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.
More: 4J Studios, boxart, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Mojang
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Super Mario Mash-Up Pack revealed, retail version out June 17
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 18 Comments
Today, Nintendo announced that it is partnering with Mojang and Microsoft on a special Super Mario series collaboration with Minecraft.
The “Super Mario Mash-Up Pack” will be available for free starting on May 17. This will add new 40 skins, a Super Mario-themed pre-made world, and a set of Super Mario-themed music and item textures. It’s all inspired by various entries in the Super Mario series, including Super Mario World, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.
The retail version of Minecraft: Wii U Edition has also been dated. It’ll be out on June 16 for $29.99.
A trailer and the official announcement for the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack can be found below.
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Updated Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the week. As of now, this will impact Wii U and 3DS’ online features (online play, rankings, etc.).
It’ll all begin later today with the following maintenance:
– 4:30 PM PT – 8 PM PT
– 7:30 PM ET – 11 PM ET
– 12:30 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
– 1:30 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
As a reminder, the following Wii U and 3DS maintenance is also happening tomorrow:
– 4 AM PT – 8 AM PT
– 7 AM ET – 11 AM ET
– 12 PM in the UK – 4 PM in the UK
– 1 PM in Europe – 5 PM in Europe
And it’ll end later this week with the following maintenance:
– 10 PM PT (Tuesday) – 1 AM PT (Wednesday)
– 1 AM ET – 4 AM ET (Wednesday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 9 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 10 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
