Nintendo teaches kids video game level design with Super Mario Maker
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.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Scans roundup – Yo-kai Sangokushi, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Taiko Drum Master
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.
Pokken Tournament frame rate analysis
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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Pokken Tournament maintenance taking place tomorrow
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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Star Fox Zero game trailer
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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Media Create sales (3/21/16 – 3/27/16)
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
Star Fox Zero: First Print up for pre-order on GAME UK
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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Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard Treehouse demos from WonderCon 2016
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At WonderCon this past weekend, JC Rodrigo from the Nintendo Treehouse hosted demos for both Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard. Both can be found below.
Starfy costume heading to Super Mario Maker
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
Starfy has been revealed as the latest costume addition in Super Mario Maker. After completing a new Event Course later this week, players will be able to obtain the new outfit.
Here’s a trailer for Starfy:
Starfy is going to be available in Japan starting on April 1, so it’ll probably be available in North America on March 31 during the evening.
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Order Star Fox Zero at Best Buy, get the Falco amiibo for $5
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
By ordering Star Fox Zero at Best Buy, you can save on one of the game’s compatible amiibo. Falco will up for grabs at just $5 when you pick up the title. See the offer page here for more information.
