Wii U

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

Star Fox Zero is just a few days away from launching worldwide. Nintendo has now prepared a new European launch trailer, posted below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2016 (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/10
Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS) – 9/9/9/9
Quantum Break (XBO) – 9/9/9/9
Punch Line (PS4/PSV) – 8/9/8/9
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Wii U/PS4/PS3) – 8/8/9/8
MLB The Show 16 (PS4/PS3) – 8/8/8/8
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (3DS/PSV) – 7/7/9/8
Rose to Tasogare no Kojou (PSV) – 7/8/8/8
Ninja Smasher! (3DS) – 7/7/7/7

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Star Fox Zero seems to be flying pretty high, as it currently is the best selling game on Amazon. Hopefully this is a good sign for its sales in the future. If you haven’t backed up the squadron, you can still pre-order the game here.

Thanks to Jonathan for the heads up!

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

Nintendo announced Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins earlier today. The animated short will air around the world later this week (Wednesday in most places).

The Japanese Star Fox Zero website has now been updated with a couple of tidbits about the “presentation”. First, The Battle Begins will be about 15 minutes long. A special Game Center DX video for Star Fox Zero will also air in Japan, coming in at roughly 35 minutes.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Two more items have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the week. Wii U and 3DS is up first, followed by Super Mario Maker.

Here’s the full schedule:

Wii U / 3DS

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

Super Mario Maker

– 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)

When this maintenance is taking place, all online services will be impacted.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

Nintendo will debut an animated short for Star Fox Zero this Wednesday, the company has announced. You can watch it here at the following times:

– 3 PM PT
– 6 PM ET
– 11 PM in the UK
– 12 AM in Europe (Thursday)

Here’s a 30-second teaser:

Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins was made in collaboration with Shigeru Miyamoto, Production I.G. and WIT Studio. It features “the beloved characters from Star Fox Zero.”

After the animated short airs, fans can tune in for a special Nintendo Treehouse: Live featuring Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard.

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

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
3. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. Splatoon – Nintendo
7. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
10. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Pokemon X – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Hyrule Warriors: Legends – Nintendo
8. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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