Splatoon chosen as Game of the Year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 15 Comments
The 2015 Famitsu Award ceremony was held in Japan earlier today. We now have the full lineup of winners, including Game of the Year which went to Splatoon. Continue on below for the entire list.
Pokken Tournament maintenance taking place on Wednesday
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Pokken Tournament will be impacted by three hours of maintenance on Wednesday (Thursday for folks in Europe). The downtime is expected to impact all network services for the fighter.
Here’s when the maintenance period is taking place:
– 6 PM PT (Wednesday) – 9 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 9 PM ET (Wednesday) – 12 AM ET (Thursday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 5 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 6 AM in Europe (Thursday)
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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wii U file size, more screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo UK has a new page up for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. On it, we’re able to see that the download size is 5999.43MB.
We also have some new screenshots of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Here are the latest images:
Five Nights at Freddy’s unlikely for Wii U with NX waiting in the wings
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon has been in talks with companies about bringing the franchise to consoles. One fan raised the possibility of a Wii U port, which Cawthon essentially ruled out. He’s not too sure that the console will still “be a thing” by the time Five Nights at Freddy’s ends up on consoles.
Nintendo’s next system, the NX, is due out next March. Perhaps Cawthon will consider the series for that platform instead?
Minecraft: Wii U Edition boxart
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 5 Comments
The official boxart for Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s physical version has been released. We’ve attached it above.
