Wii U

Posted on 8 years ago by Philip(@P_Trah) in Reviews, Wii U | 4 Comments

System: Wii U
Release date: April 22, 2016
Developer: Nintendo / PlatinumGames
Publisher Nintendo

During E3 2014, Nintendo showed off a couple of demos that were meant to highlight some of the more unique uses of the Wii U GamePad. Two years later, fans would hear nothing about either of them until the March Nintendo Direct of this year where it was announced that one of the demos, Project Guard, had been completed. Enter Star Fox Guard, a companion game to coincide with the release of the newest entry in the Star Fox series, Star Fox Zero. Nintendo’s spin-off games of popular franchises have proven to be hit-or-miss over the years, so just how well does this title fare?

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

Polygon has put up the latest video in its “Devs Make Mario” series. In today’s feature, La-Mulana and La-Mulana 2 director Takumi Naramura creates a level in the game. View it below.

Naramura’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 3DS, Wii U | 4 Comments

Spike Chunsoft published a second Zero Time Dilemma trailer in Japanese a few hours ago. Aksys has now uploaded the English version, which you can find below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

A new batch of Nintendo Selects just recently came out in Europe. Find a promo for the various releases below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 106 Comments

Plenty of reviews for both Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard are starrting to flood in. We’re rounding up the early verdicts below.

Star Fox Zero

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – 7.5 / 10
GameSpot – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – N/A
Nintendo World Report – 8 / 10
Nintendo Life – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 2.5 / 5
Game Informer – 6.75 / 10
USGamer – 3.5 / 5
Shacknews – 6 / 10
GameXplain – N/A
Videogamer – 7 / 10
Destructoid – 7 / 10
GamesBeat – 83 / 100

Star Fox Guard

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – 7.8 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 7.5 / 10
Nintendo Life – 8 / 10
Kotaku – N/A
GameXplain – “Liked”
Destructoid – 6 / 10
GamesBeat – 65 / 100

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

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

PS4 – 20,257
New 3DS LL – 14,573
Vita – 12,337
Wii U – 6,091
New 3DS – 3,677
PS3 – 1,220
3DS – 1,211
3DS LL – 196
Xbox One – 142

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

PS4 – 23,889
New 3DS LL – 18,042
Vita – 13,278
Wii U – 4,963
New 3DS – 4,420
3DS – 1,411
PS3 – 1,296
3DS LL – 242
Xbox One – 212

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 41,768 / 401,481
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 24,489 / 541,635
3. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 8,833 / 267,654
4. [PS4] Far Cry Primal – 6,454 / 34,107
5. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 8,453 / 26,170
6. [WIU] Splatoon – 6,717 / 1,332,219
7. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,451 / 736,304
8. [PS4] Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition – 6,179 / NEW
9. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 5,973 / 846,096
10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,388 / 140,536
11. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 4,348 / 124,715
12. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 3,797 / 87,931
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 3,603 / 31,095
14. [PS4] Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness – 3,495 / 126,903
15. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 3,261 / 38,113
16. [PS4] Republique – 3,156 / NEW
17. [PS4] Skullgirls 2nd Encore – 2,678 / NEW
18. [PS4] The Division – 2,333 / 125,615
19. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 2,206 / 30,538
20. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 2,151 / 2,789,955

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

Nintendo will be in attendance at PAX East this weekend, and the company will have a few games on display.

On Wii U, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and Star Fox Zero will be playable. There will also be play opportunities for Kirby: Planet Robobot, Monster Hunter Generations, and Metroid Prime: Federation Force on 3DS. Indie titles Axiom Verge and Tumblestone are showing up at the developers’ respective booths on the show floor as well.

In terms of activities, Kirby is going to be on hand for photo opportunities at Nintendo’s booth. The following Bravely Second panel is also scheduled:

In addition to all the fun playable games, Nintendo will host a Bravely Second: End Layer panel on Sunday, April 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET in the Dragonfly Theatre. The panel will feature developers from SQUARE ENIX discussing the creation of the just-released role-playing game. Behind-the-scenes info, such as concept art and gameplay, will be shown, concluding with an audience Q&A. On Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, the SQUARE ENIX developers will also be at the Nintendo booth to meet fans and sign autographs.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments

Nintendo has revealed a new limited edition for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE in both North America and Europe. Both versions will come with a copy of the game, a 5×8 color artbook, a six-song soundtrack CD featuring some of the game’s music, six song cards, and a sticker sheet. Also included are DLC codes for all five sets of planned downloadable content, which will be available at launch (normally $1.99 each).

Pricing is set at $79.99. You’ll be able to pick up a copy at either Amazon or GameStop.

Source: Nintendo PR

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

Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard both contain some small, but neat details. GameXplain takes a look at five between the two games in the video below.

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

Pokken Tournament is set to undergo maintenance later today. The game’s online features will be unavailable for about three hours.

Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:

– 6 PM PT – 9 PM PT
– 9 PM ET – 12 AM ET
– 2 AM in the UK – 5 AM in the UK
– 3 AM in Europe – 6 AM in Europe

On top of that, this post wouldn’t be complete without even more Wii U and 3DS maintenance. Online play, rankings, etc. will be impacted at the following days/times:

– 10 PM PT (Wednesday) – 2 AM PT (Thursday)
– 1 AM ET (Thursday) – 5 AM ET (Thursday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 10 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 11 AM in Europe (Thursday)

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