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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

All first print-copies of Pokken Tournament come with a Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card. But what if you purchased the game on the eShop? Good news! You’re entitled to a card as well.

There’s a series of steps involved, but you should be able to nab Shadow Mewtwo by following instructions outlined on Nintendo’s support site.

Here’s the full rundown:

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

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of February 2016. You can check out the full results below.

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

Nintendo has Wii U and 3DS maintenance lined up for next week that will impact online play, rankings, and other elements relating to the Internet. Both systems will be affected on Tuesday, followed by only the 3DS on Wednesday.

Here’s the full maintenance schedule:

Wii U / 3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (April 5) – 7:30 PM PT (April 5)
– 8:50 PM ET (April 5) – 10:30 PM ET (April 5)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (April 6) – 3:30 AM in the UK (April 6)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (April 6) – 4:30 AM in Europe (April 6)

3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (April 6) – 7:30 PM PT (April 6)
– 8:50 PM ET (April 6) – 10:30 PM ET (April 6)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (April 7) – 3:30 AM in the UK (April 7)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (April 7) – 4:30 AM in Europe (April 7)

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

Yesterday, Nintendo held a special event for kids at the San Francisco Public Library to teach kids about the basics of video game design. Special workshops were hosted by Nintendo game experts in which they were introduced to level design using Super Mario Maker.

According to the company, “Kids were split into groups and given hands-on time with the game and shown the ins and outs of video game level design”. They were also “encouraged to work together to design their own courses in the game, producing some remarkably creative results.”

Super Mario Maker players can play through one of the created levels by entering the following code in the game’s Course World: E02B-0000-020F-B9DA. It can also be found by visiting the Super Mario Maker Bookmark site.

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

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Yo-kai Sangokushi, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure (plus an ad for Disney Art Academy). Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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

Digital Foundry has returned with another game frame rate analysis. This time around, the outlet examines Pokken Tournament. The fighter is able to maintain 60 frames per second for the most part, though it does take a hit in resolution.

Digital Foundry notes that Pokken Tournament runs at 960×720, which is below 720p. This can impact backgrounds and what players see when characters are shown up close.

Take a look at the full analysis below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Pokken Tournament will be undergoing maintenance tomorrow (tonight for those on the West Coast). It’ll only last about 90 minutes, but the downtime will still impact online gameplay sessions.

Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:

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

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

Nintendo has come out with a brief new trailer for Star Fox Zero. You can find it below.

Nintendo is calling this a trailer, but it’s only 30 seconds long. Maybe it’ll be a commercial instead? We’ll see!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 20 Comments

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

PS4 – 34,377
New 3DS LL – 22,639
Vita – 20,068
New 3DS – 5,773
Wii U – 4,545
3DS – 2,322
PS3 – 1,290
3DS LL – 365
Xbox One – 55

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

PS4 – 28,370
Vita – 19,028
New 3DS LL – 18,353
Wii U – 12,998
New 3DS – 5,142
3DS – 2,187
PS3 – 1,462
3DS LL – 370
Xbox One – 91

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 368,665 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 210,141 / NEW
3. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 69,438 / NEW
4. [PS4] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 44,723 / NEW
5. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 28,331 / 98,007
6. [PSV] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 21,959 / NEW
7. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 20,322 / NEW
8. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 19,498 / NEW
9. [PSV] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 13,482 / NEW
10. [PS3] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 13,050 / NEW
11. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 11,543 / 119,188
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,639 / 712,822
13. [PS4] The Division – 10,581 / 114,414
14. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order – 10,272 / 74,490
15. [3DS] Splatoon – 8,980 / 1,310,480
16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 7,806 / 14,737
17. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 7,047 / 829,358
18. [PSV] Dance with Devils – 5,129 / NEW
19. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 5,120 / 8,252
20. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 – 4,908 / 105,708

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

The First Print Edition of Star Fox Zero is currently up for pre-order for UK buyers, from GAME. Click here to get your order in. The tweet from Nintendo UK notes that there are only a limited number of copies, so get in quick!

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